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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Caitlin Oprysko |Gabby Miller
Confusion over President Donald Trump’s latest tranche of tariffs is roiling the business community hours before Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs are set to go into effect. Nearly a week after the White House rolled out its tariff plan, lobbyists across Washington are working to decipher the administration’s muddled messaging and translate it into a strategy for relief for their clients.
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3 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Brendan Bordelon |Gabby Miller
With the EU, Canada and other allies passing serious tech regulations over the past several years — including privacy rules, antitrust fines and digital taxes — Schruers and other lobbyists have been railing against these policies as unfair to American firms, which are the world’s largest tech players.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Myah Ward |Lisa Kashinsky |Gabby Miller
“Lors du premier mandat, tout le monde se battait contre moi”, a retracé le président élu, avant d’ajouter : “Celui-ci est beaucoup moins hostile que le précédent, c’est vraiment le contraire de l’hostilité.”Il prévoit de rencontrer d’autres dirigeants étrangers cette semaine. Quant aux chefs d’entreprise et aux patrons de la tech : le “reste arrive”, a-t-il lancé.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | J.J. Tolentino |Rachel Lau |Ben Lennett |Gabby Miller
J.J. Tolentino, Rachel Lau, Ben Lennett, Gabby Miller, Prithvi Iyer / Dec 2, 2024Rachel Lau and J.J. Tolentino work with leading public interest foundations and nonprofits on technology policy issues at Freedman Consulting, LLC. Ben Lennett is the managing editor of Tech Policy Press, Gabby Miller is the staff writer at Tech Policy Press, and Prithvi Iyer is the program manager at Tech Policy Press.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Gabby Miller
While votes are still being counted in some House races, it's clear Republicans will have a majority and that a new governing trifecta is set to reshape the policy agenda in Washington. Even as the busy lame-duck session grinds on, Republicans are already vying for key leadership positions that will steer tech policy in the upcoming Congress. Yesterday, the Senate selected John Thune, the Republican senator from South Dakota, as its majority leader, replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell. Although Sen.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Gabby Miller |Justin Hendrix
President-elect Donald J. Trump is headed back to the White House for a second term. Republicans will control the Senate, while control of the House of Representatives is still up in the air, but leaning towards the GOP as of this publication. The Supreme Court majority consists primarily of justices appointed by Republican presidents, including three appointed by President Trump during his first term.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Rachel Lau |J.J. Tolentino |Gabby Miller |Ben Lennett
Rachel Lau, J.J. Tolentino, Gabby Miller, Ben Lennett / Nov 1, 2024Rachel Lau and J.J. Tolentino work with leading public interest foundations and nonprofits on technology policy issues at Freedman Consulting, LLC. Ben Lennett is managing editor of Tech Policy Press, and Gabby Miller is staff writer at Tech Policy Press. With November 5th quickly approaching, over the past month, policymakers were largely focused on elections, meaning limited action on tech policy.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Gabby Miller |Ben Lennett
Gabby Miller, Ben Lennett / Oct 24, 2024 On October 24, 2024, the Biden Administration issued a “Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering the Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence.” The purpose of the document, according to the administration, is to “galvanize federal government adoption of AI to advance the national security mission,...
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Gabby Miller
A series of recent rulings have signaled that courts may no longer allow Section 230 – a 1998 law that provides immunity to online platforms from harms associated with the content posted by third-party users – to be used as a catch-all liability protection for social media platforms. In the past, courts have frequently dismissed lawsuits against social media platforms based on Section 230’s protection.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Gabby Miller |Justin Hendrix |Ben Lennett |Prithvi Iyer
The 2024 US federal elections offer a distinct set of choices for voters, particularly in the race for the White House. But the presidential election is not the only race that will define the makeup of government after November; control of the House and Senate are up in the air, and several states will choose a Governor and elect new legislators. Technology is not a motivating issue in most of these elections.
