Category: Federal

August 20, 2018

President Donald Trump on Monday attacked Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, while apparently pressuring Attorney General Jeff Sessions to fire him. “Will Bruce Ohr, whose family received big money for helping to create the phony, dirty and discredited Dossier, ever […]

August 20, 2018

Michael Cohen is reportedly under investigation for millions of dollars of bank fraud. According to a New York Times report, the ongoing investigation into Trump’s former attorney is not just limited to whether he violated campaign finance laws—federal authorities are […]

August 17, 2018

China’s economy is far from “collapsing” or looking “terrible,” contrary to White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow’s characterization of the Asian country. “I’m not a China expert, although I’m boning up as fast as I can, I would just say […]

August 15, 2018

The Treasury Department retweeted a post from President Donald Trump on Wednesday touting Republican election chances this fall, sparking concerns among experts that the action may have violated federal ethics laws. Treasury soon removed the post. A representative for the […]

August 14, 2018

A Senate proposal to secure the U.S. election system has a companion bill in the House and a prominent Republican co-sponsor. A bipartisan group of four lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee have introduced a House version of the Secure […]

August 9, 2018

Tribune Media Company today terminated its merger agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group and sued Sinclair for breach of contract. Tribune’s move to kill the merger comes three weeks after the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously against approving Sinclair’s proposed acquisition […]

August 8, 2018

New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins was indicted on insider trading charges on Wednesday morning, federal prosecutors said. Collins’ charges include using inside information about Australian biotechnology company Innate Immunotherapeutics to make stock trades, CBS News reported. A grand jury […]

August 7, 2018

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai acknowledged Monday that the FCC lied about its public comment system being taken down by a DDoS attack during the net neutrality repeal proceeding. Pai blamed the spreading of false information on employees hired […]

August 6, 2018

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to vacate the 2016 court ruling that upheld the Obama-era net neutrality rules in a strategy that could help uphold the Federal Communications Commission’s recent repeal of those rules. The rules […]

August 6, 2018

State governments have long struggled to fill information technology jobs, but a new nonprofit group is trying to turn that around with a new crop of professionals. Govern for America is preparing to place its inaugural cohort of fellows across […]