The Justice Department announced a plea deal with Hunter Biden over two tax charges last month. But a hearing today didn t go as expected. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman on the latest twist in the legal case and what it means for President Biden ahead of next year s election. Further Reading: - Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Charges - Where Are Republicans’ Biden Probes Headed, and Is Impeachment Possible?
When Lina Khan took over as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, she vowed to stiffen antitrust enforcement. Two years in, her attempts to rein in big mergers through the court system have been mostly unsuccessful. We speak to Khan about her big tech losses and why the FTC is concerned about ChatGPT. Further Reading: - ChatGPT Comes Under Investigation by Federal Trade Commission - Lina Khan Is Taking on the World’s Biggest Tech Companies and Losing Further Listening: - Microsoft’s Big Win Against the FTC - Biden’s New FTC Chair Squares Off With Big Tech
For decades, telecom companies have known that lead in their networks posed risks to workers, and did little about it. Lead can cause a variety of ailments in adults, affecting the kidney, heart and reproductive systems, and it is classified as a probable human carcinogen. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran explains the danger of lead cables and what telephone companies knew. Further Reading: - America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables - What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables - Workers Exposed to Toxic Lead Cables Wrestle With the Aftermath - How the Journal Investigated Hidden Lead Cables Circling the U.S. Further Listening: - Part 1: America Is Wrapped in Toxic Lead Cables
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