House Democrats Form AI Commission on Innovation, AI Guardrails

ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone screen in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2025. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File House Democratic leaders are forming a new commission to shape their approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and the broader innovation economy, saying Congress must both foster U.S. leadership in AI and guard against potential harms. House Democratic Leader

Appeals Court Temporarily Allows Ban on Troops With Gender Dysphoria

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2025. Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has temporarily halted a lower court’s decision to halt the Trump administration’s ban on troops with gender