The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday signaled a willingness to uphold President Donald Trump’s firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a decision that liberal justices said could totally upend existing structures at independent agencies like the FTC and the FCC (see 2511280002).
States have a role in regulating AI, several Senate Republicans told us Thursday after House Republicans dropped plans to include an AI moratorium in Congress’ defense spending package (see 2512030038).
The FTC’s statutory removal protections are unconstitutional, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1935 decision in Humphrey’s Executor doesn’t apply to a modern FTC exercising substantial executive power, DOJ argued Monday before the high court.
House Commerce Committee members will discuss an updated version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) during a Dec. 2 subcommittee hearing, the committee said Tuesday.
Several Senate Republicans and Democrats told us in interviews last week their stances on federal AI policy haven’t changed since the chamber voted 99-1 to block a proposed AI moratorium (see 2511200051).
Discussion about a draft executive order seeking to block states from regulating AI is “speculation” until something is announced, a White House official said in a statement Thursday (see 2511190059). However, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) and others condemned the possible preemption attempt.
Congress should be skeptical of an AI moratorium gaining traction in defense funding negotiations, but President Donald Trump’s support for state preemption means Democrats must take the issue seriously, a senior staffer for Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Wednesday.
AI chatbots create privacy risks, and Congress should explore data-protection obligations, House Commerce Committee Republicans and Democrats said during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
New Jersey’s Senate Commerce Committee on Monday passed legislation that would exempt insurance entities and national securities agencies from certain disclosure requirements in the state’s comprehensive privacy law.
New York legislators always expected the potential for amendment negotiations with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on recently passed comprehensive AI legislation, Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) said in a recent interview with Privacy Daily. Now running for the U.S. Congress, Bores also told us he will prioritize legislating on federal privacy, AI safety and personal data control if elected.