Congressional Democrats have reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act to protect abortion access around the United States. The bill was first introduced in 2013. The federal legislation would codify Roe v. Wade in law and establish the legal right to abortion in all 50 states under federal law. The legislation guarantees …
Read More »US Investigators Recover Millions In Ransom Paid To Pipeline Hackers
The Department of Justice has recovered about $2.3 million in Bitcoin that was paid as ransom to hackers of Colonial Pipeline. The ransomware attack shut down the East Coast pipeline last month. East Coast pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom to Darkside, a Russian-based cybercriminal group, to regain access to …
Read More »Trump-Appointed Postmaster General Under Investigation By The FBI
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Trump-appointed USPS Postmaster General for campaign contributions. Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for political donations made while he was CEO of a private logistics company. “Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of …
Read More »Supreme Court Will Hear Abortion Case That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade
The United States Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an abortion rights case that challenges Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court Justices will determine whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. The top court announced in an order that it will hear the dispute, Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s …
Read More »More Than 40 AGs Urge Facebook To Cancel Plans For Instagram For Kids
On Monday, forty-four attorney generals wrote a letter calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to scrap plans for a children’s version of Instagram. “Use of social media can be detrimental to the health and well-being of children, who are not equipped to navigate the challenges of having a social media …
Read More »72 Black Executives Write Open Letter Demanding That Corporate America Takes Action Against GOP Voting Restrictions
Former American Express CEO Ken Chenault, Merck CEO Ken Frazier, and 70 other Black executives wrote an open letter to corporate America, demanding that they take action against GOP legislation that restricts voting access in at least 43 states. “Fundamentally, if you can’t oppose this legislation — that’s the lifeblood …
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