{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Key Republican raises concerns about TikTok deal Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm from its China-based parent company as the Trump administration nears a deal on...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced on Thursday that it will help support California’s redistricting ballot measure by directing their organizing team toward mobilization efforts ahead of the November election. The DNC said it will employ a 41,000-person volunteer team to encourage Californians to get involved in the election effort. These volunteers will be involved...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez on Thursday said the Trump administration, via the FCC, is "weaponizing its licensing authority in order to bring broadcasters to heel." "I see this as a part of this administration's campaign of censorship and control," Gomez, who was appointed by former President Biden, said at the Axios Media...
Senate Republicans confirmed four dozen of President Trump’s nominees Thursday, the first tranche of his stalled choices to get over the finish line after the GOP changed the chamber’s rules last week to break a months-long blockade put up by the Democrats. After weeks of warnings, Republicans late last week pulled the trigger on the...
New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn expressed confidence the newspaper will defeat a defamation suit brought by President Trump this week. "He's wrong on the facts, he's wrong on the law. And we'll fight it and we'll win," Kahn said at an Axios Media Trends Live event on Thursday. Asked if The Times would...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, wants Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify about the recent upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cassidy invited Kennedy to respond to testimony presented this week by Susan Monarez, the agency’s...
The House on Thursday approved a Republican bill that seeks to deprioritize some renewable energy from getting onto the electric grid amid broader GOP attacks on green energy. The legislation, which passed 216-206, allows “dispatchable” energy to be prioritized amid the long line of projects that seek to get plugged into the nation’s electric grid....
The Hill’s third annual Notable Staffers event promises to once again spotlight some of the best, hardest-working and most effective congressional staffers who have made significant policy contributions this past year. This year has been one of the most consequential years in recent congressional history. With a new Republican majority and an administration eager to...
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans said it is good for U.S. colleges and universities to accept international students, according to a survey that was released Wednesday. The new Pew Research poll found 79 percent of U.S. citizens think it is good for U.S. higher education institutions to bring on foreign students. The figure includes 66...
House Republicans on Thursday blocked Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) efforts to subpoena Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr to appear before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a 24-21 vote along party lines, Khanna’s measure was struck down. However, Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the committee, said he plans to...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation on Thursday, accusing the ticketing firms of allowing scalpers to circumvent their own rules and resell tickets at higher prices to draw in more profits. The government alleges that Ticketmaster and Live Nation tacitly coordinate with ticket brokers by...
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani made a historic visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday, the first Syrian government representative to hold official meetings with the United States in 25 years. The Trump administration and supporters in Congress are engaging with the new authorities in Damascus following the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December. ...
