WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by author and speaker Emily B. Cherkin from a Jan. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Senators- Thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is Emily Cherkin. I am a parent, author, speaker, and on faculty at the University of Washington. I do not accept fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath from a Jan. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth": * * * Executive Summary Over the past two decades, the cognitive development of children across much of the developed world has stalled and, in many domains, reversed. Literacy, numeracy, attention, and higher-orde  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, from a Jan. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth": * * * Around 2012, something began to go wrong in the lives of American youth: Their mental health steadily deteriorated and their academic performance began to decline. * * * The adolescent mental he  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, President Trump's nominee to be commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, from a Jan. 15, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the committee, I am deeply honored and humbled to appear before you today as the nominee for Commander, U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, President Trump's nominee to be general and commander of the U.S. Southern Command, from a Jan. 15, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the Committee. It is a true honor to appear before you today as the nominee to be the next Commander of U.S. Southern Command. I am grateful to the President  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Jenny Radesky, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan, from a Jan. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth": * * * I thank Chair Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell for this opportunity to testify regarding the impact of technology on America's youth. I am an Associate Professor of Pediatrics  more