Regulation

Licensed spectrum remains important to American AI leadership. But importance is not exclusivity, and proximity to AI is not necessity. Policymakers allocating scarce spectrum resources should ground decisions in data: where AI traffic flows, which connectivity models markets are building and what consumers and businesses need.

This provision in the Senate bill directly counters President Donald Trump’s call to level the playing field on existing supply, not to suppress the construction of new homes. The Senate bill took that call and ran it through Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). What came out the other side undermines the Trump administration’s efforts. It is no surprise that Trump himself has signaled concerns, as have industry groups and researchers who have been closely tracking this provision.

The Surface Transportation Reauthorization is being consider in committee this week in Washington. The draft legislation thankfully does not contain the harmful provisions of the Railway Safety Act, but proponents will attempt to add an amendment to the draft language. For the sake of the economy, here’s hoping wiser heads prevail.

Leadership in AI will not be achieved by importing Europe’s regulatory model. It will be secured by unleashing American ingenuity, backed by reliable energy, clear rules, and a regulatory system accountable to the American people—not foreign bureaucracies.

By upholding the gatekeeping responsibility of judges under Rule 702, the Second Circuit can reaffirm that scientific claims must meet established thresholds before being presented as reliable proof in court.

CMMI has a guaranteed source of funding that gives unelected bureaucrats broad authority to make healthcare policy decisions without any obligation to succeed. The lack of accountability and transparency and disregard for outcomes are costly for taxpayers and dangerous for patients.

CMMI is a failure. It is time for Congress to shut it down.

Let's be clear about what a data center is: critical infrastructure. It's the physical home of the digital services we rely on. If policymakers are serious about economic competitiveness, they should treat data centers the way they treat all critical infrastructure.

Analysis of the streaming marketplace by numerous criteria shows that Netflix is already the dominant competitor in terms of paid subscribers, attention share and profitability. We compare several scenarios and conclude that a Netflix - Warner Bros. merger deserves close scrutiny by policymakers.

The Institute for Policy Innovation joins a letter to congressional leaders opposing the inclusion of Railway Safety Act (RSA)–style mandates, or similar prescriptive rail regulations, in any surface transportation reauthorization legislation.

Expressing strong support from conservative leaders for the USPTO's proposed rule to improve the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practices regarding inter partes review challenges.