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Lawmakers rip into tech CEOs at Senate hearing on online child safety
Lawmakers grilled CEOs on whether they support their laws. Some execs even got a little testy.
Aaron Mok,Camilo Fonseca
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Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg his product is 'killing people' at child safety hearing
The Meta chief was grilled by senators about the impact of his platforms on online child safety.
Jyoti Mann,Sawdah Bhaimiya
Republican senator tries to fight Teamster president at labor hearing
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien almost fought in the middle o…
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A Senate hearing with top tech CEOs about online child safety had plenty of fireworks
In today's big story, we're looking at the grilling tech CEOs got during a contentious Senate heari…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Bernie Sanders stops GOP senator from fighting teamster president at hearing: 'You're a United States senator!'
The almost-skirmish was snuffed out, however, before it could even begin by the 82-year-old senator.
Madison Hall
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Former GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe, famous for throwing a snowball in the Senate chamber, dead at 89
Inhofe famously threw a snowball in the Senate in 2015 while assailing climate change as "hoax." Bu…
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Ben Cardin says he's furious that his aide appeared in a sex tape filmed in a Senate hearing room
Sen. Ben Cardin said he felt betrayed and described the video as a "tragic situation" that created …
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Tom Port…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin is now fundraising off of his near-brawl in a Senate hearing — because of course he is
"You see it every day here, right?" Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said at the time.…
Bryan Metzger
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X's Linda Yaccarino should celebrate after that Senate appearance
By admitting that hardly any teens use X, Linda Yaccarino avoided scrutiny in the otherwise heated …
Katie Notopoulos
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A Republican senator said his Oklahoma constituents would be 'pretty upset' if he hadn't attempted to fight a labor leader during a hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who previously competed in MMA events, also said he's "not afraid of biting"…
Madison Hall
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Ohio GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno benefited from the kind of diversity initiative that Republicans hate
The GOP's Senate nominee in Ohio vocally opposes affirmative action. But he benefited from a versio…
Bryan Metzger
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The Supreme Court is about to hear Trump's 'absolute immunity' arguments in a case that could kill his January 6 indictment
Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to recognize that he had total legal immunity as president.
Jacob Shamsian,Brent D. Griff…
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A confused Dianne Feinstein tried to give a speech in the middle of a Senate hearing vote and was told to 'just say aye' instead
"Just say aye," Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray repeatedly pleaded to Feinstein durin…
Brent D. Griffiths
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GOP senator asks TikTok's CEO over and over if he's Chinese. He's Singaporean.
Sen. Tom Cotton repeatedly asked Singaporean TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew if he's ever been a part of th…
Lauren Steussy
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Big Tech CEOs are headed to DC to face the Senate over child safety online
The Senate Judiciary Committee is grilling leaders from Meta, X, TikTok, and other tech companies W…
Lauren Steussy
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AOC says Democrats aren't doing enough with their Senate majority: 'We need to go after the Supreme Court'
"I don't know if most people in the country even know what party is in the Senate majority," she sa…
Bryan Metzger
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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, in a bipartisan vote
Three Republicans joined all Democrats in Thursday's historic confirmation vote for Judge Ketanji B…
Oma Seddiq
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Trump attacked Ketanji Brown Jackson for being 'disrespectful' to GOP senators who 'nicely' asked questions at Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Former President Donald Trump blasted Ketanji Brown Jackson over her Supreme Court confirmation hea…
Joshua Zitser
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GOP leaders used Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing to rebuke critical race theory. Scholars say it's a disgraceful attempt to disqualify her.
Professors of law, race, and leadership consultants said Jackson's hearing is emblematic of a large…
Marguerite Ward
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GOP senators complain that Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault, was treated with less respect than Ketanji Brown Jackson
Republicans accused Democrats of turning Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings into a "ci…