SSA, much like the IRS, has temporarily reassigned many employees to mitigate staffing losses and address the agency’s most urgent backlogs. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...A new amendment would establish government-purpose rights as the default for any technical data and software delivered under future DoD contracts. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Voters reward politicians who make their lives better, even in small ways. Keeping your shoes on in the TSA line, a few hundred extra dollars in your federal tax refund, unnatural dyes removed from your kids’ cereal—Americans will remember these little improvements when they head to the polls in November. With the war in Iran dominating news coverage, President Donald Trump needs his entire administration laser focused on delivering as many of these micro wins as possible. Unfortunately, in its first major antitrust action after the departure of Gail Slater—the…
Read More...The Sixth Amendment has long guaranteed a criminal defendant the right “to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” But what does that right entail in practice—particularly when a defendant takes the witness stand in his own defense? And by taking the witness stand, what limitations, if any, exist with respect to his right to have assistance of counsel during his testimony? In a 9-0 decision in Villarreal v. Texas, the Supreme Court justices agreed that a trial judge can constitutionally prohibit a defendant and defense counsel from conferring…
Read More...Almost immediately after the Senate named Russ Vought Office of Management and Budget director, President Donald Trump also named him the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a rogue agency with a long history of overreach and corruption. The agency has seen rampant internal racism and anti-woman bias, according to the General Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hurts consumers by slapping unnecessary fines and regulations on lenders, making it harder for them to lend and…
Read More...President Donald Trump kicked off his second term this week by pardoning the more than 1,500 Americans charged with crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol protest. Pardoning the Jan. 6 prisoners is “another promise made, promise kept from the president,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., told The Daily Signal. “It is shameful right now to see that there are still people that, four years later, have not had a fair trial, have not had a trial at all,” he said. All Americans have a constitutional right to…
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