Washington, May 22 (IANS) Democratic senators have raised national security and press freedom concerns over a proposed media merger that could allow sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to acquire major stakes in Paramount Global and its broadcast television assets, including CBS-owned stations and potentially CNN.In a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, six senators led by Maria Cantwell and Ben Ray Lujan urged a “ri…
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Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of deepening a farm and food affordability crisis, arguing that his tariff policies have handed China leverage in global agriculture while driving up grocery prices at home.Releasing a new report titled “Trump’s Broken Promises: Devastating America’s Farmers and Working Families,” Democrats said Trump’s trade war with Beijing has sharply curtailed US export markets and forced American farmers into financial di…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation to renew and expand a federal programme aimed at strengthening American leadership in quantum technology.The bill would reauthorise the National Quantum Initiative, a programme first approved in 2018 to coordinate federal research in quantum computing, networking and sensing.Senators backing the measure said sustained government investment is needed to protect US national security and economic competitiveness as ot…