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The Supreme Court Could Decide if Ted Cruz Gets $10,000. It Matters More Than You Think
The year was 2018. Ariana Grande’s Sweetener topped the charts. Avengers: Infinity War smashed records. The U.S. midterm elections were in full swing, with Republicans on the way to holding the Senate and Democrats poised to take control of the House. And the day before Sen. Ted Cruz won his reelection, he loaned his campaign…
The Supreme Court Could Decide if Ted Cruz Gets $10,000. It Matters More Than You Think
The year was 2018. Ariana Grande’s Sweetener topped the charts. Avengers: Infinity War smashed records. The U.S. midterm elections were in full swing, with Republicans on the way to holding the Senate and Democrats poised to take control of the House. And the day before Sen. Ted Cruz won his reelection, he loaned his campaign…
With the State of the World in the Hands of Big Business, Some Executives Think It Can Pay to Do Good
As global leaders discuss how to build a better future in a post-pandemic world, business executives weigh profits and purpose
Why Timnit Gebru Isn’t Waiting for Big Tech to Fix AI’s Problems
Three hundred and sixty-four days after she lost her job as a co-lead of Google’s ethical artificial intelligence (AI) team, Timnit Gebru is nestled into a couch at an Airbnb rental in Boston, about to embark on a new phase in her career. Google hired Gebru in 2018 to help ensure that its AI products…
Why Timnit Gebru Isn’t Waiting for Big Tech to Fix AI’s Problems
Three hundred and sixty-four days after she lost her job as a co-lead of Google’s ethical artificial intelligence (AI) team, Timnit Gebru is nestled into a couch at an Airbnb rental in Boston, about to embark on a new phase in her career. Google hired Gebru in 2018 to help ensure that its AI products…
Sen. Sherrod Brown Has Some Thoughts About ‘Succession’
The chairman of the Senate banking committee believes the show is pretty realistic
Echoing Trump, GOP Threatens to Pull Out of Presidential Debates
Republicans are about to implement a Donald Trump loyalty test inside its central party committee, the latest move to gauge fealty to the de facto party leader
Why Democrats Need to Be Careful on the Filibuster
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. As President Joe Biden delivered a major speech in Atlanta on Tuesday designed to prod the Senate to change its rules in order to pass a pair of voting-rights…
Can the Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena Lawmakers? It’s Complicated
For months, the congressional committee investigating last year’s Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has sought information on the role members of Congress played in trying to undermine the 2020 presidential election. Several Republican lawmakers admitted they were in contact with President Donald Trump during the riot or in the days leading up to…
If Anyone Can Talk Russia Out of Invading Ukraine, It’s Probably Wendy Sherman
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. In Wendy Sherman’s world, rationality rules. For the Deputy Secretary of State, the players look at the field as it is set, weigh risk and reward, concessions and consequences…