A hacker exploited a vulnerability in a Maricopa County, Arizona, website and obtained more than 600,000 voter registration files shortly before the 2020 election, according to newly declassified FBI and intelligence community records released Thursday. The FBI eventually identified the alleged hacker, searched his Arizona home, and obtained an admission that he had written a […]

A vote on the farm bill failed in the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday due to the prolonged absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and unified opposition from Democrats. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), the committee chairman, had hoped to send the legislation, a sweeping bill addressing agriculture and food assistance programs, to the Senate floor […]

A little-known salsa mogul bested President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate in the GOP primary for Michigan‘s 8th Congressional District this week, despite having quit the race a month earlier. Thomas Smith, a former engineer for General Motors, will face off against first-term Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) in November. The 8th District, which encompasses the […]

The Federal Communications Commission removed the market-share cap on television broadcasters in an expected 2-1 vote on Thursday, potentially opening the door to bigger mergers. The commission rule previously prohibited any media company from owning TV stations that reach more than 39% of households in the United States. The FCC will now review proposed acquisitions […]