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GOP-led Congress grills Google CEO on China, privacy and alleged bias against conservatives
Questions on privacy, data collection, China, Russia —and especially political bias — dominated Google CEO Sundar Pichai's grilling before Congress Tuesday. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy opened the House Judiciary Committee hearing by noting a "widening gap of distrust" between tech companies and the American ...
U.S. Congress looks to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall. Congressional ...
GOP soul-searches over fall in female lawmakers as Democrats gain more Trump foes
For congressional Republicans, this month's elections ushered in the year of the woman — literally. West Virginia's Carol Miller will be the only Republican woman entering the 435-member House as a newcomer in January. She'll join what may be the chamber's smallest group of female ...
Apple CEO: Cambridge Analytica debacle proves tech industry is 'beyond' scope of self-regulation
Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are "inevitable." In an interview with news website Axios being broadcast broadcast Sunday on HBO television, Cook said he expected the U.S. Congress would take up the ...
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill hitting China for Uighur repression
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday seeking to punish China over its "human rights abuses" of the majority-Muslim Uighur population in the country's west, a move that drew immediate anger from Beijing. Legislation introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives ...
Congress passes $854 billion spending bill without funds for Mexico wall, sending it to Trump
The U.S. House passed an $854 billion spending bill Wednesday that ramps up military funding but does not include President Donald Trump's cherished border wall, sending him the measure days before the government runs out of money. The bipartisan measure, which passed 361-61, funds the ...
Congress, amid shutdown crisis, weighs $1.7 billion Hurricane Florence relief package
Congress is starting to consider almost $1.7 billion in new money to aid recovery efforts from Florence. Lawmakers already are facing a deadline this week to fund the government before the start of the new budget year Oct. 1, and members of Congress will try ...
Facebook, Twitter again face U.S. Congress over politics and the internet
Top Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and Twitter denying its operations are influenced by politics. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will acknowledge to the Senate Intelligence ...
Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion in Russian money due to U.S. sanctions
One of Switzerland's largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow. The move by Credit Suisse, which owned aircraft ...
Michigan attorney set to be first Muslim woman in Congress, looks to go after 'bully' Trump
Rashida Tlaib's opposition to President Donald Trump began while he was still a candidate and before she decided to run for Congress. The 42-year-old attorney — who now will become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress — was booted from a 2016 Trump campaign ...
Putin won't be invited to address U.S. Congress despite Trump invite: Paul Ryan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to address the U.S. Congress if he accepts President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington, a senior Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday, calling that a privilege reserved for allies. The comments by House of Representatives Speaker Paul ...
U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies. At a joint news conference ...
