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March 30, 2023

Top senator pushes ban on all Chinese purchases of US land: 'Not one more inch'

Sen. Tom Cotton introduced the most sweeping legislation to date cracking down on Chinese purchases of U.S. land, calling for a full ban on buying any real estate on American soil.

March 30, 2023

JD Vance bill would make English the official language of the United States

Sen. JD Vance unveiled the English Language Unity Act in the Senate after a corresponding bill was introduced in the House last week

March 30, 2023

Unbridled AI tech risks spread of disinformation, requiring policy makers step in with rules: experts

Tech leaders and college professors are calling for a pause on developing AI software for six months to allow policy makers to develop rules and regulations.

March 30, 2023

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell says Republicans who oppose gun bans are 'siding with the killers'

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., says Republicans who oppose a ban on certain types of firearms are “siding with the killers," just days after a Nashville school shooting left six people dead.

March 30, 2023

Biden admin silent amid growing concern from lawmakers over rapid development of AI technology

The Biden administration is silent about whether it has concern over the rapid development of artificial intelligence or whether it believes it should be federally regulated.

March 30, 2023

House set to vote on sweeping energy package dubbed as Republicans' top priority

The House is slated to vote Thursday on a sweeping energy package — the Lower Energy Costs Act — in one of the most significant tests yet for the slim Republican majority.

March 30, 2023

US Capitol to revamp security after man caught secretly recording Republican senators

Republican senators have expressed concern after a Capitol employee was arrested and charged with attempting to record lawmakers during a private lunch earlier this month.

March 30, 2023

Lawmakers get into hallway shouting match over gun violence as Democrat calls Republicans 'cowards'

Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., got into a heated shouting match over gun control on Wednesday, with the two going toe-to-toe for journalists' cameras.

March 30, 2023

Leftwing groups attempting to block congressional oversight of Biden may violate law, conservative org warns

Two left-wing groups calling 'direct attacks' and 'an environment of backlash' to the GOP's oversight of Biden could lead to unlawful activity, according to conservative legal group

March 29, 2023

Biden 'strongly opposes' resolution ending COVID-19 national emergency, but won't veto it after Senate vote

President Biden will not veto a resolution ending the COVID-19 national emergency that the U.S. Senate passed on a 68-23 vote on Wednesday, A White House spokesperson said.