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Trump Rejects Calls for AI Regulation Amid Industry Fears Over Safety

P.M. Edition for Sept. 14. Industry leaders’ calls for a slowdown in AI development are rippling through tech, government and financial markets. As some look at what more guardrails could look like in practice, some—including President Trump—say they’re unnecessary since they cou ... Show More

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Yesterday

Fearing a Loss of Control, AI Bosses Call for Tech Slowdown

A.M. Edition for Sept. 14. After a week of panic over an AI doomsday, top industry CEOs are backing a call from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei to slow down development to allow safeguards to be designed. WSJ tech reporter Amrith Ramkumar says the industry’s quest for money and moral di ... Show More

14m 11s

Jul 24

Why Peptides Could Become More Accessible in the U.S.

P.M. Edition for July 24. Today an FDA committee voted to increase access to six of seven peptides. Those are substances that haven’t undergone regulatory approval, but they’re promoted on social media and promise physical transformations like better skin. We hear from WSJ health ... Show More

12m 57s

Nov 2025

Record-Breaking Shutdown, Election Night Highlights, Winter Blast and more

The government shutdown is now the longest in American history. We have the key takeaways from last night’s sweep of election wins for Democrats. There’s some good news about the US economy. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over President Donald Trump’s emergency ... Show More

6m 41s

Feb 2025

Washington Weekly Podcast: Capitol Hill & Geopolitics roundup

Against the backdrop of a potential shutdown of the US government next month, Shane updates us on a range of priorities being addressed by Congress. We also update on the status of remaining cabinet-level confirmation hearings, along with ongoing negotiations for a Russia-Ukraine ... Show More

14m 3s

Nov 2019

Remember remember the fifth of November: breaking down Tuesday's election results

The Nerdcast talks to reporters Steven Shepard and Ally Mutnick about the election day results out of Kentucky and Virginia, what those results could mean for 2020 and how congressional maps are - or aren't - changing. Plus, campaign reporter Alex Thompson and healthcare reporter ... Show More

30m 25s

Nov 2025

Election Day, 'Iraq First' and Shein sex dolls

It's Election Day in America and Trump's shadow hangs over votes in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and California. Americans go to the polls on Day 35 of the shutdown, now tied for the longest period ever the U.S. has gone without budget funding. Listen to host Kim Vinnell w ... Show More

12m 4s

Oct 2025

The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First?

16 days into the government shutdown, services are unavailable and federal workers are facing instability. Both sides have dug in, with Democrats and Republicans pointing fingers at each other. WSJ’s Siobhan Hughes explains what it would take to end the shutdown. Ryan Knutson hos ... Show More

17m 59s

Nov 2023

Big Take News Wrap: Shutdown Averted. Trump Legal Battles. 2024 Race

Catch up on some of the week’s biggest US stories. Bloomberg’s Mario Parker, Megan Scully and Zoe Tillman join this episode to talk about the Congressional stopgap bill that has temporarily averted a government shutdown; the latest on Donald Trump’s legal battles; and the narrowi ... Show More

33m 13s

May 2023

The Ticking Clock of a U.S. Debt Default

<p>Top White House officials and Republican lawmakers are racing to reach an agreement as the date when the United States is projected to default on its debt approaches.</p><p>Jim Tankersley, who covers the White House for The New York Times, looks at the state of the negotiation ... Show More

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