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US Supreme Court won't speed up Democratic challenge to FCC political ad policy, for nowSiding with Republicans, the US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Federal Communications Commission to avoid for now a judicially imposed deadline in a Democratic challenge to the agency's new political advertising policy.

Reuters15h agoWhole story →

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Armed man enters downtown Nashville federal courthouse, killed by securityMetro Nashville Emergency Communications say a shooting occurred at the federal courthouse in downtown Nashville.

Baltimore News20h agoWhole story →

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Senator accuses Trump Mobile of skipping FCC filings.Sen. Maggie Hassan wrote to Trump Mobile CEO Patrick O’Brien, accusing the company of missing mandatory filings around robocall prevention and international service provision. She also raised questions about security practices, following a third reported hack of the company, and whether the recent price hike will hit customers still waiting for their…

The Verge23h agoWhole story →

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Federal charges over threats to Mass. members of CongressDavid Czerniak, of Arkansas, faces two counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Mass.

NBC10 Boston1d agoWhole story →

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices. Current federal law bans most robocalls to cellphones without prior consent. The Republican-led FCC has advanced the petition for public comment and could rule on it by late October. Consumer advocacy groups…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d agoWhole story →

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Broadcast License Battle Between Disney and FCC Heats Up in Federal CourtThe Disney Corporation has dragged the Federal Communications Commission into court to try and put an end to the agency's review of its broadcast licenses.

Breitbart News Network2d agoWhole story →

This Toronto Privacy Tool Has 20 Million Users: Bill C-22 Could Push It Out of CanadaPsiphon, a Toronto-built anti-censorship tool with about 20 million monthly users, says it has started planning a move out of Canada because of Bill C-22, the federal lawful access bill now before the Senate.

Gizmodo3d agoWhole story →

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ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’By Andrew Kirell, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — ABC argued in federal court Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s FCC has “chilled” the network’s free speech by using its “enormous regulatory power to coerce, threaten, punish” coverage the administration doesn’t like. The Disney-owned network is seeking a preliminary injunction to block the FCC’s order…

ABC17News.com3d agoWhole story →

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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using FlockThe proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.

TechCrunch6d agoWhole story →

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'Historic Victory': Judge Blocks Trump's Big Bend Border Construction—For NowA federal judge in El Paso on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from continuing construction of border barriers, roads, and other infrastructure across the Big Bend region, a win for environmentalists, landowners, and other Texans from across the political spectrum who are united in their opposition to the project. US District Judge…

Common Dreams7d agoWhole story →

Judge OKs Paramount settlement agreementCHICAGO -- A federal judge has granted Paramount's settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, allowing the companies to soon close their $81 billion mega merger.

Arkansas Online7d agoWhole story →

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Newsom Vetoes Smart Glasses Privacy BillThe language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion.

Engadget8d agoWhole story →

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Newsom Vetoes Measure That Would Have Penalized the Use of Smart Glasses to Secretly Record PeopleSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have penalized Californians for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private.

U.S. News & World Report8d agoWhole story →

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Jack Smith's Trump probe swept up Fox News, other media communications as investigation went beyond lawmakersJack Smith's investigators obtained records containing communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials during the Trump probe.

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Jack Smith probe swept up journalists from Fox News, CNN in recordsJack Smith's investigators obtained records with communications between nearly 50 journalists and government officials ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Fox News10d agoWhole story →

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'Needed oversight': lawmakers propose bills to make AI robocalls illegal in MichiganLANSING, Mich. — There's been action to stop spam calls on the federal level, and now, Michigan lawmakers are looking to crack down, as well.

EUROPE SAYS14d agoWhole story →

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The New US Piracy Bill Would Regulate Paid VPNs. Free Ones Are Off the Hook.The American Copyright Protection Act, filed on September 16, 2026 by Rep. Darrell Issa, would force VPNs, ISPs, and DNS resolvers to block foreign piracy sites through court orders, but only if the VPN provider has at least 100,000 monthly US subscribers.

Gizmodo15d agoWhole story →

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67-year-old sentenced to federal prison for mailing threatening letters, white powder to Texas judges67-year-old Donald Ray McCray was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for mailing threatening communications towards several judges in Fort Worth and Amarillo.

FOX 4 News15d agoWhole story →

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‘It’s so corrosive to democracy’: Over 50 federal prosecutors speak out against Trump’s $100,000 a month ‘insider trading’ scheme"We're in an environment where we all want to be looking to the founders, right?"

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All new US vehicles may soon be required to have AM radiosA report from the Congressional Budget Office said the bill would impact roughly 2 million to 2.5 million vehicles every year.

cleveland.com15d agoWhole story →

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