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Lawmakers Lash Out At Greek-Style Austerity in the Caribbean

Lawmakers are pressuring the White House to intervene in a multilateral economic austerity program crushing a nation much closer to the shores of the United States than Greece. Five Democratic lawmakers implored the administration, in a letter sent this week, to call on international financial institutions to loosen the strict conditions attached to their assistance to Jamaica. “The time has come to revisit the terms of Jamaica’s IMF program,” the lawmakers said in their missive, referring to the International Monetary Fund—one of the central actors… Keep Reading

“This Has to be Supported” – Pelosi to Urge Rank-And-File to Back Iran Deal

The top Democrat in the House has declared herself as chief booster for the Obama Administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, and vowed that the agreement will survive the coming onslaught from conservative legislators who oppose the diplomatic achievement. “It will have my strong support,” Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters Thursday, adding that she plans to personally lobby members of her caucus to support the agreement. “I think it’s really important that after all these negotiations, with all the engagement, the diplomacy, the wisdom,… Keep Reading

Rep. Lofgren Warns of “Big Fight” Looming In Congress Over Encryption

One of the staunchest defenders of digital rights on Capitol Hill rallied allies for a battle in Congress over secure communications technology. Addressing a “Crypto Summit” hosted by the Washington-based technology group Access, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized members of the law enforcement community who are pushing policies she has been fighting—mandated pathways to encrypted communications, which she called “technologically unfeasible.” “Even if a backdoor is created with the best of intentions, it’s only a matter of time before a hacker finds and… Keep Reading

C.F.P.B. Ready to Stop Moneylenders Who Dodge Class Action

The nation’s top financial consumer watchdog on Wednesday announced its intentions to develop rules that seek to prevent companies from surreptitiously undermining class action lawsuits. Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), informed lawmakers of his agency’s plans during an oversight hearing in the Senate Banking Committee. “We have determined at this point, having digested our own study and gotten a great deal of feedback form industry and others on it that we will be moving ahead with rulemaking in this… Keep Reading

Border Agents Could Be Sending Kids Back Into Abusers’ Arms, Watchdog Warns

Unaccompanied minors from Mexico who end up in the hands of US border patrol agents are almost always denied safe haven, likely in violation of federal anti-human trafficking laws, according to a report published Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office. Children under the age of eighteen who have no legal guardian in the United States are identified by the Department of Homeland Security as unaccompanied alien children (UAC), and must be, by statute, evaluated to ensure they aren’t deported if they face danger at home.… Keep Reading

European Austerity Could Breed “Sharper Political Divisions In Greece” House Committee Warned, As Specter of Fascism Looms

Lawmakers examining the future of the European Union were warned that the latest austerity package coming down the pike for Greece could lead to seismic disillusionment in the already-battered Mediterranean country. The cautioning came during a Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing Tuesday, one day before Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras must either jam neoliberal reforms through parliament, entertain the possibility of a “Grexit,” or step down. “He came in on a mandate of no austerity and yet in this agreement there is austerity,” Rep. Gregory Meeks… Keep Reading

Foreign Terrorism Still “Priority” For Homeland Security After Bloodshed in Charleston

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson suggested that federal law enforcement authorities may have a blind spot when it comes to thwarting rightwing extremists. Johnson made the statements before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, when pressed to discuss how his department is attempting to prevent homegrown acts of terrorism like the white supremacist attack that took the lives of nine worshippers last month at a historically black church in Charleston. “At the moment, my priority has been focusing on communities that I believe are most vulnerable… Keep Reading

The District Sentinel Is Crowdfunding!

We’re excited to announce that we’re launching a crowdfunding campaign! Buy t-shirts, 10 seconds of airtime on our radio show (in a scheme we’re calling “Rant Money”), and memberships to support our plan to expand. We’re hoping to raise enough money to bring more people on board the co-operative in order to create a social network that will help bring your concerns directly to Senators, Congresspeople, and other federal officials in DC. Apologies for the pause in regular programming that has occurred as we finalized… Keep Reading

Comey Changes Gameplan in Crusade Against Encryption, Backs Off Legislative Ask

FBI Director James Comey paid a visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to continue his campaign against encryption. Unlike four months ago, however, he’s no longer asking lawmakers for a “legislative fix.” “There has not yet been a decision whether to seek legislation,” Comey said before the committee, in an opening statement. He testified alongside Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates. He reiterated later in the day, during a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, that the FBI is not seeking to “impose a one… Keep Reading

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