Month: July 2023
The Biden plan to forgive student loans is a good idea, but it’s not a great one. Here’s what you need to know.
The fate of President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers,…
The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act. By John Avlon. The Washington Post. Read the full story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/post/the-fine-print-of-the-re
The Respect for Marriage Act codifies marriages and came about amid worries among Democrats that the same conservative majority on the Supreme Court that took…
The Trump Organization has been hit with a number of lawsuits, including a lawsuit filed by the city of New York.
The former president has been enmeshed in a number of investigations and lawsuits, including the Mueller investigation, which is expected to conclude with a report…
The woman who has been steering Joe Biden’s bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill is a former Democratic congresswoman who has been a key figure in the Senate for more than a decade.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most…
The Arizona Senate race is now a three-way race. And it’s not just because of the Democrat’s decision to run for governor.
— Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with…
Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agreement is too restrictive.
Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is the subject of an ongoing FTC…
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for potential harm to consumers. The company is a non-profit research organization that specializes in artificial intelligence.
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI for possible violations of consumer protection law, seeking extensive records from the maker of ChatGPT about its handling…
China has taken a major step in regulating generative AI services like ChatGPT, which uses a neural network to generate text messages.
The rules will now only apply to services that are available to the general public in China. Technology being developed in research institutions or intended…
US officials are worried about a federal court order that could have a ‘chilling effect’ on efforts to combat election disinformation, a senior official said.
The Biden administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s order blocking it from communicating with social media companies about election-related disinformation has been temporarily blocked by…
A federal appeals court has ruled that Microsoft can close its Activision merger, despite a challenge by the Justice Department.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cannot block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The decision…