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Pro-crypto lawmaker Tom Emmer ends hours-long speaker campaign: Report

Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and a crypto proponent, has reportedly dropped his bid to become the next speaker of the United States House of Representatives — a position second in line to the U.S. presidency.According to multiple reports from major news outlets on Oct. 24, Representative Emmer ended

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Pro-crypto lawmaker Tom Emmer wins Republican nomination for House Speaker

Republican members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Tom Emmer, current majority whip and crypto proponent, as their nominee to be the next Speaker.According to multiple reports from Oct. 24, Rep. Emmer will be Republicans' nominee in the next vote to determine a Speaker of the House

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Pro-crypto lawmaker stays interim US House Speaker as frontrunner loses first round of voting

North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee and crypto proponent in Congress, is still temporarily in the third most powerful role in government after one of his Republican colleagues failed to secure enough votes.In a vote conducted with members of the U.S. House

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Crypto-friendly lawmaker takes interim House Speaker position

The crypto-friendly U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry has become Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives following the recent ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. According to Reuters, McCarthy lost his House seat after Congress voted 216-210, with eight of the 216 votes coming from McCarthy’s fellow Republicans. This marked the first

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California Lawmaker Introduces Bill 459 to Protect Actors and Artists from AI Exploitation

Kalra expressed deep concern about the unauthorized use of AI to create digital replicas of actors and artists. California legislator Ash Kalra has introduced Assembly Bill 459 (AB 459) with the primary aim of safeguarding actors, artists, and entertainers within the entertainment industry from potential artificial intelligence (AI) risks, particularly generative

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Californian lawmaker proposes legislation to protect actors from AI clones

A Californian lawmaker has introduced a bill to protect actors, artists, and entertainers from artificial intelligence, by mandating employment contracts to include informed consent when it comes to digital replicates. Ash Kalra, an Assembly Member of the State of California — the lawmaker behind the bill — argued that generative

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