How Mark Zuckerberg and Meta convinced Congress to shelve a kids safety bill
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson's help to stop legislation that would have regulated social media for the first time.
Republicans Fear Speaker Battle Means They 'Can't Certify the Election'
Some Republican allies of House Speaker Mike Johnson are urging President-elect Donald Trump to publicly reaffirm support for ...
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What does the NASA administrator do?
NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be ...
Inside the RFK bill stunner: Fighter jets and a promise to a D.C. nemesis
One by one, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and her allies tackled objections from the bill’s chief opponents to carve out a last ...
Amid row over Waqf land, Karnataka officials to appear before parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel, chaired by BJP's Jagadambika Pal, reviews the Waqf Amendment Bill, hearing from six state authorities, ...
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From ‘Evergreen State’ to ‘Kimchi Day’: Here are some fun bills filed ahead of ’25 session
Senate Bill 5046 and House Bill 1017 seek to recognize Nov. 22 of each year as “Kimchi Day.” In South Korea, Nov. 22 represents “national kimchi day,” the legislation states. The date itself holds ...
As Americans, we can’t let unelected sidekicks like Musk run our country | Opinion
The voters did not hire Elon Musk, and no amount of spin will wipe away the fact he almost drove the government into shutdown ...
Here’s what’s among the 50 bills Biden signed into law on Christmas Eve
Biden signed a bill making the bald eagle America's national bird, child abuse legislation backed by Paris Hilton, and more.
New law will require state agencies to monitor use of generative AI
A bill checking the use of generative artificial intelligence, a rapidly developing technology, was hailed as a win by the ...
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Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them
The economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying ...
The Evening: Signs of Trouble for Trump’s Spending Cuts
Middle East: Israel said it had shot down a missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen after Israel’s defense minister ...
Trump’s first year will be filled with fiscal follies
But that year-end legislative battle may foretell further fiscal chaos in 2025, including the risk of another downgrade of US debt. Donald Trump will take office on January 20 with his fellow ...