by Preetisha Sen | Feb 6, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON — The Volcker rule was designed to prevent another financial crisis similar to 2009, but critics say it will affect average bankers across the country instead of targeting Wall Street financial institutions. The House Financial Services Committee examined...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 4, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Three weeks after President Barack Obama called for the private sector to maintain the vast data collections used by the National Security Agency for surveillance, members of the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday worried about the ability of third parties...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 29, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) — National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Wednesday that leaks by Edward Snowden have left the United States “less safe and its people less secure.” Joining top government officials to discuss national security threats to the...
by Vesko Cholakov | Jan 16, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is lagging on commercial use of drones, manufacturers and scientists told the Senate science committee Wednesday, but several senators said they wanted to be sure the unmanned aerial vehicles won’t be used to spy on Americans. “These 20th century...
