Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images)
Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling said the DOL, National Science Foundation and Education Department are working on developing the curriculum for U.S. students.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh arrives to testify to the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)
Kevin Warsh defended charges of a “creditability deficit” and lack of worker representation in an AI task force made up of a VC billionaire, a Microsoft exec…
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., put OMB Director Russell Vought on the spot during a Senate Banking Committee hearing over minimal documentation around DOGE savings claims.
From left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,, ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, hold a hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump laughs with OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, Commecre Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and OMB Director Russell Vought during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Russell Vought told Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez that the White House is “working on technology, including AI” to use “in conjunction” with agency policy officials.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on June 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The OMB director essentially acknowledged DOGE’s phase-out and told House lawmakers he could provide an “assessment” of the Elon Musk group’s work if needed.
People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The legislation directs the agency to deliver an annual report to Congress on its use of the technology following years of noncompliance with inventory reporting requirements.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The secretary told Sen. Mark Warner that the executive order “strikes a very good balance between innovation and safety,” and disputed that the EO was scaled back…