Bipartisan senators ask Pentagon to answer for Ukraine Starlink restrictions{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators press Pentagon over Starlink restrictions in Ukraine Four Republican senators joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network. © Tom Brenner,…The Hill2d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink restrictions
Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outagePresident Trump claimed on Friday that neither he nor SpaceX founder Elon Musk caused Ukraine’s Starlink outage earlier this week as the president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries. “I didn’t do that. No, we didn’t do that at all. In fact, I don’t even think it was...The Hill2d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink outage
Can voters learn to stop worrying and love Big AI?Republican lawmakers and presidential administration policies regarding AI regulation and data centers are clashing with voter concerns and internal party divisions during recent electoral contests.The Hill2d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyai regulation debate
AI safety group pushes for tighter export controls, limits on 'vastly superhuman AI'A conservative AI safety group is calling for the U.S. to implement tighter restrictions on advanced chip sales to China and limit the development of “vastly superhuman AI” as part of a new framework for AI policy. Humans First, chaired by former Tea Party leader Amy Kremer, laid out what it described as an “America...The Hill2d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyai policy framework
Trump's attempt to erase race from the Census will harm childrenServing communities with good governance requires knowing what is actually happening on the ground.The Hill2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationcensus policy change
Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fightThe White House is asserting executive privilege to block some records of President Trump’s communications from being shared in an ongoing lawsuit over the future of the Kennedy Center. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio board member who is challenging plans to close the performing arts center for renovations and add Trump’s name to...The Hill2d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentkennedy center lawsuit
The system failed Jane Doe. Congress can fix it.Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to address systemic failures in protecting students following allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University.The Hill2d agoWhole story →EducationJusticecampus safety act push
Experts say Cornell case highlights struggle with sexual assault prevention programsThe alleged Cornell University gang rape has put a spotlight on programs and educational initiatives at colleges that address sexual violence. But as Cornell’s president promises more student education on the issue after uproar on campus, the effectiveness of these efforts has come under nationwide scrutiny. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the…The Hill2d agoWhole story →JusticeEducation