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Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes

Aug. 23, 2024 14:27 PM EDT

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring,...

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

Aug. 05, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow's private jet, a top Democratic senator who is backing an election-year push to tighten the high court's ethics rules said Monday. Thomas and his wife,...

Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

Aug. 01, 2024 15:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year. Majority Leader Chuck...

Senators call on Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers' sale of driving data to brokers

Jul. 26, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers' driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies. In a letter to FTC Chairwoman Linda Khan, Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, and...

US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

Jul. 12, 2024 15:09 PM EDT

In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them. Now three members of the U.S. Senate are calling for an investigation. San...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Jun. 27, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 25 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the war in Gaza and the Houthis As hopes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza continue to dim, it’s important to underline that the United States is...