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Top Democrat senators asked President Joe Biden Tuesday to include direct payment stimulus checks in the forthcoming transportation legislation in which the president will announce Wednesday.

In a recent article, the New York Times writes that the law protecting the Masters of the Universe, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), appears likely to survive, with Congress focusing on making changes to details within the law.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) discussed the Senate’s upcoming impeachment of former President Donald Trump, who has been out of office for almost two weeks now.

Two Democrats lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, dubbed the “Vote at Home Act,” to expand “Oregon-style” mail-in voting nationwide, contending that the move is necessary to “make real progress” in the country.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) stated that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) “meddled” when they sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray back in October

Wednesday during an appearance on FBN’s “Kennedy,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) vowed to champion a fight against data brokers, who collect data on individuals through the use of apps on their smartphones and sell it.

Democrat leaders, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA), Amy Klobuchar (MN), and Ron Wyden (OR), wrote a letter in December 2019 to the private equity firms controlling the United States’ three leading election technology companies, expressing concern in the letter about the election technology industry’s “vulnerabilities” and “lack of transparency.”

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) stated that the coronavirus relief proposal by Senate Republicans is “heartless and it’s just unthinkable. There is no time to waste on these kinds of partisan proposals.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello,

Monday on MSNBC, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said President Donald Trump sending federal agents to remove protesters in Portland is unconstitutional and escalating the violence.

Democrat lawmakers attacked AT&T for allegedly giving “preferential treatment” to certain streaming services, continuing a pattern of attacks on alleged internet filtering by telecoms companies while ignoring the “preferential treatment” afforded to certain types of content by big tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon and others.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) withdrew a bill from consideration on the House floor on Thursday after conservatives and progressives rebelled.

Former Democrat presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is set to introduce a bill on Thursday which would create a new federal organization to assist with elections.

The Senate voted against an amendment on Wednesday sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) that would curb law enforcement agencies’ ability to obtain web browsing and Internet search data without a warrant.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis on Friday that found that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) drug pricing bill would cut spending by $95 billion, reduce out-of-pocket spending, and reduce premiums.

Few Democrats raised objections when President Barack Obama went to war — often exceeding the boundaries of his legal authority as president.

The Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has cleared President Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary David Bernhardt of allegations of wrongdoing first pushed by the New York Times and then echoed by congressional Democrats.

Lawmakers including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have demanded that Goldman Sachs reveal how its new Apple Card credit algorithm works following allegations of gender discrimination against women.

Mexican women have a legal right to U.S. healthcare, and also to birth their children in the United States if they ask for asylum, Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden claimed Saturday. 

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed “supposedly libertarian” and conservative groups Wednesday for taking money from Facebook and Google. These libertarian and conservative groups have attacked Hawley’s bill to “stop big tech’s assault on free speech.”

NetChoice, a trade association representing many of America’s largest tech companies, will host an event Tuesday criticizing recent calls for regulating Section 230 of Communications Decency Act, which many conservatives believe allows large tech companies to censor without significant legal recourse.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Wednesday that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act grants massive benefits to Google, Facebook, and Twitter, allowing them to censor without significant legal recourse.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a statement on Monday confirming that photos of travelers and the license plates of their vehicles were compromised in a data breach of a CBP subcontractor.

Ron Wyden told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) they should hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally “liable” for the company’s many privacy violations. 

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) stated that every day that passes without the public getting the Mueller report “is indicative of a cover-up.” Wyden said, “Erin, every day that goes by without the American people

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Wednesday slammed former National Intelligence Director James Clapper for claiming he did not purposely lie to Congress when asked about an NSA mass surveillance program in March 2013, saying he sent the longtime intelligence official the question ahead of the hearing.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote an open letter to Google and Apple, Monday, demanding that the Big Tech Masters of the Universe stop hosting a Saudi Arabian app which allows men to track women’s movements and stop them from leaving the country.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) touted legislation to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller and said that President Trump has already interfered in Mueller’s investigation. Transcript (via FedNews) as Follows: “Hello. I’m Ron Wyden, United States Senator

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) questioned Facebook and Twitter over the possibility of user data leaks posing a national security threat at a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today.

President Donald Trump mused on Tuesday that perhaps former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper suddenly criticized former Director of the CIA John Brennan to keep his security clearance.

The White House formally withdrew the nomination of federal prosecutor Ryan Bounds for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday after Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Friday torpedoed his nomination despite broad establishment backing.

Democrats are trying to resurrect a way to block President Trump’s judicial nominees with “blue slips” as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for a hearing Wednesday on the nomination of Ryan Bounds to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

After weeks of negative media reports and political animus toward Gina Haspel’s alleged participation in the destruction of videos showing interrogation of terror suspects, the agency released a memo clearing her of any wrongdoing.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) stated the Trump administration “is engaged in an out-and-out cover-up” to keep people from knowing about newly-nominated CIA Director Gina Haspel’s professional background. Wyden said, “I think, with respect

During a montage of statements on the Republican tax bill during Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) stated that the bill is “a prime example” of the country being “in the hands of a handful of creepy billionaires.”

The Senate approved a stop-gap funding bill on Thursday, sending the spending bill to President Donald Trump to sign.

Friday on MSNBC,  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said the Republicans tax bill was skewed towards benefiting the wealthy and described it as “rearranging the chairs at the country club.” Wyden  said, “This whole process has been a sham. The fact is