Ryan Lovelace

EMILY’s List picks new leader Laphonza Butler, first mother to lead pro-choice women’s group

EMILY's List on Monday selected Laphonza Butler as its new leader, marking the first time a mother and woman of color has run the pro-choice PAC that helps finance Democratic candidates.

September 13, 2021

CBS’ new reality show ‘The Activist’ to showcase political activists seeking online attention

Political activism spread from street protests to corporate boardrooms and now has found a new home: a reality television series airing weekly on CBS this fall.

September 10, 2021

Trump’s lawyer predicts ‘better than 50-50 shot’ to win Big Tech lawsuits at Supreme Court

John P. Coale, who is representing former President Donald Trump in lawsuits over his banishment from social media, said he isn't worried about Twitter and YouTube trying to gain an advantage by moving the legal battle to a California court.

September 10, 2021

Federal judge dings Apple in Epic lawsuit ruling

A federal judge ordered Apple on Friday to end restrictions on app developers who direct people to payment options outside of Apple's control, threatening to curtail a key moneymaker for the tech giant.

September 10, 2021

Cyber sleuths blame China-based digital propaganda for fanning Asian American protests

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a large-scale pro-China digital influence campaign that stoked Asian American anger over alleged racial injustice in the U.S. and shifted the blame to the U.S. for the origins of COVID-19.

September 8, 2021

Video game company CEO out over pro-life comment on Texas abortion law

Conservative leaders are warning American corporations they will pay a price for punishing right-leaning employees and red states after a Georgia-based video game company ousted its CEO for a pro-life tweet in support of a Texas law banning abortions.

September 7, 2021

Twitter wants Trump’s lawsuit moved to San Francisco court and then dismissed

Twitter wants former President Donald Trump's lawsuit transferred to a federal judge in San Francisco and scrapped.

September 2, 2021

Feds tackle cybercrime with new bans, fines, charges

The federal government is banning, fining and charging alleged cybercriminals and their enablers in aggressive new action from the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission.

September 2, 2021

Pompeo woos GOP supporters in New Hampshire, eyes 2024 run

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is courting Republican voters in New Hampshire, building the foundation for a potential 2024 presidential campaign in the early primary state undaunted by former President Donald Trump's hints that he'll join the race.

September 1, 2021

Instagram restores account of fallen troop’s mother, acknowledges mistakenly deleting her

Facebook said Tuesday it mistakenly deleted the Instagram account of a grieving mother whose son was among the U.S. service members who died as a result of the ISIS-K attack at Kabul airport last week.

August 31, 2021

China limiting kids’ online gaming to 3 hours per week over addiction concerns

China is banning children from playing online games Monday through Thursday and will allow them to play only 3 hours each week over concerns about addiction, according to China's National Press and Publication Administration.

August 30, 2021

Biden refuses question on Afghanistan: ‘I’m not going to answer on Afghanistan now’

President Biden refused to answer a reporter's question about Afghanistan on Sunday as his self-imposed deadline for withdrawal on Aug. 31 approaches.

August 29, 2021

Ex-Obama education chief compares anti-mask Americans to suicide bombers

A former Obama administration Cabinet official on Sunday compared Americans who oppose face masks and vaccines to suicide bombing terrorists that killed Americans at the Kabul airport.

August 29, 2021

Fauci says people need 3 doses of COVID vaccines: ‘I’m certain we’re going to need that third dose’

Three doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be necessary to ward off the coronavirus that has wreaked havoc worldwide, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

August 29, 2021

McConnell: Biden’s Afghanistan decisions among worst in history, ‘much worse than Saigon’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday criticized President Biden's withdrawal plans from Afghanistan as among the worst foreign policy decisions in U.S. history.

August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida strengthening as it approaches landfall

The National Hurricane Center warned Sunday that Hurricane Ida was strengthening as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico and prepared for landfall.

August 29, 2021

Biden attends solemn transfer of troops killed in Afghanistan

President Biden on Sunday attended the solemn transfer movement of troops killed in Afghanistan at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

August 29, 2021

ACLU pressures Biden to keep convicts on home confinement out of prison due to pandemic

The American Civil Liberties Union is mounting a six-figure ad campaign to pressure President Biden to prevent prisoners on home confinement from returning to federal prisons when the COVID-19 pandemic winds down.

August 27, 2021

YouTube removing 10 million ‘bad’ videos per quarter, executive says

YouTube intends to prevent misinformation by muzzling "bad content" posted by its users, according to a top executive.

August 26, 2021

Biden seeks cyber solutions from tech and business execs at White House summit

President Biden asked executives from major tech companies, banks and other businesses taking part in a White House summit Wednesday to brainstorm solutions to the onslaught of hacks and cyberattacks damaging the country's economy.

August 25, 2021