Bloombergadded this to BloombergLaw Facebook CEO Eases Tensions But Lawmakers Press on Privacy RulesBloomberg - Naomi Nix Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s Washington charm offensive appeared to ease tensions between the social media giant and U.S. …
Death Penalty Catholic bishops ask Missouri governor to halt upcoming executioncruxnow.com - Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri — Missouri’s four Catholic bishops are asking Gov. Mike Parson to spare the life of a convicted killer whose execution is …
Mike Parson This Week in the Governor's Office: Week of September 16, 2019 - The Missouri Timesthemissouritimes.com - By Alisha Shurr on September 20, 2019 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson kicked off the week meeting with businesses on the West Coast and rounded it out by unveiling his plan to …
ABC NewsCrime Missouri governor sending state troopers to St. Louis to combat youth gun violenceABC News - William Mansell To help combat a wave of violence and the recent rise in shooting incidents involving children, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced he’s sending …
MSNBCEmanuel Cleaver Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.20.19MSNBC - Steve Benen Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his Democratic presidential …
Missouri DHSS working on reviewing medical marijuana facility applications - The Missouri Timesthemissouritimes.com - By Alisha Shurr on September 20, 2019 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In the month following the deadline to apply for a medical marijuana facility license, the Missouri Department of Health and …
Election Security McConnell support for election security funds leaves Dems declaring victorythehill.com - Maggie Miller Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (Ky.) decision to back giving $250 million to states for election security constituted a major turnaround …
Associated Pressadded this to PoliticsPolitics House intel chief says Facebook working on election threatsAssociated Press - By MARCY GORDON, AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Friday he has been assured by the CEO of Facebook that the company is working on ways to prevent foreign actors from disrupting next
VICERepublican Party GOP Activists Just Formed a Dark Money Group to Go to War With Big TechVICEWhen political opposites like Senator Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders are both railing against the power of Big Tech, there may be real bipartisan momentum toward reining in the giants of the tech industry.
Axiosadded this to PoliticsZuckerberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's D.C. charm tour through Congress and the White HouseAxios - Scott Rosenberg, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with key senators and then visited President Trump at the White House Thursday, as his company navigates an …
Politics Trump judicial picks face rare GOP oppositionthehill.com - Jordain Carney President Trump’s judicial nominees are running into roadblocks from an unexpected group: Republican senators. GOP leaders view the president’s court …
Associated Pressadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Biden flexes 2020 muscle with new Black Caucus endorsementsAssociated Press - By BILL BARROW, Associated PressJoe Biden sought to demonstrate a broad appeal to Democrats on Thursday with new endorsements from leading African American lawmakers and a former governor of a pivotal swing state. The backing from Reps.
Missouri Missouri abortion law blocked by federal judge again - The Missouri Timesthemissouritimes.com - By Kaitlyn Schallhorn on September 19, 2019 A federal judge double-downed on his decision to prevent Missouri’s sweeping abortion law from fully going into effect Wednesday and denied a partial …
St. Louis Post-Dispatchadded this to St. Louis newsMike Parson No baloney: Missouri governor cuts taxpayers’ food bill in halfstltoday.com - By Kurt Erickson JEFFERSON CITY — In his first year as governor, Republican Mike Parson’s administration spent less than half as much on groceries as his …
Associated PressMike Parson State sending troopers to help fight St. Louis crimeAssociated Press - By JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is sending highway patrol troopers and other state workers to St. Louis as part of an effort to fight the surge of violent crime that has included the killings
NBC Newsadded this to Top StoriesSt. Louis, MO Missouri Governor pledges state resources to combat wave of violence in St. LouisNBC News - Safia Samee AliAfter nearly two dozen fatal shootings of children in and around St. Louis this year, Gov. Mike Parsons announced state resources to help the city. In the wake of nearly two dozen fatal shootings of children
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsSean Duffy Emotional Duffy send-off from Financial Services CommitteeRoll Call - Graham MacGillivray Rep. Sean P. Duffy, R-Wis., spoke for what will likely be his last time as a member of the House Financial Services Committee Thursday. After serving …
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsZuckerberg Zuckerberg meets with Trump, Republican senatorsPOLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMAFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the latest sign of the tech mogul's personal outreach amid mounting scrutiny from Washington. Despite the president's
Mitch McConnell Facing pressure, McConnell backs money for election securityledger-enquirer.com - By Lesley Clark Under fire from the left and the right, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he’ll back a measure to give states another $250 million …
The Kansas City Staradded this to Kansas CityJosh Hawley Hawley presses Facebook’s Zuckerberg at meeting to sell Instagram in name of privacykansascity.com - By Bryan Lowry Hawley presses Facebook’s Zuckerberg at meeting to sell Instagram in name of privacy Sen. Josh Hawley urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to sell off …
NBC Newsadded this to PoliticsPolitics Trump, Mark Zuckerberg hold surprise White House meetingNBC News - Dareh GregorianTrump has previously accused Facebook of having a bias against conservatives and even threatened to sue the tech giant. President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a previously unannounced
African-American News Chief justice calls out attorneys for ‘weaponizing’ non-partisan court planstlamerican.com - Chief Justice George W. Draper III For The St. Louis American After a decade in the St. Louis city circuit attorney’s office, I worked my way through the judiciary. After 25 years on the bench, I have come to …
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsPolitics Rep. Ann Wagner’s ‘Big House Brew’ wins big at annual beer competitionRoll Call - Kathryn Lyons The big winner at Wednesday’s second annual Brew Across America was Missouri Republican Rep. Ann Wagner with her “Big House Brew,” which might have …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergZuckerberg Zuckerberg Meets Trump at White House With Facebook on the DefensiveBloomberg - Naomi Nix Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump on Thursday as he tried to sway Congress and policy makers who …
Joe Biden Two former Congressional Black Caucus chairmen back Bidenthehill.com - Julia Manchester A pair of former chairmen of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) — Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.) and G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) — endorsed Joe …
Zuckerberg Zuckerberg meets Trump, senators; nixes breaking up Facebookabs-cbn.com - Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON - Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political …
U.S. Politics Charlie Crist endorses Bidenwashingtonexaminer.com - Zachary Halaschak Former Florida governor and Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s candidacy for president. Crist, who was a …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsZuckerberg Zuckerberg Meets With Trump, Faces Tough Questions from SenatorsThe Wall Street Journal. - John D. McKinnon, Lindsay Wise, Rebecca BallhausWASHINGTON—With his company under a regulatory spotlight, Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg scored a meeting at the White House with President Trump Thursday—but faced a chillier reception
Associated Pressadded this to PoliticsZuckerberg Senate tech critic to Facebook CEO: Sell WhatsApp, InstagramAssociated Press - By MARCY GORDON, AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with President Donald Trump and other critics of the tech industry, the Senate's most vocal detractor offered a challenge: Sell your WhatsApp
insiderZuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg is privately schmoozing with some of Facebook’s biggest critics in Washington this weekinsider - Rob Price Mark Zuckerberg is back in Washington DC to try and win over some of Facebook's critics in Congress. The Facebook CEO is visiting US lawmakers in a …
