Ryan Lovelace

Cyberattackers increasingly disguised as journalists in 2020: Google

Google's threat analysis group has spotted an increasing number of cyberattackers posing as journalists in 2020.

March 30, 2020

Anti-Trump protesters plan rally in Times Square despite coronavirus social distancing guidelines

Anti-Trump protesters are organizing a rally in Times Square Monday against the president's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 30, 2020

MoveOn pushing to oust Richard Burr over alleged insider trading on coronavirus

MoveOn is waging an advertising war against Sen. Richard Burr for reportedly profiting off non-public information before the stock market cratered in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 27, 2020

Trump approval rating highest since early 2017: Pew poll

President Trump's job approval rating has soared to new heights since the coronavirus outbreak began.

March 26, 2020

Plurality of Dems prefer Elizabeth Warren for VP: Poll

A majority of Democratic voters support former Vice President Joe Biden's commitment to pick a woman running mate, and a plurality of those voters want him to select Sen. Elizabeth Warren, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.

March 26, 2020

Conservative animator mobilizing to boost Trump’s 2020 campaign

The conservative humorists at Politizoid have returned to the digital arena for the 2020 campaign season, sensing that President Trump's use of Twitter to boost memes and content supporting his candidacy has "opened a door" for their work.

March 26, 2020

Christy McLaughlin, tech-savvy candidates get creative as coronavirus upends campaigns

The coronavirus outbreak has brought a crashing halt to traditional campaigning, forcing candidates to find innovative ways to connect with voters while complying with the social distancing guidelines that define this brave new world.

March 25, 2020

Koch Network takes aim at Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA

The Koch Network is attacking Turning Point USA over how the pro-Trump campus group is asking members to expose indoctrination in the classroom.

March 25, 2020

Uber asks Donald Trump to ensure stimulus benefits its drivers during coronavirus outbreak

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi asked President Trump to help ensure any future economic stimulus plan comes with benefits for independent workers who make up the ride-sharing company's labor force.

March 24, 2020

Bloomberg campaign sued by workers in class-action lawsuit

The blows keep coming for former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's failed presidential campaign. A former Bloomberg campaign worker filed a class-action lawsuit against the campaign for allegedly getting rid of more than 1,000 workers who Mr. Bloomberg promised to employ through the 2020 election regardless of his campaign's outcome.

March 24, 2020

Democrats demand expansion of early voting period to avoid November election postponement

Democratic senators on Monday demanded a rapid expansion of absentee vote-by-mail and early voting, fearing the coronavirus pandemic will postpone the November elections.

March 23, 2020

Trump admin using nation’s supercomputers to fight coronavirus in partnership with private sector

The Trump administration has partnered with the private sector to make the nation's supercomputing capabilities available to researchers fighting the coronavirus.

March 23, 2020

Jeff Bezos’ coronavirus message to Amazon: ‘Things are going to get worse before they get better’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos issued a dire message to employees that the worst is yet to come from the havoc wrought by the coronavirus outbreak.

March 23, 2020

Rep. Omar fundraising appeal slams Republicans for allegedly profiting off coronavirus crisis

A fundraising email from Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized her Republican counterparts for allegedly using the coronavirus outbreak for their personal gain.

March 21, 2020

Ex-Nevada AG spotlights liberal groups’ multimillion-dollar coronavirus campaigns against Trump

Liberal nonprofits are spending millions of dollars on ads attacking President Trump's and Senate Republicans' response to the coronavirus crisis. And the new watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, led by former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, is working to expose the coronavirus campaigning.

March 20, 2020

Trump approval jumps 4% amid growing confidence in his handling of coronavirus crisis: Poll

President Trump's job approval rating jumped 4 percentage points in under one week, according to a new Harris Poll.

March 20, 2020

Ro to launch Coronavirus Telehealth Assessment to help determine if users need virus test

A free online service to help Americans determine whether they need to visit a doctor or be tested for coronavirus is set to launch universally this week.

March 19, 2020

Fewer Americans view coronavirus as ‘real threat’ than last month: Poll

Fewer Americans view coronavirus as a "real threat" now than held the same view last month, according to a new Marist/NPR/PBS NewsHour poll.

March 19, 2020

‘Pop-up’ super PACs spent nearly $24 million in key primary season without disclosing donors: Report

A group of "pop-up" super PACs successfully concealed nearly $24 million in spending between last month's Nevada caucuses and the March 17 primaries, according to a new analysis from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org. One of them, the pro-Elizabeth Warren group Persist PAC, accounted for more than half that amount.

March 19, 2020

Senators want to crack down on Google ads for face masks during coronavirus crisis

A pair of Democratic senators are accusing Google of hosting ads for protective face masks amid a national shortage during the coronavirus pandemic, despite the internet company's pledge to ban such ads.

March 19, 2020