Legislative Update

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Bipartisan Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement by midnight on October 1 to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating. By month’s end, the shutdown had continued into a fourth week, with most federal government operations shuttered except for those deemed […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Bipartisan Congressional leaders and the President struggled during September to reach a Continuing Resolution (CR) agreement to keep the federal government operating after an October 1 midnight deadline. To pass a CR and avoid a shutdown, the Senate needs some Senate Democrat votes. In a first […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. House started its summer recess period in late July and will return to Washington in early September. The Senate plans to start its recess by August 1, unless it remains in session for a period beyond that to confirm more of President Trump’s nominees […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late June, world attention abruptly turned to news of the U.S. entry into the Israel-Iran conflict with a bunker-buster bombing mission against Iran’s nuclear capabilities. President Trump and his Cabinet defended the move and asserted that the U.S. strikes had obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities. President […]