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Tacoma legislative candidate Krista Perez faces a DUI charge with a refusal enhancement after a multi-car crash, with body camera video showing her declining sobriety tests before praying and crying in a patrol car.

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed met with Senate Democratic leaders in Washington after a bitter primary, but Chuck Schumer wouldn’t say whether the party’s internal rift had healed.

Barack Obama has joined Kamala Harris in calling for slower, more regulated AI development, a reversal from years of Democratic leaders promoting the technology’s growth — a shift Republicans say is timed to the midterms.

Former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li says an internal party poll ranked Kamala Harris last among potential Biden replacements, but Democrats bypassed the data out of fear of backlash.

President Trump is expected to sign two executive orders expanding hunting and fishing access and rolling back Biden-era lead ammunition and tackle restrictions, ahead of a White House dinner for over 100 sportsmen and outdoor industry leaders.

Hennepin County has shut down a $2 million relief fund for businesses hurt by a federal immigration operation after more than 200 of roughly 300 applications were flagged for suspected fraud.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ warning that AI could threaten “the human race” is fueling a national debate over regulation, with critics comparing the alarm to the overhyped Y2K scare of the 1990s.

Republican John Sununu is casting eight-year Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas as ineffective in New Hampshire’s newly toss-up Senate race, while Pappas defends his record on infrastructure, health care and veterans’ benefits.

Two military veterans turned data-center executives argue in a new opinion piece that America’s AI future hinges on building power, transmission and workforce capacity faster than China — while still protecting communities and ratepayers.

DHS General Counsel James Percival warned immigration attorneys that meritless asylum claims clogging the 2.3 million-case backlog will draw penalties, following a nearly $500,000 fine levied against one lawyer in July.