Trump admin waives environmental laws to expedite border wall construction

Environmental activists say the Department of Homeland Security is violating the Constitution with its move to exempt itself from a number of laws that would impede construction of President Donald Trump’s wall along the US-Mexico border. On Tuesday, the DHS announced it issued a waiver to bypass some environmental laws in order to “ensure the […]

EU explores ways to expedite police data requests from tech firms in wake of terrorist attacks

(Reuters) — The European Union wants to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to get electronic evidence directly from tech companies, such as Facebook and Alphabet’s Google, even when stored in another European country. In the wake of the deadly Islamist-inspired attacks in Europe over the past two years, tech companies have come under […]