U.S. Senate votes to extend government surveillance tools
The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday, two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired.
Trump applauds Wisconsin coronavirus ruling as protesters decry Michigan lockdown
President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down a coronavirus lockdown order, as hundreds gathered at the statehouse in neighboring Michigan to protest the Democratic governor’s restrictions there.
Five New York regions now ready to start reopening on Friday: governor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that a central area of his state was now ready to open, bringing to five the number of regions that can take the first steps to reopen some businesses when a statewide stay-at-home order lapses on Friday….
Senator Burr steps aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades
U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the FBI seized his mobile telephone in a major escalation of a probe of his stock trades before the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic….
U.S. faces ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic planning falls short: whistleblower
A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face “the darkest winter” of recent times if it does not improve …
U.S. Postal Service reviewing delivery contracts: WashPost
The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon.com, United Parcel Service Inc, FedEx and other large shippers, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing six people with knowledge of agency operations.
Trump says never spoke with anyone at Justice about U.S. Senator Burr
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had not spoken to the U.S. Justice Department about its investigation into whether some of Senator Richard Burr’s recent stock sales were tied to the coronavirus pandemic, adding he had not heard that Burr wil…
Hundreds protest Michigan stay-at-home order
Hundreds gathered to protest Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order on Thursday in Lansing, the third but smallest major demonstration at the state’s Capitol since businesses were shuttered in March due to the coronavirus.
U.S. senator steps aside as committee chair amid stock trade probe
U.S. Senator Richard Burr is stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an investigation of stock trades he made before the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. electricity use to drop by record amount in 2020 due coronavirus
U.S. electricity consumption will collapse by a record 4.6% in 2020 as businesses shut due to government lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its short-term outlook this week.
