by Kelly Rissman | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats challenged the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the agency’s “culture of cruelty” at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. CBP Chief Carla Provost repeatedly denied the notion of a toxic culture at her agency....
by Matt Reynolds | Jul 25, 2019 | Business & Tech
A House bill giving businesses the power to counter cyberattacks outside their own computer networks is fraught with risks to U.S. companies and critical infrastructure, and won’t stop criminals and nations from making attacks, experts warn. Reps. Tom Graves, a...
by Amanda Horowitz | Jul 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III told two House committees Wednesday in 7 hours of testimony that his office’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election “is not a witch hunt.” Calling Russia’s...
by Josephine Chu | Jul 24, 2019 | Business & Tech
Cannabis-industry players on Tuesday voiced support for a bill that would protect banks that aim to serve the sector, as one industry veteran told a Senate panel that not having a bank forced him to pay a $3 million tax bill in cash. Since marijuana remains illegal at...
by Kimberly Jin and Thomas Ilalaole | Jul 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Kate Brown of Gurnee, Illinois, will never forget the Monday morning in May 2005 when she received a phone call and was told that her 27-year-old son was hit by a truck when he was driving in a car in Round Lake, Illinois. The truck driver had fallen...
by Lu Zhao | Jul 23, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Owners of cannabis companies told a Senate committee Tuesday that they are forced by federal law to operate as cash-only businesses, making it difficult to pay taxes and creating safety concerns. But an opponent said changing banking laws would allow the...
