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| 20.08.2026 | Blumenthal, Warren & Shaheen Demand Answers from Hegseth Following Leadership Shake-Up at Stars and Stripes | [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are demanding answers from the Department of D... |
| 13.06.2026 | Blumenthal, Shaheen Secure Provision to Protect Stars and Stripes Independence in National Defense Authorization Act | [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, successfully secured a provision to codify the editorial independence of Stars and St... |
| 04.01.2026 | Democratic US lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela, demand a plan | WASHINGTON: Democratic members of the US Congress said on Saturday (Jan 3) that senior officials of President Donald Trump's administration had misled them during recent briefings about plans for Venezuela by insisting they were not planni... |
| 25.12.2025 | Trump Reshapes Global Diplomacy: A Sweeping Recall of US Ambassadors | Trump's administration recalls nearly 30 career ambassadors. This signals a sweeping overhaul. The move aims to align US diplomatic missions with "America First" directives. Critics across the political spectrum express grave conc... |
| 25.12.2025 | US Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls | WASHINGTON: Democratic senators urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Dec 24) to reverse the recall of nearly 30 career ambassadors, warning the move risks creating a leadership vacuum that could allow rivals such as China and Russi... |
| 21.05.2025 | Trump urged to make Musk, DOGE workers certify they won’t use government data for personal benefit | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged President Donald Trump to require billionaire Elon Musk to formally acknowledge he is not authorized to use sensitive government data for personal benefit.
The New Hampshire Democrat said she is concerned that Musk... |
| 20.05.2025 | Rubio defends Trump’s foreign policy as Democrats press him on Gaza aid and white South Africans | Hearing opens with a joke, then turns serious
Committee Chairman Jim Risch opened the hearing with praise for Trump’s changes and spending cuts and welcomed what he called the administration’s promising nuclear talks with Iran.
Risch also n... |
| 29.04.2025 | Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into law | Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who at the time represented South Dakota in the House, wrote the House version of the 2017 Women, Peace and Security Act alongside Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. And as recently as this ... |
| 12.03.2025 | National Politics | In a blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire | At least for now, Maine represents the Democrats’ best pickup opportunity in 2026. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the sole GOP senator remaining in New England, is the only Republican serving in a state Trump lost who’s up for reelection.
D... |
| 24.01.2025 | National Politics | What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign | “If this act had been the law of the land, he never would have had the opportunity to kill her,” said Rep. Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican.
Biden mentioned Riley during his State of the Union address last year as he spoke about border se... |
| 24.10.2024 | National Politics | With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor’s race is both close and personal | “I was able to end my pregnancy without interference,” says Craig, the former mayor of Manchester. “I’m running for governor because these decisions belong to women, not politicians.”
In Indiana, where Democrat Jennifer McCormick is the onl... |
| 20.03.2024 | Scoop: Senators push to bolster security for state and local judges | A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to provide federal support for state and local judges' security, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Threats against public officials have been on the rise in recent years, with judge... |
| 16.03.2024 | Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say | SpaceExclusive: Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
By Joey Roulette and Marisa TaylorMarch 16, 20243:22 PM UTCUpdated ago
SpaceX headquarters is shown in Hawthorne, California, U.S. Septe... |
| 14.06.2023 | The new star in Congress is quite fake | Staff members carefully guided Marty into his new spot in a senator's office. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Capitol Hill staffers encountered an outsized attraction in an institution increasingly known for them.
It arrived via a loa... |
| 07.06.2023 | Using video games as medical treatments seemed promising, but a stunning failure raises questions about the future of digital therapeutics | A child plays EndeavorRx, Akili's prescription video game for ADHD. Akili Interactive
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The digital-therapeutics pioneer Pear was sold for parts in an auction on May 18 for $6 million.
Companies like Pear and Akili have struggled t... |
| 06.05.2023 | Biden admin offers temporary fix to Afghan refugees in limbo | The Biden administration announced Friday a plan to allow Afghan refugees who fled their homes for safety to temporarily extend their time in the U.S. as they face uncertainty about their future.
Why it matters: Thousands of refugees, many ... |
| 22.02.2023 | Bill would reauthorize commission to support economic growth in rural regions | (The Center Square) – A bill that would reauthorize a commission to support economic development in rural communities in the Northeast has been reintroduced in Congress.
The Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023 ca... |
| 17.02.2023 | Reducing Government Overclassification of National Security Information | Editor’s Note: This article is an expansion of the budget-based approach to classification that Lin presents in his Nov. 25, 2022, Boston Globe op-ed entitled “Want to make it ‘top secret’? Pay top dollar.”
Recent disclosures that President... |
| 03.01.2023 | Three Bipartisan Higher Education Reform Ideas For The New Congress | WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Members of the 115th U.S. Congress take their oath of office January ... [+] 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Seven new members of the U.S. Senate and 52 new members of the House Representatives took their oath of off... |
| 01.07.2022 | Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill | WASHINGTON — Two key senators have unveiled the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug that some Americans have struggled to afford in recent years as prices have skyrocketed.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, a New ... |
| 01.07.2022 | U.S. Senator Shaheen's Statement on the potential F-16 sale to Turkey | Senator Shaheen said that as a Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, she would look deeper into Turkey's F-16 request. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member, Democrat Sen... |
| 19.02.2022 | Stocks close down for the week as investors keep wary eye on Ukraine and Fed | Stocks closed down for a second straight week in the U.S.— and sunk deeper into the red for 2022 so far — as investors assess the risks from escalating tensions in Ukraine and a shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.
After another... |
| 19.08.2021 | Special Immigrant Visas for the United States’ Afghan Allies: Lessons Learned from Promises Kept and Broken | What Happened
As thousands of Afghans rushed to the Kabul airport to flee the country out of a palpable fear of what Taliban rule will bring, public attention has focused on what the U.S. can do to get them out. Much of the discussion has c... |
| 06.08.2021 | Poland’s Battle With U.S. Media Giant Raises Alarm for Investors
Poland’s Battle With U.S. Media Giant Raises Alarm for Investors | (Bloomberg) -- Poland’s populist leadership is no stranger to making enemies, whether they be judges, migrants, sexual minorities or the European Union. Its battle with Discovery Inc. may be harder to overlook by investors.
The ruling party... |
| 21.04.2021 | Shaheen & Hassan Join Bipartisan Push to Support Renewable Energy & New Hampshire's Forest Products Industry | April 21, 2021
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would incentivize the use of energy efficient biomass heaters in homes and businesses instead of r... |
| 24.03.2021 | Effort underway to help hospitals by suspending Medicare sequestration | But what is Medicare sequestration exactly and why are providers fighting to suspend it?
What are the Medicare sequester cuts?
The history of Medicare sequestration goes back to the beginning of this decade.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 m... |
| 25.09.2019 | A Timeline of the Trump-Ukraine Scandal | As of Sept. 24, the House of Representatives has formally launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump. An announcement earlier this month from the head of the House Intelligence Committee regarding an anonymous intelligence com... |
| 29.07.2019 | Impeachment Proceedings and the Congressional Oath | Democrats had harsh words for the president during Robert Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 24. “Any other person who acted in this way would have been charged with crimes,” said Judiciary C... |
| 08.03.2019 | What Does North Macedonia’s Name Change Have to Do with NATO? | The former Republic of Macedonia recently changed its official name to the Northern Republic of Macedonia (or, herein, North Macedonia). This change gives North Macedonia a chance to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a mov... |
| 08.01.2019 | The National Vetting Enterprise: Artificial Intelligence and Immigration Enforcement | In May 2018, facing widespread outrage, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) backed away from a proposal for machine learning technology to monitor immigrants continuously. Instead, the department reimagined the vendor solicitation as ... |
| 26.03.2018 | Spending bill takes cost of at-sea monitors off groundfish fleet | The federal omnibus spending bill that U.S.President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, 23 March, included a provision lifting a fee New England groundfish fishermen paid for at-sea monitors to accompany them on excursions.
U.S. Sen. Jean... |
| 13.12.2017 | Donald Trump proíbe de vez softwares da Kaspersky no governo dos Estados Unidos | O presidente dos Estados Unidos Donald Trump assinou o decreto que proíbe o uso de softwares da Kaspersky Lab nos órgãos federais do país. A medida tem como base a suspeita de que as ferramentas de segurança da companhia estavam ajudando o ... |
| 12.12.2017 | Trump signs bill banning Kaspersky Lab software from federal use | Capping off months of controversy, espionage claims and international intrigue, the U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software has been signed into law. The ban, wedged into the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),... |
| 18.09.2017 | U.S. Senate votes to oust Russian security software vendor Kaspersky from federal use | Following a directive from the Department of Homeland Security last week banning the use of Kaspersky Lab security software in the executive branch, the U.S. Senate has followed suit. On Monday, the Senate passed an amendment against Kasper... |
| 11.07.2017 | Kaspersky under scrutiny after Bloomberg story claims close links to FSB | Enlarge / Kaspersky Lab CEO and Chairman Eugene Kaspersky speaks at a conference in Russia on July 10, 2017.
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| 01.05.2017 | Seven Theories of the Case: What Do We Really Know About L’Affaire Russe and What Could it All Mean? | Today, Lawfare is launching a detailed, annotated set of links laying out the known facts about L’Affaire Russe. We will keep this resource page updated as new facts, stories, documents, and statements emerge. Here, however, we want to cons... |
| 03.06.2016 | WHO expert committee to examine Zika risk at Rio Olympics | LONDON — The World Health Organization’s chief says she has convened an expert committee to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should proceed as planned, given recent concerns raised about the threat of the Zika virus.
In a reques... |
| 13.02.2015 | Reactions to the ISIL-Specific AUMF | Below you will find a compilation of public statements and reactions to President Obama’s draft ISIL-specific AUMF. In short: Democrats are concerned there aren't enough limits, and Republicans can’t understand why President Obama is not be... |
| - | Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to keep working | Covid-19 has made it more difficult for women to juggle work and motherhood, and even prompted some to delay having children, according to one study.
Legislation to require employers to provide “simple and reasonable” accommodations for exp... |
| - | Biden proposal to cap all insulin prices at $35 a month has little chance of passing Congress | President Joe Biden called on Congress during the State of the Union to cap insulin prices at $35 for all diabetes patients.
The Inflation Reduction Act capped insulin prices for Medicare recipients at $35 per month, but people with private... |
| - | Effort underway to help hospitals by suspending Medicare sequestration | Amid a pandemic that has decimated hospital finances, providers are pushing Congress to increase Medicare payments by pausing sequestration until the end of the year.
Their efforts appear to be working, with the House passing a bill Friday ... |
| - | 2 maps show how bad the Obamacare time-bomb could get for Democrats if it goes off just before the midterms | President Joe Biden speaks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., about the American Rescue Plan at the White House in March 2021. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Two... |
| - | Senate legislation would cap insulin at $35 per month for people with private insurance | Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced legislation that would extend the $35 insulin price cap to people with private insurance.
The bill would also aim to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, the go-betweens who... |
| - | Eli Lilly CEO vows not to raise insulin prices again, while Novo Nordisk and Sanofi hedge | Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks promised not to raise the prices of the company’s insulin products.
He was the only executive to do so before a Senate Health Committee hearing that also included the CEOs of Novo Nordisk and Sanofi.
All three compa... |
| - | The Inflation Reduction Act caps costs for Medicare patients on insulin. Where the push for broader relief stands | The Inflation Reduction Act caps monthly insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
The change will be meaningful for senior patients who struggle with the cost of treatment, but it excludes other patients.
“We’re glad for the victory we hav... |
