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Justice Elena Kagan has criticized the 5th Circuit decision that upheld the Texas law, writing for a six-justice majority that social media content moderation is free speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Ruling boosts social media free speech protections, some say

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 9, 2024 at 7:00am
The proposal is an “important step” in safeguarding national security, says House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro.

Treasury seeks tighter rules on US investment in China tech

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 3, 2024 at 7:00am
House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., center, and ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., right, are shown at a hearing on the social media platform TikTok in March 2023.

Privacy bill markup canceled amid multi-front opposition

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 27, 2024 at 9:06pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit over social media censorship claims

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 26, 2024 at 11:15am
“Setting the stage for how the federal government is going to buy and use AI will have a large effect on the AI industry, as well as innovation,” says Sen. Gary Peters.

Peters pitches AI legislation as model for private sector

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 25, 2024 at 7:00am, Updated at 5:16pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building for the first day of the court’s session in October 2023.

Supreme Court enters crunch time for term loaded with big issues

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2024 at 2:34pm
Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and ranking member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are seen during a confirmation hearing for Michael Whitaker, nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, on Oct. 4, 2023.

Senate spectrum bill markup scrapped over partisan differences

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted June 18, 2024 at 10:33am
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says he and others would like to see restrictions on dangerous outcomes from AI.

Downplaying AI’s existential risks is a fatal error, some say

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 11, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, center, has draft legislation on a federal privacy standard that’s the subject of intense debate over its scope.

Tech groups call for preempting state laws in privacy bill

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 10, 2024 at 7:43am
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department "will vigorously enforce our antitrust laws," when the government filed suit against Google in 2023.

Congress asked to probe tech companies hiding antitrust evidence

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 4, 2024 at 1:03pm