President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking greater control of independent agencies like the FTC will politicize the regulatory process and result in further bureaucratic delay, Democratic senators and stakeholders told us in interviews Wednesday. Capitol Hill Republicans and Democrats were divided along party lines in support and against Trump’s executive action.
An AI transparency bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is overly broad and anti-competitive, tech industry representatives told state lawmakers Tuesday.
The House Commerce Committee’s new Republican working group will focus solely on comprehensive privacy legislation, and Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., will remain the lead on kids privacy, Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., told us Thursday.
The U.S. shouldn’t rush to adopt comprehensive AI legislation, despite a growing patchwork of state regulations, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Wednesday.
AI technology must be regulated at the federal level, House Technology Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said Monday.
There’s currently a House majority to approve the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (S. 1409), Senate Privacy Subcommittee Chair Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said Tuesday.
Recently fired Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board member Travis LeBlanc said Tuesday he’s considering legal action against the Trump administration for removing him three years before his term expired (see 2501300049).
Courts are responding appropriately to the Trump administration’s disregard for federal privacy law, consumer advocates said Monday as federal injunctions mount against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) (see 2502070050).
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general said Thursday they will sue to block Elon Musk’s data-collection efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Meanwhile, congressional Republicans and Democrats want more information about the authority DOGE is using to collect sensitive information (see 2502050046).
Nebraska should avoid passing AI legislation with onerous reporting requirements and overly broad definitions, industry groups told the state's Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing Thursday.