Karl Herchenroeder, Associate Editor, is a technology policy journalist for publications including Communications Daily. Born in Rockville, Maryland, he joined the Warren Communications News staff in 2018. He began his journalism career in 2012 at the Aspen Times in Aspen, Colorado, where he covered city government. After that, he covered the nuclear industry for ExchangeMonitor in Washington. You can follow Herchenroeder on Twitter: @karlherk

The House Science Committee has been ready to go to conference on science and tech legislation since passing its bills in June, but members are waiting for Democratic leadership to take action on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S-1260)…Subscribe to Read >>

The Senate Commerce Committee will vote Dec. 1 on advancing confirmation of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Democratic FTC nominee Alvaro Bedoya, as expected (see 2111170071), the panel said Tuesday. FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson backed Bedoya's nomination in a statement…Subscribe to Read >>

House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D-R.I., remains hopeful House leadership will allow floor time for the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust legislation before the end of the year, he told us last week. A Democratic aide said Monday that caucus negotiations…Subscribe to Read >>

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., seeks bipartisan recommendations for updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, she told us last week. Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said they’re trying to reach bipartisan consensus.Subscribe to Read >>

A unanimous FTC agreed to a Republican proposal to delay voting on whether to issue orders to large retailers and consumer-goods suppliers to study anti-competitive effects of supply chain disruptions (see 2111100084). Despite Chair Lina Khan’s desire to “expeditiously” begin…Subscribe to Read >>