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Officials from the executive and legislative branches joined internet and tech advocates at the “State of…

The case concerns a criminal statute used by the federal government to charge Joseph Fischer with obstructing an official proceeding, which was congressional certification of the 2020 electoral votes on January 6, 2021.

Wray warned of several "elevated" threats to U.S. national security, such as foreign terrorism, drug cartels, ransomware attacks, violent crime, and the Chinese government.

The House passed legislation to bar the federal government from purchasing Americans' data from big tech companies without a search warrant, as well as three bills to respond to the Iranian airstrikes on Israel.

The House debated legislation to bar the federal government from purchasing Americans' data from big tech companies without a search warrant, as well as three bills to respond to the Iranian airstrikes on Israel.

Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson and former CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge were among witnesses who testified at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on the importance of a free press and what Congress can do to protect the identity of confidential sources. ... Herridge at the time of this hearing was being held by a federal judge in civil contempt for not divulging sources. ... During the hearing, Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) condemned retribution against journalists who criticized the government and said, "That's what journalism is about-being critical of the government when the government is doing things wrong."

Cardin (D-MD) introduces bill to have the federal government pay for the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, President Biden talks about supporting what he calls the 'care economy', National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan takes reporters' questions about the next steps in the war between Israel and Hamas, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies in favor of more U.S. aid to Ukraine, and Japanese Prime Minister Kushida Fumio begins his official visit to the U.S. with a stop at the U.S.

The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing on federal law enforcement's use of financial surveillance.

He was joined by other government officials, including Maryland Gov. ... He also announced over $8 million in federal funding to alleviate disruptions in shipments out of the port as well as funds to help create additional jobs for workers involved in the clean-up effort.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case on whether people under domestic violence protective orders can have guns, currently prohibited under federal law. ... Rahimi was prosecuted for violating the federal statute banning guns while under a domestic violence order. ... The federal government disagreed and argued they met the burden of proof to regulate gun access of domestic abusers.

Philip Howard, attorney and chair of Common Good, talked about what he considers to be the root causes of government failures and addressed how to turn things around.

Congress and the federal government were monitoring this case closely because a ruling could affect future tax policy, and more than $330 billion in tax revenue was expected to be generated from the provision.

Raimondo, the second of two cases heard by the Count on this day focused on the rulemaking process for federal agencies and their ability to interpret laws for implementation under what is known as the Chevron doctrine. Under this doctrine, courts defer to federal agencies to interpret unclear or ambiguous statutes. ... This second case involves a group of fishing companies and their claim under a federal statute that governs the management of fisheries.

Department of Commerce, the first of two cases heard by the Court on this day focused on the rulemaking process for federal agencies and their ability to interpret laws for implementation under what is known as the Chevron doctrine. Under this doctrine, courts defer to federal agencies to interpret unclear or ambiguous statutes.

Texas Woman's University history professor Cecily Zander discussed the federal government's efforts to explore and control the American west from the early 1800's through the Civil War.

President Biden spoke on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the port of Baltimore, saying among his remarks, "It's my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge and I expect the Congress to support my effort.

Missouri, a case concerning communications from federal government officials to social media companies about their content moderation policies and whether those communications amount to government suppression or speech censorship. Missouri and Louisiana, along with five individuals, filed suit arguing the federal government violated their First Amendment speech rights by influencing social media companies to censor their posts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections.

The House debated a $1.2 trillion spending package funding the government until the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

At the time of this hearing, Congress was close to completely passing a federal budget for 2024, nearly six months after the fiscal year began on Oct. 1. This hearing took place before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, whose jurisdiction includes the Treasury Department and Executive Office of the President.

Democratic U.S. representatives spoke at a rally held by the American Federation of Government Employees on Capitol Hill. The lawmakers and AFGE leaders called for Congress to avoid a government shutdown and pass the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, which would give federal employees a 7.4% pay increase.