February 2025

Sens Cruz, Cantwell Announce Commerce Subcommittee Rosters for 119th Congress

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced the Subcommittee assignments for the 119^th Congress. Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell are ex officio members on each subcommittee.

Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)

Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.)

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.)

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes (New York Times)

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With Truth Social, President Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue (New York Times)

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Neera Tanden will again lead the Center for American Progress (New York Times)

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Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The Associated Press (New York Times)

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President Trump Is Planning to Take Control of the Postal Service, Officials Say (Wall Street Journal)

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DOGE Is Searching for Wasteful Spending. It Isn’t Hard to Find. (Wall Street Journal)

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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny

Forty years ago, the Reagan administration told PBS to find ways to increase funding for public television outside of taxpayer dollars. It did. PBS’ response to the challenge was to enhance the way it acknowledged sponsors. Instead of merely running a company logo before its programming, PBS let corporate underwriters place messages that looked more like standard commercials. That process helped sustain such programs as “Nova,” “Masterpiece” and Ken Burns’ acclaimed documentaries.

Weekly Digest

Expanding Broadband Adoption in Wisconsin with Digital Equity Capacity Funds

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Friday, February 21, 2025

T-Mobile’s Ewaldsson says 5G rural lead is 'just the beginning'

This won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been following T-Mobile’s 5G expansion into small towns and rural areas of the U.S., but Ookla made it official this week, crowning T-Mobile the leader for its 5G coverage in rural areas.

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