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House Democrats press tech leaders to curb hurricane misinformation  

A group of House Democrats representing areas affected by Hurricanes Helen and Milton is calling on leaders of major technology companies to do more to combat the torrent of online misinformation about extreme weather events. are. by letter In a letter sent Friday, Rep. Deborah Ross (North Carolina), Rep. Kathy Castor (Florida), Rep. Nikema Williams […]

Lawmakers press FTC chair on federal price gouging ban

A group of mostly Democrats this week told Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan that federal price gouging bans would be in place in the event of a major disaster like Hurricane Helen. It asked for more information on how it would help “hold bad actors accountable.” Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. […]

CVS, UnitedHealth press for FTC Chair Khan to be removed from PBM lawsuit

UnitedHealth and CVS Caremark have asked a federal judge to block Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners from the agency's lawsuit against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). I'm asking for it to be taken away from. Lawyers for UnitedHealth's OptumRx and CVS Caremark say Khan, along with Commissioners […]