Congress aims to reauthorize Commerce telecom agency for first time in three decades

Congress is considering reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration this year, with leading lawmakers casting the agency in a critical role overseeing issues ranging from federal spectrum management and broadband Internet expansion to emerging developments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. NTIA was last reauthorized 30 years ago. During a House Energy and Commerce communications and technology subcommittee hearing last week, Chairman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) introduced a discussion draft of his “National Telecommunication and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2023.” The bill is among a raft of legislation the…

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Timeline: How US presidents have defended Israel over decades – Al Jazeera English

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Top US health official meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in highest-level summit for decades – CNN

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