Industry stakeholders testified on the impact of environmental, social, governance (ESG) mandates on the insurance and housing sectors before a House subcommittee. ESG is an investment framework for an organization's environmental, social, and ethical practices. The hearing included discussion of how ESG affects consumers and markets amid issues like natural disasters, climate change, and housing affordability.
FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the agency against Republican accusations of weaponization and politicization during an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Director Wray told lawmakers where there have been issues, he's taken immediate action to correct them. The director, appointed under the Trump administration, faced questions from lawmakers for nearly five hours. At times, exchanges turned heated on topics ranging from the Hunter Biden investigation to the internal Richmond, Virginia office memo targeting Catholics, and the warrantless searches of digital data.
Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and other immigration and national security professionals testified on immigration and transnational criminal organizations before the House Homeland Security Committee. Topics included combating the cartels and U.S.-based gangs connected to the cartels, child trafficking and the fentanyl crisis.
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and witnesses specializing inartificial intelligence (AI) and national security, testified on using AI for military combat before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation. Topics included AI ethics, cyber threats, data used to train AI, the importance of collaboration between allies, and how the use of AI impacts democratic vs. communist values.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a discussion with abortion rights advocates on the impact of Republican efforts to tighten abortion restrictions in certain states. Topics included fear of legal ramifications following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision limitting abortion access, how restrictions can disproportionately impact black and brown communities, and hesitancy around distribution of an FDA approved abortion pill, mifepristone.
Legal scholar Laurence Tribe and Michael Luttig, a retired U.S. Court of Appeals judge, discussed the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loans, election law, and LGBTQ rights. In addition, they discussed term limits, increasing the number of justices, and court ethics -- advocating for Congress to adopt a code of conduct for the Supreme Court.
Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and other immigration and national security professionals testified on immigration and transnational criminal organizations before the House Homeland Security Committee. Topics included combating the cartels and U.S.-based gangs connected to the cartels, child trafficking and the fentanyl crisis.
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and witnesses specializing inartificial intelligence (AI) and national security, testified on using AI for military combat before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation. Topics included AI ethics, cyber threats, data used to train AI, the importance of collaboration between allies, and how the use of AI impacts democratic vs. communist values.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a discussion with abortion rights advocates on the impact of Republican efforts to tighten abortion restrictions in certain states. Topics included fear of legal ramifications following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision limitting abortion access, how restrictions can disproportionately impact black and brown communities, and hesitancy around distribution of an FDA approved abortion pill, mifepristone.
Legal scholar Laurence Tribe and Michael Luttig, a retired U.S. Court of Appeals judge, discussed the impact of recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, student loans, election law, and LGBTQ rights. In addition, they discussed term limits, increasing the number of justices, and court ethics -- advocating for Congress to adopt a code of conduct for the Supreme Court.
Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and other immigration and national security professionals testified on immigration and transnational criminal organizations before the House Homeland Security Committee. Topics included combating the cartels and U.S.-based gangs connected to the cartels, child trafficking and the fentanyl crisis.
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and witnesses specializing inartificial intelligence (AI) and national security, testified on using AI for military combat before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology and Innovation. Topics included AI ethics, cyber threats, data used to train AI, the importance of collaboration between allies, and how the use of AI impacts democratic vs. communist values.
