National security officials in the Trump administration are pushing for the building of a government-led 5G wireless network. Officials say it is necessary to act as a counterweight to Chinese advances in technology.
A strong 5G network is required …
Continue ReadingAmazon has opened a small grocery store in Seattle where customers don’t have to checkout with the items they buy. Instead, customers will scan the store’s app as they walk in and sensors on shelves, along with cameras in …
Continue ReadingHouse Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said today that no comprehensive immigration reform package will be passed without Democratic votes. “Whatever we do is not going to pass with one party or another. If you want to do it, that …
Continue ReadingA tanker full of Russian natural gas reached New England this weekend in defiance of U.S. sanctions. It arrived just after the U.S. announced increased penalties on Russia-linked individuals and businesses, and just days before a deadline in which …
Continue ReadingA new study found that teenagers who get alcohol from their parents are more likely than other teens to also to get it from other sources as well. Many parents believe giving their children alcohol allows them to introduce …
Continue ReadingWashington state will no longer ask residents to list their place of birth on documents given to obtain driver’s licenses the state said. The move comes after it was revealed that the state’s licensing department was providing residents’ personal information …
Continue ReadingRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested in Moscow today, while on his way to a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The protests were organized by Navalny to encourage Russians to boycott the presidential election in March. Putin …
Continue ReadingA federal judge has rejected a request by companies connected to President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to keep details of their ownership secret in a lawsuit claiming Maryland apartment complexes owned by the companies collected illegal fees from tenants.
The …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump is breaking with Justice Department officials in calling for the release of a classified memo that alleges abuses by the FBI in the execution of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The DOJ had previously told House Intelligence …
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has sided with conservative groups in their lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley, which alleges discrimination against conservative speakers.
The Berkeley College Republicans and the Young America’s Foundation have brought suit against the University of …
Continue ReadingTwitter revealed to Congressional lawmakers this week that Russian bots, or automated accounts, retweeted the president nearly 470,000 times during the final weeks of the presidential election. The company had reported that it has identified 201 accounts linked to …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump’s first State of the Union address will tout his first-year accomplishments such as the tax overhaul passed last month, while also calling for major initiatives to be tackled this year. The president will call for immigration reform, a …
Continue ReadingCasino mogul Steve Wynn has announced he is resigning as Republican National Committee finance chairman. The move follows a bombshell report in the Wall Street Journal Friday alleging a pattern of sexual harassment of his employees over a period of …
Continue ReadingThe Home Depot has announced that it will be giving employees a bonus because of the tax overhaul passed by the GOP-led Congress last month. The company will be giving bonuses of up to $1,000 to each of its 400,000 …
Continue ReadingGoogle and Twitter told Congress that they have found no evidence of Russian influence efforts in the handful of U.S. special elections held last year. The companies responded to written questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee. The questions were a …
Continue ReadingIn a surprise decision, the U.S. International Trade Commission has sided with Bombardier, the Canadian jet-maker, in a case brought by rival Boeing over planes sold to Delta. The case involved the sale of planes to Delta Airlines that …
Continue ReadingSixty-three people were killed and 151 others injured in a deadly attack in which an assailant detonated explosives at a police checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan today. The attacker used an ambulance to bypass a police checkpoint, and then detonated …
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