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Danny Westneat: In the Washington v. Idaho abortion wars, data shows Idaho is losing

SEATTLE — Now that a year has passed since women lost the right to abortion, we can assess how our neighbor Idaho's near-total ban on it is faring.

Tribune News Service

FCC Chair ‘Exploring Options’ on New Streaming Regulations in Response to Congress

Agency pushed on extending good-faith rules to FCC, making ISPs pay into Universal Service Fund

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NAB Backs Sen. Cantwell's Call for FCC to Update Rules on vMVPDs

Cantwell has sent a letter to the FCC asking it to consider treating vMVPD streaming platforms like YouTube TV as traditional pay TV operators

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Sen. Maria Cantwell Pushes Fresh Look at Regulating Online Video

Majority of FCC commissioners say they could support refreshing record

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Congress tees up FAA, pipeline safety, rail, supply chain bills - Roll Call

Senate Democrats may push for an airline "passengers' bill of rights" in the aviation reauthorization effort on the agenda this summer.

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Biden administration drafting airline passenger protection rules - Roll Call

The Biden administration wants to ensure passengers are compensated for flight delays and cancellations caused by airlines.

Roll Call

Patient Privacy at Risk in Senate Bill Aimed at Pharmacy Managers

Prosecutors could end up with a trove of patient-level data regarding highly personal drugs like Viagra, abortion pills, and more.

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Is Olympic abuse commission for real?

Given U.S. Olympic history, some athletes see an "obvious conflict of interest" behind new congressional panel

Salon

US senator slams Sony's "monopoly" on Japanese games, gets slammed right back

Nintendo fans might have something to say about that

GamesRadar

During trade talks with Japan, a U.S. senator called out PlayStation's 'monopoly,' defending Xbox

Now senators are getting involved in the big Xbox-PlayStation console war, this time as part of trade talks between the United States and Japan. Oh boy.

Windows Central

Sen. Duckworth joins bipartisan call for stronger rail safety measures

Senate Commerce Committee grills Norfolk Southern CEO on safety enhancements that can be implemented to prevent derailments like the one in East Palestine, Ohio.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill

A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz tries to block new FAA chief despite concerns about agency’s performance

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to abandon his pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, saying Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington isn’t qualified for the job and is legally barred from holding the post because of his military background.

Tribune News Service

Rail giant donated to Ohio GOP governor

Norfolk Southern donated $10,000 to Gov. Mike DeWine, adding to the $29,000 they've given since 2018

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Biden FCC nominee faces GOP, dark money

Gigi Sohn battles Republican hostility and onslaught of Big Telecom dark money in "proxy fight for net neutrality"

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Sohn blames 'dark money' for opposition to her joining FCC - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are digging in to prevent Gigi Sohn's confirmation for the FCC, but Democrats may have the votes this time.

Tribune News Service

Where’s Bob? Southwest Airlines CEO’s absence becomes a talking point in Senate hearing

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan was conspicuous by his absence from Thursday’s U.S. Senate committee hearing into the carrier’s December holiday meltdown.

Fortune

Hearing will reveal what caused Southwest's Christmas flights chaos

Southwest's pilots' union will say bosses at the airline ignored warning signs before being forced to cancel droves of flights in the run-up to Christmas.

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Southwest to describe overwhelmed scheduling system in Senate hearing

Southwest Airlines Co.’s operations chief plans to tell U.S. senators that the carrier’s scheduling systems became overwhelmed during a late-December storm, leading to a breakdown that forced thousands of flight cancellations and cost the company more than $1 billion.

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Editorial: The EPA finally protects Bristol Bay and its salmon

The next time someone moans that Congress needs term limits, remember Bristol Bay. Sometimes it takes a long time to accomplish important goals in Washington, D.C.

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Amtrak to restore second round trip to Vancouver in March

SEATTLE — Amtrak will add a second round trip to Vancouver, B.C., starting on March 7, restoring the line to prepandemic levels of service, according to Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell.

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Departures 'gradually' returning to normal after FAA lifts ground stop

Airlines resumed flights after a system outage led U.S. authorities to temporarily ground planes nationwide early Wednesday, a dramatic disruption to the air-traffic system expected to cause ongoing delays and cancellations.

The Independent UK

EPA, pipeline operator reach deal to clean up Kansas spill

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with a pipeline operator to clean up a spill that dumped 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a rural Kansas creek

Roll Call

Capitol Hill promises even more scrutiny for Southwest Airlines - Roll Call

Southwest Airlines will be subject to Senate scrutiny after canceling more than 70 percent of its flights the day after Christmas.

Reason

Politicians Who Supported $54 Billion in Airline Bailouts Now Pose as Industry Critics

Political criticism of Southwest's mass flight cancelations mask a cronyist relationship between government and the passenger airline industry.

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