Biden Signs Executive Order Mandating New Cybersecurity Practices, Expanding Sanctions

The order establishes a national certification program for secure technology and lowers the threshold for issuing sanctions against cyber actors. President Joe Biden is signing an executive order to strengthen the United States’ cybersecurity capabilities following several high-profile hacks from state-sponsored actors in China. The sweeping Jan. 16 order mandates new security requirements for software

Democrats urge Garland to drop charges, release rest of special counsel report

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider dropping the federal charges against Donald Trump’s former co-defendants in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, to ensure that the Justice Department can release the rest of special counsel Jack Smith‘s final report about Trump’s alleged crimes. 

Trump’s Pick for Budget Chief Grilled by Senate Democrats Over Power of the Purse

If confirmed, Russell Vought will succeed Shalanda Young, who has served in this role since March 2022. Senate Democrats questioned Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a second time, regarding his views on the power of the purse. Vought, who succeeded Trump’s first OMB director,

After Wildfires Delay, Biden Creates Two National Monuments in California

The signing ceremony was initially planned for last week in California’s Coachella Valley but was canceled due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles region. President Joe Biden signed designations at the White House on Tuesday, establishing two new national monuments in California.  The signing ceremony for Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California and Sáttítla

FEC Commissioner Sees ‘DOGE Potential’ in Moving Agency Out of Washington

Trump moved federal jobs out of D.C. during his first term and promised more of the same while campaigning. WASHINGTON—Federal Election Commissioner Trey Trainor has a vision, and it’s outside the Beltway. “I think everything that we do can be done, frankly, anywhere in the United States that has a decent internet connection,” he told