Tag: Congress

Rep. Earl Carter questions TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

TikTok pays to fly out creators to Washington as CEO is grilled by Congress

Christine Queally · March 23, 2023 7:54 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), left, walks with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on Nov. 16, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sinema agreed to sign onto new Democratic legislation that would impose a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks.

Manchin stands by Sinema despite private digs at his expense: ‘We’re friends’

Cami Mondeaux · March 23, 2023 6:57 pm

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

GOP senator calls on lawmakers to stop using TikTok: ‘Lead by example’

Cami Mondeaux · March 23, 2023 6:44 pm

McCarthy to meet with Ashli Babbitt’s mother on Thursday: Report

David Sivak · March 23, 2023 6:36 pm

Senate rejects proposal for military authorizations to expire every two years

Cami Mondeaux · March 23, 2023 5:30 pm

Fairness and Justice

CEO testimony fans flames of anti-TikTok sentiment in Congress

Christopher Hutton · March 23, 2023 5:23 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Ocasio-Cortez was slammed after she mocked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for being chased out of a restaurant. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Community and Family

AOC cries ‘fascism’ as Republicans advance parents bill of rights

Jeremiah Poff · March 23, 2023 5:04 pm

Jim Banks picks up endorsement of No. 2 Senate Republican

David Sivak · March 23, 2023 2:57 pm

WATCH LIVE: TikTok CEO testifies before Congress as lawmakers consider national ban

Cami Mondeaux · March 23, 2023 1:00 pm

Republican Eric Schmitt, candidate for U.S. Senate, delivers a victory speech, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Mo. Schmitt defeated Democratic challenger Trudy Busch Valentine.

Sinking Biden nominees is avenue for GOP oversight in Senate: Schmitt

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 23, 2023 9:24 am

FILE - Jamaal Bowman speaks to attendees during his primary-night party on June 23, 2020, in New York.

Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers

Cami Mondeaux · March 23, 2023 8:30 am

Eric Schmitt.

A criminal indictment won’t cost Trump endorsement from key GOP senator

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 22, 2023 11:47 pm