On this episode of TechTank, guest host Josie Stewart is joined by Shae Gardner and Sydney Saubestre to discuss how policymakers are approaching concerns with chatbots.

In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat,” a former h...

Working on data and privacy policy at the Open Technology Institute. Views my own, post-structurally speaking.

McCourt’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) spring 2026 visiting fellows includes experts in AI, data privacy and digital governance.

Senators Alex Padilla and Gary Peters allege DHS bypassed Congress with its SAVE program expansion.

The Trump administration’s manipulation of statistics is exporting uncertainty into the international system.

The Department of Government Efficiency has unauthorized access to millions of Americans’ data. Take New America’s quiz to see how much of your data is at risk.

Supreme Court ruling weakens data privacy, giving DOGE access to sensitive Social Security records. Learn what’s at risk—and what you can do.

As CEOs trip over themselves to invest in AI, the models are falling apart at the seams and going mad from cannibalism.

Sydney Saubestre on DOGE’s push for data access

Universities don’t have to choose between a false dichotomy of either ceding control to artificial intelligence or rejecting it entirely.

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Once again, the Texas legislature is coming after the most common method of safe and effective abortion today—medication abortion.Senate Bill (S.B.) 2880* seeks to prevent the sale and distribution of...

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, at least 10 women have died as a direct result of their inability to access healthcare. But this number is only a guess, because there’s no single place that ...

A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most pro...

The Trump administration said Harvard must share detailed records about its foreign students, an escalation in the administration’s fight against prominent American schools.

The Department of Government Efficiency has unauthorized access to millions of Americans’ data. Take New America’s quiz to see how much of your data is at risk.

The New America Open Technology Institute report comes amid DOGE access to sensitive government agency information that has alarmed experts.