News organizations tell lawmakers their industry could ‘collapse’ without AI restrictions

by Clare Zhang | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Journalism executives called on legislators Wednesday to require generative artificial intelligence developers to license and pay for news content they are using to train their software.  The use of AI to spread misinformation has been an increasing worry...

‘A slow and subtle corruption of confidence in government’: How the push for stronger ethics rules in Congress is routinely derailed

by Julian Andreone | Dec 6, 2023 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Many of them have become household names: Rep. George Santos, Sen. Bob Menendez, former Rep. Charlie Rangel. The list goes on. Members of Congress facing allegations of engaging in brazen corruption often land in the center of very public scandals, then...

Senators debate response to Iran’s alleged use of illicit finance networks to fund Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism

by Julian Andreone | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Senators sparred over the most efficient ways to address the use of illicit finance networks funding terrorism in a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing Thursday.  The discussion largely focused on identifying and combating...

Native leaders highlight shortcomings in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act implementation

by Khadija Ahmed and Kunjal Bastola | Oct 26, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Native leaders expressed frustration with the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), citing a lack of communication and technical assistance from the federal government.  A roundtable held by...

Senate Finance Committee explores federal paid leave policies, attempts to find common ground

by Kristen Axtman | Oct 25, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – A Senate panel on Wednesday sought to address a key issue affecting working parents: the lack of a federal paid leave program.  Although no specific bill was debated during the Senate Finance Committee hearing, several Democratic lawmakers cited their...