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Wednesday

U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifying before a Senate hearing earlier this month. During a May 15 hearing, she identified Russia as the greatest foreign threat to this year's U.S. elections. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence

"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.

Wednesday

Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company

Democratic senators, led by Cory Booker of New Jersey, say they worry about how Google's products and policies may perpetuate bias. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company

The senators say products such as Google Search and YouTube may "perpetuate racist stereotypes" and the tech giant may not be a safe workplace for Black employees.

Tuesday

Gina Haspel: CIA Should Not Have Carried Out 'Enhanced Interrogation'

Gina Haspel, the nominee to be CIA director, testifies at a Senate intelligence committee hearing on May 9. Haspel now appears to have enough Senate support to win confirmation. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Gina Haspel: CIA Should Not Have Carried Out 'Enhanced Interrogation'

The nominee to be CIA director makes her remarks in a letter that brings immediate support from three Democractic senators. She now appears to have sufficient backing to win Senate confirmation.

Friday

Republican Ed Gillespie Concedes Virginia Senate Race

Virginia Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie, accompanied by his wife, Cathy, concedes in his Virginia Senate race against the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Mark Warner, on Friday in Springfield, Va. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Republican Ed Gillespie Concedes Virginia Senate Race

He told supporters in Springfield, Va., that the gap in the number of votes between him and the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Mark Warner, had grown and "I know that a change in outcome is not possible."