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Pelosi Reminds Press that Dem Primary Isn’t Over, Hits Out at Superdelegates

The Democratic House Minority Leader pushed back against the idea that her party’s race for president is all wrapped up. During her weekly press briefing on Thursday, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was prodded by a reporter to endorse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the nominee, following the gains made by the front-runner on Super Tuesday. The Leader responded that it’s too early for that talk. “I have a great deal of respect for the voice of the American people,” she said. “Thirty-five states have not voted… Keep Reading

Libya “Sounds like Washington,” Says U.S. Senator Who Oversees Foreign Policy

A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee compared the brutal civil war in Libya to partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill. “Let me see if I get this right,” Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) said during a hearing held Thursday on turmoil in the Mediterranean country. “Libya has a negative current account. They have this crushing debt that they have a growing difficulty in servicing. And they have grinding deadlock between two political factions.” He paused for a moment, before remarking: “Sounds like Washington, DC.” “The… Keep Reading

Lawmakers Press For Broader Release of Secret Location Surveillance Memos

After resisting calls for transparency for nearly five years, the Department of Justice is unveiling directives laying out when federal agents can track the location data of American citizens. But it’s only revealing the guidelines to a handful of people. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, reported during a hearing on Tuesday that the DOJ informed him “within the last twenty-four hours” that he and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and two staff members would be allowed to… Keep Reading

Trump, Clinton Top Super Tuesday; Bernie Still Alive

After the votes were counted across a dozen states late Tuesday night, the Republican and Democratic presidential primary frontrunners extended their lead over the field, but not by enough to claim total victory just yet. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nabbed seven states on Tuesday, securing landslide victories in Southern contests. She won handily in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Clinton also claimed a narrow edge in the liberal haven of Massachusetts, besting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by one point, 50 to… Keep Reading

Comey Faces Firing Squad at iPhone Encryption Hearing

The Director of the FBI faced a wall of criticism before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, confronting anger over the bureau’s effort to crack software security features through a court order. One after another, lawmakers hammered James Comey in what was the first congressional hearing since news broke last month that the FBI sued Apple in an attempt to gain access to an iPhone that belonged to one of the deceased San Bernardino killers, Syed Farook. The panel was largely taken aback by Comey’s gambit,… Keep Reading

Top Intelligence Agency Trying to Gouge Record-Seekers With High Fees

A final rule offered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) mandates that anyone seeking the declassification of its records must be responsible for the full costs of disclosure. The regulation was published last week in the Federal Register, and first reported on by investigative journalist Steven Aftergood with the Federation of American Scientists. Declassification costs vastly more for ODNI than it does for other government agencies. “Requesters making requests directly to the ODNI shall be responsible for paying all fees under this regulation,”… Keep Reading

Clinton Campaign Accuses Obama-Appointed Watchdog of Bias Inquiry

As the State Department’s Inspector General probe into Hillary Clinton’s tenure as the nation’s top diplomat reportedly widens, the presidential frontrunner’s campaign boss is trying to discredit the office’s lead investigator. In comments published by The Hill on Tuesday, John Podesta responded to a source within the IG that its inquiry into the former Secretary’s use of a private email account has an “anti-Clinton” bias. “This person’s account is highly troubling, and is cause to ask serious questions about the independence of this office,” Podesta… Keep Reading

NSA Spying Promises Loom Large Over Revised Transatlantic Data Flow Agreement

Details of a new EU-US agreement that will legally allow American companies to shuttle Europeans’ data across the Atlantic were released Monday, along with assurances by the National Security Agency regarding bulk collection that aren’t sitting well with privacy activists. The “Privacy Shield” agreement aims to replace the Safe Harbor pact, which was struck down last year by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The high court found US companies couldn’t guarantee protection of their European customers’ data in the wake of NSA… Keep Reading

District Sentinel Radio Episode 21: Goodbye My Comey iPhone Baby

The Supreme Court is deadlocked indefinitely. The IMF wades into the debate over raising the minimum wage in the US. Also, Bernie Sanders preps for Super Tuesday by bashing President Obama’s new FDA chief. And, the ACLU’s Kade Crockford drops by to discuss the apocalyptic scenario for American technology if James Comey gets his way in Apple v. FBI.   Keep Reading

Elizabeth Warren: C.F.T.C. Report on Speculation “A Recitation of Industry Talking Points, and it Should be Treated as Such”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) hit out at Christopher Giancarlo, a top Republican financial regulator, describing a report he oversaw that downplayed energy market speculation as an embarrassment to his agency. Warren said the paper was illegally assembled by a committee dominated by industry players and that its own research doesn’t even support its conclusions. In a letter sent on Thursday, she asked Giancarlo, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to walk back his endorsement of the analysis. “This report, which bears the… Keep Reading

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections Insufficient, Dem Legislators Introduce Upgrades

Those on the frontlines of the next financial crisis lack critical safeguards, lawmakers said, as they introduced new legislation that enhances protections and rewards for conscientious disclosures. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (R-Md.) on Thursday unveiled the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act, or WARN Act. The bill would target Wall Street employers that attempt to worm their way out of enhanced whistleblower laws established in 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act gave bankers safe avenues through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Future Trading… Keep Reading

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