Politics Jun 25 U.S. sent $1.4 billion in virus relief payments to dead people A government watchdog says nearly 1.1 million relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people in the government’s coronavirus aid program.
Politics Jun 17 Trump proposes measure rolling back tech company protections The Justice Department is proposing that Congress roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that generally could not be held legally responsible for what people post on the sites.
Politics May 01 House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its competition practices.
Economy Mar 02 Drug maker Sandoz Inc. to pay $195 million fine in antitrust case Officials said Monday the company would admit guilt and pay the penalty. They said it was the largest fine the department had levied in a domestic antitrust case.
Economy Feb 11 U.S. regulators expand antitrust probe into 5 giant tech companies Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of five giant tech companies.
Politics Dec 17 Some popular tax breaks renewed in big government funding bill A raft of expired and expiring tax breaks, including deductions for mortgage insurance premiums, college tuition and large medical bills, would be renewed under a massive government-wide funding bill approved by the Democratic-controlled House.
Politics Oct 23 WATCH: Zuckerberg testifies about Facebook’s cryptocurrency on Capitol Hill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to reassure Congress on Wednesday that his company won't try to evade financial regulators as it prepares its planned digital currency Libra.
Nation Oct 17 Facebook CEO promotes free speech, but takes no questions from reporters Restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message.
Nation Oct 01 FCC can’t stop states from enacting net neutrality rules, court decides The Federal Communications Commission can drop its own rules that keep internet providers from favoring some services over others, the court ruled.
Economy Sep 10 WATCH: Trump officials defend plan to end control of Fannie and Freddie Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the plan for returning Fannie and Freddie to private ownership.