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President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Digital inclusion nonprofit sues Trump administration over Digital Equity Act cancellation

The National Digital Inclusion Alliance has sued the Trump administration for what it says was an overreach of power in its cancellation of the Digital Equity Act.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

NTIA wants to claim leftover BEAD funds as taxpayer ‘savings’

With billions federal funds expected to be leftover from the BEAD program, the government claims it's saving taxpayers money. The truth is a bit more complicated.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

House Democrats want Commerce Dept. to clarify rules for BEAD nondeployment funds

Ten House Democrats are asking the Commerce Department to provide guidance on using federal broadband funding for things like workforce development, telehealth and cybersecurity.
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People view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

SpaceX says Virginia unfairly favored fiber over satellite in BEAD proposal

SpaceX claimed Virginia purposefully excluded Starlink from competing on equal footing for bids on more than 95% of eligible build locations.
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