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The 13 Republican candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, participated in a GOP forum in Greenville on April 9. Screenshot The 13 Republican candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, participated in a GOP forum in Greenville on April 9. Screenshot All thirteen Republican candidates running to replace congressman Trey Gowdy said Monday they would refuse to accept money or an endorsement from the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Several running for the seat, which covers Greenville and Spartanburg counties, proudly declared they don't expect the chamber would even offer it to them.
Guy Smith, a retired Greenwich business executive and one-time adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton, is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. Guy Smith, a retired Greenwich business executive and one-time adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton, is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.
The United States Senate returns to work this week. Time to talk about President Donald Trump's nominations again - especially those to the federal courts.
Despite facing bipartisan criticism for allowing data from up to 87 million people to be improperly shared without their knowledge, the Facebook CEO had mostly glided through questioning during his highly anticipated appearance Tuesday afternoon before the Senate. However, Zuckerberg got into a contentious back-and-forth with Markey after the Massachusetts senator and longtime privacy advocate repeatedly tried to get the 33-year-old billionaire to commit to supporting specific legislation to regulate how Facebook treats user data.
One Silicon Valley star witness, 44 media-hungry senators, and more than five hours of mostly tough questions and often ambiguous answers. Here are the highlights.
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on Jan. 16, in Washington. Hirono and four other Senate Democrats are calling for an investigation into the possible removal of references to climate change in a scientific report by Department of the Interior employees.
Republicans are pushing for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution because they are trying to convince voters they are concerned about the deficit, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said. "They're worried, and they're flailing about and this is part of the flailing about," Hoyer said Tuesday in the Washington Examiner.
On Tuesday, Facebook's CEO will make his long-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill, where he will testify before the Senate's Judiciary and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees. Zuckerberg will speak about Facebook's data privacy policies, which have come under fire in the wake of Cambridge Analytica , as well as the social network's role in combating election interference.
Zuckerberg will testify Tuesd... . DELETES NAME OF WOMAN WITH ZUCKERBERG AS IT IS NOT HIS WIFE - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves a meeting with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Mon... .
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced sharp criticism in the opening comments of Tuesday's highly anticipated congressional hearing, as he prepared to apologize for a series of missteps that, he acknowledges, have imperiled the privacy of tens of millions of Americans and helped spread both phony news and Russian disinformation. "Mr. Zuckerberg, in many ways you and the company that you've created, the story you've created, represent the American Dream," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Commerce Committee, in his opening remarks.
A key defense lawmaker is calling for the U.S. Army to assign one of its new Security Force Assistance Brigades, pictured here, to U.S. Africa Command. When four U.S. soldiers were killed in the west African country of Niger last year, many in the American public - and even some lawmakers who serve on foreign-policy committees - were surprised to discover the United States had troops there.
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that if President Donald Trump were to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, "it would be suicide." "I think it would be suicide for the President to fire him," Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley told CNN.
As presidential campaign slogans go, the one coming from Bernie Sanders is certainly outside the box. After the outrage over Nancy Pelosi's comments about "crumbs" and accusations from various Democrats about how The Rich were about to inherit the Earth, most of the debate over last year's tax cuts seemed to have died down.
If you got a friend request from Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Facebook on Tuesday, it most likely was from one of the fake pages set up in his name just hours before he will sit down with other senators to question Mark Zuckerberg, the social media site's founder and CEO. "First thing this morning, I got a number of messages from longtime friends who asked if I had a new family, because there was a new Facebook page for Chris T. Coons that had my face, but the family of Sen. Dan Sullivan and a whole lot of Russian friends," the Delaware Democrat told MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports."
Seth Meyers reveals how his wife gave birth to their second son Axl in the lobby of their apartment building on Sunday while he was on the phone to 911 when she went into labor unexpectedly 'A total witch hunt': Trump tweets blistering early morning attack on his own Justice Department and says 'attorney-client privilege is dead' after the FBI raids his lawyer's office for Stormy Daniels hush money files US attorney behind Michael Cohen raid was appointed by Trump, gave $5400 to the President and was the law partner of Donald's pal Rudy Giuliani Trump lawyer Michael Cohen could face up to 30 YEARS in prison for felony bank fraud if he paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 by lying to secure a home equity line Supermother, 44, who has SIXTEEN children admits 'there's no normal day in her household' - explaining how she homeschools them all and ferries them to 88 sports practices a week Check your ... (more)
US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama will not attend the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, White House and royal sources told CNN on Tuesday. Trump and first lady Melania were not invited, nor were any other elected US officials, a White House official told CNN.
During the Monday morning raid, the seized a slew of business records, emails and documents, including documents related to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. Cohen has admitted to personally paying Clifford to keep her quiet about an alleged 2007 affair she had with Donald Trump.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not invited US President Donald Trump to their wedding, but instead have chosen guests they know, it is understood. Former US leader Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are also missing from the guest list but the prince and his fiancee are said to be looking forward to seeing them soon, possibly during an official overseas trip once they are married.
Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., announced on April 2 that she will not seek re-election amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence against female staffers in her congressional office. less Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., announced on April 2 that she will not seek re-election amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and ... more Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., speaks during a press conference to announce a bipartisan bill to expand the gun purchasing background check system in Washington, D.C. in march 2015.
Sen. Doug Jones, the Alabama Democrat who unexpectedly prevailed in one of the country's most Republican states, has a book coming out next year. St. Martin's Press told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jones' "Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights" is scheduled for January.