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GOP Bill Hikes Farm Subsidies
Chris Edwards The Republican reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes large cuts to taxes and small cuts…
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Rep. Stutzman’s Emergency Spending Accountability Act Aims to Restore Fiscal Discipline to Crisis Spending
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Congress’s ability to respond to genuine national emergencies is essential. But without budgetary guardrails, emergency…
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Economy
Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them.
Researchers have unearthed two publicly available exploits that completely evade protections offered by Secure Boot, the industry-wide mechanism for ensuring…
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Economy
OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry
OpenAI has struck a deal to use Google’s cloud computing infrastructure for AI despite the two companies’ fierce competition in…
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Balancing Public Safety and Individual Freedom: A Doctor’s Take on the ACIP Overhaul
Jeffrey A. Singer On June 9, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he…
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After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”
Meta has developed plans to create a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to pursuing “superintelligence,” according to reporting from…
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What Is the Opportunity Cost of State AI Policy? A New Cato Policy Analysis Discusses
Jennifer Huddleston In the first half of 2025, over 1,000 bills related to artificial intelligence (AI) have been introduced at…
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The New Retaliation Tax, Section 899
Adam N. Michel The House-passed reconciliation bill includes a new tax measure designed to retaliate against foreign taxes that discriminate…
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Crypto Market Structure in Focus: The CLARITY Act
Jennifer J. Schulp On June 10, the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture will hold markups…
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Housing Subsidies Boost Costs
Chris Edwards A Washington Post investigative piece confirms what we’ve been saying for years at Cato about federal housing subsidies.…
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