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Any undue interference by the president in the ongoing criminal investigation into the 2016 election would constitute obstruction of justice. Congress Should Support Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Special Counsel We are deeply troubled by the new threats by President Trump against Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. It is in the best interest of our country that Mueller be allowed to complete his investigation without undue interference. Our mission as a nonpartisan government watchdog is to fight waste, fraud, and abuse. An order from the president to fire Mueller without cause would be a clear abuse of power, and therefore requires immediate congressional action. Read more The Citizenship Question: A Lot Riding on a Single Change in 2020 Census The Trump Administration wants to add an untested question about citizenship to the 2020 census, but it could reduce the accuracy of the data that we use to apportion Cong...

Why Mark Zuckerberg is embracing more regulation of political ads on Facebook Senator on Zuckerberg hearing: ‘Facebook doesn’t have the answers’ BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA:  SAN FRANCISCO—When Mark Zuckerberg is under the klieg lights on Capitol Hill today, he will emphasize Facebook’s endorsement of the Honest Ads Act. “We know some members of Congress are exploring ways to increase transparency around political or issue advertising, and we’re happy to keep working with Congress on that,” the founder and chief executive of the social networking giant plans to say, according to his  prepared testimony . Technology companies pride themselves on being insulated from the sorts of burdensome government requirements that apply to most other industries. So why on Earth would Zuckerberg support a new law that would be expensive to comply with and, thus, ostensibly hurt his bottom line? Here are six reasons: ...