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A House committee plans a second hearing this week on the filtering practices of social media companies, amid concerns that some users have been "shadow banned," blocked or otherwise marginalized. Executives with Facebook , YouTube and Twitter are scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, according to the committee's announcement.
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The lengths to which the FBI relied on the Hillary Clinton opposition research dossier to investigate her political rival came into sharper focus with the testimony of the lead investigator, FBI agent Peter Strzok. Mr. Strzok told a joint House committee last week that the FBI received from Associate Attorney General Bruce Ohr a raft of documents - including sections of the anti- Trump dossier - during the investigation into Russia election interference.
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, says President Trump should ask Russian President Vladimir Putin where exactly "we can pick up the 25 Russians" who have indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. "I would ask the president to give some serious consideration, your first request of Vladimir Putin needs to be, 'Tell us which airport we can pick up the 25 Russians that tried to interfere with the fundamentals of our democracy,'" Gowdy told "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Russia meddled in the 2016 election in part as a retaliation against the U.S. influencing elections in eastern Europe, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday. "I think really we mistake our response if we think it's about accountability from the Russians," Paul told Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union.
The House Judiciary Committee is set to question the biggest social media companies Tuesday on their social media filtering practices, which will likely lead to accusations of political bias from Republican lawmakers "The advent of social media has made it possible for people to connect across continents, explore vast amounts of information, and share meaningful dialogue with friends and strangers," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said in a statement. "However, this same technology can be used to suppress a particular viewpoint and manipulate public opinion."
U.S. President Donald Trump drives a golf buggy on his golf course at Turnberry golf club, in Turnberry, Scotland, Sunday, July 15, 2018. President Trump and the First Lady spent the weekend in Scotland, as part of their visit to the UK before leaving for Finland where he will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin for talks on Monday.
The Latest on President Donald Trump : 4 p.m. President Donald Trump is describing the European Union as a "foe" in an interview taped in Scotland. Trump told CBS News in an interview Saturday that he thinks the U.S. has "a lot of foes," including the bloc of European nations that are among America's closest allies.
If Alexander Hamilton had been nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court today, Democrats would likely oppose him. About the court, Hamilton said: "[A] limited Constitution ... can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void.
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In this June 8, 2018 file photo, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Marshall and former Attorney General Troy King face off in Tuesday's Republican runoff in the race for attorney general.
Kris Kobach spoke at a pro-ICE rally in Wichita Saturday, vowing to end in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants at Kansas universities and promising to help grow the Kansas workforce by deporting "illegal aliens." About three weeks out from the Kansas Republican primaries, Kobach is maintaining his stance against illegal immigration, calling it a burden on the state.
Before his Senate confirmation hearing, President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court will need to provide information about his past experience investigating President Bill Clinton and working for President George W. Bush. Requests for that information are included in questionnaires sent to Brett Kavanaugh by the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, who will lead the confirmation hearing.
Investigators believe it was Russian computer hackers who harassed U.S. military families in 2015 while pretending to be Islamic jihadists, and Sens. Cory Gardner and Ron Wyden are asking the Justice Department to confirm and help protect U.S. veterans and their families from future attacks. Gardner, R-Colo., and Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday recounting how the wives and families of U.S. servicemen overseas were harassed by computer hacks and threatening messages in 2015.
The news came like a thunderclap, jolting and unexpecteda followed by that painful silence awaiting a clash of lightning and the dreadfully long hours of solemn rain.
At the end of May, the Virginia state Senate joined the House of Delegates in electing to participate in the Medicaid expansion provided by the Affordable Care Act. As 400,000 Virginians look toward expanded access to health care coverage from Medicaid, millions of Americans across the country could encounter new restrictions on their access to the program.
WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Transit has received a six-month extension as it seeks federal funding to replace the North Portal Bridge, part of the Gateway project that also includes a new tunnel under the Hudson River. The Federal Transit Administration gave NJ Transit until Jan. 31 to supply the necessary information for federal funds under the Capital Investment Grants or "New Starts" program, according to a letter obtained by NJ Advance Media.
Despite concerns over the U.S.-initiated trade dispute with China, the state of Georgia is showing strong interest in building cooperative ties with Chinese partners in order to offset the negative impact caused by Washington's protectionist trade policy. Georgia, a southern U.S. state known for its business-friendly environment and trade-driven economy, just hosted an investment and trade forum with northwest China's Shaanxi Province for local entrepreneurs and business representatives who were eager to find more potential opportunities to forge partnerships with the Chinese side.
Conventional wisdom decrees that red-state Democratic senators running for reelection are politically screwed, regardless of how they vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. If they signal thumbs-up, they'll infuriate the party's progressive base and dampen the Democratic turnout they'll badly need.