Wall Street Journal

Infrastructure Negotiators Agree to Framework for Package

Members of a bipartisan group negotiating a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal said they had crafted a framework for an agreement, and lawmakers plan to meet with President Biden on June 24 to try to complete a deal. The Democrats and Republicans emerged from a meeting with top White House officials saying work would continue on some unresolved details.

Google, Facebook Pressure Falls Short as Antitrust Measures Advance in House Committee

The House Judiciary Committee approved far-reaching legislation to curb the market dominance of tech giants, including Google and Facebook, but much of the effort faced intensive lobbying by affected firms that slowed the committee’s work and foreshadowed a pitched battle in the Senate. The centerpiece of the six-bill package, a measure to bar big tech companies from favoring their own products in a range of circumstances on their platforms, was ap

China Steps Up Antitrust Pressure on Internet Firms

Chinese regulators have intensified scrutiny of dozens of domestic internet companies for possible antitrust violations.