House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies’ use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is…
House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass) voiced concern on Wednesday about the ballooning cost of the conflict with Iran, arguing that the Pentagon should have appeared before Congress months ago. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth made his first appearance before Congress since the war’s start on Wednesday during a hearing of the House Armed Services…
The House on Thursday voted to strip pro-pesticide policies, which have been a source of controversy and GOP infighting, from the farm bill. The vote on the amendment to take the provisions out of the farm bill, which sets the nation’s agriculture policy for five years, was adopted 280-142. It was led by Reps. Anna…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that the House Oversight Taskforce on the Declassification of Federal Secrets will hold a hearing next month into the controversial MK Ultra program. “Hearing on May 13. MK Ultra. House Oversight Taskforce,” Luna, who chairs the task force, wrote in a post on social platform X. Project MKUltra…
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) last week became the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office, continuing an upward trend in the number of member deaths seen in recent years. Scott’s death puts the current two-year session — which began January 2025 and ends January 2027 — on track to surpass recent congressional…
House Democrats came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first hearing since the Iran war started, peppering the Pentagon chief with questions on his characterization of the conflict and recent high-profile firings of top military officials. Their Republican counterparts were notably conflict-averse, apart from a couple of supportive comments toward Gen. Randy Goerge, the…
The Supreme Court’s decision to weaken a key part of the Voting Rights Act has reignited a national redistricting war likely to have widespread implications for voters across the country. The high court on Wednesday handed down its much-awaited ruling on Louisiana’s House map, striking down its second majority-Black district. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for