Senate committee holds hearing on controversial surveillance tool set to expire unless Congress reauthorizes

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday regarding FISA Section 702 surveillance power, which is set to expire unless Congress acts.

Senate hearing restarts debate over Section 702 privacy

Privacy-minded Senate Judiciary members rehashed their support for adding a warrant requirement to a powerful surveillance authority.

Live Nation Legal Chief Denies Ticketmaster Colludes With Resellers at Tense Senate Hearing

Live Nation legal chief Dan Wall and Kid Rock testified at a Senate hearing on Wednesday (Jan. 28) over the Ticketmaster lawsuit filed by the FTC.

Senate committee overhauls bill to soften House-passed ban on eminent domain

A bill to ban the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines was rewritten in the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday with language the chair said was “substantially similar” to an eminent domain bill proposed by the Senate majority leader.

Senate hearing on Netflix-Warner Bros. transaction set for Feb. 3; Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to testify

A Senate committee will examine the proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. at a hearing scheduled for next week, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos scheduled to testify. The hearing before the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee will be held on Feb.
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Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm

The Senate Agriculture Committee pushed its planned markup hearing, where lawmakers would debate and vote on its market structure bill, to Thursday morning.