YOU WONT BELIEVE: Peter welch - What They Never Told You

As GOP revives anti-trans playbook, Dems try to turn the page

Republicans are returning to a familiar 2024 playbook in the final weeks before the midterms, stoking fears about transgender people in sports, schools and beyond.  But this time, Democrats are striking back. Some candidates running in red states have tried to distance themselves from their party’s commitment to transgender rights.…

Roll Call · Sep 24

Kash Patel says FBI won’t automatically reject some applicants over prostitution, bestiality. Here’s the catch

FBI Director Kash Patel defended a controversial policy shift that allows victims of prostitution and bestiality to apply for positions, facing backlash from Democrats at a Senate hearing. Tensions flared as Patel addressed concerns over agent dismissals and election day strategies. He reaffirmed that the reforms were designed to prevent…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Kash Patel’s bizarre Senate hearing somehow landed on ‘victims’ of bestiality

ANALYSIS: In one of the strangest Trump administration appearances yet, Patel made jokes about canines and had to clarify he is not ‘into’ animal sex before getting into a yelling match with a Democratic senator about the midterms, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Exclusive: Sen. Welch would back Trump's most-favored-nation drug policy plan

Welch said he would "not only vote for it, I would work actively and aggressively to make it happen."

Axios · May 13

Democrats and Republicans Both Want To Regulate AI. They Just Can't Agree on How.

As lawmakers of both major parties hustle to regulate their preferred villains, they're losing sight of the big picture. The possible gains to humanity from AI are enormous.

Reason · Apr 11

Cost of Noem’s makeup and horse rental for her $143 million ad that led to her ouster is revealed

The taxpayer footed the bill for nearly $4,000 worth of hair and makeup services for Noem, financial records show

The Independent UK · Mar 24

DHS funding deal appears close after White House talks

Senators expressed newfound optimism Monday night that they were on the cusp of a deal to end a month-old partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a White House meeting with President Donald Trump earlier in the evening, GOP senators appeared convinced a deal was at hand on…

Roll Call · Mar 23

Week ahead: Senate SAVE and shutdown ‘show’ continues

Lawmakers face a final sprint this week before a mini spring break recess — that is, if leadership lets them leave. With new urgency to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the focus will be on off-the-floor negotiations to end the partial government shutdown. And President Donald Trump is further…

Roll Call · Mar 23

US Senators Demand Shutdown of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Over Copyright Violations

American senators urge ByteDance to shut down its AI app, Seedance 2.0, over copyright infringement concerns, threatening legal action.

International Business Times UK · Mar 18

Senators demand former TikTok owner shutdown new app that lets users make AI versions of real people

The senators called Seedance ‘the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date’

The Independent UK · Mar 17