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U.S. bill would force tech firms to disclose if foreign adversaries probed their sensitive software
U.S. tech companies would be forced to disclose if they allowed American adversaries, like Russia and China, to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military under proposed legislation, Senate staff told Reuters on Thursday. The bill, approved by the Senate Armed ...
Contrite CEO Mark Zuckerberg dons suit, apologizes to Congress over vast Facebook breach
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed Tuesday his company is "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller in the federal probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign — and working hard to change its own operations after the harvesting of users' private information by ...
U.S. Congress panels probe whether Russia got Facebook data: sources
Investigators on two congressional panels are looking into whether Russia acquired the data of millions of Facebook users and if companies with ties to then-2016 Republican election candidate Donald Trump's campaign played any role in providing it, three sources familiar with the inquiries said. On ...
GOP-led Congress to focus on gun-buyer background checks after Florida school massacre
Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a teen with an AR-15 assault-style rifle. The second-deadliest shooting ...
U.S. Congress has ideas about curbing gun violence but no consensus as midterm polls near
After a 10-day break, members of U.S. Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence. But no plan appears ready to take off despite a long list of proposals, including many from President Donald Trump. Republican leaders ...
Russia's RT cut from U.S. Congress press corps due to 'foreign agent' status
Russian television group RT lost its credentials to cover the U.S. Congress on Wednesday after the U.S. government forced it to register as a "foreign agent." In the latest fallout from Russia's alleged interference in last year's presidential election, the committee of journalists, which regulates ...
Recreational vehicle retailers from across the country were sipping morning coffee at a convention in Las Vegas earlier this month when word whipped through the hotel's "dealers' lounge" that the U.S. Congress was considering tax law changes threatening their businesses. Republicans in the House of ...
House passes stopgap spending measure but Senate objections threaten U.S. shutdown Friday
The House on Thursday cleared bills to keep the government running through April and authorize hundreds of water projects, but a Senate fight over benefits for retired coal miners threatened to lead to a government shutdown this weekend. House members promptly bolted home for the ...
With eye on exits, Congress agrees to keep U.S. government running, help Flint
Congressional leaders have broken a stalemate over money to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, clearing the way Wednesday for a spending bill needed to keep the government running until December. The hybrid spending measure — the last major item on Capitol Hill's pre-election agenda ...
China hits U.S. House resolution on organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience
China is accusing the U.S. Congress of "groundless accusations" after the House passed a resolution calling on China to end alleged organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. The resolution passed Monday calls on the State Department to report annually to Congress on the implementation of ...
Bill Clinton stumps for Hillary in ailing Puerto Rico, vows to push equal treatment
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton promised Puerto Ricans on Tuesday that his wife, Hillary Clinton, will fight for equal treatment of the economically struggling U.S. territory if she's elected president. He also said she backs immediate action to restructure the island's $70 billion public debt ...
Republican-led Congress set to OK emergency funds for Zika, three months after Obama's request
The Republican-controlled Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama's long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems. Obama requested $1.9 billion three months ago for several purposes, including ...
