federal (2020)
12.25.20
Execution of only female federal prisoner on death row halted
—Rebecca Klar // 25 Dec. 2020 // 11:29 AM EST
12.16.20
Congress close to coronavirus deal that includes stimulus checks
—Alexander Bolton & Scott Wong // 16 Dec. 2020 // 10:00 AM EST
12.15.20
“Congress is the ultimate arbiter of who wins presidential contests, not the Supreme Court,” [Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)] tweeted over the weekend. “America’s Founders didn’t want unelected, dictatorial judges making these decision. Judiciary isn’t equipped or empowered to decide contested federal elections.”
—Mike Lillis & Scott Wong, "GOP leaders pinched by pro-Trump bid to reverse election outcome," 15 Dec. 2020 {6:00 AM EST}
Execution of only female federal prisoner on death row halted
—Rebecca Klar // 25 Dec. 2020 // 11:29 AM EST
12.16.20
Congress close to coronavirus deal that includes stimulus checks
—Alexander Bolton & Scott Wong // 16 Dec. 2020 // 10:00 AM EST
12.15.20
“Congress is the ultimate arbiter of who wins presidential contests, not the Supreme Court,” [Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)] tweeted over the weekend. “America’s Founders didn’t want unelected, dictatorial judges making these decision. Judiciary isn’t equipped or empowered to decide contested federal elections.”
—Mike Lillis & Scott Wong, "GOP leaders pinched by pro-Trump bid to reverse election outcome," 15 Dec. 2020 {6:00 AM EST}
10.30.20
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston confirmed on Friday that Loughlin was being processed at a federal facility in Dublin, Calif... Loughlin’s husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was sentenced to five months in a federal facility, as well as a $250,000 fine followed by two years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service.
—Marina Pitofsky, "Lori Loughlin reports to federal prison over college admission scandal," 30 Oct. 2020 {3:42 PM EDT}
Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez offer bill to create national public banking system
—Sylvan Lane // 30 Oct. 2020 // 2:48 PM EDT
10.22.20
Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9 billion to settle charges that it violated federal anti-corruption laws by bribing government officials to secure billions in business for the investment bank’s Malaysian subsidiary, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
—Sylvan Lane, "Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9B to settle foreign bribery charges," 22 Oct. 2020 {2:02 PM EDT}
10.18.20
“[Republicans are] doing this to get someone on the court just in time, a week after the election, to take away critical health care protections from a majority of Americans, we need to focus on that,” Coons said. “And then if we happen to be in the fact pattern where we have a President Biden who will have to look at what the right steps are to rebalance our federal judiciary.”
—Joseph Choi, "Democratic Delaware senator says he is open to expanding the Supreme Court," 18 Oct. 2020 {11:10 AM EDT}
10.14.20
Twitter lacked adequate cybersecurity protection allowing for a 17-year-old to allegedly lead a mass hack of high-profile accounts in July using a “simple technique,” according to a report released Wednesday by a New York regulator... Florida prosecutors have alleged Graham Ivan Clark, a 17-year-old from Tampa, is behind the hack and he is being charged as an adult. Clark has pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors have charged two others with related charges in a California federal court.
—Rebecca Klar, "Twitter lacked adequate cybersecurity protection ahead of July hacks, regulator says," 14 Oct. 2020 {2:07 PM EDT}
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston confirmed on Friday that Loughlin was being processed at a federal facility in Dublin, Calif... Loughlin’s husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was sentenced to five months in a federal facility, as well as a $250,000 fine followed by two years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service.
—Marina Pitofsky, "Lori Loughlin reports to federal prison over college admission scandal," 30 Oct. 2020 {3:42 PM EDT}
Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez offer bill to create national public banking system
—Sylvan Lane // 30 Oct. 2020 // 2:48 PM EDT
10.22.20
Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9 billion to settle charges that it violated federal anti-corruption laws by bribing government officials to secure billions in business for the investment bank’s Malaysian subsidiary, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
—Sylvan Lane, "Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9B to settle foreign bribery charges," 22 Oct. 2020 {2:02 PM EDT}
10.18.20
“[Republicans are] doing this to get someone on the court just in time, a week after the election, to take away critical health care protections from a majority of Americans, we need to focus on that,” Coons said. “And then if we happen to be in the fact pattern where we have a President Biden who will have to look at what the right steps are to rebalance our federal judiciary.”
—Joseph Choi, "Democratic Delaware senator says he is open to expanding the Supreme Court," 18 Oct. 2020 {11:10 AM EDT}
10.14.20
Twitter lacked adequate cybersecurity protection allowing for a 17-year-old to allegedly lead a mass hack of high-profile accounts in July using a “simple technique,” according to a report released Wednesday by a New York regulator... Florida prosecutors have alleged Graham Ivan Clark, a 17-year-old from Tampa, is behind the hack and he is being charged as an adult. Clark has pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors have charged two others with related charges in a California federal court.
—Rebecca Klar, "Twitter lacked adequate cybersecurity protection ahead of July hacks, regulator says," 14 Oct. 2020 {2:07 PM EDT}
2.19.20
“A major obstacle to providing water for the region's farmers has now been totally eliminated by the federal government,” Trump said Wednesday in Bakersfield, Calif., flanked by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), as well as Interior Secretary David Bernhardt... Reporting from The New York Times found that Bernhardt continued to work for Westlands as late as April 2017... He filed paperwork to end his status as a federal lobbyist in November 2016.
—Rebecca Beitsch, "Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes," 19 Feb. 2020 {7:30 PM EST}
“A major obstacle to providing water for the region's farmers has now been totally eliminated by the federal government,” Trump said Wednesday in Bakersfield, Calif., flanked by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), as well as Interior Secretary David Bernhardt... Reporting from The New York Times found that Bernhardt continued to work for Westlands as late as April 2017... He filed paperwork to end his status as a federal lobbyist in November 2016.
—Rebecca Beitsch, "Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes," 19 Feb. 2020 {7:30 PM EST}
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