The North Korean legislature on Friday sent a letter to the US House of Representatives protesting new sanctions raised against the country. The letter is a rare communication between the two nations, who do not have any formal ways to communicate. The letter stated , “As the U.S. House of Representatives enacts more and more [...]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday designed to strengthen IT and cyber security frameworks in the country by having agency heads manage security risks and modernize the IT infrastructure. The order also mandates the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology framework to manage risks and a creation of a [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday issued a non-binding opinion finding that Uber is a transportation company subject to additional regulations and fines. Uber presented itself as technology services that uses infrastructure to provide transportation. But a Spanish taxi union argued the description gave Uber an unfair tactical advantage because the company was [...]

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday launching a commission to investigate allegations of voter fraud and suppression. Vice President Mike Pence will head the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity along with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach , a voter identification advocate with a tough stance on immigration. The panel will consist of [...]

Connecticut Governor Danial Malloy on Wednesday signed into a law a measure to ban gay conversion therapy. House Bill 6695 was passed by the legislature to end the practice of using various measures in order to force people to disavow their same sex orientation. The Governor immediately signed the bill to stop the controversial practice. [...]

Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the 19th President of South Korea on Wednesday, later that day seeking international assistance on North Korean weapons threats. Moon had a phone call with US President Donald Trump focusing on the threat of nuclear attack from North Korea. Trump invited Moon to the Washington to discuss the issue [...]

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a subpoena Wednesday compelling former National Security Adviser Lieutenant General Michael Flynn to provide documents related to the committee’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election. In a joint statement from Chairman Senator Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Senator Mark Warner, the committee says that the [...]

The Vermont Legislature on Wednesday voted to approve recreational use of marijuana. The bill was amended by the house to permit the recreational use of marijuana in small quantities. The law would create a legal system to regulate the use and sale of the drug, but would still make possession over an ounce a criminal [...]

Kosovo’s government lost a no confidence on Wednesday. In a 78-34 vote , the Kosovo Assembly adopted a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Isa Mustafa’s coalition government. Within hours of the vote, President Hashim Thaci dissolved the parliament. The outcome of the government’s collapse will push an election, which was not due until next [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld the government bailout of American International Group (AIG) as lawful. The ruling came down in a denial of an appeal from Starr International Co where shareholders were bringing suit against the government, arguing that the bailout was not only unconstitutional but harmful to [...]