OpenAI hires former Army secretary as adviser
OpenAI has hired former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to serve as a senior counselor for national security modernization, the company announced Monday. The ChatGPT maker said Driscoll, who stepped down from his previous role in early September, will advise the
New York attorney general says office monitoring ballot scanning issue in Westchester
Voting machines across polling sites in Westchester County, N.Y., experienced widespread problems Tuesday after ballot scanners stopped accepting votes, according to state officials. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sought to reassure voters after the mishap. "My office is
King Charles says he has greater understanding of ‘horrors’ of slavery, falls short of apology
King Charles III told the heads of 56 Commonwealth countries on Tuesday that he has a greater understanding of the horrors of slavery, calling it a "shameful chapter of history". This comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was open
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The 5 most brutal political moggings of 2026
The 5 most brutal political moggings of 2026 From Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump, some of the world’s most powerful leaders have been outshone this year. By POLITICO Photo-illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO (source images via Getty) Boomers, look away now. The Collins English Dictionary announced
Here’s the Exact Moment the Supreme Court Went Off the Rails
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Poland foils attempted ‘provocation’ on Russian border, PM Tusk says
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland prevented an attempted "provocation" on its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad overnight. He gave few details but said Polish security forces prevented any incident from happening.