A group of lawmakers on Friday called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate one of the top financial data aggregators in the U.S., questioning whether it is collecting reams of sensitive information on Americans without adequate consent. Sens. Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenHillicon Valley: Biden calls for revoking tech legal shield | DHS chief […]
Read MoreEleven U.S. troops were injured in the Iranian missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops earlier this month launched in retaliation for the killing of a top general. Defense One reported Thursday that the U.S. service members were airlifted to Kuwait and Germany where they received treatment for traumatic brain injuries and underwent further […]
Read MoreHouse Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiOvernight Defense: GAO finds administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid | Senate opens Trump trial | Pentagon to resume training Saudi students soon Hillicon Valley: FBI to now notify state officials of cyber breaches | Pelosi rips ‘shameful’ Facebook | 5G group beefs up lobby team | Spotify unveils playlists […]
Read MoreA handful of small companies on Friday violated long-standing tech industry norms by testifying publicly against the world’s largest tech firms, alleging for the congressional record that Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook have hamstrung and harmed their businesses for years. Executives with companies that rely on Big Tech — like Sonos, a smart speaker company, and Popsockets, which used to rely […]
Read MoreActing Homeland Security Secretary Chad WolfChad WolfHillicon Valley: Biden calls for revoking tech legal shield | DHS chief ‘fully expects’ Russia to try to interfere in 2020 | Smaller companies testify against Big Tech ‘monopoly power’ Acting DHS secretary says he expects Russia to attempt to interfere in 2020 elections House to investigate Trump ‘Remain […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpNational Archives says it altered Trump signs, other messages in Women’s March photo Dems plan marathon prep for Senate trial, wary of Trump trying to ‘game’ the process Democratic lawmaker dismisses GOP lawsuit threat: ‘Take your letter and shove it’ MORE on Friday warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be […]
Read MoreCalifornia is suing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over its plan to open up public lands in the state to oil and gas drilling including fracking, California Attorney General Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraOvernight Energy: Appeals court tosses kids’ climate suit | California sues Trump over fracking | Oversight finds EPA appointees slow-walked ethics obligations California […]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a pair of cases on the issue of “faithless electors,” members of the Electoral College who choose not to support the presidential candidate picked by the voters in their state. The move opens the potential for the Supreme Court to impose new rules for the Electoral College […]
Read MoreBrazil’s special secretary of culture, Roberto Alvim, was fired Friday after a reported backlash over a video speech he gave in which he appeared to paraphrase Nazi Germany’s minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. Alvim was originally appointed to the post by nationalist Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. “It is an unfortunate pronouncement, even with his apologies, making his tenure […]
Read MoreJudge Stuart Kyle Duncan, a President TrumpDonald John TrumpNational Archives says it altered Trump signs, other messages in Women’s March photo Dems plan marathon prep for Senate trial, wary of Trump trying to ‘game’ the process Democratic lawmaker dismisses GOP lawsuit threat: ‘Take your letter and shove it’ MORE appointee, this week cautioned that courts follow […]
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