Jeremy B. White

senior politics and policy reporter at Politico

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California politics reporter for Politico; former co-author of Politico’s “California Playbook.”

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Gov. Newsom signed several AI bills on Tuesday that protect Hollywood actors, and try to prevent voters from being duped by deepfakes ahead of the November election.

New CA laws target deepfakes. Opponents say this violates free speech

Gov. Newsom signed several AI bills on Tuesday that protect Hollywood actors, and try to prevent voters from being duped by deepfakes ahead of the November election.

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As Katie Porter exits her House seat, two Democrats vying to replace her are airing nasty attack ads. Could this swing the district back to a Republican?

Orange County's congressional race is getting ugly

As Katie Porter exits her House seat, two Democrats vying to replace her are airing nasty attack ads. Could this swing the district back to a Republican?

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The race to replace former Congresswoman Katie Hill in California’s 25th district has turned into a political brawl.

Candidates from across the political spectrum vye for Rep. Katie Hill’s seat

The race to replace former Congresswoman Katie Hill in California’s 25th district has turned into a political brawl.

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