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Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)

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Attorneys General zoom in on tech privacy and power

The attorneys general also talked about how antitrust laws might be used to set the right standard of consumer privacy.

7 years ago

Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. (AP)

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Anita Hill says Kavanaugh accuser hearing ‘cannot be fair’

Hill says there is going to be an inherent power imbalance in the hearing.

7 years ago

V journalist Neha Mahajan could lose her work permit if the Trump administration ends a special program for the spouses of H-1B guest workers.
Gunjesh Desai/Courtesy of Neha Mahajan

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Politics & Policy

High-skilled immigrants call out the Trump administration’s ‘hypocrisy’

The Trump administration says it wants to move to a "merit-based" immigration system — one that gives priority to immigrants who speak English and are highly educated.

7 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. With the opening of the high court's new term approaching, President Trump is anxious for his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed by the Senate. Attorneys for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, are citing

As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges

The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1983-84 academic year

7 years ago

According to the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 18.5 percent of children and 39.6 percent of adults were obese in 2015-2016, the highest rates ever documented through the survey. (WITF, File)

U.S. obesity rates ‘highest ever documented’ in report

The findings show 39.6 percent of adults and 18.5 percent of children fit the body mass index definition of obesity.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week following allegations of sexual assault. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she will testify before Senate committee

7 years ago

In this Oct. 12, 1991 file photo Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joe Biden, D-Del., points angrily at Clarence Thomas during comments at the end of hearings on Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. looks on at right. (Greg Gibson/AP Photo, File)

Politics & Policy

How it looks: Optics key in fight over Kavanaugh hearing

Snapshots of the Washington drama:

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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How to talk to young people about the Kavanaugh story

In the age of #MeToo, experts say parents are the primary educators about consent, and the current debate offers a teachable moment.

7 years ago

The average American commute increased to 26.9 minutes in 2017 from 26.6 minutes the year before, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Stuck in traffic? You’re not alone. New data show American commute times are longer

If you feel like your commute is taking longer, that's because it is.

7 years ago

Former president Barack Obama campaigns for the re-election of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Gov. Tom Wolf at the Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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Stumping for Pa. Dems, Obama declares midterm vote ‘most important of my lifetime’

Stumping for Pennsylvania's Democratic slate, former present urges millennials to vote on Nov. 6

7 years ago

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In this July 13, 2018, file photo, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. Rosenstein is denying a report in The New York Times that he suggested last year that he secretly record President Donald Trump in the White House to expose the chaos in the administration. Rosenstein says the story is “inaccurate and factually incorrect.” (Evan Vucci/AP Photo, File)

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Rosenstein denies that he proposed secretly taping Trump

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein denied a New York Times report Friday that he suggested that he secretly record President Donald Trump.

7 years ago

Former President Barack Obama addresses a summit on climate change last year. He will be in Philadelphia Friday to stump for Democrats on the November ballot. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo)

Dave Davies: Off Mic

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Obama coming to Philly to rally for Democrats

After an appearance at Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia, the former president will host a fundraiser in Center City for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.

7 years ago

Former U.S. Sen. Barabara Mikulski (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) join other women Democratic senators for a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 30, 2014. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

Why aren’t more women in office? Even within parties, there’s big disagreement

Women represent 20 percent of Congress members right now.

7 years ago

Some senators have called for the FBI to investigate an accusation of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Getting that to happen is not straightforward, though.
(Carolyn Kaster/AP)

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Fact Check: Can the Senate enlist the FBI to reopen a Kavanaugh investigation?

The short answer: No.

7 years ago

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, earlier this week. McCaskill, who is facing re-election in a heavily Republican state, says she will vote to not confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

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Politics & Policy

Sen. Claire McCaskill: ‘I will vote no on Judge Kavanaugh’

McCaskill says the allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford are "troubling," and need to be examined.

7 years ago

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