West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Apple, accusing the company of allowing its iCloud storage service to be used to distribute child sexual abuse material and failing to adopt stronger detection measures. The complaint, filed in Mason County Circuit Court, alleges Apple prioritized user privacy over child safety by […]

The Justice Department this week asked a federal appeals court to reverse a district judge’s order restoring national security lawyer Mark Zaid’s security clearance, arguing the ruling improperly intruded on presidential authority over classified information. In a brief filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Trump administration […]

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is facing blowback for saying that Federal Reserve Bank of New York staff should be “disciplined” for a tariff report that was unfavorable to the White House. The criticism comes at a time when the Fed’s independence from the White House is a politically fraught topic. Hassett made the remarks on Wednesday about New York Fed […]

Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) is only voting for one Nebraska Democrat this year: his wife. Susanne Shore is running for an Omaha seat on the University of Nebraska system’s Board of Regents. She entered the relatively unknown race on Thursday with her husband’s express support. While they may disagree on politics, Ricketts and Shore both […]