Antoinette Siu Contributor Share on Twitter Antoinette Siu is a reporter for CALmatters. California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards –assuming the idea could survive a likely court challenge. Sparked by debates around fair pay, sexual harassment and workplace culture, two female state senators are […]
View More California may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting itCategory: senate
In the battle over Net Neutrality, 5G could be our salvation
While the battle for (and against) net neutrality makes its way to the floor of the Senate, Mashable Tech Editor, Pete Pachal, weighs in on the law’s consequences and the potential of 5G internet. Read more…More about Internet, Mashable Video, Law, …
View More In the battle over Net Neutrality, 5G could be our salvationSenate votes today on rollback of net neutrality rollback
Today’s the big day for the Senate’s big push to undo the FCC’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order nullifying 2015’s net neutrality rules. A vote is scheduled for this afternoon on whether to repeal that order, though as of this writing the coalition is still one vote shy of making it happen.
View More Senate votes today on rollback of net neutrality rollbackIs America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?
Jamie Metzl Contributor Share on Twitter Jamie Metzl is a Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security at the Atlantic Council. More posts by this contributor Homo Sapiens 2.0? We need a species-wide conversation about the future of human genetic enhancement Eleonore Pauwels Contributor Share on Twitter Eleonore Pauwels is Director of the Anticipatory Intelligence […]
View More Is America’s national security Facebook and Google’s problem?Sen. Harris puts Zuckerberg between a rock and a hard place for not disclosing data misuse
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) spent her portion of today’s epic-length questioning of Mark Zuckerberg getting the CEO to squeeze himself deeper and deeper between a rock and a hard place. He didn’t reveal anything particularly damning, but he also — with her help — made himself look ineffective and clueless.
View More Sen. Harris puts Zuckerberg between a rock and a hard place for not disclosing data misuse‘You don’t think you have a monopoly?’ Read Sen. Graham’s delightful grilling of Zuckerberg
Today’s testimony by Mark Zuckerberg in front of a Senate joint committee was often boring or redundant with previous statements. But there was an exchange near the two hour mark that was pleasantly refreshing: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) doggedly pursuing a common-sense answer from Zuckerberg on the question of whether it had any real competition.
View More ‘You don’t think you have a monopoly?’ Read Sen. Graham’s delightful grilling of ZuckerbergZuckerberg will also testify before the Senate
Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to testify on the use and protection of user data in Washington D.C. on April 11. Turns out, Zuckerberg will have a busier week in D.C. than expected, with the Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce Committees announcing a […]
View More Zuckerberg will also testify before the SenateMitt Romney is now happy to accept ‘phony’ Donald Trump’s endorsement
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Can any Republican maintain opposition to Trump? Seems like Mitt Romney sure can’t.
Last week, the former Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Massachusetts announced his plan to run for a Senate seat in Utah.
The prevailing wisdom was that Romney — who would replace retiring Senator Orrin Hatch — could serve as a stalwart Republican barricade against the president. I mean, less than two years ago, Mittens called Trump “phony” and “a fraud.”
Trump had endorsed Romney during the 2012 election, but in 2016, Mitt regretted accepting it.
If Trump had said 4 years ago the things he says today about the KKK, Muslims, Mexicans, disabled, I would NOT have accepted his endorsement
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 3, 2016 Read more…
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Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war vet, will be first senator to give birth while in office
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Tammy Duckworth, the freshman senator and Iraq war vet who lost both her legs in combat, announced she’s pregnant with her second child in a Chicago Sun-Times exclusive Tuesday.
Her pregnancy is a milestone. She will be the first sitting senator to give birth. She’s due later this spring. She has a daughter, Abigail, who was born in 2014 while Duckworth was a U.S. representativeNine other women serving in the House of Representatives have given birth while in office.
Maybe Abigail could get a job helping Senate Republicans write their #GOPTaxScam, but thousands of dollars in tax hikes for middle class is no laughing matterpic.twitter.com/gs3DakTPkC
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) December 2, 2017 Read more…
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View More Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war vet, will be first senator to give birth while in officeIn a close vote, the Senate ends debate on warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens
On Tuesday, the Senate undertook a cloture vote to end debate on a bill that would renew a controversial legal loophole that provides U.S. intelligence agencies with a means for the warrantless surveillance of American citizens. With 60 for and 3…
View More In a close vote, the Senate ends debate on warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizensWith all 49 Democrats on board, Senate leaders sound off on plan to restore net neutrality
Democrats in the Senate have achieved unanimous party support of the plan to undo the FCC’s recently passed order gutting net neutrality. All 49 Democratic Senators and one Republican are ready to officially disapprove the Restoring Internet Freedom rule, requiring only one more vote to send this bill to… its inevitable death on the floor of the House or at best the desk of the… Read More
Female senators lead the way in calling for Al Franken’s resignation on Twitter
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After weeks of murmurs on Capitol Hill about Sen. Al Franken’s future in politics amid allegations of sexual misconduct, several senators have made their message loud and clear— Franken must go.
Politico reported Wednesday morning that a former congressional aide says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, adding to the six existing allegations against the current Minnesota senator.
Although Franken denied this new allegation, many Democratic senators took to Twitter to call for his resignation. And as with many other recent efforts to call out inappropriate male behavior, the women led the way. Read more…
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View More Female senators lead the way in calling for Al Franken’s resignation on Twitter