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Sen. Maria Cantwell looks to federal testing role in AI safety framework

Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., released a framework for artificial intelligence regulation Wednesday that includes a major role for the federal government in setting safety standards and testing models for catastrophic risk. The six-point framework, which does not include legislative text, stands in contrast to a focus…

Roll Call · 21h ago

Lawmakers bristle at Trump effort for tighter control of NIH

Key lawmakers are pushing back after reports revealed that the Trump administration is seeking even greater control over the National Institutes of Health grantmaking process. The effort, first reported by The Washington Post, includes potentially issuing an executive order or White House review of grants to weed out research contrary…

Roll Call · Sep 21

Wildland firefighting bill gains steam as smoke reaches Congress

Wildfire smoke drifting into Washington, D.C., from the Western U.S. and Canada this summer made it hard to ignore the national threat stronger wildfires pose to lawmakers’ constituents across the country. As a result, a bipartisan coalition led by Western lawmakers has a better shot this year at enacting legislation…

Roll Call · Aug 19

Apptio Unveils Conversational Insights and New Suite of AI-Powered Capabilities to Translate Complex Technology Spend into Measurable Business Outcomes

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Apptio, an IBM Company (NYSE: IBM), announced significant updates to its solution suite—including the launch of its Conversational Insights, currently in preview, and new capabilities for hybrid IT cost management and cloud optimization—designed to turn technology investment into measurable business outcomes and…

AAP · Jun 16

College sports bill authors making pitch to Black caucus

The authors of a Senate bill that would overhaul college athletics warned this week that a lack of congressional action this year could financially wreck historically Black colleges and universities and could reduce chances for college educations for minority students. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member…

Roll Call · Jun 11

Guild Wars 3, Modern Evolution of the MMORPG, Announced at Summer Game Fest for PC and PlayStation 5

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Critically-acclaimed game development studio ArenaNet® tonight announced Guild Wars 3™, the third entry in the legendary and beloved Guild Wars® MMORPG franchise and their first new game since 2012. The game will release globally on PC, Steam, and PlayStation 5, marking the first…

AAP · Jun 5

How a chemical tank disaster struck at the heart of a Washington state mill town

A chemical tank failure at a paper mill in Washington state this past week has struck at the heart of a historic mill town

AAP · May 30

Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture

Crews have recovered six of nine workers missing and presumed to be dead after a chemical tank rupture in Washington state

AAP · May 28

Victims of the Washington paper mill disaster included husbands and grandfathers

Authorities have resumed the painstaking search fr nine workers feared dead at a Washington state paper mill

AAP · May 28

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors

Authorities say a second person has died from injuries suffered when a chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill, raising the presumed death toll to 11

AAP · May 27