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Over the past few months, the social media platform has received backlash from users for a lack of action on controversial accounts such as the one belonging to white supremacist Richard Spencer. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Twitter will unveil plan to handle hate groups and symbols next month

Katie Leach -

October 27, 2017 6:30 pm

President Trump's address Tuesday night surpassed 3 million tweets before its conclusion, breaking the record set by his joint address last year. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Twitter didn’t tell Senate Intel Committee it pitched RT about buying ads during 2016 election

Melissa Quinn -

October 27, 2017 2:59 am

A spokesperson for YouTube told the Guardian that the Google-owned company works

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Conspiracy troll to Las Vegas shooting victim: ‘I hope someone truly shoots you in the head’

Naomi Lim -

October 27, 2017 2:46 am

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said

National Security

Rod Rosenstein doesn’t believe voters were swayed by Russia social media ads

Diana Stancy Correll -

October 27, 2017 12:15 am

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said she has known for some time that she was targeted by Russian operatives whose interests were aligned with President Trump. A Twitter handle linked to a Russian troll factory tried to interfere with a town hall in Waters' district in May 2017.

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Maxine Waters says she was targeted by Russian Twitter bots in effort to oust her from office

Naomi Lim -

October 26, 2017 11:08 pm

The Republican establishment's insurrection against President Trump may be real, but nationally, Trump has maintained his standing with GOP voters through myriad controversies and legislative failures. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Campaigns

Trump has won the civil war where it counts — with voters

David M. Drucker -

October 26, 2017 4:01 am

At least seven pages, including r/Nazi, r/pol, and r/EuropeanNationalism, have been taken down. (Screengrab)

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Reddit bans Nazi forums

Ariella Phillips -

October 25, 2017 10:28 pm

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called out Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Twitter Wednesday following a dispute over the Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017, which would allow farmers to hire experienced foreign workers when Americans aren't available. (screenshot)

Immigration

Democratic lawmaker posts video, accuses Darrell Issa of ‘mansplaining’

Mandy Mayfield -

October 25, 2017 9:43 pm

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., alongside Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced new legislation which would require ads on social media platforms to explain who bought them. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Tech giants poised for congressional spotlight next week

Kelly Cohen -

October 25, 2017 8:16 pm

Giving the president a barely passing grade for doing nothing more than repeating a survey's finding feels a bit disingenuous. (President Trump via Twitter / Screenshot by Tatiana Lozano, Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

How do you rate a true statement as only ‘half true?’

Becket Adams -

October 25, 2017 7:53 pm

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