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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...
Supreme Court mulls liability of tech firms in overseas rights abuses

Supreme Court mulls liability of tech firms in overseas rights abuses

by Nicole Cheah | Apr 28, 2026 | Business & Tech, Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices appeared divided Tuesday morning about whether a U.S. tech company can be held liable for aiding the Chinese government’s alleged torture of a spiritual minority. The case is centered on whether practitioners in China of the...
‘The Indo-Pacific is the defining strategic theatre’: How committed is US to this region?

‘The Indo-Pacific is the defining strategic theatre’: How committed is US to this region?

by Nicole Cheah | Apr 28, 2026 | Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Indo-Pacific remains the US military’s most consequential foreign theatre, the region’s top commander told members of Congress, dispelling concern that the movement of Asia-based munitions to the Middle East has undermined deterrence against China....
King Charles III speaks before joint session of Congress, first monarch of UK to do so since 1991

King Charles III speaks before joint session of Congress, first monarch of UK to do so since 1991

by George Alexandrakis | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON — A joint session of Congress played host to a British monarch for the first time in 35 years on Tuesday as King Charles III stood before the legislative branch and spoke about the importance of the alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom....
AI is becoming part of federal workforce; tech companies is under pressure to keep up

AI is becoming part of federal workforce; tech companies is under pressure to keep up

by Yuqing Liu | Apr 28, 2026 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON—Federal agencies are moving artificial intelligence from experiment to infrastructure, using it to rethink hiring, workforce management and mission readiness, according to a Workday Federal Forum held on Tuesday.  The forum included government and industry...
Representatives question plans to outsource NASA work to industry, move contractors in-house

Representatives question plans to outsource NASA work to industry, move contractors in-house

by Amy L. Wong | Apr 28, 2026 | Business & Tech, Economy, Politics, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — NASA administrator Jared Isaacman faced pushback from representatives on Monday about the iconic agency’s proposed hiring strategy, which would shrink public service opportunities for the younger generation. Isaacman said earlier this week that he plans...
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