Josh Hawley Archives

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)

Labor Department eyes AI curriculum akin to China’s teachings

Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling said the DOL, National Science Foundation and Education Department are working on developing the curriculum for U.S. students.

Jul 17, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate coalition calls for data about AI impact on labor market

The group of senators is asking the Labor Department to expand its surveys for current population, job openings, and American youth.

Mar 6, 2026 By Madison Alder

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., points to quotes from Meta employees while presiding over a hearing about artificial intelligence generative models training on copyrighted works in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill calls for agencies to report AI-related job cuts

The legislation from Sens. Warner and Hawley tasks the Labor Department with delivering a quarterly report on agency and private-sector layoffs linked to AI.

Nov 5, 2025 By Matt Bracken

UNITED STATES – MAY 11: Chairman Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attend a Senate Judiciary Committee markup in Hart Building on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would establish path for AI harm lawsuits

The legislation would classify AI systems as products and create federal legal grounds to sue developers over harms.

Sep 30, 2025 By Madison Alder

The U.S. Department of Energy building is seen behind a sign marking the location of the agency’s headquarters on March 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Energy Department would host AI risk program under Senate bill

The bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would establish a risk evaluation program at DOE to assess safety concerns on advanced AI systems.

Sep 30, 2025 By Matt Bracken

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 07: Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) speaks at a press conference alongside U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) about the Senate Democrats expanded majority for the next 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill to push for open source software security within federal gov

The bill was previously proposed in response to the Log4j vulnerability that affected millions of IT systems around the world.

Mar 27, 2023 By Nihal Krishan