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House panel approves child online safety bills, but floor vote is not guaranteed

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Stopping Big Tech's privacy abuses and artificial intelligence illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Curtailing Big Tech’s privacy abuses

By Joseph R. Pitts and Ed Towns

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Bipartisan bills would expose privacy threats posed by China-linked apps

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., leaves the Speaker's office to walk to the House chamber, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, to attend the 14th vote for speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers arguably most important woman in D.C.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The login/sign up screen for a Twitter account is seen on a laptop computer Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Cathy McMorris Rodgers fights government control of broadband rates in expansion plan

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows (from left) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, LM Otero, Jens Meyer) **FILE**

Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs to testify before Congress on misinformation, disinformation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this June 20, 2019 photo, the Capitol is seen from the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Health care is on the agenda for Congress when lawmakers return, and it’s not another battle over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Instead of dealing with the uninsured, lawmakers are trying to bring down costs for people who already have coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

The Latest: Facebook CEO to testify in the Senate, too

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Power of American Energy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

FRED UPTON: Unleashing power of American energy

By Fred Upton

Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, has won 13 elections easily, but he faces a tough primary rematch against his 2010 challenger. (Associated Press)

Tea partyers down on Upton in Michigan primary

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

**FILE** Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison invokes his Fifth Amendment right as he appears before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23, 2011. The panel is examining Solyndra's government loan. (Associated Press)

Solyndra stays mum at hearing on failed loan deal

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

A worker leaves with a moving box Wednesday at Solyndra in Fremont, Calif. The solar-panel manufacturer, which received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government, has announced layoffs of 1,100 workers and plans to file for bankruptcy. A weak economy and strong overseas competition have proved insurmountable. (Associated Press)

Solyndra executives now planning to invoke the 5th

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

LENDER: Jonathan Silver, head of the Energy Department program that approved the $535 million deal for Solyndra in 2009, faced some of the toughest questioning Wednesday by a House investigations subcommittee. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Administration grilled on Solyndra loan

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

FBI raids solar panel company hailed by Obama

By Jerry Seper and Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Illustration: Capitol cleanup by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

BARTON: Ten ways to start cleaning up the mess

By Rep. Joe Barton - The Washington Times