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Illinois leaders ‘won’t back down’ following Trump EO on AI regulation

State Rep. Bob Morgan on the floor of the Illinois House in 2024. CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep fighting for protections against artificial intelligence after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to shield tech companies from state laws. Trump’s order targets state regulations, including several in Illinois, that he said are inconsistent with national policy on AI. Critics said Illinois will not be swayed by the influence of “Big Tech.” The order calls on Attorney […]

todayDecember 16, 2025 60

Joe Biden

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President Joe Biden withdraws nomination of David Chipman as ATF chief

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew his nomination of David Chipman to serve as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Biden blamed Republicans in Congress for blocking Chipman's confirmation. "Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress have made clear that they intend to use gun crime as a political talking point instead of taking serious steps to address it," he said in a statement. Chipman issued a statement to CNN saying he was honored to be […]

todaySeptember 9, 2021 64

Columnists

KNAPP: Section 230 doesn’t need “reform”

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is under attack — disguised as a cry for “reform” — from politicians on both sides of the “major party” aisle. To what purpose? Well, let’s look at Section 230’s key provision: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” US Naval Academy law professor Jeff Kosseff calls those words “The Twenty-Six Words […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 82

Decision 2018

Early votes could push midterm turnout above 50 percent

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- More than 35 million people cast an early vote or absentee vote for the 2018 elections, an increase of more than 58 percent from 2014, preliminary data indicates. The midterm elections are seeing an unusually high number of early voters -- early voting in 27 states alone total more than totaled early votes nationwide for 2014 -- which likely means a historic boost to overall voter turnout for 2018. Midterm elections have historically low turnout numbers, rarely […]

todayNovember 5, 2018 71

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