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.
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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.
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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.
America super PAC
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.
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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.
Chips
New York Semiconductor Site Picked for $825 Million in Funding
An upstate New York facility is one of three national technology centers that will receive up to $825 million in funding.
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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
Social Media
Report: Crowd-Sourced Fact Checks on X Failing
Wednesday report says X, formerly Twitter, overflowing with false and misleading election information.
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Associated Press: The World's Single Largest Act of Journalism
There is no federal body that counts the vote or shares results. This is why the AP stepped in to fill that void in the 1800s.
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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.
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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.
IRA
Biden Announces $3B to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Ports
'Ports are the linchpin to America’s supply chain,’' Biden said in a speech at Dundalk Marine Terminal Tuesday.
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GOP Policy Experts Offer Views on a Trump NTIA
BEAD funds unlikely to be clawed back, one expert said.
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Elon Musk Sued Over $1 Million Voter Giveaway
Suit alleged that Musk’s prizes were part of an illegal lottery
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A Responsibility for The Press: Combatting Misinformation
News outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories.
