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AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up

As AI-generated deepfakes are being used to spread false information in elections in the U.S. and around the world, policymakers, tech platforms and governments are trying to catch up.

WEKU

Lawmakers who linger after accepting new jobs stir concerns - Roll Call

Ethics advocates warn that House members who accept new jobs and do not resign immediately could face conflicts.

Roll Call

House bill to make US healthcare costs transparent unlikely to bring down prices

Supporters say bill could bring down costs as ‘consumers’ shop around but experts say comparison shopping is unrealistic

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Toyota Slammed For 'Misleading' Public About EVs in FTC Complaint (Updated)

A firm has filed a public complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over Toyota's alleged "misleading" EV advertising practices.

InsideEVs

Gary Gensler has remade the SEC into a crypto nemesis and climate warrior. Now a backlash is brewing

The combative former Goldman Sachs banker faces staff burnout, widening criticism from Congress, and a potential reckoning from hostile federal courts.

Fortune

Dan Patrick says he won’t accept donations during trial, after taking heat for pro-Paxton money

The Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses also said they will not fundraise as organizations during the trial, which starts Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune

Some members of Congress using donor money to repay themselves

Nearly $2.3 million in contributions raised by 16 House and Senate members this cycle went to repay the lawmakers for loans to past campaigns.

Roll Call

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FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation

The Independent UK

Effort to regulate ‘deepfake’ political ads moves forward - Roll Call

The Federal Election Commission is advancing a nonpartisan advocacy group’s request for rules governing ‘deepfake’ political ads.

Roll Call

Texas Workers, Congressman Launch ‘Thirst Strike’ for Heat Protections

“My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said Jasmine Granillo, who’s joining the call for OSHA to save workers from the Texas Legislature.

Texas Observer

IRS steps toward a new free-file tax return system have both supporters and critics mobilizing

Plans by the IRS to test a new electronic free-file tax return system next year have got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing over whether the government should set up a permanent program to help people file their taxes without needing to pay somebody else to figure out what…

The Independent UK

West Texas gas operators released tons of excess emissions during June heat wave

When sizzling temperatures in June affected the air pressure in pipelines in West Texas, companies in five counties vented millions of pounds of natural gas and other toxins into the air.

The Texas Tribune

Group pushing FCC on deepfake ads submitting new petition

WASHINGTON -- Less than three weeks after the Federal Election Commission deadlocked on a request to develop regulations governing so-called deepfake political ads generated using artificial intelligence tools, a non-partisan advocacy group pushing for the new rules is trying again.

Tribune News Service

Group pushing FCC on deepfake ads submitting new petition - Roll Call

A group whose petition for FCC action on AI-generated deepfake ads was rejected in a 3-3 deadlock last month is trying again.

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Republicans take aim at climate funds in spending bills - Roll Call

Inflation Reduction Act funds are pouring into Biden administration programs to address climate change as GOP lawmakers act to stem the tide.

Tribune News Service

Pat Toomey's post-Senate jobs are renewing calls to close Washington's revolving door

WASHINGTON — A few weeks before he left the U.S. Senate in January, Pat Toomey helped block the Enablers Act, a bipartisan proposal designed to curtail corruption and money laundering.

Roll Call

FEC deadlocks on whether to govern deepfake campaign ads - Roll Call

FEC was deadlocked on new rules for AI-generated deepfake campaign ads, with several commissioners saying the panel lacks jurisdiction.

The Independent UK

FTC sues to block Microsoft's takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, the latest antitrust challenge to the proposed merger but one that could hasten its conclusion

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Investigators: Paxton abused power as AG

Paxton broke laws, misspent funds and misused power to benefit a donor, investigators testify

Tribune News Service

Consumer group, former advisers file complaint over McCarthy’s release of Jan. 6 riot footage

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and ethics advisers who served in the White House under President Barack Obama and George W. Bush submitted a complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday urging an investigation of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s exclusive release of Jan. 6 footage to Fox…

Roll Call

Consumer group, former advisers file complaint over McCarthy's release of Jan. 6 riot footage - Roll Call

Public Citizen and ethics advisers under Obama and Bush urged an investigation of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s release of Jan. 6 footage.

The Guardian - US

US energy firms use Ukraine war to lock in long-term gas contracts, report says

Oil and gas companies seek expansive contracts to tackle short-term problem of tight European gas supply

Tribune News Service

Manchin pushes stricter electric vehicle credit rules

Sen. Joe Manchin III and the auto industry are pushing for diverging interpretations of tax breaks in Democrats’ climate and health care budget package enacted last year that defray the cost of buying electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Roll Call

Manchin pushes stricter electric vehicle credit rules - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin III and the auto industry are pushing for diverging interpretations of tax breaks in Democrats’ 2022 climate package.

Tribune News Service

GOP bill to protect speech on social media may gag officials

WASHINGTON — The bill that senior House Republicans introduced this month to prohibit federal officials from pressuring social media companies to censor speech has some experts worried it could hamstring government efforts to combat online content that’s widely perceived as harmful, including threats to public safety.

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