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House report says Big Tech companies have "too much power"

by Nova Safo and Daniel Shin
Oct 7, 2020
The House report calls for the biggest changes in decades in how the government regulates and prevents monopolies.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies via video conference on Capitol Hill in July.
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Trump closes, then reopens, the door on coronavirus relief negotiations

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Oct 7, 2020
After saying relief will have to wait until after the election, Trump then tweeted he'd be willing to sign certain stimulus measures into law.
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President Trump calls off stimulus talks, stocks take a dive

by Associated Press
Oct 6, 2020
The comments from the president came just hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urged Congress to come through with more aid.
President Trump removes his face mask upon returning to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 05.
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Small businesses await clarity before applying for PPP loan forgiveness

by Justin Ho
Oct 5, 2020
The uncertainty over whether there'll be another round of loans — and whether small loans will be forgiven automatically — is holding them back.
Chairs are stacked on tables at a closed restaurant in New York City. Many small businesses are waiting until they hear from Congress to apply for PPP loan forgiveness.
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There's a bipartisan effort to change laws that govern speech on the internet

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Sep 28, 2020
Republicans and Democrats both want to have the laws changed, if for different reasons.
The list of U.S government agencies compromised in the SolarWinds hack continues to expand.
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Boeing, FAA failures at fault for deadly 737 Max crashes, Congress finds

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Sep 16, 2020
Those in charge didn't necessarily understand everything about the plane's design or the safety lapses.
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Government shutdown, COVID talk await Congress

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 8, 2020
There are two big things Congress needs to get done this fall.
As the Senate and the House return from recess, the pandemic and the prospect of a government shutdown loom on the agenda.
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What can Congress do about funding for the USPS and vote-by-mail efforts?

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Aug 19, 2020
State and local budgets are hurting from the pandemic and could use the help.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (right), D-Md., speaks alongside fellow members of Congress outside of the headquarters of the USPS.
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Post office's financial woes partly Congress' doing

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 17, 2020
Congress passed a law in 2006 that requires the Postal Service to prepay health benefits for retirees. It's had trouble doing that.
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Are the Big Tech companies breaking antitrust rules? Their CEOs testify before Congress.

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Rose Conlon , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Jul 29, 2020
Members of Congress believe that these companies are abusing their power. But have they done anything illegal?
This composite photo shows, from left to right, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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