Lawmakers voted 99 to 1 to remove a rule that would have stopped states from making their own AI laws. This happened during a long voting session called a “vote-a-rama,” where many changes were suggested to a big bill that Republicans want to pass. Only one lawmaker, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, voted to keep the […]
In a motion filed in Washington, D.C., federal court, the unions cited an email from USAID’s acting executive secretary Erica Carr instructing employees to come to the agency’s office on Tuesday for “clear classified safes and personnel documents.” “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or […]
The vote laid bare fault lines in Trump’s Republican Party that could surface again next year when they control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Trump had pressured lawmakers to tie up loose ends before he took office on January 20, but members of the party’s right flank refused to support a package […]
The “resolutions of disapproval” were filed by Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. Strong bipartisan support for Israel means the resolutions are not expected to pass, but backers hope they will encourage Israel’s government and President Joe Biden’s administration to do more to protect civilians in Gaza. Most of Gaza’s population of […]
Khan has been in jail since August 2023 and has faced dozens of cases since he was removed as prime minister in 2022 after which he launched a protest movement against a coalition of his rivals led by current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “We will respond to the members in due course,” State Department Spokesperson […]
