Former President Barack Obama on President Trump's White House press ban: "I’m trying to think what would have happened if I had said, you know what, Fox News, you’re out of here! It’s unimaginable!"

Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

Every Israeli official and voter should watch this clip, and it needs to be translated into Hebrew. Yesterday, I spoke with the Israeli Ambassador. I don’t think he or the majority of Israelis realize what is at stake. (1/3)

Today’s action revoking access for journalists from CNN, POLITICO, and MSNOW violates the First Amendment. The implications extend beyond these organizations: a standard used to exclude one news outlet because of its coverage could be applied to any outlet in the future. The American people, through a free and independent press, must be able to scrutinize those elected to power, regardless of whether government officials view it favorably.  That’s why courts have repeatedly held that once the White House provides access to journalists, it cannot deny that access arbitrarily or based on the content of their reporting. The WHCA calls on the administration to immediately restore our colleagues' access. - Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President

.@ChrisMurphyCT tells me the theory of AI self-regulation is “a joke” to anyone who understands American capitalism. “These companies, on their own, will not protect people,” Murphy said in an interview. “@DarioAmodei is the best of the breed, but even he has huge pressure from his investors not to unilaterally disarm. He will lose his company if he slows down, which is why he’s coming to us and saying it’s time for rules that apply to everybody.”

.@SenJohnKennedy on AI: “If you have fire ants in your kitchen, you’re probably going to step on them. What would happen if we created an independent species that became superior to a human species? Would they step on us? Would they create a virus or a bacteria that can spread as quickly as the common cold to kill all of us? Now, if there’s a 1% chance of that, we have to take it seriously.”

If you're wondering why D.C.-area congestion feels worse than usual right now, @WTOP traffic reporter Dave Dildine gave me the scoop. It's called the "September shock," and yes, it's as unpleasant as it sounds.

Trump won in 2016 in large part because his voters of very different persuasions saw in his words what they wanted to see (and not what they didn't). What's remarkable is that in 2024, even when he was no longer an unknown, many voters did so again.

Good note by Sahil and also worth considering: Deportations were *popular* among these Latinos, who felt the border crisis had become unmanagable. Border security remains popular -- but its the raids that have split voters. Miami has been among the heaviest-hit by ICE sweeps

In 2024, Trump won Miami-Dade County (~70% Hispanic) by 11.5 points while explicitly campaigning on “MASS DEPORTATION NOW.” He put the slogan in all caps and distributed it on placards. It’s no mystery why his administration has felt empowered to hit the gas on this issue.

NEW: ‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI “AI has now reached the point where AI is designing better AI,” Hinton told reporters after the briefing. “That’s called recursive self-improvement. ... It is going to get out of control unless we do something.” “This is batshit crazy, insane science fiction stuff that literally happened recently,” Rep. @TedLieu says. Lieu & @SenJohnKennedy support a “kill switch” law that assures these systems can be shut off if they spin out of control. Kennedy isn’t holding his breath: “Right now, Congress can’t pass gas.” Our sobering look at the gap between the speed of AI and pace of Capitol Hill:

‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI before humans lose control There appeared to be a lot of talk about artificial intelligence and little progress on Capitol Hill this week. But members remain hopeful that Congress can act. w/@sahilkapur @brennanleach Katie Taylor

NEW: ‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI “AI has now reached the point where AI is designing better AI,” Hinton told reporters after the briefing. “That’s called recursive self-improvement. ... It is going to get out of control unless we do something.” “This is batshit crazy, insane science fiction stuff that literally happened recently,” Rep. @TedLieu says. Lieu & @SenJohnKennedy support a “kill switch” law that assures these systems can be shut off if they spin out of control. Kennedy isn’t holding his breath: “Right now, Congress can’t pass gas.” Our sobering look at the gap between the speed of AI and pace of Capitol Hill:

This is crazy. In late July, "three guys with Claude and Codex subscriptions" were able to use Opus 5 to access OAI auth tokens and gain write access to OpenAI's monorepo openai/openai over the course of two days.