Latest in Politics
Decisions around artificial intelligence and copyright ‘not easy’ says top copyright official
Where is the line between AI-generated content and human authored content? Top copyright official says it’s hard to say.
Latest in Politics
Decisions around artificial intelligence and copyright ‘not easy’ says top copyright official
Where is the line between AI-generated content and human authored content? Top copyright official says it’s hard to say.
Senate Rules Committee calls for the protection of future elections from AI
The Senate Rules Committee came together Wednesday to discuss the steps that need to be taken to protect the future of US elections from AI-generated content.
Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field becomes point of contention in border policy argument
A plan to house migrants at a national park in Brooklyn fuels congressional Republicans’ opposition to President Biden’s border policies.
Latest in Education
House Republicans and Democrats debate the future of college admissions after the Supreme Court affirmative action decision
The House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the impacts the Supreme Court’s decision on race-based college admissions has had on university policies.
Latest in Education
House Republicans and Democrats debate the future of college admissions after the Supreme Court affirmative action decision
The House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss the impacts the Supreme Court’s decision on race-based college admissions has had on university policies.
Immersive Language School Renews Generational Dreams of Cherokee Culture
CHEROKEE, N.C. — When Dawn Arneach was a teenager in the ‘80s, she spent summers at her grandparents' house next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cherokee, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Despite all the time she spent with her grandparents,...
Maryland faces “vicious” special education teacher shortage cycle
More students are requiring special education services because of after almost two years of virtual learning, delayed social and academic development of students has increased the need for special education teachers. But more and more teachers leaving their positions has exacerbated the shortage to a “crisis-level” problem.
Latest in National Security
No end in sight for decades-old laws authorizing U.S. military operations abroad.
What started as authorizations for U.S. forces to pursue the groups behind 9/11 has ballooned into a global war on terrorism. Over 20 years later, and despite one bill with the House that could repeal one major war authorization, there’s no firm end in sight.
Latest in National Security
No end in sight for decades-old laws authorizing U.S. military operations abroad.
What started as authorizations for U.S. forces to pursue the groups behind 9/11 has ballooned into a global war on terrorism. Over 20 years later, and despite one bill with the House that could repeal one major war authorization, there’s no firm end in sight.
Representatives debate Biden administration compliance with the 2018 Taylor Force Act
Representatives debate Biden Administration compliance with the 2018 Taylor Force Act in Subcommittee hearing.
‘King of Torture’ testifies in USS Cole case
U.S. contends with CIA torture program in USS Cole bombing case.
Latest in Social Justice
New poll shows abortion and women’s rights will drive some voters’ decisions
A recent poll shows that abortion and women’s rights will likely be on voters’ minds in upcoming elections.
Latest in Social Justice
New poll shows abortion and women’s rights will drive some voters’ decisions
A recent poll shows that abortion and women’s rights will likely be on voters’ minds in upcoming elections.
In U.S., reckoning over church-run indigenous boarding schools begins
Native American leaders and Catholics in Minnesota are working together to confront past abuses.
Preventing future ‘wrongs’: new USDA equity panel looks to expand agriculture resources to minority communities
Following admissions of historical discrimination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, members of a new USDA equity commission said at their first meeting Monday that they want to make sure the agency’s resources reach Black farmers as well as undocumented agriculture workers and those without broadband access.
Latest in Business & Tech
The House may turn to the private sector, whistleblowers to find billions of lost taxpayer dollars
With 100 years of work and a 10 year statute to recover stolen pandemic loan funds, the House Small Business Committee turned to experts in fraud prevention and investigation for creative and innovative solutions.
Congressional panel places blame on regulators and execs for recent bank failures
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Wednesday maintained that federal regulators, as well as bank executives, should be held accountable for the failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and other two banks. "The executives and the board of Silicon Valley Bank clearly...
Lisa Cook shares her connection with Dr. Sadie Alexander
The first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors speaks at the namesake’s fifth annual conference.
Latest in Immigration
Republicans oppose the use of national parks as migrant shelters
The House Natural Resources Committee met Wednesday to hear testimony on the use of Floyd Bennett Field as a migrant shelter, highlighting the partisanship of immigration responses within Congress.
Recent congressional review of D.C. council legislation invigorates calls for statehood
This struggle between Congress and the council illustrates what energizes the long-standing desire for the District of Columbia to gain statehood, according to residents, organizers and government officials.
Border Patrol app excludes vulnerable migrants, advocates say
Potential asylum seekers are struggling to navigate President Biden’s immigration pathways that require biometric information via the CBP One mobile app.
Latest in Environment
German Leaders Promise That New Liquefied Gas Terminals Have a Green Future, but Clean Energy Experts Are Skeptical
The government says that proposed onshore terminals will one day be converted to import clean hydrogen. But that technology is in the embryonic stage, stirring worries that the terminals will simply prolong the use of fossil fuels.
A Guardian of Federal Lands, Lambasted by Left and Right
From oil and gas leases to missed climate targets, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has become a lightning rod for the Biden administration’s compromises on energy policy. A recent Senate hearing underlined the steady criticism she faces from conservatives.
Backers hope Inflation Reduction Act incentives spur business in Southwest Virginia
As the Inflation Reduction Act ushers in generous new tax credits linked to renewables, backers are hopeful that regions once dependent on coal, like Southwest Virginia, could be among its beneficiaries.
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