Chinese hackers breached the email accounts belonging to top government officials, and Hollywood actors could join writers in striking. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday, July 13, 2023. Chinese hackers breach U.S. government email accounts Microsoft email accounts belonging to top government officials and agencies have been breached by Chinese hackers, according…

A federal judge has issued a ruling that prohibits the Biden administration from contacting social media companies. The move is an effort to prevent certain federal agencies from pressuring the platforms to remove, delete or suppress online content. The ruling was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Republican-led states of Missouri and…

The U.S. Secret Service is currently conducting an investigation into the discovery of cocaine inside the White House’s West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and serves as a workspace for presidential staff. The substance was found on Sunday during a routine inspection, leading to a brief evacuation of the premises. President Joe Biden and…

Politicians are describing the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness as everything from a “victory for common sense” to “hypocritical.” Now, Democrats want to find an alternative to the plan that would have wiped away $10,000 to $20,000 in student loan debt for 43 million people.  Some Democrats are suggesting…

The Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 each in federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers on Friday, June 30. In a 6-3 decision, the conservative majority ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan, which would have cost around $400 billion, according to budget office…

An IRS agent admitted to using a fake name to access someone’s home in order to collect taxes that had already been paid. Now, the House Judiciary Committee and Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government want to investigate. Members said the incident raises questions about the IRS’s commitment to civil liberties.  Here…

The House Ways and Means Committee released whistleblower testimony accusing the Justice Department of interfering in the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. The testimony came from two former IRS agents, one identified as Greg Shapley, who worked on the investigation into Hunter’s taxes and foreign business dealings. In their testimony, the whistleblowers described…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of a “years-long effort to enroll consumers into its Prime program without their consent while knowingly making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions to Prime.” The FTC said Amazon “used manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’…

Unity and division within the Republican Party were both on display Wednesday, June 21, as House Republicans voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the same day House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., sidelined a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. The censure of Rep. Schiff was for comments he made several years…

Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and admit to the facts of a felony gun charge under terms that will likely keep him out of jail. The Justice Department said in court filings on June 20 that the president’s son has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges for failing…