Senate Panel Examines Impact of AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing titled “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025” at 2:30 p.m. ET on...
Lawmakers Call Out US Banks for Backing Blacklisted Chinese Battery Maker
Lawmakers with the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on May 20 criticized American banks for backing a blacklisted Chinese battery maker,...
House Homeland Security Panel’s Hearing on Assessing Security and Preparedness in Massive Events
The House Homeland Security Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee holds a hearing titled “Mass Gathering Events: Assessing Security Coordination and Preparedness” at 2 p.m....
FTC Renews Push to Remove Improper Drug Patents That Block Generics
The Federal Trade Commission on May 21 escalated its efforts to lower prescription drug costs, renewing challenges to more than 200 patents it says...
Trump admin’s South Sudan deportation bid violates court order, US judge says
An attempt by US President Donald Trump’s administration to transfer migrants to South Sudan violated a judicial order not to send deportees to countries...
DOJ to End Police Reform Agreements, Investigations Into Departments
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will end its agreements to secure court-approved settlements with the cities of Minneapolis and Louisville...
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Maintain Custody of Illegal Immigrants Being Deported to South Sudan
A federal judge on May 20 ordered the Trump administration to maintain custody of illegal immigrants being deported to South Sudan while the court...
Senate Passes ‘No Tax on Tips Act’ in Unanimous Vote
Lawmakers in the Republican-led Senate on May 20 passed a proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, moving a step closer to fulfilling a...
House Reviews State Department Posture for 2026
The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled “FY26 State Department Posture: Protecting American Interests” at 10 a.m. ET on May 21. Witnesses...