Monthly Archives: October 2022

Ohio Democratic Senate nominee Tim Ryan questions why the national party hasn’t invested in his race, says they ‘have been known not to make very good strategic decisions’

Ohio Democratic Senate nominee Tim Ryan speaks to students during a campaign stop at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, on October 19, 2022. Gaelen Morse/Getty Images Tim Ryan questioned why national Democrats haven’t gotten involved in his Ohio Senate race. In an interview with The Washington Post, the congressman spoke of the competitiveness of…

The Republican National Committee is suing Google over Gmail’s spam filters

The Republican National Committee is suing Google. According to Axios (via The Verge), the organization filed a lawsuit with California’s Eastern District Court on Friday. The complaint accuses Google of sending “millions” of RNC campaign emails to Gmail spam folders in an extension of the company’s “discriminatory” filtering practices. “At approximately the same time at…

America Needs a Chief IP Negotiator: Confirm Chris Wilson Now

The U.S. Senate might be the world’s “greatest deliberative body.” But it’s certainly not the quickest. For over a year, senators have failed to review and approve an uncontroversial nominee for a position that most Americans have never heard of—but one that’s immensely important to our economy. In 2015, Congress passed the late Senator Orrin…

Republicans are suing Google over email spam filtering

Earlier this year, Google threw a bone at Republicans who felt Gmail unfairly filtered their campaign emails to users’ spam folders. Those same Republicans are now suing Google anyway. Axios reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Google in California for allegedly and unfairly throwing GOP campaign emails to the spam…

Wreckage of missing airplane carrying German fitness mogul Rainer Schaller reportedly found off the coast of Costa Rica

Rainer Schaller Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images Wreckage of a plane reportedly carrying German business mogul Rainer Schaller was found off the coast of Costa Rica.  Schaller’s plane vanished Friday after departing from Mexico, according to authorities. His partner and children, as well as an unidentified man, were also aboard the flight.  Wreckage of…