Exclusive: Rand Paul Wants To Kill Electric Car Subsidies and Mandatory A.M. Radio The senator has introduced an amendment to the AM For Every Vehicle Act, sponsored by Sens. Ed Markey and Ted Cruz. Reason · Dec 5, 2023
More than half of Senate Democrats now say Bob Menendez should resign over bribery bombshell Days after being federally indicted, Menendez is facing mounting pressure from his own party to give up his seat The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Should Bob Menendez resign? Here’s what fellow Democrats have said Days after being federally indicted, Bob Menendez has refused to resign leading Democrats to pressure the New Jersey senator to give up his seat The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Landmark Climate Bill Bucks Industry Pressure as Big Oil Mocks Need to Transition The legislation would set a precedent by requiring large companies to disclose total greenhouse gas emissions. Capital & Main · Sep 22, 2023
Oppenheimer biographer supports US bill to bar use of AI in nuclear launches Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus, says technology is ‘too dangerous to gamble with’ and supports US senator’s attempt to bar it The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2023
Bill Banning Algorithmic Discrimination Reintroduced Markey and Matsui try, try again on the Hill Multichannel News · Jul 13, 2023
Citing Potential Human Extinction, Senators Seek Artificial Intelligence Inquiry See possible direct harm to vulnerable populations Multichannel News · Jun 23, 2023
Is Congress finally taking AI seriously? From election ads to teen mental health apps, 11 bills detail how Congress could rein in artificial intelligence Salon · Jun 13, 2023
Senate passes debt limit bill after marathon 11 amendment votes to avoid default The bill goes to President Joe Biden’s desk before the United States would default on its debt The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023
Democrats fight to expand a ‘broken and illegitimate’ supreme court As the US’s highest court is pummeled by divisive rulings and ethical scandals, Democrats think they have a solution: add four seats to counter a rightward tilt The Guardian - US · May 21, 2023
Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs. WEKU · May 19, 2023
Democrats Calling On The Use Of The 14th Amendment If Negotiations With Congress Fail A group of Democratic Senators plans to urge President Joe Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling crisis. Zenger · May 18, 2023
Dems push to add 4 justices to SCOTUS As the right-wing judiciary thrashes democracy, Dems reintroduce bill to expand the Supreme Court Salon · May 17, 2023
FTC Proposes Banning Facebook From Monetizing Youth Data Says company has repeatedly violated multiple privacy settlements with agency Multichannel News · May 3, 2023
Fortune · Apr 19, 2023 Meta was warned not to let teens into Horizon Worlds, but it’s doing it anyway Lawmakers and child advocates say Zuckerberg’s metaverse move is exploitative and dangerous.
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023 Transport minister Ryan defends Biden over use of motorcade during Irish visit Eamon Ryan said he believed the US president was looking towards more green alternatives.
Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023 Beth Kowitt: It’s Schultz not Starbucks that seems to be lost Former Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz kept his cool and stayed on message on Wednesday amid pointed questioning during a Senate committee hearing about the coffee giant’s alleged labor law violations. Even as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, described Starbucks as…
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023 ‘Making billionaires cry on TV’: Elizabeth Warren touts her record as she announces third run for Senate ‘Elizabeth is my partner in the Senate and I have seen this perpetual energy machine up close,’ Ed Markey says
Boston Herald · Mar 27, 2023 Elizabeth Warren announces third Senate bid in new campaign ad BOSTON — The state’s senior senator will seek a third term, her campaign has announced with a new ad.
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023 Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moment in American history that would have reverberations for decades
The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2023 Biden urged an investigation into how guns are peddled to kids. Will it stop the ads? The action is aimed at expanding last year’s bipartisan Safer Communities act, which strengthened background checks
Salon · Mar 15, 2023 Warren bill: Repeal "Trump's bank law" Notably absent from the list of co-sponsors were Dems who helped Republicans usher the bill through Congress
Axios · Mar 13, 2023 Electric cars are ditching AM radio — a critical safety tool AM radio is a key source of vital info during emergencies.
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023 With voluntary recognition, Ed Markey’s staff will be the first in the Senate to unionize The rest of “the world’s most exclusive club” may feel compelled to start treating the help a little nicer, as staffers in Sen. Edward J. Markey’s office are set to form the Senate’s first labor union.
Roll Call · Mar 8, 2023 With voluntary recognition, Ed Markey’s staff will be the first in the Senate to unionize - Roll Call Sen. Ed Markey happily complied when aides formally requested that he voluntarily recognize their bargaining unit Wednesday.