Ryan Lovelace
Articles by Ryan Lovelace
CIA funnels cash to In-Q-Tel in bid to defeat Huawei
The CIA isn't waiting while the White House, Congress, the Justice Department and the Pentagon squabble over the best approach to combating Huawei's domination of the future 5G wireless network. Published March 8, 2020
Andrew Yang forms advocacy group to capitalize on defunct 2020 campaign
Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has formed a new advocacy group, "Humanity Forward," to continue pushing his political agenda. Published March 5, 2020
Twitter’s new tools to crack down on harmful, manipulative content
Twitter is set to implement new tools Thursday to crack down on what it deems harmful and manipulative content on its platform. Published March 4, 2020
Chuck Schumer, Planned Parenthood mount attacks on Trump-appointed justices over abortion case
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Planned Parenthood launched new attacks on President Trump's Supreme Court picks on Wednesday amid an abortion controversy arriving at the high court. Published March 4, 2020
Freedom House ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report shows decline
An annual assessment of political rights and civil liberties worldwide found a "global recession in democracy" that has left the world with the fewest percentage of free countries since 1996. Published March 4, 2020
Mike Rogers forms group to fight China over 5G
Former Rep. Mike Rogers is fighting China's race for global control of the fifth generation of wireless technology via a new advocacy group, 5G Action Now. Published March 3, 2020
ACLU unveils six-figure ad campaign on surveillance aimed at getting Donald Trump’s attention
The American Civil Liberties Union is launching a six-figure television and digital ad campaign pushing for reforms to federal surveillance laws and attacking a "rogue FBI." Published March 2, 2020
U.S. government feud with Huawei takes center stage in Silicon Valley
The U.S. government's battle against Huawei spilled into public view last week, with a leading Department of Defense official locking horns with Huawei's chief security officer at a cybersecurity conference in California. Published February 28, 2020
Advocacy groups push for Congressional reforms to surveillance, war declaration policies
Advocacy groups across the political divide are joining to push Congress to change national security policy involving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and decisions about how to wage war. Published February 26, 2020
Nikki Haley rallies CPAC for Donald Trump ahead of South Carolina primary
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina revealed that President Trump was more than ready to face any progressive challenger in 2020. Published February 26, 2020
Southern Republican attorneys general back Trump, call Democratic candidates socialists
Three Southern Republican state attorneys general rallied Tuesday against the Democratic presidential candidates in Charleston, South Carolina, saying they are socialists with a philosophy akin to Nazis who want to turn Americans into communists and eliminate American freedoms. Published February 25, 2020
Centrist ‘dark money’ group attacks Bernie Sanders in South Carolina
A nonprofit group that is boosting moderate Democrats is waging an assault to stop Sen. Bernard Sanders' march to the party's presidential nomination. Published February 24, 2020
Cyber-hooligans are exploiting Giuliani’s gaffes on Twitter — and his followers face the risk
Rudolph W. Giuliani's digital typos are creating cybersecurity threats for his hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. Cybercriminals are hijacking the incorrect website domain names that President Trump's personal lawyer shares to redirect visitors to web pages with malware. Published February 22, 2020
Deaf advocacy groups launch campaign to amplify their voices in 2020 election
A deaf advocacy group is gearing up for the 2020 election with a voter mobilization campaign aimed at millions of hearing-impaired voters. Published February 21, 2020
‘Typosquatters’ target Rudy Giuliani Twitter feed
Rudolph W. Giuliani's digital typos are creating cybersecurity threats for his hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. Published February 20, 2020
UltraViolet, women’s progressive group, wants Mike Bloomberg off Democratic debate stage
The progressive women's advocacy group UltraViolet is attacking former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and boosting Sen. Elizabeth Warren ahead of Wednesday's Democratic presidential primary debate. Published February 19, 2020
American Conservative Union, Internet Accountability Project file briefs attacking Google in lawsuit
Conservative advocacy groups are jumping into a battle between two Silicon Valley tech giants that is heading to the Supreme Court, siding with Oracle in its copyright infringement suit against Google. Published February 18, 2020
LinkedIn looms as China security threat, U.S. officials warn
U.S. officials are increasingly sounding the alarm about LinkedIn as a tool of foreign influence in American affairs. Published February 18, 2020
Moderate Democrats and Never Trumpers unite: To take out Bernie Sanders
A new centrist "dark money" group is working to sabotage Sen. Bernard Sanders by using a targeted digital ad campaign to stoke fears that his socialist politics would help reelect President Trump. Published February 15, 2020
Woodson Center fights New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ advocacy effort
The Woodson Center, a community development organization, is creating a "1776" assembly with black leaders to rebut the assertions made in the New York Times' "1619 Project," which aimed to reframe the United States' origin story to focus on slavery and oppression. Published February 14, 2020
