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Facebook won t take down an ad that Rep. Ilhan Omar s office says could lead to harassment and death threats
Cat Zakrzewski and Tony Romm, The Washington Post
May 20, 2021
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Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., smiles during an interview following a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, with the freshman class.Susan Walsh/AP
Facebook has refused to remove a widely viewed attack ad that links Rep. Ilhan Omar to Hamas, even after her aides told the tech giant that the message is inaccurate, hateful and threatened to subject her to death threats.
Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
April 22, 2021
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1of3Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, second right, speaks with, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., right, as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, left, arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Washington. (Oliver Contreras/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)Oliver Contreras/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, greets Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)Chip Somodevilla/APShow MoreShow Less
Biden s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell-GOP blockade
LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent
April 5, 2021
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1of6President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington.Evan Vucci/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this March 24, 2021, file photo Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the For the People Act, which would expand access to voting and other voting reforms, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less