Were going to convene a committee on Homeland Security. Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the t
Whats going on with that case and do we expect further attention to that company . Ms. Levine thank you for having me, it is great to be here. Settlement5 billion with facebook, culminating the cambridge Analytical Data scandal, has divided washington. On one hand you have republicans and Industry Groups saying the 5 billion fine, because it was the largest in the history of the agency, it met facebook was being held accountable. On the others, you have democrats and consumer and privacy advocates blasting the ftcs track record on enforcement and saying that because of facebooks size and how much money it has, this wont deter facebook from bad behavior in the future. Right now in washington, we are in this wait and see mode with facebook. Facebook is still doing damage control to convince skeptics and lawmakers who are, by the way, watching facebooks every move to see if there are any other privacy missteps. Facebook is trying to prove itself to these skeptics and lawmakers. At the sam
Host this week on the communicators, it is a tech policy roundtable with three working journalists. We look ahead to the fall and what congress and executive agencies may be doing when it comes to executive policy. Our panel begins with Emily Birnbaum of the hill. Ashley gold of the information and Alexander Levine of politico. Facebook, what is going on with that case . Thank you for having me. The ftcs 5 billion with 5 billion settlement with facebook opted by the cambridge has dividedandal washington. On one hand you have republicans and Industry Groups saying the meantlion fine, that it facebook was being held accountable. On the other side you have democrats and consumer and privacy advocates blasting the ftc track record on enforcement and saying that because of facebooks size and money, this wont deter facebook in the future. Right now in washington, we were we are in this wait and see mode with facebook. Facebook is still doing damage control to convince skeptics and lawmakers
Our weeklong look at political podcasts continues with fox news digital politics editor chris tire will, cohost host good morning. 8, 2019. Rsday, august the flags at the capital remain at halfstaff today following the shootings in dayton and el paso. We begin our conversation with gun owners. Any,nt to know what, if gun restrictions you support. If you are a gun owner who does not support any new gun laws, 2027488001. If you are a gun owner who supports new gun laws, 2027488000. You. D thursday morning to hour as weonly this show you the front page of todays usa today. Protesters rallying outside the hospital in dayton, ohio, where President Trump visited shooting survivors on wednesday. Trump opens the door to background checks. The president making that opening in those statements before leaving for el paso. [video clip] i think background checks are important. I dont want to put guns into the hands of mentally unstable people or people with rage or hatred. What about assault rifles
Antigovernment. What we have been talking about is white supremacist extremism. That is an ideology that most people understand to include dehumanizing kinds of kinds of racism and homophobia. Two parts, ades sense of existential dread. You have been hearing the great replacement theory part of the manifesto in christchurch and reportedly in el paso. They believe that they are accident existentially at threat, going to be replaced by immigrants, that there will be a White Genocide. The third doctrine is acceleration, that there obligation is to accelerate societal discord through violence to bring about a new world order. That is what we talk about when we talk about weight super assist extremism. It is not just the ideology that is troubling but this other set of beliefs. Viewers can call in as we have this conversation. They are split up regionally. 202 7488000 if you live in the eastern or central time zones. 202 7488001 in the mountain or pacific time zones. What are the estimates