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Senators call for DOJ probe into Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway
The billionaire businessman has reportedly faced a warning from the Justice Department over the $1 …
Bryan Metzger
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US senator calls on retired F-16 pilots to come 'fight for freedom' in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Ukraine is looking in NATO countries for retired pilots who…
Jake Epstein
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Sens. Marco Rubio and Richard Blumenthal skipped most meetings of a European security commission even as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, attendance records show
Both senators are up for reelection, and Rubio has previously faced criticism over his Capitol Hill…
Kimberly Leonard,Warren Rojas
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A Democratic senator mistook the slang word 'finsta' for one of Facebook's products in a hearing with the company
In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Facebook's research into Instagram's effects on young gir…
Palmer Haasch
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Live Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal projected to beat Trump-endorsed Republican Leora Levy in Connecticut's US Senate election
Amid predictions of a"red wave," incumbent Richard Blumenthal's seat was highly likely to remain in…
Hanna Kang
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RESULTS: Trump-backed Leora Levy prevails in GOP primary Senate race and will face Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November
A Trump-endorsed Republican defeated a social moderate on Tuesday for the Republican nomination for…
Hanna Kang
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Democratic senator says Afghanistan failure is 'tainting America's reputation around the world'
"My feeling is there has to be accountability," Blumenthal said of the Biden administration's handl…
John Haltiwanger
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Senator says Facebook will 'haunt a generation' and blasts Mark Zuckerberg for going sailing during whistleblower hearing
"Zuckerberg's new policy is no apologies, no admissions, no acknowledgement ... We're gonna deflect…
Jake Lahut
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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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Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez call for an investigation into Amazon's absence policy for workers
Six Democrat lawmakers have accused Amazon of "keeping workers in the dark about the existing prote…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Senators are calling for the Justice Department to investigate TikTok and Zoom's ties to China
Lawmakers said they were "extremely concerned" the companies had shared Americans' data and coopera…
Reuters,Tyler Sonnemaker
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9/11 families and top Democrats demand Biden finally release FBI records thought to reveal Saudi government's role in the attacks
9/11 families called Biden's records review "halfhearted" while Sen. Chris Murphy said Congress sho…
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Blumenthal explains 'finsta' and claims 'Facebook routinely puts profits ahead of kids' online safety'
"It chooses the growth of its products ahead of the wellbeing of our children. And we now know that…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal says Facebook is 'proffering more talk & crocodile tears' after executive defends the company following whistle blower report
"More bromides & platitudes from Facebook on the Sunday shows. Their aim should be protecting kids,…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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WATCH: Sen. Ted Cruz tells Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal to change his iPhone password after he enters it in on live TV
"I would note you put out on CSPAN the code on your iPhone, so you might want to change that now," …
Sonam Sheth
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Powerful senators fire off letter decrying 'abusive' tactics in Corizon bankruptcy
Nine senators, including Elizabeth Warren, have sent a letter calling prison health provider Corizo…
Dakin Campbell,Nicole Einbind…
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Most Democratic senators are calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of his bribery indictment
So far, the Democratic senators who have called for Menendez's resignation are mostly those facing …
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he's 'disappointed' Elon Musk is talking about a deadly crash involving a Tesla while it's under investigation
Earlier this month, two people were killed when the Tesla they were riding in crashed in Texas. Aut…
Grace Kay
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We caught up with 22 Republican senators to see how they think the US can prevent mass shootings. Some expressed support for 'red-flag' laws and improving school security, but many offered nothing.
Some Republicans opened the door to federal action, but history shows it is unlikely that Congress …
Brent D. Griffiths,Bryan Metz…
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Sen. Blumenthal calls cruise ships 'petri dishes of COVID infection' as the industry grapples with dozens of outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating at least 86 cruise ships …