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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is seen on a cell phone as he speaks during a meet and greet with local residents in Marshalltown, Iowa. Congress is starting to show interest in prying open the “black box” of tech companies’ artificial intelligence much the same way the federal government checks under car hoods and audits banks. One proposal introduced Wednesday, April 19, and co-sponsored by Booker, would require big companies to test the “algorithmic accountability” of their high-risk AI systems, such as technology that detects faces or makes important decisions based on your most sensitive personal data. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Democrats want feds to target the ‘black box’ of AI bias

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, an American flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Democrats’ budget plan boosts spending caps by more than $350 billion over two years

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. One of the two women accusing Fairfax of sexual assault says his response has been &quot;disgraceful, irresponsible and manipulative.&quot; In an interview aired Monday, April 1 with CBS News, Vanessa Tyson criticized Fairfax for comparing himself to lynching victims when he defended himself in a speech on the state Senate floor in February. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

GOP: Dems won’t hold bipartisan hearing for Fairfax accusers

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, pauses before a news conference as an 11th-hour Republican rescue mission to keep President Donald Trump from a Senate defeat on his signature issue of building barriers along the southwest border seems near collapse, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Lee is the chief sponsor of a bill limiting future emergency declarations by the president. His bill is supported by other Republican senators. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Mike Lee brings photo of Ronald Reagan riding velociraptor to protest Green New Deal

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Sen. Edward Markey, D- Mass., speaks at a rally for Green New Deal, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, outside the Capitol in Washington. The Green New Deal calls for the U.S. to shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources such as wind and solar power. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)

The Latest: Senate kills proposal to take up Green New Deal

Associated Press

The Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Marco Rubio constitutional amendment to set Supreme Court at nine justices

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Statehouse hearing to highlight education funding fight

By BOB SALSBERG - Associated Press

Poll: More Americans say too little spending on health

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speak during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, with eyes on 2020, hits John McCain, socialism, anti-conservative bias

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump says border wall will be built no matter what deal Congress makes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Arkansas House Democrats announce tax cut plan

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Honduras migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, walk on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 18,2019. Hundreds of Central American migrants are walking and hitchhiking through the region as part of a new caravan of migrants hoping to reach the United States. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Dems’ border security proposal would release illegal immigrants into U.S.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to announce a temporary deal to open the government. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump retains base support despite government shutdown setback

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Trump's base still wants a wall or barrier on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, but their support for the shutdown had slowly eroded as the impasse between Mr. Trump and congressional Democrats lasted for a record 35 days. (Associated Press)

Despite border wall funding setback, Trump fans still support him

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, announces her proposed settlement of a redistricting lawsuit on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at her office in Lansing, Mich. Under the deal subject to court approval, at least 11 state House districts would be redrawn for the 2020 election. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

Michigan redistricting deal may lead to new state House map

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks about tariffs, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump is adamant: ‘No concession’ to Democrats in shutdown feud

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

People participate in the March for Life near the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. The march -- which typically draws busloads of Catholic school students, a large contingent of evangelical Christians and poster-toting protesters of many persuasions -- falls each year around the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a legal right to abortion and intends to pressure Congress and the White House to limit legal access to the procedure. The Supreme Court is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Daniel Lipinski, Katrina Jackson, pro-life Democrats, speak at March for Life rally

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 8, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about border security in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

AP FACT CHECK: Trump isn’t holed up nonstop at White House

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

A man holds on to the border wall along the beach, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Donald Trump still considering emergency declaration for border crisis

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, left, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Vice President Mike Pence, talk as they walk down the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mike Pence calls on Democrats to come back to negotiating table on shutdown

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times