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Supreme Court examines constitutionality of police accessing cellphone location data

Supreme Court examines constitutionality of police accessing cellphone location data

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could change how law enforcement uses cell phone location data to investigate crimes in the digital age.    At the center of Chatrie v. United States is whether law enforcement’s use of...
Lawmakers push bipartisan shipbuilding bill, citing national security

Lawmakers push bipartisan shipbuilding bill, citing national security

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle held a press conference on Tuesday, urging Congress to pass a bill to rebuild the nation’s shipbuilding industry, warning that declining maritime capacity threatens both national security and economic growth.  Reps....
Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

Federal health advisors back continued ambulance cost data collection

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Health

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors on Thursday voted to recommend that Congress continue collecting detailed cost data from ambulance services, saying the information is essential to improve how Medicare reimburses emergency transport providers.  The Medicare...

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