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The group wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis saying they are concerned it could be a waste and requested that he provide estimates on the cost of the parade as well as whether it will disrupt regular military options. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Democratic senators want Jim Mattis to tell them how much Trump’s military parade could cost

Travis J. Tritten -

February 7, 2018 9:29 pm

Auto manufacturers have been working on technology for self-driving cars for several years and are testing these vehicles on the roads. But the bills from the House and the Senate signal the federal government is ready to tackle the issue and modernize federal regulations to address the new technology.

Magazine

Congress in the driver’s seat on self-driving cars

Melissa Quinn -

January 8, 2018 12:55 pm

Congress faces an election-year calendar, but data-breach legislation seems likely to get attention starting this winter. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., who chairs a House Financial Services subcommittee, is one congressman who hopes to roll out a breach-notification bill sometime in the first quarter of 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

News

Cyber legislation is teed up for action in 2018, if Congress can find the time

Charlie Mitchell -

December 26, 2017 5:01 am

The bill passed 66-32, and President Trump has until the end of Friday to sign it into law to avoid a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Healthcare

Senate passes short-term spending bill with help from Democrats to avoid shutdown

Susan Ferrechio -

December 22, 2017 12:15 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined at left by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, leads a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Ryan Lovelace -

November 5, 2017 4:01 am

The six-week gap between Equifax learning of the breach and notifying consumers that their sensitive data had been compromised provoked bipartisan outrage on the Hill.

Technology

Congress takes broad swipes at cyber issues, with mixed results

Charlie Mitchell -

October 9, 2017 4:01 am

A law that would, for the first time, create a federal regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles is speeding down the legislative highway. Unfortunately, thanks to the intervention of special interests, it might not include heavy semi-trucks (or tractor-trailers, or big-rigs, or 18-wheelers, or lorries, or whatever you call them). (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t shut trucks out of the driverless vehicle future

Caleb Watney -

October 4, 2017 6:01 pm

Much of the discussion surrounding self-driving cars has focused on innovation, but Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., is hopeful manufacturers are keeping in mind how automated vehicles can help people with disabilities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Healthcare

For Gregg Harper, the issue of driverless cars is personal

Melissa Quinn -

September 25, 2017 4:01 am

The blue slip is riddled with ideological gamesmanship conducted in relative secrecy. (iStock by Getty Images)

Op-Eds

What is the ‘blue slip,’ and should it be reformed?

Ryan Owens -

July 14, 2017 4:01 am

Ad campaign is to help confirm Joan Larsen as Trump's nominee for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. (Screengrab)

News

Judicial Crisis Network launches six-figure ad campaign for Trump nominee to appeals court

Ryan Lovelace -

June 30, 2017 4:01 am

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Democratic senators want Jim Mattis to tell them how much Trump’s military parade could cost

Congress in the driver’s seat on self-driving cars

Cyber legislation is teed up for action in 2018, if Congress can find the time

Senate passes short-term spending bill with help from Democrats to avoid shutdown

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Congress takes broad swipes at cyber issues, with mixed results

Don’t shut trucks out of the driverless vehicle future

For Gregg Harper, the issue of driverless cars is personal

What is the ‘blue slip,’ and should it be reformed?

Judicial Crisis Network launches six-figure ad campaign for Trump nominee to appeals court

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