Skip to content
RollCall logo

Technology

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III reminded Americans on Wednesday that “there were multiple, systematic efforts” by Russia to interfere in U.S. elections. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mueller departs with warning: Don’t forget Russia’s election meddling

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 29, 2019 at 4:13pm
A new report says Iran may have orchestrated an influence campaign during last year’s midterms that followed the same playbook as Russia’s from 2016. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Iranians set up fake social media accounts to influence 2018 midterms, new report says

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 29, 2019 at 12:00pm
A man purchases bitcoin from a bitcoin ATM in Boston in 2014. The use of cryptocurrencies to make payments in the U.S. is still “quite rare relative to cash and traditional systems,” a new CRS report says. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images file photo)

Report to Congress ponders a future of cryptocurrency over cash

By Steven Harras
Posted May 29, 2019 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a news conference at Mar-a-Lago in April 2018. The two leaders will spend another few days together when Trump visits Japan Saturday through Tuesday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images file photo)

3 things to watch: ‘Low expectations’ for Trump’s trip to meet Japan’s new emperor

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 24, 2019 at 7:30am
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., sponsored the bill to tackle illegal robocalls. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Senate backs bill to stem flood of robocalls plaguing cell phones

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 23, 2019 at 1:26pm
 President Donald Trump, here with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Rose Garden in June 2017, unveiled his latest immigration overhaul plan on Thursday. Not even GOP lawmakers voiced support, however. (Alex Wong/Getty Images file photo)

Trump lobbies for Dem support of immigration plan even while using hardline rhetoric

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 17, 2019 at 8:28am
A life-size cage installation by artist Paola Mendoza is set up on the Capitol lawn on May 7 to coincide with the anniversary of the Trump administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ family separation immigration policy. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump‘s latest immigration plan came with no Democratic outreach

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 16, 2019 at 3:59pm
The Huawei logo is seen on the side of the main building at the company's production campus on April 25, 2019 in Dongguan, near Shenzhen, China. While commercially successful and dominant in 5G, or fifth-generation networking technology, Huawei has faced political headwinds with the Donald Trump administration. On Wednesday, the president signed an executive order that would allow the Commerce Department to bar transactions from Huawei. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Trump order clears path to ban Huawei 5G equipment from United States

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 16, 2019 at 10:50am
Senate Rules Chairman Roy Blunt noted Wednesday that budget cuts at the Election Assistance Commission came during the Obama administration. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Election assistance agency pleads for more money ahead of 2020

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted May 16, 2019 at 5:00am
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he leaves the White House here on April 5. He was back on the South Lawn talking about Iran and China on Tuesday morning. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump downplays China trade ‘squabble,’ rattles sabre at Iran

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 14, 2019 at 12:30pm