Rep. Dean Phillips

As members of Congress, it’s our duty to ensure America’s national security and our collective personal security - and the risks of misinformation and misuse of personal data is subject to malign actors both home and abroad. Regulation of apps, social media platforms, and artificial intelligence is absolutely necessary, but should only be initiated after intense debate, deliberation, and consideration to ensure it keeps us safe while not impeding our constitutionally-protected freedom of speech.

Politics Friday: The fate of a sports betting bill and a TikTok ban March Madness is upon us, so it’s a perfect time to check in on sports betting legislation at the Capitol. Who wants it, who doesn’t? Plus, a look at the proposal in Congress to ban TikTok if it doesn’t get a new owner.