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Epic Games, which has been a strong proponent for more open app marketplaces, has responded to Google’s big news that it plans to let some Android developers offer alternative billing methods.

The new practice group has an emphasis on bipartisanship and experience at various levels and sides of government.

Also: An unlikely alliance is urging Congress to stop the SHOP SAFE Act.

May 11, 2021 Rep. Liz Cheney appears poised to lose her party leadership role. But what does a Republican Conference chair actually do? SHOW TRANSCRIPT In Congress, Democrats and Republicans have similar, but opposing, leadership structures. The majority party elects the speaker of the House, who is the House’s top elected official and second-in-line to the presidency; a majority leader, who helps set the schedule; and a majority whip, who helps keep members in line on key votes. The party ou...

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Dead On Arrival? Democrats Push Bills All But Certain To Die In Senate House Democrats will pass multiple bills this month that failed in the last Congress GOP-controlled Senate. By: Nathaniel Reed and last updated 2021-03-03 19:35:00-05 Less than two months into the Democratic Senate majority, a major reality check is imminent.  In the House of Representatives, Democrats will pass multiple bills this month which died in the last Congress, with the Senate under Republican contr...

March 3, 2021 SHOW TRANSCRIPT Less than two months into the Democratic Senate majority, a major reality check is imminent.  In the House of Representatives, Democrats will pass multiple bills this month which died in the last Congress, with the Senate under Republican control.  The list includes an update on the Voting Rights Act, raising the minimum wage, D.C. statehood and new rules for policing. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has repeatedly said he’ll push them to a vo...

GOP Senators plan infinity vote-a-rama for Covid bill Presented by With Melanie Zanona, Sarah Ferris and Burgess Everett. $1.9T ‘TIL INFINITY: Senate Democrats are on the verge of passing President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, with GOP leaders urging their members to unanimously oppose it. But Republicans are still debating how painful to make things for Democrats. The Senate GOP is discussing whether to drag out the “vote-a-rama” of unlimited amendments overnight, likely on...

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