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In First Abortion Case After Scalia’s Death, SCOTUS Highly Unlikely to Threaten Nationwide Access

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A short-handed Supreme Court heard opening arguments on Wednesday in a case that could make it much easier for states to impose stringent rules on abortion clinics. The court will almost certainly fail to set a nationwide restrictive precedent in the wake of Antonin Scalia’s death, according to observers. But it might either keep alive Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt or uphold a precedent that would impact clinics in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. With all four liberal justices strongly opposing the law, and only three…

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Head of F.C.C. Targeted By Phone Scammers, He Reveals

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Phone scammers have personally irritated the guy at the head of a regulatory body tasked with stopping them. Federal Communications Chair Tom Wheeler said on Wednesday that his house has fallen prey to “spoofing”–a tactic often used by con artists to trick people into giving them money by imitating another telephone number on caller ID. Wheeler made the remarks in a discussion about cracking down on the fraudulent practice before the Senate Commerce Committee. “I may be the only member on this panel who has…

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Trump, Clinton Top Super Tuesday; Bernie Still Alive

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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…

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Dept. of Ed Made “Inaccurate” Claims About Protecting Active-Duty Soldiers From Illegally-High Interest Rates

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The Department of Education made “unsupported and inaccurate” findings last year about its loan servicers’ compliance with laws designed to protect active-duty members of the US military. The May 2015 claims–which stated only 1 percent of servicemembers were incorrectly denied interest rate caps–were based on flawed surveys and illogical conclusions, the department’s inspector general said on Tuesday. The watchdog noted that an 8 percent “incorrect denial rate” would have been more accurate for the department to report, based on its own data. But it said that the…

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

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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,”…

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Clinton Campaign Accuses Obama-Appointed Watchdog of Bias Inquiry

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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…

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Pentagon Urges Caution in Libya ISIL Fight After NYT Profiles Post-Qaddafi Mess, Hillary Clinton’s Role

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Military leaders reiterated on Monday that the Obama administration’s strategy to counter the Islamic State (ISIL) in Libya depends largely on the formation of some sort of central government there. The remarks came after The New York Times published a lengthy two-part series on the deterioration of the security situation in the North African country, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s role in helping convince President Obama to intervene there in March 2011. “A civil war in Libya has left the country with two…

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Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections Insufficient, Dem Legislators Introduce Upgrades

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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…

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Number of CENTCOM Intel Analysts Alleging Manipulation at 400

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Almost half of the analysts at the Pentagon structure overseeing military operations in the Middle East and South Asia have called into question the integrity of the organ’s intelligence work. In a poll taken annually by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), forty percent of respondents at US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported “problems with analytical integrity and CENTCOM processes,” according to House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, acknowledged that he…

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W.H. Floats Anti-Union, Pro-Choice GOP Centrist to Supreme Court

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The Obama administration reacted to historic right-wing obstruction in the Senate by leaking the idea of nominating a Republican to the Supreme Court. Two unnamed sources told the Washington Post Wednesday that the White House is vetting Governor Brian Sandoval (R-Nev.) to take the place of the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. The Post described the pair “as two people familiar with the process” Administration Press Secretary Josh Earnest downplayed the reports, telling journalists, “I suspect it is only the first of many stories that speculate on potential Supreme…

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From the Campaign Trail, Sanders Lashes Out at Obama’s New FDA Chair

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) continues to show no intention of uncritically embracing the Democratic Party’s agenda in his bid to secure its presidential nomination. The rebellious candidate took a principled stand on Wednesday to criticize the White House’s newest agency chief. Just after the Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an 89 to 4 vote, Sanders fired off a statement saying he was “disappointed.” “I opposed his nomination because I was not convinced that he would stand up to…

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