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The outcome of Tuesday's midterm elections could have big implications for the tech industry. Silicon Valley in recent years has found itself increasingly under fire from both parties. President Trump and Republicans have pressed companies over allegations of anti-conservative bias and raised antitrust concerns for tech's biggest companies. Now, if Democrats retake the House, the industry could face itself fighting on a new front. When former President Obama was in office, the tech industry was seen as closely allied with Democrats.
Washington (CNN)The United States is working to capitalize on what it regards as new leverage with Saudi Arabia to end the brutal civil war in Yemen and ease a regional standoff with Qatar, according to multiple US and diplomatic officials.
No matter which party takes control of the U.S. House and Senate in next week's midterm elections, technology and internet stocks are likely to face more regulatory scrutiny.
Internet companies, which are already struggling amid signs of cooling after years of rapid growth, have emerged as a rare subject of bipartisan criticism. Recent events like Facebook Inc.'s data breach have underlined the spotlight that's been put on social media companies, especially in relation to consumer data and privacy.
WASHINGTON — When California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and other freshman lawmakers visited with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in April, Khanna did something some might consider surprising, especially for a progressive Democrat: He encouraged Trump.
At the time, Trump was under fire for praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as "very honorable," and seeking to meet with Kim with no preconditions. Khanna — a House Armed Services Committee member — made a case to Trump to keep up his peacemaking efforts. Anything to avoid more military intervention.
A heavyweight right-wing financier has thrown in with a left-right coalition to end the U.S. military's involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, one of the world's most devastating humanitarian catastrophes, The Daily Beast has learned.
The Charles Koch Institute, bearing the brand of one of the most influential sources of conservative political money, is backing an effort spearheaded by progressive California Democrat Ro Khanna to demand either an end to non-counterterrorism aid to the Yemen war or a direct congressional vote authorizing it.
A group of House Democrats penned a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday asking him to condemn far-right Brazilian presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro.
The lawmakers, led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), cited concerns for "rising threats to democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Brazil" in making their request.
"Given the regional repercussions of this sort of development, this is not a threat that our country can take lightly," they wrote.
More than a dozen House Democrats are urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to condemn Brazil's far-right presidential candidate for encouraging political violence, showing a lack of commitment to democracy and attacking minority communities.
The lawmakers, led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and including Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and James McGovern (D-Mass.), in their letter dated Friday call Jair Bolsonaro a "far-right extremist" who has said he will not accept the election results if he loses.
The Federal Reserve has two jobs. Unfortunately, over the past few decades, it's been doing one of them quite poorly: Ensuring unemployment remains low and wage growth high.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) thinks this is an issue Democrats should take on. And this afternoon he's releasing a bill to get the ball rolling.
The "Coretta Scott King Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2018" — named after the African-American activist who made full employment a hallmark of her civil rights efforts — would amend the Federal Reserve's obligations in several ways.
Members of Congress are raising the alarm about the potential for a violent crackdown in Brazil, as the country hurtles toward the second round presidential vote on October 28. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who has recently threatened to jail political opponents and unleash a wave of extrajudicial executions of alleged criminals, appears all but assured to win the vote and take the presidency.