The zombie issue of a federal AI moratorium, for now, was put to bed in the National Defense Authorization Act, a key win for a handful of Senate Republicans.

A significant number of politicians have already revealed they are not seeking reelection ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

House Republicans pushed child online safety bills as Democrats called them weak and voiced concerns about age verification requirements.

Both the House and the Senate Armed Services committees said separately that they would conduct "oversight" into the circumstances around the strikes.

Maryland delegates and insiders are assessing who might succeed outgoing House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, after Del. C.T. Wilson confirmed he is running for the position, and Dels. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Ben Barnes, and Jheanelle Wilkins, all Democrats, emerged as other front-runners on Friday.