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CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok grilled about online child safety at US hearing

Parents and lawmakers say executives are not doing enough to thwart dangers, including sexual exploitation and bullying.

Al Jazeera

Zuckerberg tells parents of social media victims at Senate hearing: ‘I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through’

CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord questioned before Congress over alleged harms to young users on their platforms

The Guardian - US

Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes

Bipartisan measure introduced in US Senate will allow victims in ‘digital forgeries’ to seek civil penalty against perpetrators

The Guardian - US

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Sen. Dick Durbin, target of protesters calling for Gaza cease-fire, already called for one

What is puzzling from a tactical and political perspective is why the protesters calling for a Gaza cease-fire are aiming at Durbin, an ally in the cease-fire cause.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden to nominate Sunil Harjani to federal bench in Chicago

If confirmed, Sunil Harjani, a magistrate judge since 2019, would further the goal of Biden and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to diversify the federal bench.

Chicago Sun-Times

Waukegan Airport runway expansion plan is for the birds

Using 52 acres of forest preserve property to expand a runway is a poor use of land designated as natural space for the public, the president of the Audubon Council of Illinois writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ed Smith, former downstate Illinois union leader, had ‘clear mission in life’ to help workers

Smith was well known and universally respected, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin writes. His southern Illinois drawl gave him local cred, and his family history in the labor movement was legendary.

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Amtrak looking for input on Union Station concourse redesign

The passenger rail service is seeking public feedback on how to improve services in Chicago. In December, Union Station was awarded $93 million for upgrades.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden's Aides Dive Deep into Border Deal Negotiations

An engaging insider look at White House involvement in ongoing border talks, marking an essential political juncture for immigration policy.

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I run a family-owned grocery in Chicago. Credit card swipe fees hurt us and our customers

It is getting harder and harder to keep prices down, in large part because of rising credit card swipe fees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Having postal police on patrol could make the job safer for mail carriers

A bill seeks to end a 2020 directive by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that restricted postal officers to protecting the agency’s buildings and properties only.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats call for Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump’s SCOTUS hearing on presidential immunity

Mr Thomas’s wife, Ginni, accused Joe Biden and ‘the left’ of attempting the ‘greatest Heist of our History’

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas pressured to recuse himself from Trump immunity case

Senate Democrats argue justice poses potential conflict of interest because his wife has previously supported Trump’s election lies

The Guardian - US

Credit card swipe fees raise costs for businesses, consumers. Congress should lower those fees.

Proposed legislation would inject competition into the system of networks that process credit card transactions.

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Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

Chicago Sun-Times

Obama’s massive prisoner release led to Jesse Webster’s Chicago success story and three failures

President Barack Obama granted executive clemency to more than 1,900 federal prisoners, a record. Jesse Webster made the most of his freedom. Three others are back in jail.

The Independent UK

Senate Democrats call for conditions on US aid to Israel two months into war with Hamas

Republicans blocked a vote on a $110.5bn supplemental bill that would have included aid not just to Israel but also to Ukraine

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s Union Station to get $93 million for upgrades

The federal grant allotted is less than the $873 million the railroad sought and won’t address Amtrak’s wish list of track improvements outside the station.

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Congress must protect our privacy rights by stopping ‘warrantless surveillance’

Law enforcement routinely circumvents laws meant to protect privacy, by purchasing peoples’ personal information via data brokers. Sen. Dick Durbin should do more to stop it, the head of Lucy Parsons Lab writes.

The Guardian - US

US ethics groups hail Senate subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow

Watchdogs applaud after Democrats vote to summon key rightwing duo to answer questions amid supreme court ethics row

The Independent UK

Senate Judiciary authorises subpoenas of conservative activists in Supreme Court ethics probe

Thursday’s contentious hearing ended in an entirely Democratic vote after Republican members of the committee walked out

The Texas Tribune

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz walk out of U.S. Senate hearing as Democrats vote on Harlan Crow subpoena

The Texas Republicans opposed subpoenaing conservative donor Crow over his ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, casting it as a partisan attack.

Roll Call

GOP senators cry foul as Durbin disallows more debate on two committee votes - Roll Call

Republicans erupted at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday after Chair Richard J. Durbin blocked them from speaking on nominations.

The Independent UK

Muslim Americans increase advocacy in Senate as Gaza war takes its toll

Some senators have yet to reach out to Muslim advocacy groups, but many are hearing the concerns about the carnage in Gaza, Eric Garcia reports

Chicago Sun-Times

Postal police would return to the street to help stamp out mail carrier assaults under new bill in Congress

For years, postal police patrolled the streets alongside letter carriers, protecting them and making arrests. But since 2020, postal police have been confined to USPS property as the number of thefts and attacks have risen.

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