ID.me data practices criticized by Dem senators Markey, Menendez, Wyden
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- Following new obstruction of justice charges brought by federal prosecutors against Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian, he announced his hope for exoneration this summer to pursue candidacy as an independent Democrat.
- Despite facing accusations, Menendez has maintained his innocence and resisted calls for resignation. This announcement marks the first clear indication of his potential reelection bid since being charged in September.
- The race for Menendez’s seat is already underway with a heated competition between Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and U.S. Representative Andy Kim from Burlington.
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez
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- In order to avoid running a divisive and negative campaign, she chose not to continue competing in the Democratic primary against Representative Andy Kim.
- Following a meeting with Democratic Party leaders, she opted to suspend her campaign and focus entirely on re-electing President Biden and other Democrats.
- As the deadline for filing petitions with at least 1,000 signatures has passed, her name will not appear on the primary ballot.
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- Uribe pleaded guilty and agreed to fully cooperate with prosecutors.
- The judge set Uribe's sentencing for June during Menendez's trial.
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Quick Glance: Bob Menendez and Wife Face Obstruction Charges
- Senator Robert Menendez and his wife were charged with obstruction of justice.
- The charges were brought before a court in Manhattan and are related to previous bribery allegations.
- The new charges involve false statements regarding a Mercedes-Benz used as a bribe.
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Quick Glance: Menendez Denies Obstruction Charges
- Senator Robert Menendez from New Jersey pleaded not guilty to an obstruction of justice charge.
- This marks the third time in six months that Senator Menendez has appeared in court to respond to new criminal charges.
- In addition to the existing charges of bribery and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, Menendez was also charged with obstruction of justice.
- The charge was added last week in an updated indictment against the senator, his wife, and two New Jersey businessmen.
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White House goes to court, not Congress, to renew warrantless spy powers: Choose your own FISA Section 702 adventure: End-run around lawmakers or business as ...
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How a congressman’s challenge to New Jersey’s first lady is shaking up a key Senate race
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Senator demands telecom cybersecurity standards overhaul to curb abuses: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Biden and his Cabinet demanding that ...
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'Scandal-plagued' data broker tracked visits to '600 Planned Parenthood locations'
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Quick Glance: Scandalous Data Broker Tracked 600 Planned Parenthood Locations
- Pro-life group targeted visitors at nearly 600 Planned Parenthood sites with anti-abortion ads using data from Near Intelligence.
- US Senator Ron Wyden called for investigation into Near and deletion of all American location data.
- Wyden labeled Near as scandal-plagued location data broker.
- Wyden urges SEC to broaden probe into Near and consider securities fraud implications.
State governments to protect health-related data as it's used in abortion battle: State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would ...
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Quick Glance: Protecting Health Data in Abortion Debate
- Federal law prohibits health data sharing without consent, but allows tech tracking; concerns arise over potential misuse by abortion opponents.
- FTC urged to ensure destruction of collected location information to prevent misuse.
- States enact laws safeguarding sensitive health data amid ongoing privacy concerns.
- Data brokers under scrutiny for selling location data, including to anti-abortion organizations and the U.S. military.
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Senate candidate Rep. Andy Kim sues to abolish N.J. machine’s ‘county line’ ballot system
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Steward plan to sell doctors network to Optum draws scrutiny: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell pledged to “use every tool available” to address ...
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Sen. Menendez’s wife got engagement ring as part of bribery scheme, prosecutors allege in new filing
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Wyden urges FTC to safeguard abortion clinic visitors’ location data: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling on federal regulators to scrutinize a location data ...
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Boston University graduate workers go on strike, ‘fight for the fair contract they deserve’
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Disgraced pol Bob Menendez showed cash-stuffed safe to married lover who posed nude for him — 15 years before FBI gold bars raid: dossier
nypost.com/2024/02/20/us-news/sen-bob-menendezs-mile-high-sex-lover-saw-hidden-cash/
Quick Glance: Politician Scandal: Cash Safe and Nude Photos
- An explosive dossier alleges that US Sen. Bob Menendez showed his married lover a safe stuffed with cash 15 years ago.
- Accusations claim that veteran New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez had a torrid affair with married Spanish-language newspaper publisher Cecilia Reynolds in 2007.
- Cecilia Reynolds posed naked on driftwood on a beach.
- During the alleged affair, Reynolds, then 44, posed for a nude photo during a trip to Puerto Rico.
Informant in Menendez case recorded conversations, shared details with investigators: Filing
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4454131-informant-menendez-case-recorded-conversations-shared-details-filing/
This Democrat Is Pushing Big Tech’s Interests. His Wife Owns Millions in Tech Stock
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Are Airlines Misusing Your Data? Dept. of Transportation Wants to Find Out: Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announces a 'privacy review' for airlines ...
pcmag.com/news/are-airlines-misusing-your-data-dept-of-transportation-wants-to-find-out
‘Huge tax breaks’: private equity prepares for a boon from Congress: Billions in private equity and corporate taxes could be rolled back, along with what critics ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/01/corporate-tax-breaks-private-equity
DOT to investigate data security and privacy practices of top US airlines: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced its first industry-wide review of data ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/department-transportation-us-top-airlines-data-security-privacy/
Andy Kim Wins a Vote Rich in Symbolism in Race to Replace Menendez: The third-term congressman won key Democratic support Saturday in his run for U.S ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/10/nyregion/new-jersey-kim-murphy-menendez.html
Democratic lawmaker blasts Republicans for bending knee to ‘Orange Jesus’: Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) accused Republicans of bending the knee to former President ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4444374-democratic-lawmaker-blasts-republicans-bending-knee-orange-jesus/
Democrat blocks request to strip tech companies of legal immunity related to child pornography
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4452124-democrat-blocks-request-to-strip-tech-companies-of-legal-immunity-related-to-child-pornography/
Democrats revolt against party leaders in race to replace Menendez: First lady Tammy Murphy’s status as front-runner hit by key convention loss, polling
politico.com/news/2024/02/13/new-jersey-democrats-murphy-kim-00140963
5 fights to watch as tax deal goes to Senate: A tax deal that includes business tax breaks and an expansion of the child tax credit (CTC) was cleared in the ...
thehill.com/business/4442993-5-fights-to-watch-as-tax-deal-goes-to-senate/
Quick Glance: New Tax Bill Expands Child Tax Credit and Business Breaks
- A comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform was passed by the House to expand the child tax credit for American families and reinstate tax breaks for businesses.
- The widespread support in the House was critical for the legislation, fast-tracked under a tactic known as 'suspension' by Republicans.
- The tax legislation passed would raise the refundable portion to $1,800 per child in 2023, $1,900 per child in 2024 and $2,000 per child in 2025.
- The bill would also create tax benefits for people impacted by natural disasters and strengthen the low-income housing tax credit.
US Senator: NSA Needs to Stop Buying Americans' Info From Shady Data Brokers: A declassified letter confirms that the NSA buys commercially available data on ...
pcmag.com/news/us-senator-nsa-needs-to-stop-buying-americans-info-from-shady-data-brokers
Senators Seek to Bar Landlords From Using Algorithms to Artificially Inflate Rents
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Sen. Ron Wyden calls on Biden to fire Social Security’s top watchdog: In a letter to President Biden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said promises ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/wyden-biden-social-security-inspector-general-letter/
U.S. Senate candidate was arrested for DUI in 2020: Alex Zdan, a former television reporter, is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Sen ...
nj.com/politics/2024/03/us-senate-candidate-was-arrested-for-dui-in-2020.html
Paid articlePaid Federal government contributes $335m to re-do Mass. Pike in Allston: The state still is expected to pay for the bulk of the project’s nearly $2 billion price tag ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/03/12/business/allston-turnpike-highway-project/
Andy Kim leads Tammy Murphy by double digits in NJ Senate race, poll says : The race to replace Bob Menendez is a test of the Garden State's unique party ...
politico.com/news/2024/02/02/poll-andy-kim-tammy-murphy-00139064
Steward Health Care documents requested by Massachusetts senators: The information could reveal whether Steward has violated securities laws and whether its ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/03/08/business/steward-health-care-documents/
Congress scrambles to fix housing as prices soar: The calls for action are "growing exponentially," Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said ...
politico.com/news/2024/02/01/therell-be-blowback-congress-feels-pressure-from-voters-on-housing-affordability-00138779
Lawmakers urge DOJ to pull back funding of predictive police tech: A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to pause funding ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4436218-lawmakers-doj-funding-predictive-police-tech/
Steward Health Care’s financial crisis will be addressed in an April congressional hearing
bostonherald.com/2024/03/01/steward-health-cares-financial-crisis-will-be-addressed-in-an-april-congressional-hearing/
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