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Why are tech leaders warning about AI while President Trump calls it a hoax?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder Peter. With tech leaders warning about the potential harm posed by artificial intelligence, President Trump is dismissing the concern as a conspiracy, and Congress remains divided over how to address the issue. And Pierce Daniel Kurtzleben on the political state of play.
There is a new wave of talk about regulation in Congress, but Congress is often slow, so this doesn't mean anything is coming soon. On top of that, midterms are coming up that could reshuffle who is in Congress. Now, meanwhile, over here at the White House, President Trump is clearly not ready to regulate quickly. He wrote in his social media post that he sees any doom saying about AI as a hoax, his word, and he has He's also talked a lot about how he sees this all as a competition with China, so he doesn't want anything to slow the USAI industry down.
The debate in Washington follows the disclosure of AI related security incidents.
How did the Supreme Court’s ruling affect mail‑in voting for the 2026 midterms?
U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's mail ballot restrictions. The decision clears a way for all mail ballot states like Colorado to send a twenty twenty six ballot to all registered voters. From Colorado Public Radio Bent to Berkeley reports.
The Supreme Court says the US Postal Service rule to restrict mail in voting is not. cannot go into effect for the midterm elections. The rule would have required states to submit voter lists to the Postal Service to determine who's eligible to receive a mail ballot. Colorado is one of eight states that automatically issues mail-in ballots and most vote by mail. Colorado's top Democratic leaders say the decision is a major victory for Colorado and American democracy.
What impact are the forced relocations at NASA’s Goddard Center having on space missions?
Colorado was among two dozen states that sued to block the rule, saying it was unconstitutional. The Trump administration says it's necessary to prevent voter fraud. In an unsigned opinion, the highest court said the government's case was unlikely to succeed on its merits. For MPR For news, I'm Benta Brookland.
For the past ten months, NASA's been moving engineers out of their labs at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. NPR's Kiara Eisner re spoke with NASA employees who say that's been hurting the center's work.
Seven current and former scientists who worked at Goddard told NPR that moving scientists out of their labs has been stalling work on some of NASA's space missions.
Not all the labs were ready for us just to move into, and that then delays that entire project.
What are the details of the Vermont man’s trial for shooting three Palestinian students?
One engineer said they couldn't do their work last month on a spacecraft being made to explore Venus because they didn't have room to lay out their materials. Another said they weren't able to test that a satellite could communicate with Earth before it launched this summer. That engineer said NASA's management carted off their equipment during a move. NPR tracked down some of the lost gear and found some of it was thrown away, auctioned, and even donated to a university. Kiara Eisner, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. A Vermont man's trial for shooting three Palestinian students began Monday. Jason Eaton is facing attempted murder charges. He insists he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot the students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving.
Why was Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour over his pro‑Palestine statements?
His claims are at the heart of his insanity defense. The three wounded students grew up and became friends as schoolmates in Romallah before moving to the US for college. The rapper Macklemore has been removed from pop star Ed Sheeran's US tour over comments in favor of Palestinians, and PR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports.
Macklemore already opened for several shows of Ed Sheeran's stadium tour. While on stage, the rapper made comments in support of people in Gaza and the West Bank and used the phrase free Palestine. He has now been dropped from the remainder of the tour. Shearin' promoter, Messina Toring, told Rolling Stone that several US venues refused to host concerts with Macklemore on the bill. In a statement posted on his Instagram, McLemore claims that Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft called Ed Sheeran and told him McLemore would not be allowed at his venue.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are tech leaders warning about AI while President Trump calls it a hoax?
0:00–0:59
2
How did the Supreme Court’s ruling affect mail‑in voting for the 2026 midterms?
0:59–1:43
3
What impact are the forced relocations at NASA’s Goddard Center having on space missions?
1:43–2:31
4
What are the details of the Vermont man’s trial for shooting three Palestinian students?
2:31–3:18
5
Why was Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour over his pro‑Palestine statements?
3:18–4:16
6
How are higher oil prices and a Saudi pipeline shutdown influencing Asian financial markets?
4:16–5:03