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Artificial intelligence is moving very, very fast, and it's raising new questions just about every day about what it is, what it isn't. When all is said and done, what is the end game? I'm Chris Hayes, and as part of my podcast, why Is this Happening? I'm speaking with leading experts each week to help ground that conversation.
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We're right now in a situation where it's very difficult to understand what is real and what's not real.
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Why is this happening? The AI Endgame, a special miniseries from Ms. Now. Start listening today wherever you get your podcasts.
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Welcome to the Beat. I'm Melissa Murray in for Ari Melbur. And tonight we are tracking two big stories. Today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war. Hegseth took direct questions about the rationale for the war, the expected timeline, the mounting costs, and more. Also today, the United States Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to what remains of the Voting Rights Act. Liberal justices warn that today's decision may sound the death knell for this landmark civil rights law. But we start tonight with Pete Hegseth testifying before the House Armed Services Committee amid a deeply unpopular war that is grinding toward a second month. And the mood was contentious even before the questioning started. Protesters confronted Hegseth on his way into the hearing.
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You should be disgusted with yourself.
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You need to be arrested. Not to be outdone, Hegseth then used his opening statement to attack the war's critics, calling them the, quote, biggest challenge. Take a listen.
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The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face every at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans.
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In return, those reckless, feckless Democrats accused Hegseth of breathtaking hypocrisy, namely accusing his critics of being reckless and feckless while leading a war that has proceeded in the absence of congressional approval and any clear endpoint. Take a listen.
