On this day… May 30
FORMULA ONE – McLaren-Mercedes’ Mika Hakkinen leads from the first corner of the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, ahead of team mate David Coulthard and...
Trump blasts twitter fact-check, calls for tougher regulations
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook....
Pompeo accuses top Democrat of ‘hackery’ over government watchdog review
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of “hackery” for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials’ political...
First Latina U.S. senator withdraws name from Biden’s running mate list
Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Biden’s...
Trump accuses social media of editorial bias, calls for regulations
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook....
House Democrats demand probes of police killings of black Americans
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of high-profile police killings of...
U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to prepare for the next global health crisis, putting a premium on fighting disease outbreaks...
Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, in...
Explainer: What’s in the law protecting internet companies – and can Trump change it?
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230, which protects internet companies like Facebook, Twitter...
Exclusive: As Trump ramps up attacks, Republicans less confident than Democrats in voting by mail, poll finds
Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in...