William Lawrence is a Democrat running to represent Michigan’s Lansing-area Seventh Congressional District with a campaign that largely focuses on data centers and affordability. It’s not an unusual story in 2026 — but not long ago, Lawrence was cutting his teeth in progressive politics as a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, primarily focused on organizing…
Three times in a row, the high court rebuffed a long-shot redistricting effort. Source link
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The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new artificial intelligence models with the UK government’s testing agency until the models have gone through testing with the US government, POLITICO reported, citing a person familiar with the matter and a senior US administration official, both of whom were granted anonymity to…
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. A hearing on President Donald Trump’s White House press ban ended without a ruling this afternoon — an admittedly anticlimactic outcome, but one that will likely change very soon. The Trump-appointed…
Prosecutors have questioned Epstein victims about his longtime accountant and lawyer. Both of them have denied wrongdoing. Source link
Ms. Parton’s manager filed a request for a restraining order against Bryan Seaver, accusing her former security provider of intimidation and extortion. Source link
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rhiannon Wood, a 26-year-old travel micro influencer who runs a social media business and leads group tours around the world. It has been edited for length and clarity. After graduating from the University of Birmingham in the UK in 2022, I knew I wanted to travel…
Editor’s note, September 20, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below was originally published last September. This unconventional advice column offers you a unique framework for thinking through moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism: the idea…
The incident, which left the victim in hospital, is the latest involving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Source link
