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White House: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has Senate votes for Supreme Court confirmation

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said Sunday that he is confident Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has the Senate votes to be confirmed to the Supreme Court.

April 3, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz requests oversight hearing of FBI after agents’ rule-breaking exposed

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to pursue more aggressive oversight of the FBI after an internal audit revealed agents broke rules during investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, the news media and others.

April 1, 2022

Postal inspectors’ covert spying overstepped law enforcement power, IG says

Postal inspectors' covert surveillance program conducted unauthorized searches and exceeded its law enforcement authority, according to a new audit from the United States Postal Service's watchdog.

March 31, 2022

Inside Meta’s Oversight Board: Complaints that review blocked for some Facebook censorship decisions

The co-chairman of the independent board charged with refereeing Facebook's censorship decisions says the company prevents it from scrutinizing restrictions on the distribution of posts and other actions that are central to censorship on the platform.

March 31, 2022

FBI audit reveals agents broke rules to break the law

The FBI sometimes allows its employees and informants to break the law to catch criminals, but an internal 2018 FBI audit obtained by The Washington Times shows government employees and confidential sources have broken rules along the way.

March 29, 2022

Senators request Justice Department inspector general review FBI agents’ rule-breaking

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, and Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the panel's ranking Republican, asked the Justice Department's inspector general on Monday to review FBI agents' failure to follow rules and procedures in sensitive domestic investigations as revealed in a 2019 internal audit.

March 28, 2022

FBI reports record-high internet crime, losses in billions for 2021

Cyberattackers wreaked havoc across the U.S. and resulted in a record-high number of internet crime complaints last year, according to new data published by the FBI this week.

March 24, 2022

Biden criticized for telling businesses they’re responsible for cyberdefense against Russian attack

President Biden telling the private sector it is responsible for its own defense against Russian cyberattacks has drawn critics who counter that fighting off a hostile nation is the federal government's job.

March 22, 2022

Lawmakers question if FBI director misled Congress after audit revealed agents’ rule-breaking

House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Monday demanded FBI Director Christopher A. Wray explain potential discrepancies between his testimony last year to Congress and the findings of a 2019 agency audit that revealed rules-breaking by agents.

March 21, 2022

Court dismisses D.C. attorney general’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

Amazon won a dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine that accused the retail giant of preventing third-party sellers from offering better prices and deals on other platforms.

March 21, 2022

U.S. accuses five of spying and harassing China’s critics, effort to smear congressional candidate

The Biden administration is accusing five people of spying, stalking, and harassing U.S. residents who are critical of Beijing, including a congressional candidate.

March 18, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: FBI says it attempted to fix agents’ widespread rule-breaking on sensitive investigations

The FBI said Thursday that it took steps to stop agents from breaking rules on investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, news media and others -- problems that were later revealed by The Washington Times.

March 17, 2022

Congress studying electromagnetic spectrum management to avoid falling behind China on 5G, 6G

Congress is reviewing rules to manage the nation's electromagnetic spectrum resources to avoid falling behind China on both 5G deployment and future 6G wireless technology.

March 16, 2022

House lawmakers demand answers on FBI operations after audit reveals rules broken in investigations

House lawmakers said Tuesday that they want answers about the FBI's operations after an internal audit revealed agents flouting the rules during investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, news media and others.

March 15, 2022

Bipartisan Senate group urges DHS to provide answers on Russian cyberthreat

A bipartisan group of 22 senators urged the Department of Homeland Security to provide details about the government's preparedness for cyberattacks from Russia, as its invasion of Ukraine has American lawmakers on edge.

March 15, 2022

U.S. struggling for answers on lack of major Russian cyberattack in Ukraine invasion, Warner says

The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman said Monday the U.S. government cannot fully explain why Russia has not launched a catastrophic cyberattack accompanying its invasion of Ukraine.

March 14, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Audit reveals FBI rule-breaking in probes involving politicians, religious groups, media

FBI agents violated their own rules at least 747 times in 18 months while conducting investigations involving politicians, candidates, religious groups, the news media and others, according to a 2019 FBI audit obtained by The Washington Times.

March 11, 2022

Russia slams Meta as ‘extremist’ after Facebook lifts rules on anti-Russian speech

The Kremlin is branding the tech company Meta as "extremist" after its Facebook platform lifted restrictions on hostile speech toward the Russian government.

March 11, 2022

CIA goes back to school to collaborate on spy tech research

The CIA is ramping up its outreach to academia to help develop new spy technology at CIA Labs, a first-of-its-kind federal lab designed to compete with successful schemes by Russia and China to enlist academics and scientists at American universities.

March 10, 2022

Lawmakers alert Justice Department to ‘potentially criminal conduct by Amazon’

House Judiciary Committee members wrote Wednesday to urge the Justice Department to investigate Amazon for obstructing lawmakers' antitrust investigation.

March 9, 2022