Author name: Minnie Hanson

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday issued a pardon for Daniel Perry, an Army sergeant who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. In April, a jury found Perry guilty of murdering Garrett Foster during a July 2020 protest in Austin, Texas. The jury did not find […]

Civil rights, technology and labor advocates are warning that the bipartisan artificial intelligence (AI) guidance Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released Wednesday is not adequate to address the risks posed by the advancing technology.   The guidance released by Schumer’s bipartisan working group encourages committee work to address threats of AI and recommends new

The House passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday aimed at requiring even ticket sellers to disclose the total cost of tickets up front to consumers, including so-called “hidden fees.” The bill, dubbed the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, 388-24. “This consensus legislation will end deceptive ticketing practices

The Biden administration announced Thursday it had initiated the formal rulemaking process to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III from its Schedule I designation that it has held for over 50 years. This announcement follows the Department of Justice’s announcement last month that if planned to proceed with rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III which the Department of Health

Last month, members of the House Commerce Committee — led by committee leaders Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee leaders Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)  — held a hearing on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.  This bill, introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and

Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets to Beyoncé’s concert by the artist herself and a Howard University football game courtesy of ESPN, a 2023 financial disclosure report shows. Harris attended Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour concert in Landover, Maryland, in August, with her husband Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. She posted online thanking the singer for