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Justices Narrow Scope of Cybercrime Law

June 3, 2021 at 2:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Supreme Court has sharply curtailed the scope of the nation’s main cybercrime law, limiting a tool that civil liberties advocates say federal prosecutors have abused by seeking prison time for minor computer misdeeds,” Politico reports.

“The 6-3 decision handed down Thursday means federal prosecutors can no longer use the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to charge people who misused databases they are otherwise entitled to access… In an unusual lineup, the court’s three Trump appointees — who are also the newest justices — joined the court’s three liberals to reject the Justice Department’s interpretation of the statute.”

Senate Report to Detail Security Failures at Capitol

June 3, 2021 at 1:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Two Senate committees plan to release a flurry of recommendations in a thorough 100-page-plus report about what went wrong on January 6, but they will stop short of examining former President Donald Trump’s role in the run-up to the attack on the US Capitol,” CNN reports.

White House Tells Execs to Review Ransomware Plans

June 3, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The White House told corporate leaders they should immediately begin developing plans to counter ransomware attacks after a spate of hacks have crippled key U.S. businesses,” Bloomberg reports.

“The stark warning is the latest effort in the scramble by the Biden administration to respond to the recent attacks.”


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Wage Growth Is Holding Up

June 3, 2021 at 1:42 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Workers in retail, hospitality and other service industries bore the brunt of last year’s mass layoffs. But unlike low-wage workers in past recessions, whose earnings power eroded, many of those who held on to their jobs saw their wages rise even during the worst months of the pandemic.”

“Now, as the economy bounces back and employers need to find staff, workers have the kind of leverage that is more typical of a prolonged boom than the aftermath of a devastating recession.”

Iowa Governor Broke the Law on Covid Ads

June 3, 2021 at 1:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Auditor Rob Sand said an ad campaign launched by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) in November that was designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus violated the law because it featured Reynolds, who used more than $500,000 of federal coronavirus relief funding for the ads,” the Associated Press reports.

Coronavirus Cases Plummet In the United States

June 3, 2021 at 1:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States have fallen to levels not seen since March 2020, according to an NBC News analysis — and experts say they expect case counts to stay low through the summer.

How Will Justices Rule on Student Free Speech?

June 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mother Jones: “Brandi Levy just wanted to blow off some steam. When the rising sophomore learned that she’d been placed on Mahanoy Area High School’s junior varsity cheerleading team for a second season, she took to Snapchat to vent.”

Wrote Levy:  “Fuck school fuck softball fuck cheer fuck everything.”

“Her messages sparked B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District—the most important student free speech case to come before the Supreme Court in a half-century.”

Bonus Quote of the Day

June 3, 2021 at 12:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“He called me a loser. I’ve never lost an election. He has. He’s the only loser in that mix… He’s down there obsessing about the fact that he’s a loser. I’m sorry you’re a loser, but you lost.”

— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), talking about former President Donald Trump on CNN.

FBI Investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

June 3, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The FBI is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection with campaign fundraising activity involving his former business,” the Washington Post reports.

“FBI agents in recent weeks interviewed current and former employees of DeJoy and the business, asking questions about political contributions and company activities… Prosecutors also issued a subpoena to DeJoy himself for information.”

A Really Bad Week for the Fossil Fuel Industry

June 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sara Goddard has the details — including a new survey showing Democratic support for action on climate change and clean energy is reaching new highs.

Biden to Donate 25 Million Vaccine Doses Overseas

June 3, 2021 at 11:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Biden administration has announced which countries will share in the first 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the U.S. to help low- and middle-income nations combat the pandemic,” Politico reports.

“The U.S. will route about 19 million doses — roughly 75 percent — through the global vaccine aid program COVAX… The Biden administration will send the remaining 25 percent of the doses directly to specific countries.”

The Dream of Nullifying An Election

June 3, 2021 at 11:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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Worse Than Acquitting Trump

June 3, 2021 at 11:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

George Conway: “Republican senators have managed to outdo themselves in cowardice — which is quite a feat.”

“Last week’s Senate vote blocking a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol was even more appalling than either of the Senate’s impeachment trial acquittals of former president Donald Trump.”

Vintage Mitch McConnell

June 3, 2021 at 11:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Punchbowl News: “The Senate minority leader first lambasted Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan as too expensive and too full of liberal goals.”

“McConnell then laid out what Republicans would be willing to do, which was very, very far from what Democrats had proposed.”

“McConnell empowered Capito to cut a deal with Biden. McConnell also made clear Wednesday morning in Kentucky that he’d spoken to Capito before the meeting with Biden. The translation there: Capito isn’t freelancing.”

“Now the entire Senate Republican caucus has rallied around a slimmed-down infrastructure bill, leaving the two sides miles apart. McConnell has rallied his colleagues around where he wanted to go, giving them an alternative they can talk about back home. McConnell 101.”

Biden Offers Major Concession on Corporate Taxes

June 3, 2021 at 11:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Biden signaled at a private meeting on Wednesday that he would support significant revisions to his tax proposal to win Republican backing on a broader infrastructure package, outlining a plan for about $1 trillion in new spending financed through tax changes that do not appear to raise the top corporate rate,” the Washington Post reports.

“Biden’s new offer amounted to a major concession after Republicans said his earlier proposal to lift the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% — a move that would unwind the tax cuts the GOP adopted in 2017 — amounted to a nonstarter.”

“Instead, Biden on Wednesday recommended a new, minimum corporate tax of 15%, seeking to take aim at dozens of profitable U.S. corporations that pay little to nothing to the federal government annually.”

It’s the Pace of Change That Divides Us

June 3, 2021 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Perry Bacon Jr.: “Take a step back, and it becomes clear that our core divides are fairly simple.”

“I think most of today’s political fights are really about two underlying questions: Will power — cultural, economic, social and political in particular — be taken away from the kinds of people (wealthy, White, Christian, male) who have traditionally dominated most of American life? And, if so, how much and how quickly?”

Quote of the Day

June 3, 2021 at 10:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“He has a lot of people afraid of him and I think he’s used that to his advantage from his earliest days running his father’s campaign. There’s a reason why he’s called — he’s kind of like Darth Vader, he scares everyone.”

— Lindsey Boylan, quoted by The Hill, on accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment.

New GOP Laws Target More Than Just Voting Access

June 3, 2021 at 10:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

First Read: “Across the country, Republican-controlled state legislatures have done more than pass voting restrictions after losing the 2020 presidential contest.”

“They’ve enacted or drafted provisions that create new election powers, change election administration and punish election officials who don’t perform their duties — which all have the potential of injecting chaos into the counting of the next presidential race.”

“And in several states around the country, pending or passed legislation would also levy hefty fines — or even criminal penalties — on elections officials for failing to follow the law to the letter.”

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