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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook, is leaning on an expanding roster of well-connected lobbyists and message-shapers at his company, as well as a team of outside consultants, to prepare for questions from members of Congress this week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images file photo)

Facebook’s Lobbying Team Faces Test With Zuckerberg on Hill

By Kate Ackley
Posted April 9, 2018 at 8:00am
A protester with the group “Raging Grannies” holds a sign during a demonstration outside of Facebook headquarters on Thursday in Menlo Park, California.  The group is calling for better consumer protection and online privacy in the wake of Cambridge Analytica’s unauthorized access to data for up to 87 million Facebook users. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Facebook To Tighten Grip On Political Ads, As Zuckerberg Heads To Hill

By Griffin Connolly
Posted April 6, 2018 at 4:04pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, conducts a news conference on border security legislation in the Capitol last year. President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to take “strong action” later in the day on the issue. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Vows ‘Strong Action’ Wednesday on Border Security

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 4, 2018 at 8:24am
President Trump contends a "big caravan" of immigrants seeking illegal entry into the United States is in Mexcio after leaving Honduras. (Courtesy CIA’s World Factbook/Wikimedia Commons)

Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to Honduras Over ‘Big Caravan’

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 3, 2018 at 8:00am
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Latino Coalition’s Legislative Summit at the J.W. Marriott in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SKorea Trade Pact Is Leverage in Kim Jong Un Talks, Trump Says

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 29, 2018 at 3:32pm
Last week Congress passed, and the president signed, a 12-bill omnibus spending package that funds the government through September. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Overview: Where the Omnibus Money Is Going

By Randy Leonard
Posted March 28, 2018 at 1:25pm
Aurelia Lopez and her daughter Antonia overlook construction of border wall prototypes on October 5, 2017, in Tijuana, Mexico. Prototypes of the border wall proposed by President Donald Trump have been built just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images file photo)

Trump Leaves Aides in Lurch on Border Wall Funding Idea

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 27, 2018 at 4:33pm
Speaker Paul D. Ryan glances toward President Donald Trump during a Feb. 28 ceremony for the late Rev. Billy Graham at the Capitol. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters/Pool file photo)

With Omnibus, Trump Learning You Can’t Always Get What You Want

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 22, 2018 at 5:04am
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, has not indicated whether he will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images file photo)

No Clear Path to Legislation for Lawmakers Expressing Outrage Over Facebook Revelations

By Alan K. Ota
Posted March 21, 2018 at 2:15pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says members are exploring spreading out payments to broadcasters for spectrum moves from one year to two. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congress Could Split Payments to Broadcasters Over Two Years

By Alan K. Ota
Posted March 12, 2018 at 2:27pm