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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pictured sitting behind a desk at a Senate Commerce hearing. He's looking at Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who is sitting next to him and speaking into a microphone. — Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks as ranking member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens during a hearing February 2023 hearing. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Sen. Ted Cruz takes aim at foreign influence on AI policy

The Texas Republican is seeking documents from the DOJ to investigate whether a foreign group is illegally influencing federal AI work.

Dec 3, 2024 By Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee will hear testimony about the Biden administration's ongoing plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and Delta variant. — (Photo by Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Senate lawmakers identify AI as potential solution for combating robocalls, scams

Commerce subcommittee hearing follows a Federal Communications Commission report that identified 20 robocall risk mitigation documents that did not comply with the agency’s guidelines for telephone communication…

Oct 24, 2023 By Caroline Nihill