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The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act passed the House Judiciary Committee, bringing it one step closer to becoming law. The bill was written in part in response to Motherboard’s reporting.

The Judiciary Committee advanced legislation that would bar the federal government from purchasing Americans' private data without a warrant.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends Senate Democrats for releasing their seventh annual survey on racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation/gender identity diversity of their staff. To date, Senate Republican offices have not released staff demographic data.

Communications staffers weigh the risks of scaling back on Twitter in favor of Mark Zuckerberg's latest social media venture.

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is poised for a showdown over military intervention and U.S. foreign policy, unless the GOP blocks a sweeping set of

A loose coalition of Democrats and Freedom Caucus Republicans are pushing National Defense Authorization Act amendments that challenge foreign policy orthodoxy.

WASHINGTON — The House office tasked with attracting and supporting diverse staff could succumb to Republican cuts, despite protests from some staffers, advocacy groups and Democrats. Appropriators last week reported

The House office meant to attract diverse staff could succumb to Republican cuts, despite protests from some staffers and advocacy groups.

Pay Our Interns and other groups are calling on the Senate to set aside $7 million in the coming budget year to compensate committee interns.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders launched an investigation into what he calls “dangerous and illegal conditions” running rampant in Amazon’s warehouse facilities. In a fiery letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy Tuesday, Sanders accused Amazon of putting profits over people and creating a corporate culture that “treats workers as disposable.”