Category: Politics Regulations

Treasury reconsiders IRS use of ID.me facial recognition amid privacy concerns

Biden’s defense bill includes $30 million to support ‘Havana syndrome’ victims

Of all the things Biden could make a priority, why student-debt repayment?

Tour the White House’s Christmas decorations on Google Street View

US will work with allies to limit the export of surveillance tools to authoritarian governments

3 ways policymakers can reframe how they think about race to create a more fair economy

Congress has a mandate for automakers: Put technology in your cars that stops drunk driving

California governor signs warehouse productivity quota bill into law

The Senate infrastructure bill includes $1 billion to address devastation caused by freeways. Experts say it’s not enough

Will Congress finally end the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities?

Al Gore: “Net zero can’t be a ‘get out of jail free’ card”

Biden’s budget includes a jump in climate spending: here’s why investing in innovation is crucial

Biden’s first budget proposal would fight chip shortages with US factories

What are ‘ghost guns,’ and why is Joe Biden talking so much about them?

Senate Bill Requires Transparency About High-Volume, Third-Party Sellers On Online Marketplaces

Biden Administration Abandons Challenge To California Net Neutrality Law

A last-minute Trump administration rule could lower restaurant workers’ wages by $700 million a year

How a 1920s radio broadcast changed politics forever

Why senators all dress the same

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order banning TikTok downloads

Judge rules FBI, NSA broke the law or court orders with data collection

Trump administration petitions FCC to reinterpret Section 230 rules

Berkeley is going to create a new traffic enforcement department, so police don’t do traffic stops

US government drops online class restrictions for international students

Decades of failed reforms have allowed for ongoing police brutality

This one image shows how wearing a mask has become political

Senate bill aims to boost accountability for Section 230 without gutting it