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White House National Economic Council Director Larry KudlowLawrence (Larry) Alan KudlowMORE said Wednesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpDem lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism Parnas: U.S. ambassador to Ukraine removed to clear path for investigations into Bidens Five takeaways from Parnas’s Maddow interview MORE will unveil a new tax cut proposal later […]

Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: Eight Senate Republicans voted with all 47 Democrats on Thursday to rein in President TrumpDonald John TrumpHillicon Valley: US hits Huawei with new charges […]

Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care.  Progressive groups are raising red flags over health insurers donating to Democratic candidates, an HHS proposal on religious groups is getting pushback, and a Trump-appointed FTC commissioner broke with her party on drug prices.  We’ll start with 2020 donors: ADVERTISEMENT   Progressives raise red flags over health insurer donations […]

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer has been accused in a lawsuit against the federal government of sexually assaulting a woman during a search at a regional airport in North Carolina. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, alleges the officer groped the plaintiff’s groin for both […]

The leader of the World Economic Forum (WEF) said Sunday that it’s “reassuring” that both President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rails against impeachment in speech to Texas farmers Trump administration planning to crack down on ‘birth tourism’: report George Conway on Trump adding Dershowitz, Starr to legal team: ‘Hard to see how either could help’ MORE […]

Two Democratic senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would place a moratorium on federal government use of facial recognition technology until Congress passes legislation regulating it. The Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act, proposed by Democratic Sens. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerHillicon Valley: Facebook suspends misinformation networks targeting US | Lawmakers grill census officials on cybersecurity […]

Lawmakers grilled top Census Bureau officials on Wednesday about the cybersecurity of the 2020 census, which kicks off nationwide next month and marks the first time that Americans will be able to fill out the form online. Officials are facing new urgency over the issue after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report earlier Wednesday […]

Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: The Senate has started debating the Iran war powers resolution. Just before an initial procedural vote on the measure Wednesday, President […]

A group of lawmakers on Friday called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate one of the top financial data aggregators in the U.S., questioning whether it is collecting reams of sensitive information on Americans without adequate consent.  Sens. Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenHillicon Valley: Biden calls for revoking tech legal shield | DHS chief […]

Conservative groups are gearing up for battle with GOP leaders over bipartisan health care legislation that lawmakers view as one of the few election-year bills that has a shot at making it to President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rails against impeachment in speech to Texas farmers Trump administration planning to crack down on ‘birth tourism’: report […]