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House Democratic Caucus chairman: Trump’s presidency was a ‘scam’

The chairman of the House Democratic Caucus dismissed President Trump's allegations of voter fraud and said Mr. Trump had scammed the American people.

November 22, 2020

Sen. Kelly Loeffler self-isolating for coronavirus test results

Sen. Kelly Loeffler is self-isolating after receiving mixed coronavirus test results, including one positive result followed by an inconclusive result.

November 22, 2020

Apple reaches $113 million settlement with states on alleged iPhone throttling

State attorneys general secured a $113 million settlement with Apple over its throttling of users' iPhones.

November 19, 2020

Elizabeth Warren calls on feds to hand over contract documents on COVID vaccines, therapeutics

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katie Porter, California Democrat, are pushing the Trump administration to release documentation on federal contracts involving therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19.

November 19, 2020

Trump’s firing of top cybersecurity official won’t damage nation’s cyber preparedness: pros

President Trump's decision to fire top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs ought not damage the nation's cyber defense as much as cyber villains hope, according to leading cybersecurity experts.

November 18, 2020

Schumer: Top cybersecurity official fired for telling Trump the truth about election security

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that a top cybersecurity official's decision to tell President Trump he lost the election cost him his job.

November 18, 2020

Trump fires Chris Krebs, cybersecurity official who declared election run smoothly

President Trump announced on Twitter that he fired Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Chris Krebs.

November 17, 2020

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, admits pre-election errors as senators eye Section 230 overhaul

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admitted to senators Tuesday that his company made "mistakes" with a too-quick trigger finger when it suspended accounts from The New York Post and Homeland Security's border chief in the days before the election.

November 17, 2020

Hawley accuses Facebook of coordinating with social media platforms to control information

Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, on Tuesday accused Facebook of coordinating with other companies such as Twitter and Google to control what information appears on their platforms.

November 17, 2020

Ted Cruz blasts Jack Dorsey for warning messages on tweets about voter fraud

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, sparred with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday over the social media platform's handling of content mentioning allegations of voter fraud.

November 17, 2020

Blumenthal accuses Facebook of caving to conservatives: They’re ‘working the refs’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, on Tuesday said that he believes Facebook has made a habit of giving in to conservative users' pressure.

November 17, 2020

Facebook put warnings on or removed 150 million pieces of content surrounding election: Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will tell senators on Tuesday that his company worked with election officials nationwide to quickly remove false content about elections on its platforms, according to the company.

November 17, 2020

Twitter CEO Dorsey to testify to Senate platform isn’t biased against conservatives

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will tell the Senate on Tuesday that his social media platform is not biased against conservatives and he will never allow the company to harbor a political bias, according to the company.

November 17, 2020

Joe Biden must repeal Trump tax cuts, divided Democrats agree

Competing factions within the Democratic Party agree on one thing: Joseph R. Biden must raise taxes when he is in the White House.

November 16, 2020

Liberal advocacy group urges Facebook to crack down harder on right-wing misinformation

The liberal women's group UltraViolet said Monday it met with Facebook last week and urged the company to implement more restrictions on groups spreading 'right-wing' disinformation on their platform.

November 16, 2020

Glenn S. Gerstell calls for amending Section 230 to hold social media platforms accountable

A former top U.S. National Security Agency lawyer is calling for Congress to hold social media platforms accountable and amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

November 16, 2020

Rebekah Mercer invests in Parler as competition against Big Tech

Parler revealed that conservative donor Rebekah Mercer was an early investor in the burgeoning social media platform and has helped to finance its fight against Big Tech.

November 16, 2020

Microsoft discovered Russia- and North Korea-linked cyberattacks on COVID-19 vaccine research

Microsoft said Friday it has discovered cyberattacks from groups linked to Russia and North Korea aimed at coronavirus vaccine research.

November 13, 2020

CISA: ‘No evidence’ of changed, compromised, deleted or lost votes

A federal cybersecurity agency issued a statement Thursday evening that said no evidence exists that any votes were changed, compromised, deleted, or lost in the November election.

November 12, 2020

ICE says Twitter disappearance was technical glitch, not hacking

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Twitter account, @ICEgov, was temporarily gone from Twitter on Thursday afternoon and the agency blamed a tech glitch for its absence.

November 12, 2020