Enlarge / There was no fancy Hill hearing room for this all-virtual event, so Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dialed in from… a kitchen. (credit: Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images) A trio of major tech CEOs—Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey—once again went before Congress this week to explain their […]
Enough is enough. On Thursday, Lost alum Daniel Dae Kim addressed Congress about Anti-Asian hate, especially related to Tuesday night’s Atlanta shootings, which took the lives of eight people, six of whom were Asian women. In a poignant speech referencing the recent hate crimes, the 52-year-old expressed via a virtual call: “We as Asian Americans […]
Enlarge / Rep. Ken Buck (R-Co.) and Microsoft president Brad Smith at a House hearing on regulation and competition in the news media industry on March 12, 2021. (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) A group of US lawmakers is proposing new legislation that would allow media organizations to set terms with social media platforms […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Henrik5000) Congress this week approved a $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund that schools and libraries will use to help people get Internet access at home. The fund is part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus sent to President Joe Biden yesterday after being approved by the House and […]
RAAAARGH!!! The verdict is in. The U.S. Senate has voted — for the second time — to acquit Donald Trump from impeachment. Seriously?! On February 13, senators submitted their vote, and the results came back as the following: 57 people stood for guilty, 43 for not guilty. The unfortunate reality is that this does not […]
Well, that was completely grotesque but mercifully short. (Insert your own Stormy Daniels joke here.) After a week of evidence given by the managers of Donald Trump‘s second impeachment, explaining the months of lies and rhetoric and eventually planning that ultimately incited his followers to storm the Capitol Building on January 6, the defense presented their side […]
Enlarge / Parler’s logo. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado) A congressional oversight committee is investigating whether Parler has financial ties to Russian entities, citing reports that the right-wing social network “allowed Russian disinformation to flourish” before the election and hosted calls for violence before a Trump-incited mob stormed the Capitol on January 6. The […]
Enlarge / Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC July 29, 2020. (credit: Getty | Graeme Jennings) A second lawmaker announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19 days after bunkering with Republican colleagues who “recklessly” and “cruelly” refused to wear a mask amid the attack on the Capitol building. Rep. Pramila […]
Enlarge / Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) clean an entry to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The attending physician to Congress on Sunday sent an alert to lawmakers warning them that they may have been exposed to the pandemic coronavirus while huddled in a […]
As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge—”incitement of insurrection”—over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a draft of the articles obtained by The Associated Press. Lawmakers are set to introduce the legislation Monday, with voting mid-week. Pelosi’s leadership team also will seek a quick vote on […]