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Truthout
6 months ago
Left-wing politics

White House Wants $895 Billion for Pentagon and Nukes in Fiscal Year 2025

The White House proposed an $895 billion budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons, continuing a trend of high military spending.
Congress is not effectively overseeing national security spending, with only a few members questioning the budget and many seeking to increase it. [ more ]
Nextgov.com
7 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI regulation will come from existing frameworks - not a new agency - lawmakers say

Lawmakers support using existing legal resources to regulate AI
Congress's regulatory approach will be flexible and leverage existing offices [ more ]
Truthout
7 months ago
Left-wing politics

Congress Is Poised to Cede Even More of Its Oversight of Foreign Weapons Sales

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is proposing a bill that would reduce Congress's ability to oversee weapons transfers to foreign military forces.
Under current law, Congress has a limited time to review and block proposed weapons deals, but this proposed legislation would speed up the delivery of deadly weapons without adequate assessment of security implications. [ more ]
New York Post
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

We can't trust politicized FBI to handle probe of Trump assassination bid

President Biden announced FBI investigation into Secret Service's failure at Trump rally in Butler, highlighting lack of trust in federal law enforcement agencies. [ more ]
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