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Politics

Democrats crack GOP gains with young men, new poll finds

Democrats appear to be gaining ground with young men, a key voting bloc for the GOP’s success last election cycle, ahead of the midterms, according to a new survey released on Thursday. The Cygnal poll found that likely male voters between the ages of 18 and 30 were more likely to support a Democrat over…

Software & security

Anti-abortion group threatens to sue FDA over mifepristone

The anti-abortion group Students for Life of America on Thursday filed a notice of intent to sue the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over alleged inaction over the Endangered Species Act, an escalation of the group’s years-long effort to use environmental laws to restrict abortion drugs. The organization alleges more than 50 tons of…

World

Xi comes bearing gifts: 2 giant pandas and 100,000 student visas

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the White House on Thursday he was gifting the U.S. with two giant pandas and invitations for 100,000 U.S. students to study in China. “The giant panda has been an envoy of friendship between the Chinese and the Americans,” Xi said, speaking alongside President Trump and other officials from…

Politics

White House media standoff hangs over Xi visit

Presented by American Policy Ventures Plus: 🥬 What’s on the menu tonight {beacon} It’s Thursday. Congratulations to the Bad News Babes, who beat Team Congress Wednesday night in the Capitol press corps vs. lawmakers softball game. The Hill’s reporting intern Ryan Karlin was there for the action. Programming note: We’re Claire Leibowitz…

Business

Lawmakers seek bipartisan path on paid leave, newborn tax credits

Republicans and Democrats argued Thursday that Congress still has work to do to support American families, pointing to expanded paid family leave access, tax credits for newborn children and other policies aimed at easing financial pressures on parents. The discussion, labeled the “Future of Supporting American Families,” was sponsored by the American Policy Ventures Foundation…

World

Carney says he’s prepared for ‘extreme tail risk’ of US invading Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a new interview that he had geared up for an “extreme tail risk” of the U.S. invading his country, comments arriving in the wake of recent trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa. The Canadian leader, in a New York Times interview published Wednesday, was asked about President Trump’s…

World

Xi says China, US have ‘responsibility’ to keep AI under human control

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the U.S. and China have an obligation to manage the development of artificial intelligence as “leading nations” in the industry. “We have both the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good and ensure that the development of AI is always under human control and serves the…

Politics

Carville: Trump ‘wants to destroy’ Washington, DC

Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday that President Trump’s attempts to reshape and rename multiple landmarks throughout and just outside Washington, D.C., as well as create new ones, point to his “particular hatred” for the nation’s capital. Carville discussed on his podcast “Politics War Room” the MS NOW report that Trump pushed to have his…