Day: April 19, 2023

Family of man who died in jail from inadequate medical care files lawsuit

6:11 pm April 19, 2023

The family of a man who died in a jail in Atlanta’s suburbs said his death could have been prevented if he had received proper medical attention for an ulcer that caused internal bleeding. Deion Strayhon’s family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against NaphCare Inc., a private company contracted to provide medical care at the […]

DC Health Link data breach blamed on basic human error

6:08 pm April 19, 2023

The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top administrator. The revelation comes from prepared statements submitted in advance of Wednesday’s congressional hearing to investigate the issue. In her statement, Mila Kofman, Executive […]

Filing seeks to force National Archives to tap DOJ to recover lost Secret Service, DHS texts around Jan. 6

6:07 pm April 19, 2023

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday is seeking to force the National Archives to employ the assistance of the Department of Justice if necessary to recover text messages from the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership following the 2020 election. The 12-page filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia […]

Liz Cheney unveils book deal focused on ‘the threat posed by Trump’

5:17 pm April 19, 2023

Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney will publish a new book this fall focusing on former President Trump and the “threat posed by his efforts to overturn the election” of 2020. Cheney was the foremost critic of Trump within the Republican Party, playing a major role in the House investigation into the January 6 Capitol protests […]

AOC’s campaign obscured thousands of dollars in expenditures, FEC complaint claims

5:15 pm April 19, 2023

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign obscured thousands of dollars in expenditures during the 2022 election cycle, a nonprofit alleged in a recent Federal Election Commission complaint. According to the complaint filed by attorney Dan Backer on behalf of the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, the New York Democrat failed to disclose where around $9,600 in credit card payments […]