Republican lawmakers associated with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are probing the 23andMe bankruptcy out of concern for Americans’ DNA information. The troubled genomics company has been in a downward spiral ever since it suffered an unfortunate data breach in 2023. The company has since endured a maelstrom of conflict and controversy, including … Read more
You don’t often see Microsoft mentioned in the same breath as Elton John, Celine Dion, and Chicago, but it just happened. Twice. The software giant has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress for the Windows Reboot Chime in Windows 95 and the soundtrack album for the game Minecraft … Read more
Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland and Nobel Laureate, will be among the distinguished speakers to address media leaders at the upcoming World News Media Congress (WNMC25) in Kraków, Poland. The three-day event, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in partnership with Agora SA, publisher of Gazeta Wyborcza, will take place from … Read more
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, at a recent town hall in Wisconsin, announced that his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would be investigating how certain members of Congress have become “strangely wealthy” despite their relatively modest public salaries. Focus on “Strangely Wealthy” Congress members Elon … Read more
Over 30 crypto firms, led by the DeFi Education Fund, are urging Congress to address the Department of Justice’s interpretation of money transmitter laws, which they say could expose non-custodial software developers to criminal liability. In a letter sent to key lawmakers, including Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim … Read more
Journalist and influencer Kat Abughazaleh announced she’s running for Congress in a YouTube video. In a video that looked more like a livestream than an announcement of a bid for office, Abughazaleh promised to run a transparent campaign, fight for affordable groceries, and stand up to authoritarians. Abughazaleh is running in Illinois’ 9th district, which … Read more
Crypto regulations must be enacted through an act of Congress to become permanent and meaningful pieces of legislation, according to former Congressman Wiley Nickel. In an exclusive video interview with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright, Nickel urged bipartisan collaboration to push through comprehensive crypto regulations. The former Congressman added: “I think it’s really important for anybody who … Read more
United States lawmakers are on track to pass legislation setting rules for stablecoins and cryptocurrency market structure by as soon as August, Kristin Smith, CEO of industry advocacy group the Blockchain Association, said during Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York. Smith’s timeline echoes a similar forecast by Bo Hines, the executive director of … Read more
A controversy has erupted in the US Congress after a transgender Representative was addressed as a man during a hearing. The incident took place on Tuesday when Republican Representative Keith Self, Chair of a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, referred to Democrat Sarah McBride—the first transgender person elected to Congress from Delaware—as “mister”. Self, who chairs … Read more
Credit: Maura Healey and TDKR Chicago 101 via Wikimedia The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is expected to question four U.S. mayors about their cities’ immigration policies Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have been asked to discuss … Read more