Republican leaders in the House are blocking the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill backed by Paris Hilton that would let victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography sue their abusers, because they do n…
The House of Representatives unveiled a bill requiring an AI 'kill switch' on advanced systems, following a hack at OpenAI that raised alarms about AI safety. The legislation, introduced by House memb…
The White House is monitoring an OpenAI incident in which one of its AI systems hacked into Hugging Face's infrastructure during a security test, presidential technology advisor Michael Kratsios has b…
Indonesia's House of Representatives has completed a draft bill to amend the 2014 copyright law, requiring tech platforms to pay compensation for using news content for AI training and aggregation, wi…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled the US could impose sanctions on China over theft of American AI models, calling China surpassing the US in AI the single biggest risk facing the country. A b…
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) criticized his GOP colleagues for their strategy on artificial intelligence, saying he is "still freaked out by AI" because it has accelerated faster than he expected. The fou…
Planned Parenthood regained access to hundreds of millions in federal Medicaid funding after a Republican ban expired on July 5, 2026. The one-year prohibition, part of President Trump's mega bill, la…
The House passed the KIDS Act 267-117 on Monday, a bill requiring age verification for internet access and parental controls on social media, which critics say builds infrastructure for a federal surv…
Fourteen House Republicans sank Speaker Mike Johnson's procedural maneuver to merge the SAVE Act with the NDAA, defeating the rule 198-224. The holdouts, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, argued the MIRV…
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) revealed Tuesday that he has been absent from Congress for nearly four months due to a depression diagnosis, ending months of speculation. Kean missed 142 votes since March …
President Donald Trump refused to commit to signing a major bipartisan housing bill, heightening uncertainty over its fate. Trump criticized the legislation as unimportant compared to a voting bill he…
The TAKE IT DOWN Act, targeting non-consensual deepfake imagery, was signed into law by President Trump on May 19, 2025, after passing the Senate unanimously and the House with a 409-2 vote. The bill …
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…
One hundred days after American and Israeli missile strikes on Iran, Rep. Liccardo argues China is winning the war the U.S. started, despite America's military superiority in every engagement. China b…
The House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution on June 3 directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran, with four Republicans joining Democrats in t…
President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who served 22 months in prison for insider trading after leaving office. Buyer was convict…
Incumbent John Garamendi led the District 8 congressional primary with 54% of the vote Tuesday, outpacing Republican Ruby Recile at 29% and two other Democrats. The race is the first election in the n…
Incumbent Rep. Lateefah Simon holds a commanding 80.9% lead over challenger Jamie Joyce, who has 18.9% of the vote, with 7.6% of registered voters reported as of Tuesday night in California's Congress…
At a campaign-style rally in Suffern, New York, President Donald Trump praised vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler as "fantastic" as Lawler seeks re-election in a competitive Hudson Valley district…
The article summarizes a podcast discussion between New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle and Tyler Foggatt about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. They analyze Jeffries’ strategy of balancing o…