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Jovita Carranza, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attend a Paycheck Protection Program event at the White House on Tuesday.

Scram Big Banks: Small Lenders Take Over SBA Lending Program (For A Night)

The SBA chief announced that only small banks will be given access to the Payroll Protection Program for eight hours, after heavy criticism that the program had given money to well-known businesses.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed to the Federal Trade Commission 32-year-old Lina Khan, a prominent critic of Big Tech and favorite among progressives.

Lina Khan, Prominent Big Tech Critic, Will Lead The FTC

The bipartisan vote in the Senate on Tuesday gives one of the most prominent skeptics of the tech industry a key role in shaping government regulation of the tech industry.

House lawmakers called on General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to provide a briefing to Congress on her delays in ascertaining Joe Biden's election win.

General Services Administration Says Biden Is "Apparent Winner," Lets Transition Begin

The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election. The move clears the way for the start of the transition from Trump’s administration and allows Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20.

Lina Khan, Prominent Big Tech Critic, Will Lead The FTC

The bipartisan vote in the Senate on Tuesday gives one of the most prominent skeptics of the tech industry a key role in shaping government regulation of the tech industry.

In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox talks to reporters before beginning a statewide bus tour in Sacramento, Calif.

GOP's Cox: California Should Force Homeless Into Treatment

John Cox, a Republican candidate for California governor, said Monday he’d force homeless people into mental health or addiction treatment before providing them housing as part of his effort to cut homelessness in half in five years.

The Black Wall Street Massacre memorial is shown on June 18, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. President Biden will visit Tulsa on Tuesday for the 100-year anniversary of an attack that left as many as 300 people dead.

Biden Says The Tulsa Race Massacre 'Can't Be Buried, No Matter How Hard People Try'

The president met with survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre as the nation pauses to mark the anniversary of an attack that remains one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history.

A sign hanging from the ceiling reads "Rub-a-dub-dub wash'em up, bub! Wash your hands!" at the Liberty Public Market food hall in Liberty Station. Sept. 19, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 922 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths

San Diego County health officials have reported 922 newly diagnosed COVID-19 infections and a dozen fatalities, raising the county's cumulative case total to 67,241 and the death toll to 945.

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s unfinished chip fabrication plant.

A Cautionary Tale For China's Ambitious Chipmakers

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China's most advanced chipmakers. Now it's bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance.

File photo of a banner in the Gaslamp Quarter showing restaurant workers pledging to keep customers safe during the pandemic, Sept. 17, 2020.

San Diego COVID-19 Rate Improving But May Be Too Late To Prevent More Restrictions

Of the 9,495 tests reported Thursday, just 2% returned positive — potentially a good sign as San Diego County appears poised to regress into the state's most restrictive public health tier due to increasing COVID-19 numbers.

John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn't as dangerous as health officials say it is. He's hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking.

Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana

In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.

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