Legislative Branch

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission is considering strengthening online privacy protections, including for children, in an effort to bypass legislative…

SEOUL—Google and Apple Inc. will have to open their app stores to alternative payment systems in South Korea, threatening their lucrative…

WASHINGTON—Tucked into a sweeping bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate earlier this month are measures intended to help provide…

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said his climate investment fund will commit $1.5 billion for joint projects with the U.S. government if…

Companies are pushing to narrow legislation that would require them to report cyberattacks to the U.S. government, as a series of hacks has added momentum to…

WASHINGTON—Senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would impose new rules for app stores, amid debate over the dominant roles Apple Inc.…

WASHINGTON—The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through the Senate this week stands to be a windfall for cable and fiber-optic internet…

HOUSE THROWS UP ROADBLOCKS to funding for Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space exploration company that was approved as part of the…

WASHINGTON—House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) criticized a bipartisan package of bills…

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lina Khan for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission, and President Biden tapped her to lead the agency, a post…