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In early October, the people who make ad blocking tools convened in Amsterdam for their industry’s annual conference. One session was a welcome pitch from Google product leaders about tweaks made to address fears that a security update to the company’s Chrome browser could hamper ad zapping. Google, which draws nearly 80 percent of its

In early October, the people who make ad blocking tools convened in Amsterdam for their industry’s annual conference. One session was a welcome pitch from Google product leaders about tweaks made to address fears that a security update to the company’s Chrome browser could hamper ad zapping. Google, which draws nearly 80 percent of its

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives in 28 days November 03, 2023 06:30 AM Millions of Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will receive the first of two December SSI payments from the Social Security Administration, which are worth up to $914 for individual filers, in four weeks. The first round of payments will go

House committee requests information as to why Labor Department won’t comply with requests November 03, 2023 06:30 AM EXCLUSIVE — The House Committee on Small Business sent a letter to the Department of Labor and acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su questioning the agency’s policy not to discuss proposed rules with Congress after the department

Biden holds the line on Israel against staff dissent — for now November 03, 2023 05:30 AM For the past few weeks, President Joe Biden has been steady in his public support for Israel following Hamas’s murderous Oct. 7 rampage. Three days after the massacre, the president gave a commendable statement in support of Israel. He

The House GOP’s arduous path to a new speaker November 03, 2023 05:05 AM Two weeks before Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership, he had a conversation with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). He informed the North Carolina Republican that he was the person on his secret list set to become speaker pro

Supreme Court set to consider conservative-backed state social media laws November 03, 2023 05:05 AM The Supreme Court will soon consider the proper limits of government influence on the content moderation decisions of social media platforms like Meta and YouTube. In two cases challenging state restrictions on removing posts and in another case prohibiting the

Rep. Womack responds to George Santos attacking his son’s drug addiction: ‘Those words cut pretty deep’ November 03, 2023 05:00 AM After Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) voted to expel indicted Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress, the embattled New York Republican took to social media to attack his fellow Republican’s son and his battle with

Vice President Kamala Harris set to headline Boston fundraiser November 03, 2023 04:45 AM Vice President Kamala Harris is going to the most traditional of events for a president’s understudy — a political fundraiser. Harris is set to headline a Nov. 9 “conversation” in Boston with big contributors at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser. The

Biden and political allies shrug off congressman’s Democratic primary challenge November 03, 2023 04:15 AM With Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) in the 2024 Democratic primary race, President Joe Biden and his political team can hope the Minnesota congressman is more John Ashbrook, less Ted Kennedy. Phillip’s center-left politics are closer to Kennedy, the 46-year Massachusetts