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Both Democrats and Republicans Want To Break Up Big Tech. Consumers Would Pay the Price.

Government often proves to be biased against large, successful companies that legislators don't understand well but customers love.

Reason · Jul 21, 2022

Congress' push to regulate Big Tech is fizzling out

Antitrust legislation will be tough to pass in the fall, with lawmakers distracted by midterm elections.

Axios · Jul 21, 2022

Highland Park mayor testifies before US Senate, calls for assault weapons ban: ‘Today is the day to start saving lives’

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering testified before members of Congress Wednesday in support of an assault weapons ban as she described the “horrific mass shooting” at the town’s Fourth of July parade that left seven people dead and at least 48 others shot and injured.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 21, 2022

Editorial: There's a reason BWCA report was kept secret

It's now abundantly clear why the Trump administration halted, then kept secret, an environmental assessment of copper mining's risks to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) watershed.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

One Small Door, Too Many Fat Men: Congress's Tech Agenda

Episode 414 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason · Jun 28, 2022

How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 26, 2022

A Bipartisan Tech Antitrust Bill May Soon Pass. It's Still a Bad Idea.

The legislation is likely to have a number of negative consequences for consumers.

Reason · Jun 17, 2022

Biden says new shipping costs law may help tame inflation

President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to lower the cost of shipping goods across oceans

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor for federal judge in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Jerry Blackwell to be the next federal judge in Minnesota, elevating the Minneapolis attorney who gained international notoriety for his role in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

The January 6 Hearings May Be Surprisingly Worthwhile

Plus: Competing stories about antitrust reform, capitalism didn't cause the formula crisis, and more...

Reason · Jun 10, 2022