by Kelly Adkins | Sep 28, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Small Business Committee appealed to the private sector on Wednesday to help recoup billions of stolen pandemic loan funds. Nydia M. Velázquez, D-N.Y., ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, said it was clear that the Small...
by Kelsey Baker | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON– House lawmakers agreed Thursday that they want to limit the many US military actions underway across the world. But there’s little consensus on how to reform the laws that have authorized all of those military operations. “War should not be on autopilot,”...
by Emma McNamee | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – House members on Wednesday discussed how the artificial intelligence revolution has changed the work of the U.S. Copyright Office during a hearing of a House Judiciary subcommittee. “What does it mean for human beings to create?” asked Rep. Hank Johnson,...
by Meaghan Downey | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 – Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday called for bipartisan legislation to limit the misuse of artificial intelligence in upcoming elections. Although Election Day is more than a year away,...
by Juliann Ventura | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON – Abortion and women’s rights combined are significant issues determining voters’ decisions for Congress and the 2024 elections, according to a new Ms. Magazine and Feminist Majority Foundation poll released by Lake Research Partners at a Tuesday briefing...
by Anastasia Mason | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Earlier this month, the National Park Service reached an agreement with New York City to use Floyd Bennett Field to shelter thousands of migrants, but on Wednesday, congressional Republicans criticized the decision, saying the field should be protected...
