Social media companies get unaccustomed grilling on Russia adsThe ridicule came from Democratic Senator Al Franken, who expressed amazement that Facebook had failed to detect Russians were behind Ameri...
Don't use steel from India, Italy in Keystone pipeline: Senators"We request that you reconsider your decision to allow a foreign company to use foreign steel in the Keystone pipeline and urge you to secu...
Donald Trump's tweet on nuclear weapons indicate policy change: Report"The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nuk...
Concern over religious freedom, US lawmakers write to PM ModiExpressing serious concern over violence against religious minorities in India, 34 top American lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Narendr...
FBI: Data encryption is making it harder to hunt ISIS sympathizersThe Silicon Valley in recent months have written to the Obama administration and used public speeches to argue for the value of strong encr...
Congress frustrated with Obama, wants president to go to war with ISISGone is the hesitation and reluctance in Congress to intervene, as it displayed last year when Obama wanted to strike regime targets.
Samsung to add eye scanners in smartphonesSamsung will also extend fingerprint sensors beyond its flagships to cheaper phones
- Google and Apple to testify before Congress on privacy issues
Google and Apple have agreed to testify before a Congressional committee next month about consumer privacy issues related to smartphones, t...
- US senator questions Apple for using phone-tracking software
"The existence of this information -- stored in an unencrypted format -- raises serious privacy concerns," Senator Al Franken wrote in his ...
- US Senators ask Facebook to block third parties' easy access
US Senators have asked Facebook to stop plans that could reveal sensitive personal information about its millions of users.
- US senators urge Germany to stop EIH from supporting Iran
EIH was sanctioned by the United States in September, 2010, for its facilitation of Iran's proliferation activities.
- US senators see privacy problem in Facebook expansion
Four US senators want Facebook to make it easier for its more than 400 million users to protect their privacy as the website develops new o...
- Republican tops list for commerce post
President Barack Obama appeared on Saturday to be leaning toward appointing a third Republican to his Cabinet, a move that would place the ...
- US Senate runoff could decide balance of power
Georgia voters returned to the polls on Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a large en...