Ryan Lovelace

U.S. Census Bureau suspending field operations until April

The U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday it will halt its field operations due to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 18, 2020

Americans more confident in CDC response to coronavirus than Trump: poll

An overwhelming majority of Americans are confident in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials' response to the coronavirus outbreak, but are less confident in President Trump's handling of the situation, according to the Pew Research Center.

March 18, 2020

Americans say coronavirus bigger threat to national economy than to personal health: Poll

More Americans view the coronavirus outbreak as a major threat to the country's economy and the health of the entire U.S. population than as a threat to their own personal finances and health, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.

March 18, 2020

Leading internet companies team up to fight coronavirus misinformation

Several of the world's leading Internet companies are proactively fighting the spread of misinformation about coronavirus online with new partnerships, different approaches, and the reorganization of resources.

March 17, 2020

To bolster Kris Kobach, Club for Growth targets Democratic rival Roger Marshall in ads

The Republican primary for the Kansas Senate seat has become uglier as Kris Kobach has emerged as the front-runner to succeed retiring Sen. Pat Roberts.

March 16, 2020

Senate committee moves forward with subpoena for records in Biden investigation

A Senate committee has moved forward with a subpoena for records from a Washington lobby shop about the work Hunter Biden did for the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings.

March 13, 2020

Bipartisan Senate bill curbing child sex exploitation online faces opposition

A bipartisan Senate bill to crack down on tech companies over online child sex exploitation is hitting opposition from both liberal and conservative groups that say it will harm people who rely on digital encryption to remain safe from predators and criminals.

March 12, 2020

Liberal group spends $250K attacking Steve Daines over coronavirus

A liberal group spent $250,000 to attack Sen. Steve Daines' response to the coronavirus outbreak in a new television ad campaign.

March 12, 2020

Senate committee postpones vote to subpoena records in Biden investigation

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee postponed a vote on a subpoena of records about the work former Vice President Joe Biden's son did for a Ukranian energy firm.

March 11, 2020

Majority skeptical of Big Tech’s power, but prefer tech companies police themselves: Poll

Americans are skeptical of tech companies' power but a majority prefers those companies to police the content on their own platforms instead of the government, according to a new Gallup and Knight Foundation poll released Wednesday.

March 11, 2020

FreedomWorks unveils seven-figure advocacy campaign to mobilize disengaged women voters

FreedomWorks said Monday it would spend $1 million to educate, message-test and mobilize women voters in support of free-market policies and candidates in the 2020 election.

March 9, 2020

For Steve Bullock, Progressive Turnout Project building Montana ground game

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Monday threw his hat into the Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving Democrats a high-profile recruit in the red state.

March 9, 2020

CIA funnels cash to In-Q-Tel in bid to defeat Huawei

The CIA isn't waiting while the White House, Congress, the Justice Department and the Pentagon squabble over the best approach to combating Huawei's domination of the future 5G wireless network.

March 8, 2020

Andrew Yang forms advocacy group to capitalize on defunct 2020 campaign

Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has formed a new advocacy group, "Humanity Forward," to continue pushing his political agenda.

March 5, 2020

Twitter’s new tools to crack down on harmful, manipulative content

Twitter is set to implement new tools Thursday to crack down on what it deems harmful and manipulative content on its platform.

March 4, 2020

Chuck Schumer, Planned Parenthood mount attacks on Trump-appointed justices over abortion case

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Planned Parenthood launched new attacks on President Trump's Supreme Court picks on Wednesday amid an abortion controversy arriving at the high court.

March 4, 2020

Freedom House ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report shows decline

An annual assessment of political rights and civil liberties worldwide found a "global recession in democracy" that has left the world with the fewest percentage of free countries since 1996.

March 4, 2020

Mike Rogers forms group to fight China over 5G

Former Rep. Mike Rogers is fighting China's race for global control of the fifth generation of wireless technology via a new advocacy group, 5G Action Now.

March 3, 2020

ACLU unveils six-figure ad campaign on surveillance aimed at getting Donald Trump’s attention

The American Civil Liberties Union is launching a six-figure television and digital ad campaign pushing for reforms to federal surveillance laws and attacking a "rogue FBI."

March 2, 2020

U.S. government feud with Huawei takes center stage in Silicon Valley

The U.S. government's battle against Huawei spilled into public view last week, with a leading Department of Defense official locking horns with Huawei's chief security officer at a cybersecurity conference in California.

February 28, 2020