Congress’s own AI report told them how to protect you from AI. They did one thing on the list.
This morning I told you how the House built a bipartisan AI task force and then dissolved it the day the report dropped. I’ve been reading the report - this is what I found. A lot of the 85 items in the report are about helping the government and industry use more AI - adoption,…
Congress built an AI task force, then sent it home. Bring it back - for good.
I found out something about Congress this week that blew my mind. I’ve been talking about how we need an AI task force in Congress for a few weeks now, so I started to do the research on how to make that happen. What I found was a 273-page report. Turns out the House built…
Forcing data centers to come clean before they break ground
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 13 June 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. There’s a bill in Congress that would make it harder to pull off what…
Eric Swalwell’s Accusers Brought Receipts - His Lawyer Brought Cease-and-Desist Letters
He admitted “mistakes in judgment.” He just thinks you shouldn’t care. Here’s the thing about the Eric Swalwell allegations - he denies sleeping with his staffers. He just had his lawyer send at least two of the women accusing him letters demanding they stop talking about it. If you’re new here - let’s catch you…
The War Is a Product Launch
The Pentagon asked for $200 billion. The president's sons own $750 million in drone companies bidding on those contracts. Nobody blinks.
Memes and Body Bags
The White House is running a war like a content house - and Americans are paying for it at the pump and the funeral home.
Congressman Cohen, Winning Memphis Isn’t the Same as Leading It
An Open Letter to My Congressman About Why Winning Isn’t the Same as Leading Dear Congressman Steve Cohen,I’ve been voting for you since you first won your seat in Congress back in 2006. Before that, I watched you fight for the Tennessee Lottery for nearly twenty years in the State Senate - a fight that…
Democrats Caused the Shutdown, Then Folded First. Stop Making Excuses for Them.
Stop making excuses for Democrats. Here’s what actually happened, stripped of all the partisan spin and cable news theatrics: The Democrats shut down the government. Full stop. They made a calculated decision to pull the trigger on a shutdown, presumably thinking they had leverage, thinking they had the Republicans cornered. And then they blinked first.…