House passes NSA spying bill after Trump tweets cause confusion

January 12th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency's warrantless Internet surveillance program, overcoming objections from privacy advocates and confusion prompted by morning tweets from President Trump that initially questioned the spying tool. The legislation,...

Uber, Lyft ban conservative activist after anti-Muslim tweets

November 3rd, 20171 NEW YORK CITY—Conservative activist Laura Loomer was banned from the ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft on Wednesday after unleashing an anti-Muslim tweetstorm in the wake of the New York City attack on Tuesday that killed eight people, the companies said. Loomer released numerous posts on Twitter about Muslims on Tuesday and...