Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., may object to the FTC nominee Andrew Ferguson's candidacy, potentially blocking him from expedited confirmation.
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Merger guidelines released Monday will provide greater transparency into FTC and DOJ antitrust enforcement, but regulators will continue to base cases on facts and the law, the agencies said Monday.
The FBI’s surveillance authorities will extend through April after the House voted 310-118 Thursday to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (see 2312120073).
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson announced Wed. the launch of the agency's public consultation process related to its forthcoming report to President Joe Biden on the risks, benefits and regulatory approaches to AI foundation models, as directed in a Biden AI executive order (see 2310300056). Speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Democracy and Technology, Davidson said the report will focus on pragmatic AI policies rooted in technical, economic and legal realities of the technology. The Biden order gave the Commerce Department 270 days to get public input and deliver the AI recommendations. Davidson said.
Congress is expected to revisit surveillance reform early next year after House Republicans on Tuesday abandoned potential votes on dueling bills from the House Judiciary and the House Intelligence committees (see 2312070066).
Bicameral draft language released Thursday for Congress’ $900 billion defense bill includes a four-month extension of the FBI’s controversial foreign intelligence surveillance authority (see 2312060048).
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 35-2 to advance legislation requiring members of the intelligence community to obtain a warrant when targeting Americans using foreign intelligence surveillance authority (see 2312050054).
Creating a domestic warrant requirement for the FBI’s foreign intelligence surveillance authority would “paralyze” efforts to thwart “fast-moving threats” abroad, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The prospect of seeking unanimous consent for kids’ privacy legislation spurred further negotiation on the bills, so the Senate Commerce Committee will hold off initiating a hotline process, Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told us last week.
The House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up legislation Wednesday reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told us last week (see 2311280042).