NBC News: “More than 150 million Americans were exposed to Russia-linked propaganda on Facebook and Instagram, the social networking giant admitted on Capitol Hill Wednesday, in a second day of testimony that saw Google, Twitter, and Facebook explaining their role in election interference.”
“In Wednesday morning’s hearing, the second of the three in two days, members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence expressed frustration with the “vague answers” given in Tuesday’s panel and pressed the lawyers for the top tech titans for details.”
“All three companies admitted they hadn’t done enough to prevent the election interference and promised to do better.”
NPR: “White House communications director Hope Hicks, President Trump’s longest-serving aide, is resigning and will depart in the next few weeks, the White House says.” “News of Hicks’ departure followed a day after she testified […]
“Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn is invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on Monday, refusing to hand over documents subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee,” NPR reports. “The panel wants to see documents […]
The Guardian: “Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen accused the president in explosive public testimony before Congress of knowing in advance about key events under investigation in the Russia inquiry and of committing criminal conspiracy […]