Vice President JD Vance lays out America First policy on AI, Trump and GOP crack down on NGOs facilitating illegal immigration, and Jim Jordan explains why he supports Trump’s Deputy Attorney General pick and DOGE efforts. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.Beam: Go to https://shopbeam.com/WIRE and use code WIRE for up to 40% off.Black Rifle Coffee: Get 20% off your first order or Coffee Club subscription with code DAILYWIRE at https://www.blackriflecoffee.com
Chapter 1: What is the US's new AI policy and who is leading it?
VP Vance unveils an aggressive America-first artificial intelligence policy as the battle for OpenAI's future intensifies between two tech titans.
We will fight for policies that ensure that AI is going to make our workers more productive, and we expect that they will reap the rewards with higher wages, better benefits, and safer and more prosperous communities.
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Chapter 2: How are Republicans addressing NGOs and illegal immigration?
Trump's clampdown on NGOs ramps up as Republicans introduce bills cracking down on religious groups that aid and facilitate illegal immigration.
These groups have been operating in the shadows, funneling illegals deep into the U.S. interior. This bill puts a hard stop to that.
Chapter 3: What is Jim Jordan's plan for the DOJ?
And as Trump's deputy attorney general nominee appears before the Senate, Congressman Jim Jordan shares his plan to restore trust in the DOJ.
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Chapter 4: What happened at the AI summit in Paris?
World leaders, including Vice President J.D. Vance, gathered in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. The meetings come as tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman have engaged in a public AI-fueled feud.
Here with the latest is Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips. So Cabot, let's start with this AI summit in Paris. What did we actually see there?
Yeah, world leaders and tech founders from across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East huddled Tuesday for the third annual AI Action Summit in Paris. Attendees, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, called for increased global collaboration that would foster a, quote, "...open, inclusive, and ethical approach to the technology."
Leaders from the EU used the conference to argue for AI decentralization. Essentially, they argued that America is hoarding AI tech and infrastructure and that the world would be better off if resources were spread to Europe and India. To that point, President Macron took a clear shot at Trump, saying Europe was ready for clean energy innovation that would power the future of AI.
I have a good friend in the other part of the ocean saying, drill, baby, drill. Here, there is no need to drill. It's just plug, baby, plug. Electricity is available. You can plug, it's ready.
At the end of the summit, 60 countries, including France, India, Canada, and China, signed a joint declaration calling for, quote, inclusive and sustainable AI that would, quote, protect human rights, gender equality, linguistic diversity, and protection of consumers. But notably, that declaration was missing the signature of two countries, the United Kingdom and the United States.
And what was their reason for opposing?
Well, the Trump administration has made clear that they view AI as an arms race between America and China, and that heavy-handed regulations, regardless of their intention, will hamper innovation and cause the U.S. to fall behind. Vice President Vance made that point clear during his address to the summit, his first appearance on international soil.
To restrict its development now will not only unfairly benefit incumbents in the space, it would mean paralyzing one of the most promising technologies we have seen in generations.
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Chapter 5: Why are Elon Musk and Sam Altman in a feud?
And now he's taking a different approach and is trying to buy them outright. This week, Musk and a group of investors offered OpenAI's board of directors $97 billion for control of the company. Altman responded quickly saying, no, thank you.
I think he's probably just trying to slow us down. He obviously is a competitor. I wish he would just compete by building a better product.
Now, it's important to note Altman is in the process of turning OpenAI into a for-profit venture. And a big legal question is how much it's actually worth, because that would help determine how much compensation would go to the nonprofit and its investors.
For obvious reasons, Altman wants the company valued as low as possible for those negotiations to save him money and allow him to keep more control. But Musk's bid, whether he accepts it or not, will almost certainly drive the value of the company higher and cost Altman in the end.
So there are plenty of folks who questioned whether Musk's offer was legitimate or if he was playing a little 4D business chess.
Well, this is the defining technology of our era. So a lot to watch in the next few years. Cabot, thanks for reporting.
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Republicans in the House and Senate are introducing bills to crack down on religious groups that facilitate illegal immigration.
This follows President Trump's memo on Friday calling for a review of federal funds flowing to NGOs. Here with the latest is Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham. So Megan, you've reported before that various religious NGOs receive a lot of government money to resettle immigrants. The USAID fiasco has now cut off a lot of those government grants, and now we have these two new bills.
What's the significance of these bills?
Well, really what we're seeing is that Trump and his Republican allies are doubling down. They're making it clear that they're not going to be put off by statements from groups like World Relief or the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that are decrying that funding freeze.
So after a lot of negative coverage from the legacy media, this latest memo from Trump seems like a pointed response. He says that many NGOs are, quoting here, engaged in actions that actively undermine the security, prosperity, and safety of the American people. And he says that his administration isn't going to continue funding groups that undermine our national interest.
What these two bills really underline is that sentiment by attempting to codify Trump's policy into law. So on Monday, Congressman Lance Gooden of Texas reintroduced a bill that prevents NGOs from receiving taxpayer dollars unless the Office of Management and Budget has certified that they're not involved in human trafficking or smuggling. Here's what he told Morning Wire.
This is not humanitarian work. It's a well-funded invasion of our country by the American taxpayer. This bill ends the scam and forces these groups to choose between federal money or illegal immigration, and they can't have both.
And Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee introduced the Fence Act that strikes at the tax exempt status of organizations that facilitate illegal immigration. And how are the NGOs responding? Well, as you'd expect, they're arguing more from religious standpoints rather than addressing these questions of legality or national interest.
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