Three tax-preparation companies have shared sensitive personal information of millions of taxpayers with Meta and other Big Tech companies like Google, according to a new report by congressional Democrats. The tax-prep companies—TaxAct, H&R Block, and TaxSlayer—are said to have “shared millions of taxpayers’ data with Meta, Google, and other Big Tech firms” using computer code…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has raised questions about whether parts of the Department of Defense (DOD) could be “too cozy” with private investment firms. Ms. Warren, who serves as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, broached her concerns in a July 9 letter (pdf) to Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and…

“Extremist” Republicans are trying to force Americans to accept massive cuts in federal spending that will harm the middle class in a deliberate attempt “to wreck the Biden economy,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on March 7. The remarks came as the opening salvo in a committee hearing to assess the possible economic impact of…

Facing violence in the real world and censorship in the virtual one, anti-abortion groups are asking state attorneys general to do more to keep them from being wiped off the map—Google map. Tension over abortion rights began even before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on June 23 overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion that…

JACKSON, Ga.—Mark Gonsalves on June 21 defeated Michael Corbin in a runoff to secure the Republican party nomination for the U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Gonsalves will face Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) in the general election on Nov. 8. With 95 percent of the votes reported at 10:44 p.m. on June…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has raised the alarm about her party’s prospects in the 2022 midterms, saying that without more legislative victories Democrats will lose badly in November. Warren made the comments during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Asked whether Democrats in the 117th Congress should boast of their record on the…

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has warned Democrats that if they fail to deliver on their promises as soon as possible, the results of the upcoming fall midterm elections might not be to their liking. “Democrats win elections when we show we understand the painful economic realities facing American families and convince voters we will deliver…

The incumbent four-term Democratic mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown, declared a victory Tuesday night in his write-in election campaign against self-proclaimed democratic socialist India Walton. Brown, 63, lost to Walton in the June Democratic primary before launching a write-in campaign. On Tuesday, he declared a victory over his opponent after local media reported Walton had won 41 percent of the vote while…

Progressive lawmakers in the Democrat party say it’s not the cost of the current budget reconciliation package that is their concern, but rather making sure all their social programs are fully funded. Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) both recently told news outlets that the funding…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during a Senate hearing on Tuesday told Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that she will oppose his renomination, citing his many decisions that she claims have weakened the Federal Reserve’s regulatory oversight of large banks. “I came to Washington after the 2008 crash to make sure that nothing like that would…