Tag: Bipartisanship

FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook apps are are displayed on an iPhone in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Senators call for Facebook investigation after report it knew Instagram could be ‘toxic’ for younger users

Kate Scanlon · September 15, 2021 2:59 pm

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Republicans and Democrats need to come together to reduce college costs

Tom Joyce · August 25, 2021 4:16 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Pelosi lamented the death of Richard Trumka, the longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor organization.

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Nancy Pelosi snubs bipartisanship

Albert Eisenberg · August 18, 2021 11:00 am

This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said. There is rising concern that U.S. adversaries will use new technology to make authentic-looking videos to influence political campaigns or jeopardize national security.

Senators move to create task force to counter ‘deepfakes’

Nihal Krishan · August 4, 2021 10:37 pm

Indiaâs Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden,Â June 2023.

Bipartisan Senate group looks to cryptocurrency tax revenue to pay for infrastructure package

Zach Halaschak · July 28, 2021 9:52 pm

Vice President Joe Biden signs the drawer of the vice president's desk in the vice president's ceremonial office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, as his wife Jill Biden watches. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden to sign cybersecurity memo strengthening critical infrastructure protections

Nihal Krishan · July 28, 2021 4:51 pm

President has made climate an "agency priority" without authority from Congress, Rep. Ed Whitfield said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Panel advances bipartisan cybersecurity bills in race against ransomware attacks

Nihal Krishan · July 24, 2021 10:12 am

"I feel like I did not succeed" in getting him home safely, Portman said, according to reports. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican senators abandon stronger IRS enforcement for funding $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan

Kaelan Deese · July 18, 2021 4:54 pm

Trump's plan, according to administration officials, would seek to facilitate more than $1.5 trillion in investments for projects such as road and bridge construction, waterway improvements and rural development by spending $200 billion in taxpayer money to jump-start the work. (Examiner file)

‘Time is of the essence’: Senate cranks up summer infrastructure push

Susan Ferrechio · July 11, 2021 10:30 am

A Consolidated Communications technician works on a line used to provide broadband internet service in a rural area on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Stowe, Vt. Vermont officials are working to expand internet service using federal pandemic relief funds. But they are scrambling because the projects, which can frequently take years to plan and build, must be done by the end of the year.

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The BRIDGE Act won’t bridge the digital divide

Eric Peterson · July 7, 2021 12:00 pm

The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses.

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The Supreme Court continues to defy liberals’ and conservatives’ expectations

Kaylee McGhee White · June 30, 2021 6:17 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi appears to soften threat to block infrastructure bill

Susan Ferrechio · June 30, 2021 5:26 pm