The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set its sights on quantum computing as a crucial technology for China to dominate by 2049, echoing a familiar tune for those with firsthand experience in the semiconductor industry. The U.S. needs a comprehensive strategy and substantially increased funding to secure victory in the quantum race. The implications of...
A judge denied former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s attempt to move his Georgia charges to federal court on Friday, dealing another significant blow to the early defense strategy being pursued by several charged individuals in former President Trump’s Georgia case. Like the others, Clark argued he was acting in his capacity as a federal...
The Senate saw an outpouring of support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) family on Friday following her death, with colleagues from both parties sharing memories of the longtime lawmaker and praising her tenure. Dozens of senators touted Feinstein's pioneering legacy rising through California politics and breaking ground as the first woman to hold key roles...
The Texas Supreme Court has sided with four former staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), making way for their whistleblower lawsuit to commence. The Republican court rejected Paxton’s request to dismiss the lawsuit on Friday after the case was put on pause for a possible settlement. The whistleblowers, Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David...
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee requested the State Department pause a portion of military financing for Egypt over concerns that Cairo has failed to deliver on improving its human rights record. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said he is pushing for the Biden administration to withhold $320 million in military financing, saying...
The office in the IRS that helps regular taxpayers with tax-related financial issues will close in the event of a government shutdown, the agency warned on Friday. The National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) petitions the IRS on behalf of people who undergo financial hardships due to a tax bill, such as an eviction. But the service...
Congress has less than two days left to fund the government, and a shutdown is looking all but inevitable. House Republicans early Friday morning rolled out their latest stopgap funding measure and intend to vote on it later in the day. But it will get no Democratic support and faces conservative opposition. The Senate on...
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser on Friday refused to disclose the names of peers examining the potential impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott tore into the “Chaos Caucus" of the House GOP that are holding up the stopgap funding CR that would avoid a government shutdown.