Latest United States Congress News

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum

Jun. 01, 2023 18:53 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content cleared another critical hurdle Thursday. The measure is among hundreds of bills that passed in the state Senate and Assembly this week...

Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars

May. 18, 2023 16:51 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation's cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act." The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio...

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

May. 12, 2023 00:08 AM EDT

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Thousands of women living in rural, eastern Maryland have few options when they're looking for someone to deliver their babies. The local hospital doesn't have an obstetrics doctor on staff so most women in this region, flanked by sprawling farm fields and...

Congress eyes new rules for tech: What's under consideration

May. 08, 2023 09:13 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done. Should TikTok be banned? Should younger...