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UNITED STATES – APRIL 14: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, left, and Commissioner Mark Meador, testify during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled titled “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission,” in Russell building on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The FTC’s AI portfolio is about to get bigger

The commission is preparing to enforce key parts of a new law against sexual deepfakes and searching for ways to block AI-driven scamming using voice clones.
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Kash Patel is seen in the Capitol near a meeting on the administration’s use of FISA authority on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kent/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The surveillance law Congress can’t quit — and can’t explain

Congress overhauled Section 702 in 2024 with 56 changes. Now, as the law nears expiration, supporters and critics can’t even agree on what the numbers show.
(L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on as White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed an executive order that curbs states’ ability to regulate AI. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Commerce setting up new AI export regime to push adoption of ‘American AI’ abroad

 The department is looking to create a “menu of priority AI export packages that the U.S. Government will promote to allies and partners around the world.”
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) looks on as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators discussed a variety of topics including a vote expected this week on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Wyden warns Social Security chief: Trump’s voter database is ‘blatant voter suppression’

The Senate Democrat said that the SSA following Trump’s executive order would indicate “willing participation” in the administration’s midterm elections scheme.
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr (R) speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump presented the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team, the winner of the 2025 Army-Navy football game. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Critics call FCC router rule a ‘big swing’ that could create more supply chain uncertainty

The choice to ban all foreign-made routers instead of targeting known risks could create legal and supply chain disruptions with unclear national security returns.
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In an aerial view, artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. hangs from a ladder as he paints a mural of Olympic figure-skating gold medalist Alysa Liu on February 26, 2026 in Gardena, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

From fake nudes to fake quotes: AI deepfakes plagued Olympic athletes

Trolls on 4chan generated sexualized images of female athletes, and the White House shared an AI-manipulated video of a hockey player—welcome to the new normal.
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