Congress

U.S. Congress Panel to Hold First UFO Hearings in Half a Century

Two top U.S. defense intelligence officials were due to testify on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about what the government knows of unidentified flying objects, in the first public congressional hearing concerning UFOs in more than 50 years. The hearing before a U.S. House Intelligence subcommittee comes 11 months after a report documenting more than 140 […]

Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China

Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations. The measure is the latest in a series intensifying U.S. penalties over China’s alleged systemic […]

Congress to hold a hearing to amend Section 230

Facebook whistleblower France Haugen is once again asked to testify to Congress on December 1, as a subcommittee will uphold a hearing to address future “targeted reforms” and to amend Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act. The leading directive force of the hearings will be the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on communications and […]