Two senators released a bipartisan framework for artificial intelligence (AI) legislation Friday as Congress ramps up efforts to regulate the novel technology. The proposal from Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) calls for requiring AI companies to apply for licensing and clarifying that a tech liability shield would not protect those companies from...
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday the number of Russian spies in the U.S. remains “way too big” despite recent efforts to root them out. “The Russian traditional counterintelligence threat continues to loom large,” Wray said at an event at the International Spy Museum. “The Russian intelligence footprint — and by that, I mean Russian...
The IRS is launching an initiative to crack down on 1,600 millionaires and 75 large businesses it says owe hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes, the agency announced Friday. The program takes advantage of additional funding for the agency included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which added funding to hire and replace 87,000...
President Biden on Thursday withdrew his nominee to lead the government’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pulled his support over the administration's decision to move forward with new stove regulations. Manchin, who chairs the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee canceled a vote to advance the nomination of Jeffrey...
Former President Trump lashed out Friday after his former economic adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol. "I can’t believe that these Fascist Monsters have so viciously gone after the great Peter...
A Fulton County, Ga., grand jury suggested charges for a more sweeping group of allies of former President Trump — including three U.S. senators — as it evaluated charging recommendations for those involved with election interference after he lost the 2020 contest. Included among the list of recommended indictments were two former senators from Georgia who...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he would send "more buses" of migrants to Democratic-run cities if the Biden administration forces migrants to stay in Texas.
The California Assembly approved several measures Thursday as lawmakers review nearly a thousand bills in the final two weeks of the Legislative session.
Lawmakers in California have given final approval to a bill that would raise taxes on the sales of guns and ammunition. The revenue would be used to improve school safety.