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Dems introduce bill to halt mass voter roll purges

The bill likely won’t get far in a GOP-controlled Congress, but proponents described it as part of a broader effort to push back through constitutional institutions.

1 day ago By Derek B. Johnson

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., leaves a Senate Democratic meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 3, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Peters tries another approach to extend expired cyber threat information-sharing law

A new bill renames the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and would make its legal protections retroactive after its lapse.

2 days ago By Tim Starks

Watchdog: Cyber threat information-sharing program’s future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law

A DHS inspector general report found that CISA doesn’t have plans for what to do with AIS if the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act lapses.

Sep 30, 2025 By Tim Starks

(L-R) Rep. Nick LaLota R-N.Y., Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., listen during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House panel approves cyber information sharing, grant legislation as expiration deadlines loom

The Homeland Security Committee also voted out bills addressing pipeline cybersecurity and terrorists’ use of AI.

Sep 3, 2025 By Tim Starks

Google’s Washington, DC, regional office is seen at dusk on August 11, 2024, in Reston, VA. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense

There are still impediments to overcome before companies and agencies can get more broadly aggressive in cyberspace, both legal and commercial.

Aug 27, 2025 By Tim Starks

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 28, 2025. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Blistering Wyden letter seeks review of federal court cybersecurity, citing ‘incompetence,’ ‘negligence’

The Oregon Democrat cited recent news of a major hack and years of “covering up” explanations of incidents.

Aug 25, 2025 By Tim Starks

Here’s what could happen if CISA 2015 expires next month

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act lapsing might spell disaster, experts and industry groups warn.

Aug 18, 2025 By Tim Starks

Sean Cairncross, as CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Senate confirms national cyber director pick Sean Cairncross

The president selected the former RNC, White House and Millennium Challenge Corporation official for the job in February.

Aug 3, 2025 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) walks to the Senate Chambers U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Padilla has returned to the U.S. Capitol with a bigger security detail and is set to make a speech on the Senate Floor, where he will discuss his removal from a news conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after trying to ask a question. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats call Trump admin’s focus on state voter rolls a pretext for disenfranchisement

Sen. Alex Padilla and other Democrats say the GOP is pressing inflated concerns about noncitizen voting to justify legal and legislative challenges to eligible voters.

Jul 30, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

Senate Democrats seek answers on Trump overhaul of immigrant database to find noncitizen voters

The lawmakers say the potential is high for such a system to return false positives, blocking citizens from voting.

Jul 16, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson