WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * As AI Threatens American Workforce, Van Hollen Introduces Legislation to Create Jobs and Tackle Long-term Unemployment * As concerns grow about the threats posed to the American workforce by AI - and as U.S. long-term unemployment hits nearly two million - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is introducing the Ready to Work Act, legislation that creates an innovative federal program to generate job opportunities for people who have been une more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Apple Senior Director Timothy Powderly: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 Mr. Timothy Powderly Senior Director, Government Affairs, Americas Apple One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 Dear Mr. Powderly: On June 16, 2026, I wrote to former Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding Apple's decision to remove ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store. Blocking access to these apps more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following letter to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Harmeet K. Dhillon Assistan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on OpenAI Decision to Hold Release of Latest Model * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding OpenAI's decision to hold its release of the GPT-6.1 Astra model. The decision follows Senator Van Hollen's letter calling on OpenAI to reevaluate the release of GPT-6 Astra due to safety concerns, and pressing OpenAI for answers to questions around its latest models - which he has y more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Senate Vote on Privileged Resolution Seeking Answers on West Bank Violence * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate's vote this evening on his 502B privileged resolution requiring the Department of State to report to Congress on increasing violence in the West Bank - including the killings of American citizens - and the daily injustices facing Palestinians. Th more PR