September 3, 2024
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House Democrats are asking the federal government to crack down on memes generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Led by Rep. Shontel Brown (D., Ohio), a group of Democrats is requesting that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) “expeditiously consider” a proposal that would punish political campaigns or “their agents” if either use artificial intelligence to “fraudulently misrepresent other candidates or political parties.”
September 3, 2024
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Brendan Carr, one of two Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners Donald Trump appointed who is still in office, has long been one of the most vocal opponents of President Joe Biden’s initiatives, such as the $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which is an “absolute failure,” he told the Washington Reporter.“
July 8, 2024
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Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Sean Cooksey is a former Chief Counsel for Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), Counsel for Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher , and a 5th Circuit Court clerk. He was confirmed to the FEC in 2020 and has already made a huge impact at the Commission. The New York Times — no supporter of Republican priorities for campaign finance law — described Cooksey’s accomplishments on the Commission as “breathtaking” and gave him credit for “remaking the landscape of money in American politics.”
