WASHINGTON - The president's namesake and the vice president's former top staffer both tweeted Tuesday asking President Donald Trump to block a giant gold and copper mine from being built at the head waters of the world's greatest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska.

Dragon roared on the way down.

WASHINGTON - Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged the Trump administration to release $20 million approved by Congress for a U.S. Internet freedom organization, saying a funding hold has pushed to the "brink of collapse" anti-censorship and surveillance technologies used by activists in China, Iran and countries worldwide.

Twitter is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for alleged privacy violations, another setback for a company that has struggled in recent years to protect private user data and account security.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that the U.S. Treasury should collect a portion of a sale of the social media company TikTok, though it was unclear under what authority the White House could demand such a payment.