Congress Weighs How to Regulate AI Chatbots Used for Companionship
A recent CRS report on AI chatbots designed for companionship has landed on lawmakers' desks at a moment when use of these tools is accelerating. The stakes...
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A recent CRS report on AI chatbots designed for companionship has landed on lawmakers' desks at a moment when use of these tools is accelerating. The stakes...
A recent CRS report published on August 13 examines the Trump Administration's approach to Venezuela's political transition following Nicolás Maduro's...
A recent CRS report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act reveals a program in crisis. AGOA, which provides duty-free access to U.S. markets for most...
Two senators introduced bipartisan legislation this month designed to protect the nation's electrical grid from emerging quantum computing threats. Senators...
A recent GAO report released on August 13, 2026, reveals a paradox at the heart of America's mental health and substance abuse support infrastructure: even...
A recent CRS report on adult protective services reveals a system stretched thin, with nearly 1.6 million reports of maltreatment filed last year but fewer...
The Defense Production Act (DPA) grants the President sweeping authority to direct domestic industry toward national defense goals, but most of those powers...
Alexander Manolev, a Bulgarian businessman designated by the State Department for corruption, has resumed aggressive lobbying in Washington. Washington...
A recent CRS report published August 13 details the health and regulatory challenges posed by wildland fire smoke, laying out a complex landscape where...
A CRS report released in mid-July detailed sweeping changes to how the federal government distributes homelessness assistance, but a court has left the...
Congress Rewrote DHS Spending Rules—and Won on Key Battles
The tech giant is now working with multiple firms on computer industry issues.
A recent CRS report published on August 14 examines the Supreme Court's April 22 decision in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., which fundamentally reshapes the legal...
Johnson & Johnson registered Forbes Tate Partners LLC as a lobbying firm on August 14, 2026, marking a shift in the company's government relations strategy....
A recent CRS report on the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Trump v. Barbara lays bare the constitutional obstacles Congress would need to clear to...
A recent CRS report on federal enforcement actions against states over voter registration lists highlights a fundamental clash over access to sensitive...
A recent GAO report published on August 10, 2026, found that the State Department's maximum housing space standards for overseas personnel have not been...
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America has hired CGCN Group LLC to lobby on maternal and infant health issues, marking the organization's entry into federal...
Senators Patty Murray and Chris Murphy are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for a full accounting of its recent aircraft acquisitions, demanding...
Sen. Ed Markey had a packed week for Massachusetts, touching on healthcare costs, electricity bills, immigration enforcement, and a hometown win — the...
Sen. Tammy Baldwin spent the week pressing on healthcare, food assistance, and clean water — issues with direct consequences for Wisconsin families — while...
Sen. Tim Kaine spent the week sounding off on issues that cut close to home for Virginians — from reproductive rights and veterans' care to a Senate vote on...
More than 750,000 school-aged children are connected to military service, and many face barriers when their families are deployed. A proposed military...
A recent CRS report examines the Office of Personnel Management's push to collect detailed medical claims data from Federal Employees Health Benefits...