Zuckerberg grilled on Facebook data probes in Capitol Hill hearing
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg faced senators over how personal data from up to 87 million users reached Cambridge Analytica. He apologized for the mishandling, urged targeted regulation, and defended the ad supported model while noting changes to boost transparency and limit data access. He also backed the Honest Ads Act and prepared for further House testimony.
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Cambridge Analytica backed Ernst ads in 2014 Iowa Senate bid
The data firm Cambridge Analytica helped Joni Ernst's 2014 Iowa Senate campaign with digital ads and boasted of success in a company report. One image featured Ernst with her husband and daughter. another showed Braley and Obama with the line Washington loves school bureaucrats. The Ernst campaign did not pay. A Cruz-linked committee paid CA $133,333 for ad work. Senator Ernst said groups run ads independently. federal records show Mercer donations to Ernst in 2013 and 2014.
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Trump delays biofuel reform push for about three months
The Trump administration will pause any moves to reform the U S biofuel policy for roughly three months to shield farmers amid trade war fears with China. The pause follows a meeting where EPA chief Pruitt and Ag Secretary Perdue outlined options to aid refiners without undercutting ethanol demand.
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FBI raid on Cohen probes payments linked to Trump
The FBI raided Michael Cohen’s office amid a Mueller led inquiry into Russian election meddling and possible Trump campaign ties to two women Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Investigators seek information on hush payments, tax and wire fraud, and real estate deals with Russian buyers. Daniels has begun cooperating with prosecutors on the Cohen payment legality.
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Grassley warns firing Mueller would be death by own action
U S Sen. Chuck Grassley says it would be death by own action for President Trump to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Grassley, a Judiciary Committee chair, urges trust in Mueller and notes Mueller may have hit a dead end on collusion probes. He and Sen. Joni Ernst discuss firing, with Schumer noting only Rosenstein can remove Mueller.
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