House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are currently negotiating once again for a new coronavirus stimulus package. The updated HEROES Act would cost $2.2 trillion (vs. $3.4 trillion for the >>
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Don’t hold your breath for a new stimulus check
Two events that almost never happen simultaneously in the US are conspiring together to all but destroy any chance of Congress passing a new stimulus bill that appropriates funding for new stimulus checks. >>
Congress destroys Northrop Grumman CEO over stupid mistakes on the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is progressing nicely. Just kidding! It’s actually a total disaster of epic proportions that has outpaced its proposed budgets so many times that it’s laughable. The project was >>
First GOP Congressman signs onto net neutrality bill
In a surprise announcement early Tuesday morning, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) became the first Republican member of the House of Representatives to sign onto a Democrat effort to roll back FCC net neutrality rule >>
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress to address Cambridge Analytica scandal
Mark Zuckerberg has decided that he will speak before Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a new report from CNN. Congress has been requesting to speak to Zuckerberg ever since Cambridge Analytica, a data >>
How the Democrats are using Republicans’ favorite move to try to preserve net neutrality
When Trump-appointed FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced early this year that he would seek to roll back Obama-era net neutrality rules, most people thought that it would be game over. Changing FCC rules >>
Congress just gave ISPs the green light to sell your browsing history to strangers
In a vote today, House Republicans passed a bill that would undo FCC privacy rules surrounding how internet service providers can collect and use customers’ data. In essence, it gives a green light >>
How to watch President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress live online
For the first time since he took office, President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight at 9:00 pm ET. It will be the most substantial speech he has given >>
