California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an $11.25 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, while President Donald Trump torpedoed a bipartisan federal housing bill by demanding unrelat…
A US congressional hearing on Tuesday urged the United States to accelerate innovation in AI, robotics, and chips to counter China's technological rise, as lawmakers criticized the Trump administratio…
A Democratic majority in Congress is expected to prioritize oversight and investigations of the administration and its business partners, focusing on AI governance, emerging technology, and national s…
Five Eyes national security agencies warned that AI models can autonomously hack into systems and networks, lowering the skill barrier for cyber-attacks. The gap between skill and ability is widening …
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction and expansion u…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Congress to break up Apple amid looming price hikes on MacBooks and iPhones due to a strained chip supply chain, arguing that big tech companies wield unchecke…
Anthropic accused Alibaba of using fake accounts and API queries to distill its Claude AI model, undermining its competitive edge. IPO expert Jay Ritter said the incident could either boost Anthropic'…
President Donald Trump has refused to pivot his agenda to address the economy and inflation, instead focusing on election integrity legislation and holding up key appointments and surveillance tools. …
Representative Nathaniel Moran introduced the AI Incident Reporting Act on June 25, requiring AI companies to report critical safety incidents to the Commerce Department within seven days, with Congre…
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill, blindsiding Senate Republicans who had hoped to use the measure as a midterm election selling point. Trump demanded th…
Pimco Head of Public Policy Libby Cantrill said President Trump's threats to leave NATO are a 'paper tiger' because a 2024 law requires a 60-vote Senate majority or a change in law to withdraw. The as…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress introduced the CREATOR Act, which would give visual artists the legal power to sue individuals and AI platforms that deliberately imitate their style for pr…
Meta is lobbying Congress to attach language to the Kids Online Safety Act that would grant social media platforms immunity from state-law lawsuits over child safety and privacy, according to Reuters.…
U.S. lawmakers introduced three tech bills this week: the Web of Biological Data Act to create a centralized biological database for biotechnology research, the National Security Commission on Quantum…
President Trump's new White House ballroom is expected to cost $600 million, with over half funded by taxpayers, according to a leaked estimate from contractor Clark Construction. The project, initial…
The Commerce Department imposed export controls on two of Anthropic's advanced AI models on June 13, forcing the company to globally disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The move reignited congres…
President Trump used the Defense Production Act to send $75 million to an Oakland coal terminal, forcing taxpayers to bail out a fuel that cannot compete with cheaper natural gas, wind, and solar, acc…
A researcher tracked AI-generated language markers in U.S. congressional speeches over the past decade, finding a statistically significant increase in the House of Representatives, particularly in on…
Professor Margaret Hu of William & Mary Law School argues for a separation of AI and state, drawing parallels between medieval church coinage and modern AI tokens. She warns that AI labs, like the med…
Alex Bores is running for Congress in NY-12, with voting beginning today. The author suggests that instead of solely supporting Bores, AI safety advocates should ally with anti-data-center movements t…