Senate Blocks Bill to Address Data Center Costs October 1, 2026 By Richard Cowan and Nichola Groom The US Senate on Sept. 30 blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data...
Newark Plane Traffic Slowed Again Due to Telecoms Issue, FAA Says May 12, 2025 By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to briefly slow arriving and departing planes at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport...
‘Comprehensive Legislation’ Needed to Address AI, Senator Schumer Says June 21, 2023 By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday will call for “comprehensive legislation” to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Urges Federal Safety Probe Into All Major Freight Railroads March 16, 2023 By Richard Cowan and David Shepardson U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged a federal investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight...
Senate Joins House in Passing Ban on Forced Arbitration of Worker Sexual Abuse Claims February 11, 2022 By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would ban companies from forcing employees who allege sexual assault or...
Republicans Rally Around Call for Legal Immunity for Businesses When They Reopen May 4, 2020 By Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell and David Morgan The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirus-related liability protections...
Congress Close to Deal on Funds to Fight Coronavirus March 4, 2020 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan Negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate neared a deal on Wednesday on a multi-billion-dollar emergency bill to...
Trump Signs Month-Long Government Funding That Includes Flood Insurance Program November 21, 2019 By Richard Cowan President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday that will extend funding for a wide range of federal agencies through Dec....
Trump Pulls Support for Senators’ Bipartisan Deal to Save Obamacare Subsidies October 18, 2017 By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Richard Cowan President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed away from a bipartisan deal from two U.S. senators to stabilize Obamacare by restoring...
Trump Administration Seeks $29B in Hurricane Disaster Relief Funds October 5, 2017 By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan The Trump administration on Wednesday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve $29 billion in disaster relief funds to assist victims of...