POLITICS

Republican Senators Warn Trump on Recess Appointment Plan for Cabinet Members

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The move would be ‘extremely difficult to get done,’ one senator says. Multiple Republican senators said this week that it may be difficult for President-elect Donald Trump to use recess appointments to allow for his preferred Cabinet picks to be confirmed. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he does

Supreme Court takes up FCC fund dispute over subsidies for rural telecom services

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals. The dispute is the latest in

How Crypto Won the 2024 Election

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Although President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party swept the 2024 general election, the cryptocurrency industry feels it is the real winner. Powered by donations from some of the biggest figures in cryptocurrency and venture capital, three political action committees poured more than $100 million into efforts to influence the 2024 election. “This election was

Former cyber czar urges vigilance — “it’s not the attackers… it’s us”

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Just a week before Thanksgiving, shoppers at Stop & Shop stores across Massachusetts were forced to leave empty-handed after a cyberattack against the supermarket chain’s parent company led to inventory shortages.  Parent company Ahold Delhaize said in a statement earlier this month, that it had alerted law enforcement about the cyber breach and had taken

Gaetz Says He Will Not Return to Congress After Withdrawing AG Bid

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Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz (R.), who withdrew his nomination as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, announced on Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th