Congress

Joseph Vazquez | May 26, 2023

Targeted groups and individuals were fired up over MRC Free Speech America’s bombshell report exposing President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security for weaponizing tax dollars against Americans.

Catherine Salgado | May 12, 2023

The First Amendment is clearly under attack. The Department of Homeland Security continues to use taxpayer dollars to target Americans’ speech.

Catherine Salgado | April 13, 2023

Sen. Chuck Schumer is making plans to regulate artificial intelligence, but is this just another show of holding anti-free speech Big Tech companies accountable?

Catherine Salgado | March 30, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said on CNBC Tuesday that the Trump administration was right to give Chinese-owned TikTok an ultimatum: sell to an American company or be banned.

Catherine Salgado | March 27, 2023

Multiple congressmen from both parties are calling to target or ban TikTok after the popular app’s CEO Shou Zi Chew testified to Congress.

Catherine Salgado | March 16, 2023

House Republicans have passed a bill that would prevent federal government officials from putting pressure on tech platforms to censor.

Autumn Johnson | March 14, 2023

One congressional Democrat seemed unprepared for the response she received after she implied that Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi wasn’t really a journalist. "This isn't just a matter of what data was given to these so-called…

Catherine Salgado | March 10, 2023

Republican lawmakers and self-professed liberal journalist testifiers bashed Big Tech coordination with "weaponized government" while Democrat lawmakers attacked the testifiers at a congressional hearing Thursday. 

Catherine Salgado | March 9, 2023

A new proposed bill in the Senate would make it easier for the president to ban the pro-censorship, Chinese Communist government-tied app TikTok.

Autumn Johnson | March 3, 2023

A Republican bill joining President Joe Biden’s efforts to ban TikTok advanced in a committee vote this week, and one House Democrat, in particular, doesn’t appear happy about it.

Autumn Johnson | February 14, 2023

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has launched an investigation into the censorship operations of Big Tech platforms, including Google, Meta, Twitter, TikTok and others.

Renata Kiss | February 8, 2023

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the quiet part out loud at Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on The Twitter Files. 

 

Joseph Vazquez | February 3, 2023

The House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce hosted a hearing, headlined “Economic Danger Zone: How America Competes to Win the Future Versus China.” The problem? The witnesses consisted of a string of leftist-funded, Big Tech-backed…

Catherine Salgado | January 25, 2023

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) vowed to hold Big Tech and government accountable for censorship collusion. “I anticipate multiple hearings,” he said. Jordan appeared on the Just the News, No Noise Tuesday where he cited the Twitter Files.…

Catherine Salgado | January 5, 2023

Ex-Enron executive and billionaire John Arnold is under fire from Texas Republicans for reportedly funneling millions into groups trying to censor supposed “disinformation.” Ironically, Enron is the same company that went bankrupt from corruption…

Catherine Salgado | January 3, 2023

Two lawmakers apparently eager for congressional reform of Big Tech clearly have different goals, as Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) pushed to protect free speech from pro-censorship Big Tech, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MI) called for more censorship…

Catherine Salgado | December 29, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives is the latest government entity to take aim at TikTok, banning the popular Chinese social media app from House-issued mobile phones.

Catherine Salgado | November 28, 2022

Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) warned that Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is as addictive and dangerous as “fentanyl” for children.The fentanyl epidemic in America claims lives every day. But Gallagher says that TikTok is the digital…

Gabriela Pariseau | September 23, 2022

Sen. Cruz (R-TX) railed against Big Tech’s unfettered power and reminded Democrat senators that Big Tech is an unreliable friend that could turn against the left without warning.

Autumn Johnson | September 14, 2022

Despite contentious legal battles, Twitter’s shareholders approved Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.