[inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Ms. Cantwell will join us remotely at the beginning of the hearing. We convene to continue work to make sure the laws that govern it are sufficiently uptodate the internet is a Great Success story thanks in large part to the regulatory and legal structure that we cannot take that for granted and with those prominent internet platforms the witnesses include mr. Jack dorsey. And Mark Zuckerberg of facebook. On october 1st the committee voted on bipartisan and unanimous basis to approve the issuance of subpoenas after discussions among representatives and the Committee Witnesses have agreed to voluntarily and remotely appear there is a strong agreement on both sides of these aisled that hearing frm these witnesses with those deliberations before this committee with legislative reformss with a free and open internet i was 25 years it has been the hallmark of a driving Digital Economy in the United States this has been attributed b
The Brookings Institution hosted this event, which looked at more out in the state department, the impact of a Republicancontrolled Senate, the u. S. Record abroad and future relations with europe, china, and iran. This runs an hour and 10 minutes. Good morning. Im the director for the center of United States in europe. At the bookings institution. I am delighted today to be chairing this important discussion on election 2020 and its implications for u. S. Foreign policy. Obviously over the weekend there have been some rapid developments. There is now a president elect joe biden, after a pretty tumultuous few days, i think, for everyone, an election that was pretty close for many days but now we have a clear winner. So we have a terrific panel this morning to discuss not so much the election but looking forward to next year to see what the implications are for u. S. Foreign policy, for international order, and to talk to parse maybe some of the nuances of last week and what they may me
Eastern on cspans q a. Ceos of facebook, twitter and google appeared virtually at a Senate Commerce hitting Senate Commerce hearing. Republicans question whether the companies were censoring conservative viewpoints while democrats raised concerns about the spread of misinformation. Throughout the hearing, there were several references to section 230 of the committee occasions decency act, which shields social Media Companies from liability for content posted on their sites. This is three and a half hours. This hearing will come to order, senator cantwell is going to join us in person but she joins us remotely at the beginning of the hearing, we have convened this morning to continue work of this committee to ensure the internet remains a free and open space and they are sufficiently uptodate, it is a Great American success story, thanks in large part to the regulatory and legal structure our government put in place, we cannot take that success for granted, the openness and freedom of t
President ial candidate tax plans. At 8 45, pennsylvania senator bob casey on the Upcoming Senate vote on Amy Coney Barretts confirmation to the Supreme Court. Host good morning. This is the washington journal for october 22. The fbi and the director of National Intelligence have accused two countries of attempting to influence this years election. Russia and iran, who according to officials not only gave voter info, but also according to officials sent emails aimed to intimidate voters and damage the president. Well see what officials have to say and get reaction from capitol hill and get your thoughts on this first hour of the program. Heres how you can call us pure 202 7488001 if you support President Trump and mike pence. 202 7488000 if you support joe biden and kamala harris. If you an undecided voter or support another candidate and want to give your thoughts on this latest, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003 and also post on twitter. Our Facebook Page is also available
Hunter biden emails. Democrats are outraged saying this is a partisan hit job. Joe biden for the first time breaks his silence. Speaking out, calling this a desperate sneer. That is not the full story. The fbi agree. This is not russian disinformation. The laptop is allegedly loaded with emails showing the biden family leveraging its greatest asset as it has for years. Selling access to joe biden of washington and around the world. Why critics say this is a National Security problem and why the media narratives are demonstrably wrong and why the claim that joe bidens tax returns dont show any of this wrongdoing, well, they are likely wrong, too, those claims as well. More details from a batch of emails separate from this laptop and why this story keeps getting bigger and bigger as a countrys most powerful people in tech and media wont talk about it. To the president strategy. Will he go after the bidens influence peddling, talk and not interrupt so voters can hear about bidens plans li