Tag Archives: Capitol Hill

Parents keep photos of their dead children and lobby Congress to pass online safety legislation

WASHINGTON — Dressed in black and carrying posters of their dead children, dozens of parents took to Capitol Hill this week for Wednesday’s explosive Senate hearing, with the CEOs of the big tech companies taking center stage. On Thursday, after the CEOs of X, Meta, Snap, Discord and TikTok left, they stayed behind to personally… Read More »

What you need to know about ZYN, the nicotine replacement that’s going viral and under scrutiny

A type of nicotine pouch designed for adults is drawing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, while also exploding in popularity online and among young people. The pouches, sold under the brand name ZYN, have long been popular in Europe but are now making inroads in the United States with the help of so-called ‘Zynfluencers’ on social… Read More »

Hunter Biden makes a surprise appearance at the House of Representatives committee hearing to find him in contempt

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to personally attend congressional committee meetings called to find him in contempt of Congress — creating an unprecedented standoff on live television between the president’s son and House Republicans Deputies had long sought his testimony as part of their impeachment inquiry into his father. Hunter… Read More »