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A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate Democrats urge CFPB to ignore big banks’ interest in overhauling data rule

A letter from Sens. Warren, Wyden and Blumenthal asked acting CFPB Director Russell Vought to reinstate consumer protections for accessing personal financial data.

39 minutes ago By Matt Bracken

An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system is pictured on Oct. 20, 2025 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats blast White House over ‘sweetheart’ AI data center deals

A letter to OSTP’s Michael Kratsios and Commerce’s Howard Lutnick demands answers over surging electricity prices connected to the buildout of AI data centers.

Nov 11, 2025 By Matt Bracken

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

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asks questions as Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Senators discuss new legislation focused on deceptive AI and elections

"Hot off the press, Sen. Hawley and I have introduced our bill today ...] to ban the use of deceptive AI-generated content in elections," Sen. Amy Klobuchar…

Sep 12, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Without government’s knowledge, NSA improperly collected emails from 2008 to 2011

The National Security Agency on Wednesday afternoon declassified three U.S. court opinions that reveal the agency inadvertently collected 56,000 Internet communications not related to terrorism between 2008…

Aug 21, 2013