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President Trump Demands Congress Curb Twitter Policies He Calls ‘Discriminatory’
President Donald Trump said Congress should "get involved" in a battle against "discriminatory" practices by Twitter that the President has alleged unfairly target conservatives. 'The best thing ever to happen to Twitter is Donald Trump,'" President Trump tweeted, quoting a guest on the Fox Business Network. "So true, but they don’t treat me well as a Republican. Very discriminatory, hard for people to sign on. Constantly taking people off list. Big complaints from many people. Different names—over 100 M.
Former Obama aide Broderick Johnson lobbying for T-Mobile-Sprint merger (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 16:08President Trump mocks CNN for lowest ratings of year: 'Congratulations!' (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 12:14Mueller identified 'dozens' of US rallies organized by Russian troll farm (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 13:49President Trump urges people to tune in to Fox News for AG Barr press conference (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 09:15Lawmakers, tech industry set for clash over AI (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/17/2019 - 06:49White House rejects House Judiciary Democrats' request for documents on AT&T-Time Warner merger
White House counsel Pat Cipollone told House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Rep David Cicilline (D-RI) that the White House is rejecting their request for information that would shed light on whether President Donald Trump tried to sway the Justice Department into opposing the AT&T-Time Warner merger. Cipollone said that the documents requested by the lawmakers were shielded under confidentiality protections afforded to the president and his advisers.
Center for American Progress: Sen Bernie Sanders is trying to 'muzzle' journalists (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/14/2019 - 18:28Senate Communications Subcommittee weighs challenges in fighting robocalls
The Senate Communications Subcommittee reviewed regulators' efforts to cut down on illegal robocalls during a hearing, which comes on the heels of the Federal Communications Commission's first-ever report on robocalls and as lawmakers push bipartisan legislation to crack down on the problem. Senators heard from Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson who discussed the legal challenges in bringing robocallers to justice. "One of the challenges whether or not it is a civil penalty or criminal penalty is the ability to get our hands around these people...