Schumer presses DHS to help local governments defend against AI cyber risks

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help state and local governments shore up their defenses against new cybersecurity risks, as more advanced AI models raise concerns about increasingly powerful hacking operations. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday, Schumer said he……

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Virginia asks Supreme Court to restore Democrats’ congressional map 

Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court on Monday to restore their new congressional map that would give the party up to four House pickup opportunities in the midterms.  In an emergency appeal, state officials insisted Virginia’s top court committed “judicial defiance” by blocking the map last week. The court ruled Democrats hadn’t followed the proper procedures before voters approved the new congressional lines in an April……

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