Election 2024
Elon Musk’s $1M-a-Day Voter Sweepstakes Can Proceed, Judge Says
State court judge ruled after Musk’s lawyers said the winners are paid spokespeople and not chosen by chance.
Election 2024
Here's What to Watch as Election Day Approaches
Harris would become the first female president in the U.S.'s 248-year history. Trump would become the first person convicted of a felony elected to the presidency.
AI
AI Models Generating Misleading Responses in Spanish, Say Voting Groups
AI models generate election-related falsehoods in Spanish more frequently than they do in English.
What's New
How Silicon Valley Helped Make Donald Trump Competitive Again
The venture capitalists have created a permission structure for those who favor Silicon Valley-style 'disruptive innovation.'
Chips
House Speaker Johnson Says GOP May Repeal CHIPS Act
After saying the GOP 'probably will' kill the CHIPS Act, his office issued a statement that he would like to 'streamline' the law.
Election 2024
Elon Musk Tests the Role of Money in U.S. Politics
Musk's multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump will test the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.
Election 2024
News Outlets are Conscious of the Need to Explain Election Reporting
The AP expects to make calls this year in 6,832 individual races, from the president to local elections and ballot measures.
X (Twitter)
Suit Against $1M-a-Day Voter Sweepstakes Back to State Court
Federal Judge Gerald J. Pappert said Friday he doesn't have jurisdiction over the sweepstakes, by Elon Musk's America super PAC.
Election 2024
Ping! Blowing Up Your Phone with Political Texts in Campaign's Last Days
In the last days of the campaign, the pinging of phones can be relentless.
Election 2024
Lawsuit Against Musk's $1M-a-Day Giveaway to Voters Moves to Federal Court
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
Election 2024
Judge Sets Thursday Hearing on Elon Musk's $1M-a-Day Sweepstakes
Backing Donald Trump, America PAC awards prizes to registered voters in swing states who sign Musk's pledge.
What's New
The Life and Death of an American Newspaper
Will the 'reality-based community' fostered by journalism also fall prey?
Election 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Corning Plant in Michigan to Promote CHIPS Act
The move comes one week after the Biden-Harris administration announced $325 million in support for another Hemlock Semiconductor factory in Michigan.
FCC
If Trump Won, What Would Carr Do as FCC Chairman?
The agency's senior Republican outlined policy priorities in his Project 2025 chapter.
Spectrum
Musk Supports Forcing TV Stations to Pay for Spectrum Licenses
Accuses Big 4 network of political bias
Election 2024
GOP Policy Experts Offer Views on a Trump NTIA
BEAD funds unlikely to be clawed back, one expert said.
