New Poll Shows Democrats Have Midterms Momentum, and Trump Calls A.I. Fears ‘a Hoax’

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• Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss (nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/supreme-cou…), by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
• Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds (nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/trump-midte…), by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia June
• President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown (nytimes.com/2026/09/14/technology/trump-ai-saf…), by Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac and Karen Weise
• U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns (nytimes.com/2026/09/14/health/ai-doctors-medic…), by Christina Jewett
• Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I. (nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/bernie-sand…), by Bayliss Wagner and Neil Vigdor
• As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights (nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/bird-seasonal-migrat…), by Ishani Desai
• ‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys (nytimes.com/2026/09/14/arts/television/widows-…), by John Koblin

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