Tag: US Senate

• Wednesday, April 11th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

  Zuckerberg manages first congressional hearing but many questions remain about Facebook's privacy policy

  

  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified about data privacy on Tuesday in a marathon hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. Here are seven takeaways.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2016 - 08:07 UTC

  US Senate fails to pass bill to tighten gun controls; the vote was along party lines

  

  The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists. Four proposals were brought before the Senate after 49 people died in an attack on a gay nightclub in Florida.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 11:47 UTC

  Report on CIA torture practices triggers political recriminations and security debate

  

  The brutal details of the CIA’s secret interrogation methods described in a newly-issued report by a US Senate committee on Tuesday, triggered Republican lawmakers and CIA reaction against the document’s findings, insisting that the detention and rendition program produced clear results that helped to thwart attacks on US citizens and assets.