Senate Commerce Committee

Senate Panel Probes Phone Bill Mystery Fees

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee is investigating several little-known companies for charging consumers mystery fees through their pho...

Congress To Probe Tech Giants On Privacy

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

Officials from Google, Facebook, AT&T and Apple will be on the Capitol Hill hot seat Tuesday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on online privacy....

Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan Defend Space Program Funding At Senate Hearings

TIME | Katy Steinmetz | Posted 05.25.2011

In terms of Senate hearings, this one had all the right stuff: high stakes, passionate speeches, shutdowns and -- as if that weren't enough -- astrona...

Health Care's 13 Tyrants

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

David Sirota

We do not live in a functioning democracy -- republican, direct, or otherwise. And now, American tyranny - that is, America's lack of democracy -- is distorting the health care debate.

At Stake: The Future of Getting News to Americans

Alberto Ibargüen | Posted 05.25.2011

Alberto Ibargüen

If the future of democracy's news and information is online, then we must ensure everyone is online, and bring technology training, digital literacy and higher quality networks to our local communities.

Should Closed Car Dealers Be Re-Opened by Congress?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Parker

Dealers say that automakers will save little -- if anything -- from closing outlets.

Cleveland Rocks & Other Wireless News

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Spalter

Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously cleared a bill requiring the FCC and the Commerce Department to conduct annual audits of our wireless airwaves.