The bill would expand a law that made creation or distribution of so-called “animal crushing” videos illegal. The new bill would make the underlying acts of cruelty a federal crime.
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Bipartisan hostility against Facebook has been building for months, fueled by a series of privacy scandals, the site’s role in Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign and accusations that Facebook crushes competitors.
Democrats have called in 11 witnesses this week, including Energy Secretary Rick Perry and former national security adviser John Bolton. It’s unclear whether any of them will come to Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump is acting as the defender-in-chief of his administration against impeachment charges, talking with reporters, calling into radio shows and tweeting.
Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign.