A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted the country’s former president Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption and sentenced him to two years of incarceration. al-Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crime and genocide charges related to conflict in Darfur in the 2000s, according to The Associated Press, which noted that […]
Read MoreA number of web companies and advocacy groups on Friday filed an appeal urging a federal court to rehear a decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the Obama-era net neutrality rules. They are requesting that the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals review the decision from a three-judge panel in October. Mozilla, […]
Read MoreA federal judge on Friday denied a challenge to a law that will allow New York to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The law, which is set to go into effect next week, was facing its second challenge in court, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports. U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe ruled against Rensselaer County Clerk […]
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Read MoreSenate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyGrassley urges White House to help farmers in year-end tax talks The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by AdvaMed — House panel delays impeachment vote until Friday The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by AdvaMed – House panel expected to approve impeachment articles Thursday MORE (R-Iowa) on […]
Read MoreSen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) is calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats ask if they have reason to worry about UK result Trump scramble to rack up accomplishments gives conservatives heartburn Seven years after Sandy Hook, the politics of guns has changed MORE to declassify the record of the FBI’s use of the Foreign Intelligence […]
Read MoreA bipartisan bill to protect patients from surprise medical bills is not expected to pass this year due to sharp divisions over the legislation, according to congressional aides in both parties. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), Rep. Greg WaldenGregory (Greg) Paul WaldenOvernight Health Care — Presented by That’s Medicaid — […]
Read MoreEnvironmental groups are criticizing new draft agreements presented at a United Nations (UN) climate summit, saying they won’t do enough to combat the threats of climate change as participating countries fail to come to a consensus. Vanessa Perez-Cirera, the head of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) delegation to the conference, which is being held in […]
Read MoreNumerous Afghan soldiers were reportedly killed while they slept in an attack by a Taliban member who had infiltrated their unit, The New York Times reported. The infiltrator opened fire on the soldiers at a base in the Ghazni Province, then took their weapons and equipment, according to the Times. The news outlet noted that the number of casualties […]
Read MoreTwo senators unveiled bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would give the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cyber agency the ability to subpoena internet service providers to increase transparency about cyber vulnerabilities. The bill from Sens. Ron JohnsonRonald (Ron) Harold JohnsonHillicon Valley: Twitter to start verifying 2020 primary candidates | FTC reportedly weighs injunction over Facebook […]
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