All posts tagged "Martin Heinrich"

The White House keeps undermining an issue that could give way to a rare bipartisan win in Congress, according to a new report.

According to a Saturday article by Politico, permitting reform is an issue that "enjoys wide support" among Republicans and Democrats, but a bipartisan deal is threatened by Trump's "crusade against renewable energy, particularly wind."

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told Politico that "the administration continues jeopardizing" negotiations for permitting reform because of that crusade....

WASHINGTON — America’s in the midst of its first AI-fueled election. Duping voters in 2024 — a year where “deepfakes” are expected to supplant our current meme-driven political unreality — will be easier than ever.

Bogus but hyper-realistic videos of Donald Trump secretly plotting with Russian President Vladimir Putin or President Joe Biden in a secret White House confab with antifa activists? Entirely fake speeches delivered by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) or Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)?

All possible now. Just watch the wouldn’t-have-been-possible-in-2020 deepfake video starring a computer generated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s depicted as desperately trying to convince his colleagues in “The Office” that he’s not wearing women’s clothes. Donald Trump Jr. is among the people who've shared it on social media in recent days....