WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Bear Necessities: No Pork, Just Salmon September 24, 2026 Washington, D.C. - This Fat Bear Week, we're celebrating the one place where unchecked growth is encouraged: Katmai National Park. As brown bears gorge on fish, embrace the bloat, and prepare for hibernation, we're reminded that some things shouldn't be supersized. Federal spending is certainl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Coons Bipartisan Resolution on Religious Freedom and Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today announced that their bipartisan Senate resolution affirming the importance of religious freedom and calling on developers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to adopt clear standards for transpare  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Coons, Britt, and Schatz Introduce Bipartisan AI Safety and Transparency Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Coons (D-DE), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the AI Systems Transparency Act (ASTA), which would require AI companies to be more transparent with the public about what data their models are collecting from users, the saf  more