Saturday - September 19, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland

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Judiciary Democrats Challenge DOJ's Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement, Urge Court to Investigate Trump Administration's Backroom Deal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Challenge DOJ's Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement, Urge Court to Investigate Trump Administration's Backroom Deal Raskin, Nadler Urge Court to Scrutinize Settlement That Abandoned DOJ's Case Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly After White House and Lobbyist Intervention Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2026)--On Friday, Rep  more
Reps. Babin, McCormick Issue Letter to NIH Director Bhattacharya
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, to National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 9, 2026 Jay Bhattacharya Director National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Dear Director Bhattac  more
Van Hollen Presses OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Alarming New AI Model Claims, Calls for Risk Assessment of AI Capabilities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Presses OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Alarming New AI Model Claims, Calls for Risk Assessment of AI Capabilities * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) called on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to provide answers on the safety of the company's newly released model and to reconcile concerning statements regarding its ongoing development practices. In a letter, the Senator pressed Altman to   more