A group of top Democratic senators from four key committees on Monday unveiled their priorities for the nation’s first comprehensive privacy bill, reinvigorating a debate that had stalled for months on Capitol Hill. Legislation built on the Democrats’ stated priorities would limit how much sensitive information tech companies are allowed to collect on their millions of U.S. […]
Read MoreWelcome to Monday’s Overnight Health Care. A House Democrat wants answers from the Trump administration about the long-delayed vaping ban, California is suing Juul, and a Democratic-aligned group is boosting Dems with drug pricing ads. But we’ll start with news from Democratic attorneys general: ADVERTISEMENT Democratic group to only endorse attorney general candidates who […]
Read MoreSenate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbyKey GOP senator: ‘We need a breakthrough’ on spending talks McConnell backs ‘clean’ stopgap spending bill through Dec. 20 This week: Round 2 of House impeachment inquiry hearings MORE (R-Ala.) said on Monday that the negotiations on top-line spending numbers need a “breakthrough,” in the latest sign of […]
Read MoreThe Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) will only back candidates who support abortion rights, becoming the first national party committee to make that pledge. Beginning in 2020, Democratic candidates for attorney general seats who oppose abortion access will no longer receive financial support or other assistance from DAGA. The decision comes after a year in which state legislatures […]
Read MoreHigh-profile members of the House and Senate GOP applauded the Trump administration’s move Monday to cancel some civil-nuclear waivers for Iran but called for a complete end to the program, which they say enables Tehran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzOvernight Defense — Presented by Boeing — Stopgap spending bill […]
Read MoreDemocrats are looking into President TrumpDonald John TrumpMost Americans break with Trump on Ukraine, but just 45 percent think he should be removed: poll Judge orders Democrats to give notice if they request Trump’s NY tax returns Trump’s doctor issues letter addressing ‘speculation’ about visit to Walter Reed MORE’s potential obstruction of former special counsel […]
Read MoreTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Monday that Ankara will resume its military operations in northern Syria if the Kurdish leftist YPG militia does not vacate the region, according to Reuters. Çavuşoğlu was quoted by the state-owned Anadolu agency as saying Russia and the U.S. have not abided by a cease-fire agreement brokered by Vice President […]
Read MoreLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Monday activated the state’s cybersecurity team in response to an attack on multiple state agencies. Edwards tweeted that upon discovering the attempted ransomware attack, Louisiana’s Office of Technology Services (OTS) took state agency servers offline, which impacted emails, websites, and other online applications. “The service interruption was due […]
Read MoreClick:karseell Burger King is being sued by a vegan customer based on allegations that its meatless Impossible Whoppers were contaminated on grills used for meat. Phillip Williams filed a class-action lawsuit in Miami federal court against the restaurant chain after purchasing the Impossible Whopper, a plant-based alternative to the meat patty, in Georgia. The plaintiff […]
Read MoreClick:BOPP bag making machine A federal jury in San Francisco found that the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress and its president, David Daleiden, broke multiple state and federal laws when they secretly recorded and released videos of Planned Parenthood employees. The jury awarded Planned Parenthood $2 million in damages, finding that Daleiden and his […]
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