WASHINGTON – Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kellydemanded answers from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following a recent cyberattack on Arizona’s statewide candidate portal and concerns over the weakening of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). READ MORE: Arizona senators question federal commitment to election security after hacker attack The recent cyberattack, which defaced candidate profiles with Iranian imagery linked to U.S. military actions, raised new alarms about foreign adversaries’ ability to interfere in American elections. While Arizona election officials moved swiftly to contain the breach, they reported feeling unable to rely on CISA for rapid, coordinated support. “Until recently, CISA served as a

Gallego Met with President Petro and Spoke at ANDI’s Annual Business Conference WASHINGTON – Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) traveled to Colombia on a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) trip with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH). As the first two Colombian Americans ever elected to the U.S. Senate, their visit aimed to strengthen bilateral relations, as well as discuss organized crime, the business climate, and China’s growing influence in the country.    Senator Gallego spoke with the following outlets while in Colombia: Noticias Caracol: Rubén Gallego, senador de EE. UU., habló sobre acercamientos de Gobierno Petro con régimen de Maduro La W Radio: Colombia debe demostrar a EE.UU. que entiende el problema

Senators: The Wellbeing Of Children Should Not Be Sacrificed In The Race For AI Development WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a bipartisan group of 10 senators wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg raising concerns about the lack of safeguards around children’s use of AI chatbots, particularly in light of recent reporting that the company’s policies allowed chatbots to have romantic and sensual conversations with children. The senators requested details about how Meta’s current content moderation and safety policies around minors’ use of chatbots were developed and called on the company to increase the visibility of disclosures and ban targeted advertising to users under 18-years-old. “We