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Congress releases framework for future AI regulation
A bipartisan congressional task force released a report containing guiding principles and policy proposals to ensure America is a world leader in responsible AI innovation. The task force hopes the report will be used by future Congress bodies to regulate a developing technology that lawmakers admit they don’t know much about. “We’re advocating for a… -
Trump says he supports abolishing the debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump said he supports abolishing the debt ceiling, which the federal government is on track to reach in January. During an interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the federal government’s borrowing limit would be the smartest thing Congress could do. “The Democrats have said they want to get rid of… -
Gingrich: GOP shouldn’t fear gov’t shutdown, next election is 2 years away
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that Republicans should not fear a government shutdown as the deadline to pass a funding bill quickly approaches. In a post on X, Gingrich said the next election is two years away and that Republicans won a majority despite two shutdowns in 1995. The 1,500 page continuing resolution which… -
Foreigners legally influence US elections, Congress wants to close loopholes
Foreign adversaries are using loopholes in U.S. law to influence U.S. elections. Now Congress wants to close those loopholes because some foreign influence campaigns are legal. Congress also wants to strengthen existing laws that are, frankly, easy to break. “Federal law is inadequate when defining what foreign nationals can and cannot do,” Caitlin Sutherland, the… -
Government funding bill gives Congress a raise, sets new rules on ticket sales
Congressional leadership released a 1,500-page spending bill to keep the government open through March 14. The legislation was supposed to be a simple continuation of funding while lawmakers negotiate a package that will cover all of 2025. The drawn-out negotiation process led to everyone wanting a piece of the pie. The bill now includes dozens… -
Republicans skeptical of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s views on vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s past statements on vaccines could come back to hurt him. Republican senators say his previous statements are hurting his chances of being confirmed as the next Department of Health and Human Services secretary. According to reporting in The New York Times, Kennedy has said polio vaccines might have caused a wave… -
Congress wants to bury time capsule to be opened in 2276
Congress wants to create a time capsule that won’t be opened until July 4, 2276, when the United States of America turns 500. The capsule will be buried on the Capitol’s west lawn in 2026, when America celebrates its semiquincentennial. “One of my favorite lines in the musical ‘Hamilton’ — ‘Legacy? What is legacy? It’s…