Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) America’s long-running gap in paid family and medical leave — routine in much of the developed world but still patchy in the United States — took centre stage on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers sparred over whether Washington should set a national standard or let states and employers chart their own course.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian exploit broker and several associated entities accused of acquiring and selling stolen American cyber tools, in what officials described as the first action under a new law aimed at protecting US intellectual property.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A heated congressional hearing on America’s growing physician shortage has opened a new fault line that could directly affect Indian medical graduates seeking careers in the United States.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning local India time) declared that America had witnessed “a turnaround for the ages” in just one year of his leadership, telling Congress that the country had achieved “a transformation like no one has ever seen before.”
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US export enforcement officials have acknowledged that advanced American AI chips are being smuggled overseas, as lawmakers warned that China is aggressively seeking to bypass restrictions to power its military and artificial intelligence ambitions.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US lawmakers debated the rapid spread of artificial intelligence in American classrooms, with teachers embracing time-saving tools but warning of risks to learning, privacy, and academic integrity.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The US push to lead in artificial intelligence is colliding with a hard constraint: power — and a permitting and litigation system lawmakers said can take “five years, sometimes ten years” just to connect new data centres to the grid.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US lawmakers warned that China’s dominance over critical minerals could cripple American defence manufacturing in a crisis, as the Pentagon defended controversial equity investments and price guarantees aimed at rebuilding domestic supply chains.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States is using democracy promotion as a strategic instrument of national security, lawmakers and Trump Administration officials said, describing the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as a frontline tool for advancing American interests abroad.
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States is positioning India as a strategic pillar in its effort to loosen China’s dominance over rare earth minerals and advanced technology supply chains, a top State Department official told lawmakers during a high-stakes Congressional hearing on economic security.
