Government And Institutions

The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era rule that removed limitations from the flow of water from showerheads.

A federal regulator has sued Amazon in what is says is an effort to "force" the online retail giant into recalling hazardous products sold on the site. But Amazon says it had already pulled most all of the products ahead of the lawsuit.

A New Jersey woman has fought for more than 7 years to prove to the IRS that she is, in fact, not dead, despite what their records say.

A congressman who supervises the Defense Department’s tech spending dumped up to $250,000 worth of Microsoft stock two weeks before the Pentagon revealed it was canceling a $10 billion contract with the software giant, according to public documents.

The wait time to get a U.S. passport is ballooning as post-pandemic travel snaps back.

Facebook on Wednesday filed a petition asking the Biden administration to remove Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan from pending litigation against the social media giant.

President Joe Biden nominated Richard Trumka Jr., a House aide and the son of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday.

In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and NHTSA, the federal agency within the DOT, the coalition of attorneys general ask for the "NHTSA to expeditiously create and implement side-impact standards for child car seats."

More than 30 Republicans have sent a letter to the Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General requesting an investigation into coronavirus-related fraud.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) proposal seeks to apply a fee to drivers for a set price-per-mile traveled within the county.

A federal judge denied the CDC's request to keep COVID-19 restrictions on cruises in place in Florida past July 18, writing that the agency “can show no factor that outweighs the need to conclude an unwarranted and unprecedented exercise of governmental power.”

Jeff Bezos remains Amazon's biggest shareholder after stepping aside as CEO.

While some CEOs may prefer to be protected by guards "coming out with sunglasses and earpieces," Bill Gates typically did not want such a look, said Mike Howard, who ran the billionaire’s security detail before being elevated to the position of chief security officer.

The city council of San Jose, California, has unanimously voted in favor of issuing a tax on firearm owners and requiring them to carry additional insurance in a scheme they say will help compensate the city for the costs of gun violence.

Trump Organization and CFO Weisselberg surrendered on Thursday.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency has ordered automakers to report any crashes involving fully autonomous vehicles or partially automated driver assist systems.

NASA's Office of the Inspector General warned in a May report that "attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," with phishing attempts against NASA doubling and malware attacks increasing "exponentially" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has told Boeing Co that its planned 777X is not yet ready for a significant certification step and warned it "realistically" will not certify the airplane until mid-to-late 2023.

Mark Calabria, former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), on Friday suggested that the government could pilfer Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday ordered 7-Eleven to sell over 200 retail outlets following its $21 billion acquisition of the Speedway fuel chain from Marathon Petroleum.