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State Department circumvents Congress, approves $106 million sale of tank ammo to Israel
Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds…
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NSA Director Paul Nakasone urges Congress to renew the FISA's Section 702, set to expire in 2023, saying the surveillance law protects the US from cyberattacks (Tonya Riley/CyberScoop)
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: NSA Director Paul Nakasone urges Congress to renew the FISA’s Section 702, set to expire in…
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Congress rejects the US Army's request for $400M to buy ~6,900 Microsoft HoloLens goggles this fiscal year but approves $40M for the development of a new model (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: Congress rejects the US Army’s request for $400M to buy ~6,900 Microsoft HoloLens goggles this fiscal…
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How Telegram, TikTok, and Twitter were used to boost election fraud narratives in Brazil ahead of riots attacking congress and supreme court buildings (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: How Telegram, TikTok, and Twitter were used to boost election fraud narratives in Brazil ahead…
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Congress passes a bill to let the FCC regulate rates for prison calling services, tackling the issue of inmates having to pay extortionate rates for calls (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Congress passes a bill to let the FCC regulate rates for prison calling services, tackling the…
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Congress passes a $1.7T spending package including a bill banning TikTok on federal government devices, but fails to pass many aggressive bills targeting tech (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)
Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Congress passes a $1.7T spending package including a bill banning TikTok on federal government devices, but…
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With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act in a divided Congress (Washington Post)
Washington Post: With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan…
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A profile of incoming GOP House majority whip Tom Emmer, a rare crypto advocate who has developed close ties to the industry in a skeptical Congress (Tony Romm/Washington Post)
Tony Romm / Washington Post: A profile of incoming GOP House majority whip Tom Emmer, a rare crypto advocate who…
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