The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee also needs to sign off on the project. The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee approved a plan that would allow the…
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Senators Craft AI Chatbot Child Safety Bill
The bill would lay down age restrictions and chatbot disclosure requirements in order to protect minors. Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut are promoting…
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Senate Committee Hears NRC Commissioners’ Testimony
Two of the three current members acknowledged a sense of pressure to approve nuclear projects. The three members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission testified before the Senate Environment…
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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Federal Campaign Finance Limits
The high court has accepted an appeal regarding the 1970’s era limit. The Supreme Court announced it will hear a challenge to the limitation on how much money…
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Labor Secretary Nominee Appears Before Senate Committee
She committed to address the exploitation of children in violation of labor laws. President Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
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House Speaker Responds to Budget Bill Announced in Senate
The House has drafted a single piece of legislation while the Senate has two bills. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reasserted his confidence in the House’s massive…
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Senator Calls for FBI and DHS Officials to Testify on New Orleans Attack
He sent the request to the incoming chair of the Homeland Security Committee. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri sent a letter to Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, as…
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DHS Secretary and FBI Director Insist on Private Senate Hearing on Global Threats
The committee chair calls it a “shocking departure” from the annual, end-of-year public hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray have…
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Senate Committee Reports Multiple Secret Service Failures in Review of Trump’s Protection
Legislators say shortcomings were “foreseeable,” even through “heavily redacted” information. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued their report on the first assassination attempt on former…
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FAA Administrator Testifies Before Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate panel searches for link between Boeing failures and poor FAA oversight. Administrator Mike Whitaker of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) testified before the investigations subcommittee of the…
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