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
Apr 10 WATCH: ‘It was clearly a mistake to believe’ Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says By Joshua Barajas “When we heard back from Cambridge Analytica that they had told us they weren’t using the data and had deleted [the app], we considered it a closed case,” Zuckerberg told the Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. “In retrospect, that was clearly… Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: Trump believes he can fire special counsel Mueller, White House says By Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump has the believes he has the power to dismiss special counsel Robert Mueller, the White House said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 10 Trump homeland security aide Thomas Bossert resigns By Associated Press Tom Bossert's exit is the latest in a wave of departures from the West Wing in recent months. It comes a day after new national security adviser John Bolton began his tenure. Continue reading
Apr 10 Trump to skip South America summit to focus on response to Syria By Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump will skip an upcoming summit in South America and will remain in the United States to "oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world."… Continue reading