Lawmakers send bills to Newsom shoring up ballot security, transparency for paid political posts
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Sunday approved bills aimed at preventing interference in this fall’s midterm elections and requiring more…
Elon Musk’s X to flag government requests to remove posts and restrict accounts
X’s decision to disclose government requests for content removal comes as India sees a steep rise in blocking…
Trump promised transparency. His administration is waging war on FOIA.
President Donald Trump claimed in 2019 that he was “the most transparent president in history.” Throughout his second…
Trump administration claims executive privilege over White House conversations with private advisers
The Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released a memo Monday extending the president’s “executive privilege” to…
Hungary Pulls €170M EU Grant from Orbán-Linked Billionaire Four Days after Approval
Hungary’s state development bank reversed more than HUF 66 billion (€170 million) in EU funding awarded to a…
What Gavin Newsom’s secret calendars say about the wannabe prez
Californians knew it, and Gavin Newsom’s secret calendar confirmed it. The governor has checked out of his day…
Gavin Newsom’s hidden calendar revealed after legal fight
Working hard or hardly working, Gov? Gavin Newsom’s official calendars show the lefty governor listing zero government business…
Nvidia Staffs New AI Safety Team Amid Its Push for Open Models
Nvidia is assembling a new AI safety and security engineering team, according to a cluster of job listings…
Policy expert urges transparency after AI hack, says lack of rules leave security gaps
WASHINGTON (TNND) — As Washington weighs how to rein in rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…
What Hungary’s Anti-Corruption Election Can Teach U.S. Democracy Advocates
In Hungary in February 2024, Péter Magyar, then a little-known insider in the ruling Fidesz party, gave an…
How Congress Can End Trump’s Iran War and Prevent the Next One
In June, the Senate joined the House in voting for a concurrent resolution under the 1973 War Powers…
How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Slaughter
Recent decisions by the Department of Defense to remove officers from military promotion lists have revealed a significant…