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Decisions around artificial intelligence and copyright ‘not easy’ says top copyright official

Decisions around artificial intelligence and copyright ‘not easy’ says top copyright official

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,...
Senate Rules Committee calls for the protection of future elections from AI

Senate Rules Committee calls for the protection of future elections from AI

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,...
New poll shows abortion and women’s rights will drive some voters’ decisions

New poll shows abortion and women’s rights will drive some voters’ decisions

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...
Republicans oppose the use of national parks as migrant shelters

Republicans oppose the use of national parks as migrant shelters

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...
Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field becomes point of contention in border policy argument

Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field becomes point of contention in border policy argument

by Nicole Norman | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — In their latest attack on Biden’s border policy, congressional Republicans criticized the federal government’s lease of Floyd Bennett Field to house migrants in New York City. Although New York and other states have declared a state of emergency on...
Representatives debate Biden administration compliance with the 2018 Taylor Force Act

Representatives debate Biden administration compliance with the 2018 Taylor Force Act

by Phillip Powell | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and top experts disagreed yesterday about whether the Biden administration has been complying with the Trump-era law to withhold economic assistance from the Palestinian Authority. The 2018 Taylor Force Act ended economic aid for...
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