Senate Democrats are demanding answers from the White House over climbing electricity bills, which they say are being driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.  […]

A pair of bipartisan senators introduced new legislation on Monday that would require a new evaluation program for advanced AI systems before they can be deployed, with steep penalties for developers who do not comply.  […]

Two top Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are pressing for hard numbers on how many Federal workers have been let go since the start of the second Trump administration in January.   […]

Industry experts shed more light on the recent Salt Typhoon hacks during a congressional hearing Tuesday as leaders of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law called on the Federal government to “galvanize action now” against the China-linked hacking group’s recent infiltration of commercial telecommunications infrastructure. […]

This week, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced the No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act, aiming to clarify that Section 230 immunity should not apply to generative AI. […]

Defense Department officials on May 6 pleaded their case to the Senate Armed Services Committee for a reversal of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to grant a spectrum license to Virginia-based Ligado to operate in a spectrum band that military officials claim will interfere with Global Positioning System (GPS) networks vital to DoD operations. […]

Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on July 31, introduced a bill to combat illegal robocalls. […]

Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command, told senators today he was optimistic about the future of U.S. cybersecurity, but also warned that Russian attempts to influence U.S. elections remain a threat. […]

Yesterday, 13 Democratic Senators signed and sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons expressing their concerns over the FTC’s ability to monitor and respond to phone spam and robocalls during the partial government shutdown. […]

A New York Times report on Tuesday night revealed new details on Facebook’s partnerships with service providers, showing a high level of access to user data for other companies, spurred new calls for data privacy legislation. […]

Welcome to MeriTalk News Briefs, where we bring you all the day’s action that didn’t quite make the headlines. No need to shout about ‘em, but we do feel that they merit talk. […]

Witnesses at a Senate Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet subcommittee hearing about mobile apps on Tuesday pressed senators for action on making more spectrum available for 5G and other services. […]