Elections
Supreme Court sides with Biden admin over agencies' contact with social media firms
The decision now lifts potential legal burdens on federal agencies’ communications with social media companies about disinformation on their platforms.
Governance experts launch a group to oppose Schedule F
The new organization hopes to offer a consensus way forward on civil service reform issues in addition to opposing efforts to politicize the federal workforce.
Feds preach vigilance amid multiple physical, cyber threats against election officials
In response, agencies as varied as CISA and the Postal Inspection Service are offering a slew of free and low-cost resources in a bid to help states and localities keep issues under control.
Counties want more money for elections. Washington is unlikely to provide it.
“I just don't want anybody to walk out of here thinking that all of a sudden a massive flow of funds is going to come forward,” a House committee chairman told county officials.
Secret Service overtime pay locked in through 2028
The House passed legislation Monday to extend overtime pay authority for agents providing protective services through the next presidential election cycle after it was slated to lapse last month.
Agencies would see sped up transition timelines and more resources for career officials under bipartisan bill
The Senate measure would mark the latest in a series of updates to make presidential transitions more orderly and efficient.
GOP presidential candidate promises ‘large-scale, mass layoffs’ across government
Republican hopeful pledges to eliminate 1.5M federal jobs in first term.
Slashing the federal workforce and eliminating agencies: Takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate
Eight Republican candidates for president shared their ideas for reforming, and shrinking, government.
DeSantis vows to 'start slitting throats' of federal workers on Day One of presidency
Federal workforce group calls the comments "disqualifying."
House Dem sounds alarm about AI in political messaging
Rep. Yvette Clarke says 2024 “will be the first election cycle where AI-generated ads will be an integral part of how we do campaign advertising.”
Democrats call YouTube ‘extremely irresponsible’ for election misinformation rollback
YouTube’s decision to stop removing false content about previous U.S. elections “threatens to weaken our democracy,” several top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in a letter to the platform’s leaders.
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