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        <title><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum - Corporate Lobbying and Influence Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Super PACs Are Improperly Hiding Payments, FEC Complaint Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:18:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GOP House Chair Says Lutnick Not ‘100% Truthful’ on Epstein Ties]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:49:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenAI, Meta Targeted in AI Child Safety Bill Senate Panel Backs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apple, Google Crushed California Bill Helping Smaller Rivals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:35:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crypto PACs Amass $180 Million War Chest for Midterm Races]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/crypto-pacs-amass-180-million-war-chest-for-midterm-races</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Alexander]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prediction Markets Step Up Lobbying to Fight Stricter Rules]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/prediction-markets-ramp-up-washington-lobbying-to-stop-us-rules</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Kalshi advertisement at a bus stop in Washington in March.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Miriam Adelson’s $40 Million Boosts GOP’s Midterms War Chest]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:06:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FanDuel, DraftKings Pour $41 Million Into Sportsbook Super PAC]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:51:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andreessen, Horowitz Boost AI Super PAC to Over $50 Million]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:54:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Group Plans $100 Million Midterm Effort to Back Trump AI Agenda]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More Than Half of US Says AI Likely to Harm Them, Poll Finds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:39:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Schism Grips Washington as Tech, Labor Vie for Upper Hand]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An &quot;AI for All&quot; sign at the MWC25 tech show in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, March 3, 2024. The Mobile World Congress tech show runs March 3-6.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Illinois Primary Contests Show AI, Crypto Money Isn’t Everything]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite deep pockets, the two industries came away with just one victory.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI, Crypto Suffer Surprise Defeats in Illinois Primary Fights]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois and Democratic US Senate candidate, speaks during a primary election night event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic nomination for the state’s US Senate seat on Tuesday, beating a rival who far out-spent her and handing a victory to her boss and potential 2028 presidential candidate, Governor JB Pritzker.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Comeback Bid for Congress Comes Up Short]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Davis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jesse Jackson Jr. Photographer: Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meta, Google Online Child Safety Rules Advanced by House Panel]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:20:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tech Groups Urge Trump to Drop Anthropic Supply-Chain Risk Label]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prediction Market Critics Step Up Fight With New Advocacy Group]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anthropic-Backed Group Jumps Into New York Congressional Race]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Birnbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Kingpins Adopt Crypto’s Playbook in Bid to Get Allies Elected to Congress]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As voters grow concerned over AI's impact, a new industry-backed super PAC is helping candidates who favor a lighter regulatory touch. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Allison]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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