GOP senator who blocked anti-deepfake porn bill backed by VC firm that invested in AI platform enabling deepfake porn

Bill to fight non-consensual deepfakes blocked by senator—she’s backed by VC firm invested in deepfakes

Lummis said the proposed bill could stifle innovation.

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John Fetterman joins the battle against the bugs

Fetterman praises Florida’s lab-grown meat ban, which aims to stop the ‘elite’ from forcing ‘the world to eat fake meat and bugs’

Fetterman’s had it with faux foie gras, pirated pork, imitation intestines, hoax hamburgers, and reproduction rib-eye.

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Mitch McConnell ruthlessly mocked after admitting he has little influence over GOP

‘What a pathetic cop-out’: Mitch McConnell ruthlessly mocked after claiming he has little influence over outcome of 2024 election

McConnell also reiterated his endorsement of Trump.

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TikToker shares story about influencer roundtable with Sherrod Brown and Cory Booker

‘Give me your phone’: TikToker says staffers asked him to delete video confronting Senators over Gaza ceasefire

‘I know in my heart that I am probably not going to get an opportunity like this…’

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Man calls out House for passing TikTok ban, says it will take ‘thousands of dollars’ out of the pockets of ‘average Americans’

‘It’s not just a bunch of influencers’: Man calls out House for TikTok ban, says it will take ‘thousands of dollars’ out of Americans’ pockets

‘They want to keep us poor and quiet.’

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Adam Schiff’s Senate primary victory speech drowned out by calls for a ceasefire in Gaza

Both his Democratic opponents have advocated for a ceasefire.

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Official portrait of U.S. Senator John Fetterman

John Fetterman’s meme mocking voters calling for ceasefire in Palestine draws outrage: ‘Such a disappointment’

Fetterman trolls again.

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‘Bipartisanship that should horrify everyone’: Biden’s kind words for Mitch McConnell fall flat

Dems weren’t happy about Biden’s warm words for the Republican Majority Leader.

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - MARCH 6, 2014: Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

‘Most successful Confederate since John C. Calhoun’: McConnell roasted after announcing he’s stepping down as Senate leader

He will stay in the Senate until 2027 though.

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John Cornyn and Ken Paxton

GOP senator feuds with Texas AG over foreign ad bill, riling right-wingers: ‘Why don’t you move to Ukraine?’

The duo may face each other in a 2026 primary.

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EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman only donated to two senators in 2023—both are shaping AI legislation on the Hill

$3,300 went to both Sens. Maria Cantwell and Kyrsten Sinema.

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Tom Cotton(l), Phone with tiktok app(c), Shou Zi Chew(r)

‘Again, I’m Singaporean!’: Tom Cotton grills TikTok CEO over membership in Chinese Communist Party—despite not being from China

Chew, who is Singaporean, is ineligible for membership in the Chinese Communist Party.

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John fetterman in front of american flag

John Fetterman’s recent policy pivots earn him ‘based’ label from the far-right

He recently ditched the ‘progressive’ label as well.

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John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for US Senate rallies for a packed crowed of supporters at Montgomery County Community College.

‘I want my money back: John Fetterman donors demand refunds after he says he never promised to be progressive—despite plenty of proof

‘I’m not a progressive,’ he told NBC News.

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U.S. Congressman Madison Cawthorn speaking with attendees

‘I told you’: Madison Cawthorn declares himself vindicated in wake of Senate hearing room video scandal

Cawthorn made a number of salacious claims about Capitol Hill.

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