Congress aims to reauthorize Commerce telecom agency for first time in three decades

Congress is considering reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration this year, with leading lawmakers casting the agency in a critical role overseeing issues ranging from federal spectrum management and broadband Internet expansion to emerging developments in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. NTIA was last reauthorized 30 years ago. During a House Energy and Commerce communications and technology subcommittee hearing last week, Chairman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) introduced a discussion draft of his “National Telecommunication and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2023.” The bill is among a raft of legislation the…

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Trump border closing? Republicans, Chamber of Commerce question president’s latest threat – USA TODAY

Trump border closing? Republicans, Chamber of Commerce question president’s latest threat  USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Border-state Republicans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce balked Monday at President Donald Trump’s latest threat to close the … “us republicans” – Google News

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China has no intention of interfering in US politics: commerce ministry – Reuters

Reuters China has no intention of interfering in US politics: commerce ministryReutersBEIJING (Reuters) – China has no intention of interfering in U.S. politics and hopes Washington would stop finding excuses for its unilateralism and trade protectionism, the Chinese commerce ministry's spokesman said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Flags of …and more » us politics – Google News

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Paradise Papers: Democrats want probe into US commerce chief Wilbur Ross’s business link to Putin son-in-law – South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post Paradise Papers: Democrats want probe into US commerce chief Wilbur Ross's business link to Putin son-in-lawSouth China Morning PostUS Democrats have called for an inquiry into Wilbur Ross's business links to Vladimir Putin's son-in-law, as politicians and campaigners urged leaders to tackle tax avoidance systems revealed in the Paradise Papers. Ross, Donald Trump's billionaire …and more » us democrats – Google News

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