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Rating history

• Rated CenterSep 27, 2026

  Opening rating on the five-point spectrum

Recent coverage

• Sep 27, 2026

  Amodei critics target Trump with hit piece before White House dinner

  Part of: Trump and Tech Leaders Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord at White House

• Sep 27, 2026

  Scoop: Anthropic's Dario Amodei to have White House dinner with Trump

  Part of: Trump and Tech Leaders Sign Voluntary AI Safety Accord at White House

• Sep 27, 2026

  After nixing Iran proposal, Trump tells Axios he expects talks this week

  Part of: Iran-US Talks Stall as Trump Denies Offering Sanctions Relief

• Sep 27, 2026

  5 arrested over alleged terrorism offenses near U.K. base used by U.S. Air Force

  Part of: UK Police Arrest Several Men, Evacuate Homes Near RAF Fairford Air Base

• Sep 26, 2026

  Scoop: "Delusional" Senate forecast rattles Sea Island retreat

  Part of: GOP ramps up Senate campaign spending as polls show red-state races tightening

• Sep 26, 2026

  Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents

  Part of: OpenAI, Anthropic report tens of thousands of AI safety incidents amid data leaks

• Sep 26, 2026

  Trump says he rejected the latest Iranian proposal

  Part of: Iran-US Talks Stall as Trump Denies Offering Sanctions Relief

• Sep 26, 2026

  GOP election outlook goes from bad to "craptastic"

  Part of: Trump approval sinks to new lows as GOP midterm outlook worsens

• Sep 26, 2026

  U.S. and China agree to "super intelligence" dialogue amid AI tensions

  Part of: Taiwan analysts assess Trump-Xi summit's impact on US Taiwan policy

• Sep 26, 2026

  U.S., China reach $30 billion tariff deal after Trump-Xi summit

  Part of: U.S. and China release lists for $60 billion in tariff cuts after Trump-Xi summit

• Sep 25, 2026

  OpenAI agents posted user images online, disclose dozens of third party incidents

  Part of: OpenAI, Anthropic report tens of thousands of AI safety incidents amid data leaks

• Sep 25, 2026

  Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation

  Part of: Judge holds Trump administration in contempt over deportation of asylum seeker

• Sep 25, 2026

  Trump administration can use revamped voter screening tool for now, SCOTUS rules

  Part of: Supreme Court allows Trump administration to expand voter citizenship database

• Sep 25, 2026

  Trump asked Xi to stop supporting Iran

  Part of: Taiwan analysts assess Trump-Xi summit's impact on US Taiwan policy

• Sep 25, 2026

  ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, government watchdog finds

  Part of: GAO report finds ICE wasted millions in rapid detention expansion

• Sep 25, 2026

  Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"

  Part of: AI executives and Bill Gates call for government oversight of AI development

• Sep 25, 2026

  3 big questions as GOP nears moment of truth

  Part of: GOP ramps up Senate campaign spending as polls show red-state races tightening

• Sep 24, 2026

  Scoop: NRSC pleads for $9M to defend three red seats

  Part of: GOP ramps up Senate campaign spending as polls show red-state races tightening

• Sep 24, 2026

  White House reinstates access for banned reporters

  Part of: White House media ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico continues despite court order

• Sep 24, 2026

  Trump and Xi's summit revives panda diplomacy

  Part of: Xi says China will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta