Live updates: After Tennessee GOP victory, Thune warns of midterm challenges

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-D.) warned Wednesday that Republicans face political “headwinds” ahead of the 2026 elections after the GOP won a larger-than-expected victory in a Tennessee special election. “Opposition parties are more motivated, their voters are motivated. So the voting models are quite different in a particular election or in off-year elections… Source…

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Anthropic hires lawyers as it preps for IPO

Anthropic is preparing for an IPO that could come as early as 2026, FT reports. It has called in law firm Wilson Sonsini to help start the process, and the company is tackling an internal checklist to prepare it for one of its biggest IPOs ever. The company is also reportedly looking to raise a…

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Trump targets Somali community in Minnesota: What to know

The Trump administration is planning to launch a targeted immigration enforcement campaign among Minnesota’s Somali community for people living in the US illegally. In recent weeks, President Trump has attacked the large number of Somali immigrants who have entered the country since the 1990s, many of them as refugees seeking to escape civilian life… Source…

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Another bid to block state AI regulation has failed…for now

latest bid to squeeze Restrictions on states regulating AI The annual defense bill has reportedly been rejected after facing bipartisan opposition. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said Tuesday that Republican leaders would look for “other places” to include the measure — an effort that President Trump has supported — according to hill, The proposal…

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