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Artificial intelligence chatbots that interact with minors would face sweeping new restrictions under a new bill approved by New York lawmakers Friday. https://t.co/BARyTM3tAE

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The House passed its Agriculture-FDA appropriations bill this week and advanced several more fiscal 2027 funding bills in committee, as Senate appropriators plan their first markups of the year. https://t.co/nWS9Af0hZl

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first general election attack ad against Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) on Friday, targeting him for trading stocks while missing votes in Washington. https://t.co/I78CFZ52Hm

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New York lawmakers passed a measure banning surveillance pricing Thursday, setting up a clash with business interests who say the ban goes the farthest in the US and will hurt consumers. https://t.co/MYkwyiVYHv

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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins hopes to schedule a markup next week on six spending bills for the next fiscal year, after complications from a marathon vote series scuttled plans to advance some of those Thursday. https://t.co/9OhhCDSGRh

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Senators failed to advance a powerful spy powers tool that expires after next week as Democrats double down on their demands for President Donald Trump to reverse his pick for acting national intelligence director. https://t.co/2Ke9biOcRR

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Tech industry leaders poring over a new bipartisan House framework on artificial intelligence are expressing early reservations over federal preemption language, safety testing, and auditing requirements. https://t.co/quN2PomGXW

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Two elections this week underscored the difficulty facing the many House members who want to leave legislating in the nation’s capital in favor of leading the executive branch in their state capital. https://t.co/05bD3Pdntm

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Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters has a simple midterm strategy — make it all about President Donald Trump. https://t.co/oRkbaAwZMq

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The Senate passed a $69.5 billion bill giving over three years of funding to two immigration enforcement agencies, taking a final step toward resolving a months-long dispute. https://t.co/Rnr8feSjfM

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The House Armed Services Committee late Thursday night narrowly backed the formal renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth. https://t.co/RS4LgMjiuV

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House Panel Approves Defense Bill Ramping Up Key Munitions https://t.co/xat2qpEChT

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New York moved closer to being the first state to pause building out new data centers as lawmakers, citing voter concerns over utility spikes, advanced a one-year moratorium on the energy-intensive facilities Thursday. https://t.co/YXXgZMVIqM

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The House voted 226-195 to advance Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions Thursday in an implicit rebuke of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, with 18 Republicans and one GOP-aligned independent supporting the Democrat-led legislation. https://t.co/Aj2w9OyLpL

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The House passed a $26.3 billion funding bill for the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. https://t.co/xvNh1VHMfC

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Publicly-traded companies and businesses with over 50 employees based in New York would be required to annually report how artificial intelligence impacts their hiring decisions under a new bill advanced by state lawmakers Thursday. https://t.co/MKTBUCPHzU

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Medicare is working to modernize its claims system in part to better detect fraudulent payments, the program’s director, Chris Klomp, said Thursday. https://t.co/IhcTARKMdZ

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The Energy Department may have violated the law by not allocating funding from Congress in the way that lawmakers directed, according to a Thursday Government Accountability Office report. https://t.co/wyznBIGujU

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Democrats tried to undercut the Trump administration’s glossy economic picture during a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Thursday. https://t.co/7mM440Hpmc

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The Senate voted down a bid by retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to permanently block the Department of Justice from establishing a fund to pay people who claim to have been victims of government “weaponization.” https://t.co/91ulqrRkHw