legislature

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The midterm elections are scheduled for November, and will feature races for the US House of Representatives, a third of the US Senate, and multiple governor and state legislature races.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

A regulator—a federal agency, a state legislature or an attorney general—wants a certain behavior from an AI developer, a police department or a hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

While its 2019 constitution grants citizens the right to demonstrate, a law defining the extent of that right is currently stalled in the legislature.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

South Korea’s legislature this week approved legislation clearing the way for $350 billion in investments in the U.S., part of the bargain Seoul made with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

He’d testified in front of the legislature before, and he didn’t figure his voice would make all that big a contribution.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel