Cruz eyes six-week push to advance kids’ online-safety laws

Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz said he hopes to move forward with broad kids’ online-safety legislation—KOSA and COPPA 2.0—within six weeks, after COPPA 2.0 passed unanimously earlier this month, as lawmakers push for stronger online protections for children. The digest also covers related Capitol Hill news, including Mullin’s replacement timing in Oklahoma, a House Ethics subcommittee probe of Rep. Gonzales, ongoing disputes over the filibuster in election legislation, a GOP backlash on Islamophobic posts, DHS funding battles, and bipartisan efforts on AI/biotech data and housing policy.