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Congress sluggish on federal AI framework as concerns intensify
A bipartisan proposal six lawmakers introduced in June as a starting point received chilly responses from leadership in both parties, who indicated they’re looking for a more robust solution, rather than approaching the issue piecemeal.
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Congress says Harvard built a nonprofit to dodge foreign gift disclosure law
Harvard is the single largest recipient of foreign money in American higher education, and if the disclosure law meant to track that money can be bypassed by routing it through a separate nonprofit, then nobody — not Congress, not the Education Department, not the public — actually knows who is funding research at the country's most influential university.
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Jeffries indicates potential Supreme Court changes if Democrats win midterms
Jeffries supported implementing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, which is currently a lifelong appointment, and said that House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin D-Md., would lead talks on altering the high court.
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CBO: U.S. government ran a $173 billion deficit in August, $2.7 trillion so far this year
The leader of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says "policymakers can’t keep heading down an unsustainable path"
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DHS Secretary: We no longer use the term 'illegal alien'
'We do not use the term illegal alien unless we are referring to that defined term in the statute itself,' Mayorkas says
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House Democrat Rep. Murphy says she'll vote against provisions in $3.5 trillion package
The freshman representative says she takes issue with the way the legislative process around the plan has been conducted
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Senator Amy Klobuchar reveals she was successfully treated for breast cancer earlier this year
The Senator says she was diagnosed with Stage 1A breast cancer in early 2021
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Fencing will likely return to Capitol complex as police memo prepares department for Sept 18 rally
A memo circulated among Capitol Police officers warns of the potential for violence during the upcoming "Justice for J6" rally
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Democrats seek to expand Medicare benefits to cover dental, hearing, vision for first time
Expanded benefits would be offered even as the Medicare trust fund is projected to become insolvent by 2026.
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Pelosi calls Biden-led Afghanistan withdrawal 'remarkable,' despite 'hazy' start
Other Democrats have been far more critical of the Biden administration’s hasty withdrawal.
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Pelosi says Congress, including GOP, must raise debt ceiling to pay off 'Trump's credit card'
The California Democrat argued Trump racked up $7 trillion in debt over his four-year presidency.
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Senate Democrats 'seriously' discussing national plastic tax: Schumer
The plastic tax could mirror a proposal from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, which would implement a 20-cent fee per pound on sale of new plastics
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Four members of Congress under ethics panel investigation
The committee announced the investigations Tuesday, said it will have an announcement on the matters no later than Oct. 21.