committees

Committees are formal groups within legislative bodies, like the US Senate or Congress, that are organized to handle specific areas of governance, such as health, intelligence, or technology, and have the authority to conduct oversight, propose legislation, and conduct investigations.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to major leadership changes, calls for investigations into foreign influence, and their direct involvement in overseeing and engaging with AI and tech companies.

Latest on committees

• STAT+: The fresh faces that may shake up key Senate committees ahead of midterms
• STAT+: Dozens of Democrats vie for slots on key House health committees
• STAT+: Two key Senate health committees face major shake-ups
• Advocacy group urges intelligence committees to probe foreign influence on data centers
• Sources: at least two US federal agencies and three congressional committees have reached out to Anthropic to test Claude Mythos, quietly bypassing Trump's ban (Politico)
• Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI

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