Ashley Jenkins, host of '"The Know" on Rooster Teeth, discusses the White House's plans to have President Trump meet with video game developers about violent video games. But game makers say they have yet to receive any sort of invitation.
As of Monday morning, Jenkins says the Electronic Software Association hadn't received an invitation to a meeting set for Thursday. Jenkins explains video games have been blamed for violent crime going back to Columbine, despite there being no direct link.
Jenkins also touches on Twitch's new user guidelines which will more strictly enforce anti-hate speech and harassment rules. Jenkins says the new rules will allow Twitch to ban users with more uniformity.
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Despite economic concerns and a cooling labor market, construction shows resilience, with 27,000 new jobs created and a decreased unemployment rate of 3.3%.