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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.
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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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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)

State, local organizations ask Commerce Dept. to reinstate Digital Equity Act

A new letter urges Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick to reinstate the Digital Equity Act funds Trump cancelled last month.
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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)

Commerce Dept. revamping broadband program after ‘woke’ Biden-era mandates

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he's “ripping out” the “pointless requirements” inserted by former President Joe Biden into the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
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