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Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. So the organization approached a handful of influential party campaign committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines that would commit them to use the technology in a “responsible” way.... Read the Full Story!

























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Lara Trump, R.N.C. Leader, Denounces Larry Hogan for Accepting Trump Verdict

  • News source: Maggie Astor
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Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee and former President Donald J. Trump’s daughter-in-law, on Sunday denounced Larry Hogan, the Republican Senate candidate in Maryland, for urging Americans to “respect the verdict” against Mr. Trump — criticizing a prized recruit who has given the party a chance of winning a seat that has reliably been held by Democrats.

Late Thursday afternoon, after a Manhattan jury said that it had reached its verdict — but before it had been announced — Mr. Hogan, a former governor of Maryland, posted...
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Blue city rethinking 'sanctuary' status amid migrant flood

  • News source: FOX News
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Police officer injured in Mannheim stabbing dies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 29-year-old was one of six people to be wounded by the attacker, who was detained at the scene.
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Rupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation," June 2, 2024

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

Click here to browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation."

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: With former President Trump now officially a convicted felon, how will that impact campaign 2024? Donald Trump was among the faithful when he dropped in on the Saturday night Ultimate Fighting Championship in New Jersey last night.

(Begin VT)

ANNOUNCER: Boy, the round of applause he's getting right now is pretty staggering.

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After Verdict, Trump Revels in Embrace of His Most Avid Base: Male Fans

  • News source: Shawn McCreesh
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Sixteen thousand people erupted into rapture when Donald J. Trump walked into the Prudential Center in Newark at 10 p.m. Saturday to attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship match. He stayed until the grisly end, at 1:15 a.m.

It was his first public outing since being convicted on 34 felony counts two days earlier. He walked out to Kid Rock’s “American Bad arse,” a rock-rap trailer park anthem that samples Metallica’s “Sad But True” and has become the unofficial soundtrack of Mr. Trump’s quest to recapture the White House.

Chosen one, I’m the living...
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DOJ claims it can't release Biden-Hur interview due to threat of AI deepfakes

  • News source: FOX News
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The Justice Department cannot release audio from President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur due to the threat of potential deepfakes, the DOJ argued in a Friday court filing.

The filing came as part of a legal challenge against Biden's efforts to exercise executive privilege over the recording to keep it from the public. The DOJ acknowledged in its Friday filing that there is already enough public audio available to create AI deepfakes of both Biden and Hur, but it said releasing the true recording would make it more difficult to...
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Trump lawyer spars with host over ex-Biden DOJ official tapped in New York hush-money case

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Trump's attorney, Will Scharf, on Sunday previewed the planned appeal of Trump's criminal conviction, and also hammered on the U.S. legal system's "weaponization," citing how a former official for the Department of Justice under the Biden administration helped Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg prosecute the criminal case against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Scharf, a member of Trump's legal team who is also running for Missouri attorney general, said in an appearance on ABC's "This Week" that the former...
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South Africa president faces up to poor poll result

  • News source: BBC News - World
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President Ramaphosa says the result was a victory for democracy, but the ANC lost its majority for the first time.
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Transcript: Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie on "Face the Nation," June 2, 2024

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The following is a transcript of an interview with former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, retired General Frank McKenzie, on "Face the Nation" that aired on June 2, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're joined now by the former commander of US forces in the Middle East, retired General Frank McKenzie. His new book The Melting Point is available this Tuesday. Good to see you, sir.

FORMER COMMANDER OF US FORCES IN THE MIDDLE EAST GENERAL FRANK MCKENZIE: Good to be here.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So on Friday, President Biden said that Hamas is no...
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6/2: Face the Nation

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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This week on "Face the Nation," Margaret Brennan speaks to Robert Costa and Jan Crawford in the aftermath of the historic guilty verdict in New York for former President Donald Trump. Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Preet Bharara will discuss the verdict, and vice presidential contender North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum also joins.
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Mayor says cost from May 10 tornadoes now tops $50 million as city seeks federal aid

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey says recovery from a May 10 tornado outbreak has cost Florida’s capital city $50 million so far
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Donald Trump joins TikTok after reversal on app he tried to ban as president

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok, posting for the first time Saturday on the widely popular video-sharing app controlled by a Chinese parent company that he once tried to ban in the U.S.

"It's my honor," Trump said in the video, which features Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, who declared that "the president is now on TikTok."

The video, which had garnered more than 2 million likes by Sunday afternoon, features clips from Trump's attendance at the UFC match in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday, where he was...
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Face The Nation: Burgum, McKenzie, Pottinger

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on... the 2024 election, relief for Palestinian refugees and a look at the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Burgum on Trump verdict: "The election is not gonna turn on this trial"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, considered to be one of the contenders to be Donald Trump's running mate, said Sunday that November's election will not be decided by the former president's guilty conviction in the New York "hush money" trial.

"While this is interesting and it's captivating right now to a lot of people, the election is not gonna turn on this trial," Burgum said on "Face the Nation" Sunday.

A Manhattan jury last week found Trump guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy...
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