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Eric Mcdaniel

Reporter · US

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Eric McDaniel

    What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump (opens the original)

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    Each year, Congress passes laws which allocate money to the federal government's various programs and agencies. Trump, for the second year in a row, is refusing to send some of that money to the places that Congress says it has to go, setting off a fresh battle with lawmakers over who controls federal spending. Of the $810 million being withheld, $567 million comes from programs that "provided services to refugees, asylees, and other non-citizens," according to a memo from the White House. The m

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Eric McDaniel

    As Congress confronts AI, Senate lawmakers are shut off from its most advanced tools (opens the original)

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    A majority of the American public wants Congress to regulate AI. But as policymakers try to make informed decisions, Senate lawmakers and their staff are barred from using all but the most basic AI tools. According to an internal communication obtained by NPR that was sent to Senate staff in the spring by the sergeant at arms, who oversees cybersecurity in the chamber, Senate staff have access to three AI chat interfaces at no cost to their offices: Microsoft Copilot Chat, Gemini Chat for Google

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Eric McDaniel

    The House Freedom Caucus has to transform — it could preview the GOP's post-Trump era (opens the original)

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    Prominent members of the House Freedom Caucus, an influential group of conservative lawmakers, are headed for the exits. How the group evolves after they depart will be closely watched in Washington as an early-stage contest for the Republican Party's ideological future. The group was formalized more than a decade ago, as more and more Tea Party-aligned conservatives were elected to Congress, with a goal of pushing the party to the right on social and fiscal policies. In the years since, the gro

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Eric McDaniel

    Despite calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early (opens the original)

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    Conversations about the potential dangers of AI hit a fever pitch this week in Congress. Then the House skipped town on Wednesday and headed back home to the campaign trail. That means, unless they change the schedule, nothing will happen on AI regulation until at least after the midterm election. So where does that leave us? NPR congressional reporter Eric McDaniel is here to help us understand. Hi there. SUMMERS: So, Eric, I mean, this week, there has been just, frankly, some seriously scary t

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Eric McDaniel

    Congress is under pressure to act on AI — here's what that could look like (opens the original)

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    This week, some in Congress seemed to discover a new urgency to act on the complicated task of AI regulation after a slew of grim warnings from industry leaders. The only issue: Most of them leave town this week until after the November election. And they are not just short on time — they're short on consensus on whether regulation is even a task for Congress to tackle. Take, for example, the leaders of the parties in the House of Representatives. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said T

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