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Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence
The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities.
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Democratic lawmakers condemn journalist after Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC monkey’ remark
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., called the remarks “blatantly racist and offensive rhetoric."
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Twenty-five years after 9/11: Commission reforms face a new test
Despite the ominous signs, “none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al Qaeda plot” that culminated in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed 2,977 Americans.
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House passes $1.5 trillion spending bill with $13.6 billion Ukraine aid hours after introduction
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had included $15 billion in COVID-19 relief funds in the bill.
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Jan. 6 panel accuses Republican National Committee of 'pushing false claims' after RNC files lawsuit
The committee insisted that the subpoena "has absolutely nothing to do with getting the private information of voters or donors."
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Pelosi removes COVID relief funding from $1.5T spending bill after Democrats balk
House Democrats unveiled the massive spending bill hours before the planned vote ahead of their issues retreat in Philadelphia
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Trump would make 'mincemeat' of 'senile' Biden, said drag performer booked at Democrat retreat
"Biden can't even tell which state he's in," taunted Wigstock founder Lady Bunny, scheduled to headline the opening night reception at the Democrats' 2022 Issues Conference. "Trump would make mincemeat of Joe Biden."
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Reducing crime not on agenda for House Democrats' retreat in Philly, a city with record crime
A top Republican slammed the Democrats for not including crime or rising gas prices as issues to discuss at the retreat, which includes a performance by a drag queen.
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Graham signals he's likely 'no' vote on Biden SCOTUS nominee Jackson
Graham has voted in favor of every SCOTUS nominee since taking office in 2003.
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McCarthy: 'You cannot just shut off Russian gas and not produce in America'
"I know the president looks to try to go to Iran or Venezuela, that's one dictator for another," the House GOP leader says
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Democrats unveil $1.5 trillion 2,741-page bill same day as planned vote
As the deadline to prevent a government shutdown nears, House Democrats have a retreat scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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Congress has tentative deal on spending bill to avert shutdown, expected to pass to help Ukraine
Earlier this week, Senate Republicans appeared opposed to additional COVID spending in bill without audit of previously allocated money
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As Russia criminalizes fake news, U.S. lawmakers push to regulate 'harmful content' on social media
The NUDGE Act is a "Tech Trojan Horse" for censorship, using federal agencies to "cloak content modification in pseudo-scientific terms," legal commentator Jonathan Turley wrote recently. Democrat says it would stop "misinformation," while GOP cosponsor says it's about limiting screen time.