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A retirement reform plan known as “SECURE 2.0” is finally on the move again on Capitol Hill. The bill, known formally as the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, was passed by the House of Representatives Tuesday in an overwhelming 414 to 5 vote. “Oftentimes in this chamber you will hear the phrase transformative,” said Ways and Means committee chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) as the bill neared passage. “Sometimes it’s hyperbolic but on this occasion, this is transformative… Source link

Former President Donald Trump pulled his Senate endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., on Wednesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump pulled his U.S. Senate endorsement of Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., describing him as “woke” and slamming the candidate for telling voters to look past Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. “When I endorsed Mo Brooks, he took a 44-point lead and was unstoppable. He then hired a new campaign staff who… Source link

A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to approve a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, particularly Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O). The measure, sponsored by Democratic Senators… Source link

Media top headlines January 13 In media news today, Associated Press tells staff to ‘avoid emphasizing COVID case counts, the Economic Council director urges the media to focus on wage increases instead of inflation, and the mainstream media drags Rand Paul for clashing with Dr. Fauci. Yahoo is rejecting a digital ad from Republican Senate candidate Jim Lamon for touting the widely-used anti-Biden expression.  Lamon, a businessman and Army veteran running in the GOP primary in Arizona,… Source link

With two giants calling the shots and collecting whatever tolls they see fit, mobile software makers have long complained that app stores take an unfair cut of the cash that should be flowing directly to developers. Hearing those concerns, a group of senators introduced a new bill this week that, if passed, would greatly diminish Apple and Google’s ability to control app purchases in their operating systems and completely shake up the way that mobile software gets distributed. The… Source link

The proposed bipartisan legislation by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar and Marsha Blackburn would outlaw certain contractual obligations that app developers say they are forced to accept from major app stores in order to reach consumers. If enacted, the bill could impose sweeping new requirements on major tech platforms; its provisions apply to all app distribution services with more than 50 million users. Under the bill, Apple (AAPL) — for example — could not require apps to use… Source link

Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. BRASÍLIA, June 23 (Reuters) – A Brazilian Senate committee on Wednesday formally approved a request to call representatives of Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook (FB.O) and Twitter (TWTR.N) to testify in an ongoing probe into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senators want to look into what role the companies had in helping to spread potentially dangerous misinformation during the pandemic.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says it would be “highly unlikely” that he’d allow President Biden to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if Republicans were to take control of the chamber. Appearing Monday on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show, McConnell was presented with a hypothetical of a Supreme Court vacancy after a GOP victory in the 2022 midterm elections. The scenario was based on what occurred in 2016, following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin… Source link

Executives from Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) head the list of witnesses for a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee next week, along with an executive from speaker maker Sonos Inc (SONO.O), which has been critical of the two tech giants. Ryan McCrate, an associate general counsel, will speak for Amazon while public policy specialist Wilson White will testify for Google, said Senators Amy Klobuchar, chair of the panel, and Mike Lee, the… Source link

Democratic senators, led by Cory Booker of New Jersey, say they worry about how Google’s products and policies may perpetuate bias. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images … Source link