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As Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president, digital rights groups are calling on him and legislators to curb the power of tech firms and guard consumers' online privacy.

States “thought they were getting more doses and they planned for more doses and opened up to 65 and up, thinking they were getting more.” Earlier this week, the White House said the federal government would soon release coronavirus vaccine doses stored for second shots, but governors expecting increased shipments discovered Friday that no national stockpile exists, and now they are demanding that President Donald Trump’s administration be held accountable for deceiving the American pub...

With big budget but little accountability, siege raises questions for long-troubled Capitol Police Beth Reinhard, Rosalind S. Helderman and Neena Satija, The Washington Post Jan. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Rioters fight to gain access to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less 2of3Pro-Trump protesters clash with police outside the U.S. Capitol during the tally of electoral votes that would certify Joe Biden as the winne...

For years, Congress has raised concerns about the department but not cracked down or streamlined oversight.

CommonDreams: Biden Attorney General Pick Merrick Garland Urged to Establish DOJ Task Force to Probe Trump Crimes Biden Attorney General Pick Merrick Garland Urged to Establish DOJ Task Force to Probe Trump Crimes This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. As President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed reporting that he will nominate Judge Merrick Garland to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, a coalition of public interest groups urged t...

Lawmakers want accountability from Capitol Police. But for years, they also rebuffed transparency efforts [Los Angeles Times] The riotous assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and nearly paralyzed the federal government has spurred congressional leaders to demand a “robust” inquiry into the “mind-boggling” failure of national security. “They could have blown the place up. They could have killed us all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week as he demanded a...

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Capitol Police Department Under Scrutiny for Failing to Hold Back Mob Department chief resigns after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for him to step aside Steven Sund, chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, previously served with the Washington, D.C., police department. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Press By Updated Jan. 8, 2021 1:00 am ET The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, Steven Sund, said Thursday that he is resigning his p...

The U.S. Capitol Police force, which uses a roster fit for a mid-sized city to defend a compact 270-acre campus, is under a type of scrutiny it’s rarely seen in two centuries of existence.

News Highlights: Biden selects Gina M. Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce Some progressive groups have protested Ms. Raimondo's selection, arguing that the