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Boeing CEO admits mistakes as senators rip planemaker: 'Why haven't you resigned?'
Republican Senator Josh Hawley accused Calhoun of "strip-mining" the company while earning a handsome multimillion-dollar pay package.
Senator makes Labor Secretary Julie Su squirm over sex harassment at FDIC: 'No country for creepy old men'
Sen. John Kennedy pushed acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday to crack down on the “creepy old men” at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) after the scathing findings...
Pentagon chief leaves lawmakers confused, enraged over hold on weapons shipments to Israel: 'This is obscene'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the Pentagon has "paused" one weapons shipment to Israel but claimed the US had not made "final decision" on the shipment's future.
Boeing whistleblower calls for halt of 787 Dreamliner production, says jet could 'drop to the ground' from midair
The 787 could “drop to the ground” midair, quality engineer and whistleblower Sam Salehpour claimed.
Inside the harrowing reality of social media child exploitation: 'They scared him to death'
Three mothers whose families' lives were torn apart by online bullying and harassment spoke out after attending a Senate panel hearing this week where social media bosses' feet were held...
Sen. Josh Hawley rips PGA execs for hypocrisy over LIV Golf merger
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled PGA CEO Ron Price about his organization’s intense anti-LIV lobbying activity in the lead-up to the agreement.
Jan. 6 hearings are flawed — but Republicans can't ignore Trump's bad behavior
Trump ignored the most basic foundations of democracy, including respecting election results and ensuring the peaceful handover of power. If that is not disqualifying, it is hard to know what...
Bernie Sanders slams Amazon labor practices, Jeff Bezos at Senate hearing
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed Amazon and its chairman at a hearing on the company's labor practices as he pushed the White House to end government contracts for...
Durbin won't let GOP see key reports on Jackson child porn cases, calls it 'bridge too far'
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) refused Wednesday to make public pre-sentencing reports in a handful of child pornography cases in which Republicans claim Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson...
'Professor or comrade?' GOP senators slam Biden pick for top Treasury post
Saule Omarova, nominated by Biden to be comptroller of the currency in September, has come under fire for past writings that advocated for ending banking “as we know it."
What the Zuck? Facebook whistleblower says tech giant misleads public, warns CEO 'accountable to no one'
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen blasted the tech giant during Senate testimony on Tuesday, accusing chief executive Mark Zuckerberg of putting profits over safety and calling for government regulators to step...
Facebook doesn't care about doing the right thing at all
In this case, knowing that the social-media giant’s photo-sharing app, Instagram, is harmful to its young users, particularly teenage girls, and doing nothing about it.
Trump rages against Afghan pullout during bombshell Senate hearing
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that last month's US withdrawal from Afghanistan was "developed by a child’s mind" as two of America's top military officers and the secretary of...
Senator calls for another hearing into FBI's handling of Larry Nassar probe
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said the Department of Justice needs to answer why no criminal charges were brought against the FBI agents who allegedly failed to properly investigate the case.
Read the opening statements USA gymnasts gave before Senate Judiciary Committee
Famous USA gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman gave emotional testimonies Wednesday about the FBI's probe into their allegations of sexual abuse against ex-team doctor Larry...
Jack Dorsey is finally starting to admit Twitter's censorship problem
CEO Jack Dorsey admits that Twitter made “a mistake” in censoring The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings. It’s a start. “We recognize it as a mistake that...
Ted Cruz trends on Twitter for 'destroying' tech CEO during hearing
Sen. Ted Cruz really hates Twitter -- but the platform sure loves having him around. When the Texas Republican excoriated Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...
Senator: FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech's news dominance
The Federal Trade Commission needs more weapons in its battle to defend news organizations against Big Tech. That's the message from US Sen. Maria Cantell (D-Wash.), who said new powers...
Why the Amy Coney Barrett hearings were basically a waste all around
Judge Amy Coney Barrett acquitted herself very well at her confirmation hearings, which means, quite often, she refused to answer questions. Barrett is an exemplary nominee who was knowledgeable, clear...
Why aging Baby Boomers still run Washington
When did politics become the Blue Plate Special Early Bird Meal? Every leading figure in Washington should, by rights, be president of a condo board in Boca Raton, not running...