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Yesterday — 30 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Powerful A.I. Super PACs Duel Over the Midterms: ‘This Is a War’

30 May 2026 at 22:09
One super PAC is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence this year’s elections.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The artificial intelligence industry has begun spending tens of millions of dollars on elections, routing the money through allied super PACs.

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

© Zach Boyden-Holmes/ASCO

The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago last year. One of the conference’s coveted headliners this year will be a presentation of a clinical trial conducted only in China.

How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

By: Ivan Penn
29 May 2026 at 17:01
NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.

© Ulysse Bellier/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A Dominion Energy power plant near Davis, W.Va. NextEra Energy’s political activities are expected to be scrutinized as it seeks approval of its purchase of Dominion.
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ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses

29 May 2026 at 07:36
The TV network slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying the regulator was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of “unconstitutional retaliation.”

© Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

The filing was the second time this month that ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights because of what the network has called “speech the government does not like.”

Watchdog Agency Seeks to Reverse Its Win Against Firm Run by Winklevoss Twins

29 May 2026 at 02:58
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed jointly with a company run by the Winklevoss twins to overturn their settlement.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Gemini’s founders, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, are among the president’s closest allies in the crypto industry.
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