House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a press conference with other members of House Republican leadership in Washington, DC on Sept. 16, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Frank Bisignano arrives to his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – JULY 08: An exterior view of 2514 Eisenhower Avenue, where the National Science Foundation is also located, is seen on July 8, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner has announced that HUD headquarters will be moving from its current location at the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, D.C. to the new location in Alexandria. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The uncertain future of AI2ES, a collaboration of multiple research institutions, comes as the White House launches a public-private partnership to increase AI education.
People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
William Kirk said the watchdog would “appropriately look at” possible violations of security standards in response to Sen. Markey’s question about a Wired story on unvetted DOGE…
Aerial shot of a data center for cryptocurrency mining, cloud services and AI computing in a large, temperature controlled warehouse in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota. (Getty Images)
The bipartisan legislation calls for a study from the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture into the impact AI data centers are having on rural areas.
The Consumer Safety Technology Act also calls for a Commerce-FTC study on how blockchain can protect consumers from fraud. The companion bill passed the House in July.
Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford spoke during a fireside chat at a Commercial Drone Alliance event on Monday. Lisa Ellman, the CEO of the drone organization, moderated the conversation. (Photo by Madison Alder).
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence-powered search and answer engine, with the company’s logo visible in the background. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)
An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent checks an automobile for contraband in the line to enter the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Oct. 2, 2019 in San Ysidro, California. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)