Amy Klobuchar

President Donald Trump is expected to soon sign into law the “Take It Down Act,” a sweeping bipartisan measure that targets the spread of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfake images and videos online. What Happened: On Monday, the House overwhelmingly passed the “Take It Down...

The New York City shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday is believed to be a preplanned and premeditated, police said Wednesday hours after the attack. What Happened: Thompson, who was CEO of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH)’s insurance division UnitedHealthcare, was...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to Amazon Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos, expressing their “serious concern” over Alexa’s role in spreading election misinformation. What Happened: The concerns stem from a...

The "NO FAKES Act of 2023," a proposed bipartisan bill introduced by senators Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), seeks to establish a federal law aimed at protecting artists, actors, and musicians from unauthorized artificial...

Democrats in Washington, D.C. are forming a new group focused on artificial intelligence (AI). According to a CNBC, the so-called "New Democrat Coalition" — headed by Derek Kilmer, a Democrat from Washington — will focus on deep fakes, which it deems a national security issue...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s call to prosecute President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, has attracted high-profile criticism. What Happened: After Musk tweeted on Sunday that his pronouns were “Prosecute/Fauci," former NASA...

A bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison was introduced in the United States Senate last Thursday, reported ESPN.  Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been detained since Feb. 17 and pleaded...

Last week, a group of six U.S. senators urged the Biden administration to use its position and remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 substances under federal law. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken small steps but not done enough to address the antitrust concerns amid rising global scrutiny, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) told Bloomberg on Wednesday. What Happened: Unconvinced with Apple’s steps, the U.S. lawmakers are moving forward with...

Policy matters with ramifications for the financial markets — including health care, taxes, tariffs and climate change — were front and center during the first of two days of debates between 2020 Democratic presidential candidates hosted by CNN in Detroit. Progressive senators and front...

Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would look under...

At the 110th NAACP National Convention in Detroit, where President Donald Trump was never far from mind, 10 of the candidates running to unseat him in 2020 showed up Wednesday to make their pitch to black voters. Nine Democratic candidates and one Republican sat down for question-and-answer...

Cannabis could be one of the top five issues in the 2020 presidential election, Piper Jaffray. President Donald Trump may champion legalization as a way of gaining favor with younger voters, the sell-side firm said in a Sunday note.  Need more cannabis news? Check out all of our coverage here...