Apr 11 ‘This does not reflect America’: Congressman presses Mark Zuckerberg on lack of diversity among Facebook leadership By Joshua Barajas "We can do better than that, Mr. Zuckerberg," Democratic Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina told the tech executive. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: Paul Ryan says he won’t seek reelection By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Paul Ryan's plans have been the source of much speculation amid Republican concerns over keeping their majority in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Apr 11 If U.S. attacks Syria, Russia threatens to shoot down missiles, target launch sites By Associated Press Russia's ambassador to Lebanon said any missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launching sites targeted — a stark warning of a potential major confrontation in Syria. Continue reading
Apr 10 Facebook would not ‘proactively’ provide data to immigration officials to help identify threats, Zuckerberg says By Ryan Connelly Holmes CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that Facebook does cooperate with law enforcement if they become aware of an “imminent threat of harm." Zuckerberg also said Facebook complies with subpoenas and data requests the company deems to be lawful. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:06 Mark Zuckerberg grilled by Senate on data privacy, global influence and past mistakes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took heat from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, in the first of two days of congressional hearings on privacy, election interference and a range of other issues, stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg, founder of… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 4:55 What we learned about Facebook from Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony Lawmakers pressed Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to explain why Facebook waited years to tell users about the Cambridge Analytica breach, as well as whether the social media giant tracks users across devices and after they leave the platform. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 6:06 Trump anger over FBI raids sparks speculation of Mueller firing By John Yang, Yamiche Alcindor According to the White House, President Trump believes he has the power to fire Robert Mueller after the FBI raided Trump's personal lawyer based on information from the special counsel's team. It's widely reported that the FBI seized thousands of… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 7:41 How Mueller could use evidence from the FBI’s raid on Michael Cohen The FBI raid on the office and residence of President Trump's personal lawyer is an extraordinary and unusual step that would require high-level authorization at the Justice Department and the burden of evidence showing probable cause. Judy Woodruff gets analysis… Continue watching
Apr 10 WATCH: Zuckerberg says Facebook is open to regulation — if it’s the ‘right’ regulation By Joshua Barajas Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina challenged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on whether the social media giant was a monopoly in the first of two Capitol Hill hearings this week. Continue reading
Apr 10 Failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore countersues woman who accused him of sexual misconduct By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is countersuing a woman who said he sexually touched her when she was 14 and he was 32. Attorneys for Moore filed the defamation counterclaim Monday against Leigh Corfman — who has an ongoing… Continue reading