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The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, the conservative think tank confirmed Tuesday.

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Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

July 30, 2024 at 6:31 p.m.

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, the conservative think tank confirmed Tuesday.

The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations — 66% — comes from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsed Harris.

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Harris raised $200 million in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers

July 28, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations — 66% — comes from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were...

Some local candidates see AI as a force for good and an equalizer against more powerful or well-financed candidates.

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AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns

June 17, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.

Some local candidates see AI as a force for good and an equalizer against more powerful or well-financed candidates.

A new report has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top politicians.

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Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders

May 31, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

A new report has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top politicians.

Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

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Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack

May 1, 2024 at 1:35 p.m.

Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

The Federal Communications Commission is outlawing robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence. The decision sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won’t be tolerated. Thursday’s unanimous ruling targets robocalls made with AI voice-cloning tools under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. That 1991 law restricts junk calls that use artificial and prerecorded voice messages. The FCC’s announcement comes as New Hampshire authorities are advancing their investigation into AI-generated robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice to discourage people from voting last month. Experts familiar with AI said the FCC's decision was a step forward, but won't entirely fix the technology's potential threat to elections.

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AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal.

February 8, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.

The Federal Communications Commission is outlawing robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence. The decision sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters...

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election.

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AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

January 22, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the...

The San Francisco-based startup says it will not allow people to use its technology for political campaigning or lobbying.

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Here’s how ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

January 17, 2024 at 11:40 a.m.

The San Francisco-based startup says it will not allow people to use its technology for political campaigning or lobbying.

Former President Donald Trump is defending his comments about migrants crossing the southern border, who he had said are poisoning the blood of America.

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Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally

December 20, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.

Former President Donald Trump is defending his comments about migrants crossing the southern border, who he had said are poisoning the blood of America.

Republicans are attacking Robert F. Kennedy as he drops his Democratic primary bid and launches an independent run for the White House. Their fiery response reflects growing concerns that the former Democrat now threatens to take votes from former President Donald Trump in 2024. National Democrats have stayed silent on Kennedy's announcement. Kennedy declared independence from the Democratic Party in Philadelphia on Monday. He spoke of a “rising tide of discontent” in the United States and said he wants to make a “new Declaration of Independence” from corporations, the media and the two major political parties.

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RFK Jr.’s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats

October 12, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.

Republicans are attacking Robert F. Kennedy as he drops his Democratic primary bid and launches an independent run for the White House. Their fiery response reflects growing concerns that the...

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