(Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees’ consent. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley…
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Factbox: Coronavirus in Congress – 14 members have tested or been presumed positive
(Reuters) – At least 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate – seven Republicans and seven Democrats – have tested positive or…
Big Tech CEOs to defend their companies before U.S. Congress by listing competitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executives of four of the world’s largest tech companies, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Facebook Inc (FB.O), Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s Google…
Attorney General Barr fends off Democrats' attacks over protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday parried attacks in the Democratic-led House of Representatives, denying accusations he is doing President Donald Trump’s…
U.S. Attorney General Barr defends response to protests, Trump-tied cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday defended himself in front of a Democratic-led House of Representative committee, denying accusations that he…
App Store chief says Apple aimed to level playing field for developers
(Reuters) – On Wednesday, Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers about whether the iPhone maker’s App Store practices give…
Facebook delays second-quarter results as Zuckerberg set to appear before Congress
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday it has delayed the release of its second-quarter results by a day to July 30 to allow…
Big Tech CEOs ready defenses for U.S. Congress hearing into their growing power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional hearing into…
U.S. House passes $740 billion defense bill; fight with Trump looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy…
Trump threatens defense bill veto over Confederate names, Afghan policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to veto this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, objecting to plans to strip Confederate names from…