2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (205+ words) After months of angst, Congress took one big step this week toward securing bicameral agreement to broadly ease the construction of American housing " probably. The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to amend the Senate's 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, sending…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (187+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: AI on the air Big money associated with artificial intelligence issues continues to flow as the primary season heats up. Here's some of the spending we're watching " and what it says about the lure-the-candidate strategy that keeps…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (195+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: How Republicans want to tackle memory chip shortage The Hill has spent months grappling with the diplomatic and trade implications of the most state-of-the-art computer chips. But shortages of less rarified and more commodity-like memory chips are…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (195+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Carr "merely implementing" China tech crackdown Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr doesn"t want all the credit for the agency"s hawkish China agenda. Normally not afraid to be in the spotlight, Carr said last week that…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (187+ words) Punchbowl News Vault: Darin La Hood shares tips of the trade (policy) Trade has been a prickly issue between the United States, Mexico and Canada due to the Trump administration's tariff regime. Things could get more complicated. July 1 is the…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (218+ words) Artificial intelligence regulation is in a state of paralysis in Washington. The technology is rapidly evolving, while opposing camps increasingly view the quick evolution of AI as a reason to fight each other harder and faster. Policymakers in the White…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (221+ words) Punchbowl News Vault: Crypto Congress squints toward uncertain June The flush hasn't faded from the faces of thrilled crypto lobbyists following a landmark bipartisan markup in May to advance crypto market structure legislation. But after this week, it's become clear…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (227+ words) Punchbowl News Defense: Pat Fallon wants to give troops a boost Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) sees a lot he likes in President Donald Trump's $1. 5 trillion defense budget request " and he's hoping to use his piece of the NDAA pie to…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (193+ words) Employees of some of the biggest defense contractors are placing big bets in political contests " a mix of Republicans and Democrats " through PACs. With the most recent filings due May 20, we thought we'd check to see how much defense world…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (209+ words) Punchbowl News Defense: Air Force all in on E-7 The Air Force is now officially seeking $1. 5 billion for a surveillance plane it had sought to kill mere weeks ago. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers the military branch had requested…...