Mark Kelly Receives Thousands of Dollars Through Corporate PAC Loophole

Previously called corporate PACs 'one of the biggest problems in our politics today'

Cameron Cawthorne
November 18, 2019 5:00 AM

Arizona Senate candidate Mark Kelly (D.) has pledged not to accept donations from corporate PACs, but he has received tens of thousands of dollars from Democratic leadership PACs heavily funded by corporate PACs.

California AG Mysteriously Absent From Google Probe

Dem AG Becerra received $7,300 from search giant

Charles Fain Lehman
September 10, 2019 3:35 PM

California attorney general Xavier Becerra is one of just two state attorneys general to not participate in a massive antitrust investigation against Google.

Senators Ask Google for Answers About Huawei Relationship

Firms were working together on home 'listening device,' reporting revealed (Updated)

Charles Fain Lehman
August 7, 2019 12:45 PM

Republican senators Tom Cotton (Ark.), Josh Hawley (Mo.), and Marco Rubio (Fla.) are demanding in a letter that Google provide details about its relationship with Chinese tech firm Huawei.

Hawley Introduces Plan to Prohibit Addictive Tech Practices

'Big tech has embraced a business model of addiction'

Charles Fain Lehman
July 30, 2019 2:35 PM

Big-tech critic Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) debuted a new bill Tuesday intended to ban certain digital practices which he says are designed to be addictive.

No Google Employee Made Itemized Donation to Trump in Second Quarter

Individuals at Twitter, Facebook also did not contribute to Trump; Combined $250,000 to top five Dems

Joe Schoffstall
July 24, 2019 10:35 AM

Individuals who work for Google, Twitter, and Facebook did not make a single itemized contribution to President Donald Trump's reelection campaign during the second quarter, even as they pushed $250,000 into the coffers of the top five 2020 Democratic contenders, a review of campaign finance data shows.

Peter Thiel Calls on CIA, FBI to Investigate Google’s China Ties

'They have engaged in the seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military'

Paul Crookston
July 15, 2019 2:10 PM

President Donald Trump’s top supporter in Silicon Valley said Sunday the United States needs to investigate Google’s “seemingly treasonous” work with the Chinese military.

Google Protecting Jussie Smollett From ‘Disparaging’ Searches

Search-engine’s autocomplete feature filters out hate crime related searches

Brent Scher
June 11, 2019 10:10 AM

News that Chicago police charged Jussie Smollett with staging a brutal attack on himself was covered on every network and in every major newspaper, but Google is hiding searches of it from its platform due to concerns of "potentially disparaging" the liberal actor.

Hawley to Propose ‘Do Not Call’ List for Internet Tracking

Bill would give users ability to block data collection with one click

Brent Scher
May 20, 2019 9:30 AM

A new bill from Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo) would give Americans the ability to easily block Internet companies such as Google and Facebook from collecting any data beyond what is necessary for the specific online services offered.

Google Downplays Searches for News of No New Indictments in Mueller Probe

Good news for Trump doesn't make Google's news suggestions (Updated)

Paul Crookston
March 24, 2019 8:00 PM

Google search is hiding auto-completed text related to the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis.

Pro-Business Trade Group Pushes Back Against Warren: ‘Breaking Up Tech Companies Would Hurt’ Middle Class

Cameron Cawthorne
March 8, 2019 6:23 PM

NetChoice, an e-commerce trade group whose members include Facebook and Google, pushed back against Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) new policy proposal for the breaking-up of American tech companies like Amazon.