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Hotel association urging lawmakers to pass coronavirus relief before next Congress sworn in

The American Hotel & Lodging Association is urging federal lawmakers to pass new coronavirus relief before the next Congress takes over because of the group's fear that Americans will not travel for the upcoming holiday season.

November 12, 2020

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer tell Republicans to accept projected Trump loss and move on

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Thursday that Republican lawmakers must accept President Trump's projected loss and move on.

November 12, 2020

Nancy Pelosi says Joe Biden’s projected victory gives Democrats a mandate on the economy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's projected victory gives Democrats a mandate in Congress to direct economic policy for the country, starting with coronavirus relief.

November 12, 2020

TikTok accuses Trump admin. of ignoring it, says it’s petitioning federal appeals court

Federal judges' orders halting the Trump administration's crackdown on TikTok are all that stand between the popular, Chinese-owned social media app and a Thursday deadline effectively banning it in the U.S.

November 11, 2020

Facebook extends political advertising ban for ‘another month’

In a statement posted online Wednesday, Facebook said that its pause on political advertising would continue for 'another month.'

November 11, 2020

Club for Growth spending $10M to help GOP incumbents win Georgia Senate runoff elections

The conservative Club for Growth Action said Wednesday it will spend $10 million to support GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in runoff elections that are poised to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

November 11, 2020

Parler says it’s gained 4.5 million users since just before election projection

President Trump's projected loss could be Parler's gain, as millions of new users joined the burgeoning social media platform in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, according to Parler CEO John Matze.

November 10, 2020

Heritage mobilizing resources toward Georgia to lift incumbent GOP senators in run-off elections

Heritage Action for America said Tuesday it is heading to Georgia to help the state's incumbent Republican senators win reelection and prevent Democrats from flipping control of the U.S. Senate.

November 10, 2020

Biden campaign furious with Facebook for not hammering Trump harder

The Biden campaign is furious with Facebook for not cracking down on President Trump and his supporters as hard as Twitter has done.

November 10, 2020

Zoom settles with FTC over allegations the company misled users on security

The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday a settlement with Zoom to resolve allegations that the videoconferencing platform had undermined users' security.

November 9, 2020

Parler surges to top of app store charts after election projection

In the aftermath of election projections showing Joseph R. Biden as the presumptive president-elect, the burgeoning social media platform Parler has surged to the top of Apple and Google's app stores' charts driven by conservatives looking for a refuge from established social media platforms run by Big Tech companies.

November 9, 2020

Donald Trump to lose Twitter’s exemptions for public officials’ speech when he leaves office

Twitter's crackdown on President Trump will not end when his presidency does, and could get tougher, The Washington Times has learned.

November 9, 2020

Twitter, Facebook crack down on pro-Trump content

Social media platforms have aggressively cracked down on President Trump and his supporters, particularly because of posts and content about alleged voter fraud in the election.

November 8, 2020

Livestreams of nation’s voting systems aim for transparency, also foster confusion

Several electoral battlegrounds are relying on livestream video technology to give voters a window into how their ballots are collected and counted. But attempts to provide greater transparency with the technology has furthered confusion for voters in various jurisdictions nationwide.

November 6, 2020

Tech company says its software isn’t to blame for ballot hiccups in Georgia’s Gwinnett County

Dominion Voting Systems said its software is not to blame for the ballot processing errors afflicting Gwinnett County, Georgia.

November 6, 2020

Facebook takes down pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ group concerned about voter fraud

Facebook said Thursday it removed the group 'Stop the Steal' organized by President Trump's supporters from the nonprofit Women for America First.

November 5, 2020

Pro-life group to spend $4M on anticipated Georgia runoffs for U.S. Senate

Women Speak Out PAC, which is aligned with the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, said Thursday it will spend $4 million to help GOP incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue win anticipated run-off elections in Georgia.

November 5, 2020

Tea Party Patriots Action, FreedomWorks rally to ‘protect the vote’ in key battleground states

Conservative advocacy groups Tea Party Patriots Action and FreedomWorks are dispatching their activists in key battleground states to "protect the vote."

November 5, 2020

Scott Walker on Wisconsin: ‘Be ready for a recount but wait until after the canvas’

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is cautioning voters to wait before rushing to judgment about the final election results in his state.

November 5, 2020

YouTube allows One America News Network ‘Trump won’ video

YouTube said Wednesday that it decided against tearing down election-related content from the conservative outlet One America News Network published on YouTube.

November 4, 2020