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Photos of the week flashback to 2011 - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call photojournalists look back to the summer of 2011 when political wrangling over raising the debt limit gripped Washington.

Roll Call · May 26, 2023

Lawmakers suggest agency to supervise artificial intelligence

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are floating ideas about guardrails for artificial intelligence as Congress considers how to confront the fast-moving technology that experts say could have profound implications.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Lawmakers suggest agency to supervise artificial intelligence - Roll Call

Lawmakers say they want to regulate artificial intelligence technology, avoiding the arms-length treatment they gave internet companies.

Roll Call · May 23, 2023

Parties scramble for deal on debt limit, budget - Roll Call

Democratic and Republican staff negotiators spent the weekend and a good part of Monday trying to get on the same page in debt limit talks.

Roll Call · May 15, 2023

Tuberville seeks to clarify remark about white nationalists in military

Asked about white nationalists in the military, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said, "I call them Americans."

Roll Call · May 11, 2023

Length of spending caps, debt limit hike mulled as talks begin - Roll Call

The White House and congressional leaders are discussing the duration of appropriations caps and a debt limit raise.

Roll Call · May 10, 2023

Feinstein returning to the Senate - Roll Call

Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to the Senate after a bout with shingles that began in March and prompted some calls for her resignation.

Roll Call · May 9, 2023

Republicans leery of Democrats' China competition plan - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are open to working with Democrats on another China competition package but worry the majority may try to add new spending.

Roll Call · May 4, 2023

Senate Democrats announce sweeping effort to outcompete China - Roll Call

Senate Democrats are mobilizing virtually all committees for a massive legislative package to bolster the U.S. against the Chinese government.

Roll Call · May 3, 2023

Senate, for now, defers to Biden and McCarthy on debt talks - Roll Call

Senators are so far standing firm on letting Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden work out how to address the debt limit.

Roll Call · May 2, 2023