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Talk of AI pause slams Nvidia, AMD and Intel as fears of doomsday scenarios spread

NILESH CHRISTOPHER

Artificial intelligence stocks tumbled on Monday after American leaders of the AI revolution called for a coordinated slowdown in building more powerful AI systems.

EPA scraps power plant emissions limits in sweeping rollback

HAYLEY SMITH, BLANCA BEGERT

The Trump administration is rolling back the majority of Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to remove "red tape" that drives up energy costs, agency officials said.

Democratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spread

MICHAEL WILNER

Top executives from three of the country's leading AI companies issued exceptional calls for collaboration on a path forward that could "pace the frontier" of AI development.

Newsom says he won't run for president if Harris does

JUSTINE MCDANIEL

Newsom's effective yield to Harris diminishes the possibility of a 2028 showdown between two of California's most powerful political figures.

Voter probe may break state laws, wrongly implicate citizens, whistleblower alleges

A whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws

Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I.

BAYLISS WAGNER AND NEIL VIGDOR

The two men will appear separately at an event calling for a “pro-human” approach to A.I. as warnings mount from the industry and the technology’s danger becomes a midterm issue.

Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO

JONATHAN SWAN AND MICHAEL GOLD

The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.

The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia

There's a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they've been cast

Wisconsin congressman swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed as he shared how thankful he is to survive following a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in

Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence

CATIE EDMONDSON, CARL HULSE AND MICHAEL GOLD

Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former leader, had been absent for more than 13 weeks after a health incident, fueling questions about his ability to continue serving.

Supreme Court halts Trump's proposed limits on mail ballots for this year's elections

DAVID G. SAVAGE, KEVIN RECTOR

The justices turned down an emergency appeal from Trump's lawyers, who argued the government needed a new and untested system of unique bar codes to track millions of mailed ballots.

Why is JD Vance Campaigning in Kansas, a Red State?

JESS BIDGOOD

Why is JD Vance campaigning in a red state?

Vance Campaigns in Kansas as Democrats Target a Republican Stronghold

JESS BIDGOOD

Vice President JD Vance is beginning a key final stretch of midterm campaigning by dropping in on the Senate race in Kansas, where Republicans were long seen as heavily favored.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots

ABBIE VANSICKLE

The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.

Why Is D.H.S. Getting Involved in Elections?

HAMED ALEAZIZ, JOY SUNG, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, STEPHANIE SWART, JUNE KIM, RAFAELA BALSTER, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ AND WHITNEY SHEFTE

The Department of Homeland Security is in the midst of a weeks-long hunt for noncitizens among the nation’s registered voters despite the absence of evidence of widespread fraud. Reporter Hamed Aleaziz breaks down how a D.H.S. agency is using open-source state voter registration websites in their search for voter fraud.