John Hendel
Senate GOP to Trump administration: Don’t get sloppy with broadband
Congress is angling to impose some training wheels on the Trump administration when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars on broadband deployment.
Nathan Leamer Leaves FCC
Nathan Leamer, policy adviser to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, has left the agency after nearly three years. Leamer is taking up a new role at Targeted Victory.

Democrats torch President Trump failures on rural digital divide
Democrats are offering President Donald Trump's rural supporters a reason to turn against him in 2020 — his failure to bring them the high-speed internet he promised.
FCC Gets Earful on Facebook, Twitter
While the White House created its hotline for social media bias tips, frustrated consumers had already turned to the Federal Communications Commission to lodge grievances about online platforms — despite the agency’s lack of jurisdiction over tech
Karl Rove jumps into wireless battle that is dividing Trump world
Karl Rove isn't a registered lobbyist, but he is actively working Capitol Hill on one side of the 5G wireless fight that has split President Donald Trump's advisers.

FTC plans broad review of tech data practices
According to a series of letters from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons to US senators, the agency is planning to launch a wide-ranging study of tech companies' data practices.
Trump reelection campaign pushes government intervention on 5G
President Donald Trump's reelection team is backing a controversial plan to give the government a role in managing America's next-generation 5G wireless networks — bucking the free market consensus view of his own administration and sparking wirel
Commissioner O'Rielly Interested in New FCC Term
The next Federal Communications Commission commissioner’s term to expire belongs to Mike O’Rielly, and he said he would welcome another five-year term. “I’ve expressed an interest in potentially staying,” said Commissioner O'Rielly.

Rifts Risk Democrats' Privacy Plans
House Democrats want to use the coming months to execute a bold tech agenda ahead of the 2020 presidential election, but they may need to make peace with each other first. While Democrats insist they bring a unified front to the issue of online pr