Trump deletes tweet after flubbing congressional procedure after disaster...
President Donald Trump on Monday mistakenly said in a now-deleted tweet that a bill, which is headed to his desk for him to sign, was scheduled to be voted in the Senate. The $19.1 billion disaster...
View Article'They are going to get steamrolled': California's governor warns Facebook,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the tech industry of impending federal regulation in a recent interview with Axios. "The current regulatory framework for these social media companies is going to...
View ArticleMueller's testimony pushed to July 24 in a deal with House lawmakers that...
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee on July 24 — pushing the hearings back one week from their initial July 17...
View ArticleHouse of Representatives votes to condemn Trump's 'racist comments' in a...
In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by...
View ArticleA Michigan congressperson said Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency reminded him...
David Marcus, head of Facebook's cryptocurrency efforts, testified at a House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services hearing about Libra, the social network's forthcoming cryptocurrency....
View ArticleThe House just voted down articles of impeachment for President Trump
A Democratic congressman forced a vote on an impeachment resolution for President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The House voted to table the resolution, with many Democrats joining Republicans in not...
View ArticleJames Comey shares the questions he'd ask former special counsel Robert...
Former FBI director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. The chain of events stemming from Comey's dismissal led to the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel to...
View ArticleJuul targeted kids in its advertising and told high-school students its...
Juul executives and health advocates appeared at a congressional hearing this week on the e-cigarette company's role in marketing its products to teens. The hearing's testimony included claims that a...
View ArticleHouse Republicans plan to hold one of their biggest annual meetings in...
House Republicans will reportedly hold their yearly policy meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, despite President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on the city. It is standard practice for sitting...
View ArticleRep. Will Hurd, the only black Republican in the House, abruptly announces...
Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, a former undercover CIA officer and the only black Republican in the House of Representatives, announced Thursday that he would pursue other opportunities in the...
View ArticleRep. Will Hurd is the 9th GOP house member to announce he's retiring this...
Nine house Republicans have said they plan to retire since the start of the year, as party strategists become increasingly apprehensive about the possibility of a GOP House takeover in 2020. Most...
View ArticleThis time it’s different: Trump’s antics with Ukraine are moving Democrats...
House Democrats have long been at odds over whether they should impeach President Donald Trump. But explosive new revelations about Trump pressuring a foreign government to investigate his political...
View ArticleRead the House Oversight Committee's letters calling on top e-cigarette...
The House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy sent letters to the CEOs of four top e-cigarette brands urging them to stop advertising their products in the US. This request followed...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi led a bipartisan delegation to Jordan to talk Middle East peace...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan House delegation to Jordan on Saturday to meet with a group of officials that included King Abdullah II and other top officials. In a statement, Pelosi said the...
View ArticleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is about to testify in front of Congress for the...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing questions from lawmakers on Wednesday in a publicly streamed hearing. Zuckerberg faces the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services in a...
View ArticleZuckerberg said Facebook would drop out of its controversial payments project...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook would drop its plans to participate in the launch of a cryptocurrency it created if US regulators aren't willing to approve it. The social media giant...
View ArticleA congresswoman dared Mark Zuckerberg to spend an hour a day policing the...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee. One line of questioning targeted Facebook's content-moderation practices, which rely on contracted...
View ArticleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a shot at US lawmakers, the day after...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a jab at US lawmakers one day after giving six hours of testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services. "I'm just coming from [Washington,] DC, so its...
View ArticleRep. Katie Hill is resigning after admitting to having an affair with her...
Rep. Katie Hill, a freshman Democrat, announced on Sunday that she is resigning from her congressional seat after being engulfed in a scandal over her affair with a campaign staffer. Hill admitted to...
View ArticleJohn Conyers, longest serving black congressman and staunch civil rights...
Former US Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress, has died at age 90. The death appeared to be from natural causes, according to Detroit police. Conyers is best known as...
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