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The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me’s Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn Joe Biden

The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me’s Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn

Privacy groups are demanding transparency following news that ID.me—the biometric identity verification system used by the IRS and over 27 states—has failed to be entirely transparent in how its facial recognition technology works. In a LinkedIn post published on Wednesday, ID.me founder and CEO Blake Hall said the company verifies…
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January 27, 2022
McConnell’s Threat to Go Nuclear on Democrats Is Nonsense Joe Biden

McConnell’s Threat to Go Nuclear on Democrats Is Nonsense

After President Joe Biden appealed to Senate Democrats this week to eliminate the filibuster, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell played a familiar card: If Democrats eliminate the filibuster now they will regret it when Republicans control the Senate later. McConnell’s threats of political retribution have long made Democrats uneasy, and…
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January 15, 2022
Democrats’ Odds of Passing Voting Rights Reform Looked Bad Before Biden Went to the Hill—And Worse After He Left Joe Biden

Democrats’ Odds of Passing Voting Rights Reform Looked Bad Before Biden Went to the Hill—And Worse After He Left

Joe Biden spent more than three decades in the Senate. He understands its arcane rules. He once showed a prowess for shepherding complex legislation past obstinate Senators from both parties. But as he closes out his first year as President, Biden has failed to get two of his signature legislation…
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January 14, 2022
USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors Joe Biden

USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint eight U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and three Rural Development (RD) State Directors. “As we work to build a better America, we need talented and…
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January 13, 2022