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US revokes Latin American officials’ visas

The Trump administration revoked visas from 27 Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor, former officials and their family members over allegations of corruption and ties to drug trafficking. The visa revocations targeted officials and their family members from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the State Department announced Monday. Earlier this month, Secretary of State…

Cruz blocks push by Democrats to unanimously pass AI safety bill

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked an effort by Democrats on Tuesday to pass legislation creating an AI safety panel tasked with evaluating and creating enforceable standards for frontier models. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, objected to an attempt by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to pass the…

Jack Smith spars with GOP senators

Plus: ⚾The road to the World Series begins today {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Are the VMAs old news? Anyone else still seeing Yung Lean and GENER8ION’s performance on stage? Absolutely mesmerizing. In today’s issue: RFK Jr., Vance at MAHA Summit Jack Smith faces questions Protect College Sports Act passes Senate MLB playoffs, NHL season…

OpenAI reopens its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier.

The company paused sign-ups for the plan after demand from GPT-6 Astra put a strain on its systems. Now, OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux writes in a post on X that the company is changing the way it calculates usage for its Pro plan, saying: “If you do the math, it will net out at half the dollar in API spend compared to the old Pro $200 plan.” [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-29-at-12.18.20-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]