Biden Era

• 在拜登总统技术监管议程下召集的一个两党咨询小组提交了一份报告草案，建议国会禁止传播有关投票程序、候选人或选票获取渠道的“明显虚假或误导性信息”的政治定向数字广告。 • 该小组的成员包括前 FEC 委员和民权领袖，他们认为此类广告破坏了对选举的信任，并对有色人种选民产生了不成比例的影响，敦促各平台采取更严格的标签和广告库规则。 • 该提案引发了言论自由倡导者的强烈抵制，他们警告称，任何由政府定义的政治错误信息标准都可能抑制合法辩论，并使执政党受益。

Measure passed 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessThe US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an enormous complex of interconnected lakes, rivers and forests that is among the most visited wild areas in the US.The resolution passed 50-49 to repeal a 20-year moratorium imposed by former president Joe Biden’s administration in 2023 on mining across the 225,000 acres in the Superior national forest. Continue reading...

• On March 13, 2026, the EPA proposed repealing a 2024 Biden administration rule limiting ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizer facilities, which sterilize about half of U.S. medical devices like heart valves and pacemakers. • The rule aimed to reduce cancer risks to nearby communities but is criticized for threatening domestic supply chains and relying on flawed risk models, per the Trump administration. • Ethylene oxide debate pits public health protections against medical supply reliability, with evidence suggesting alternative risk assessments like Texas models better match human data.