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Microsoft Hosted Congressional Staffers as it Lobbied on Antitrust Bills

Dozens of staffers met with company lobbyists in Washington State as Microsoft lobbied on antitrust bills that could majorly impact their business.

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Big Tech Lobbyists Butter Up the Dems

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Companies Butter Up Likely Next Energy and Commerce Chair

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Heidi Heitkamp Lobbies Against a Democratic FCC

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Publishing Giants Are Fighting Libraries on E-Books

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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Has a New Corporate Megadonor

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Schrier Buys Up to $1.5 Million in Apple Stock

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Senators Own up to $25 Million in Big Tech Stocks

Senators invested in tech stocks like Amazon, Apple, and Google may soon be voting on antitrust bills introduced in the Senate that would impact their portfolios.

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Members of Congress Own Millions in Facebook Stock While Weighing New Tech Laws

Here are the senators and representatives who hold stock in Facebook.

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While Inquiring on Facebook’s Bottom Line, Hickenlooper is Invested in the Company

The senator's $FB shares are worth as much as $500,000.

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Blue Dog-Affiliated Website Blurs Line Between Newsroom and Political Advertiser

The Well News, founded by employees of a Blue Dog-affiliated nonprofit, appears to be exploiting a campaign finance loophole to run ads boosting Blue Dog Democrats.

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Gates Foundation Was Major Donor to Pro-Biden ‘Dark Money’ Network

The parent organization of a Democratic "dark money" behemoth received nearly $70 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2020 as it financed super PACs boosting Joe Biden's presidential campaign.

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Paul Pelosi Invests in Alphabet as Congress Weighs Breaking Up Big Tech

So far this year, Paul Pelosi has purchased stock in companies including Tesla, Walt Disney, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon.

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Big Tech-Funded Groups Lobby Against Antitrust Bills

Last week, the House Judiciary Committee approved a sweeping package of antitrust bills, one overcoming opposition from Democrats hailing from tech industry-heavy California.

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Senate Republicans Propose Cuts to Rural Broadband Plan

Three lead negotiators of the Senate GOP's counter-proposal to Biden's infrastructure plan represent states ranked in the bottom 10 for broadband access.

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Biden’s Likely Ambassador to China Is Entangled In Tech and Defense

Nicholas Burns’s senior position with the Cohen Group consultancy blurs public service and private-sector work.