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mhalvorsen@morningconsult.comMorgan is a Deputy Editor at Morning Consult.
By Morgan Halvorsen Week in Review Police say Uber crash “entirely avoidable” The “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., in March was streaming a Hulu television show on her phone until approximately half a second before the fatal crash, according to […]
By Morgan Halvorsen Top Stories The “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., in March was streaming a Hulu television show on her phone until approximately half a second before the fatal crash, according to local police. The 318-page report from the […]
By Edward Graham and Morgan Halvorsen Top Stories California State Assembly members weakened legislation designed to implement a local version of the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules, which were repealed by the agency in December. The bill, which was approved by the California Senate last month, seeks to impose strict regulations on how internet service […]
By Morgan Halvorsen and Edward Graham Top Stories The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case involving two people who object to Google LLC’s $8.5 million settlement of claims that the Alphabet Inc. unit improperly disclosed users’ online search terms to outside websites. The case centers on what’s known as a “cy pres” accord, which […]
By Morgan Halvorsen and Edward Graham Top Stories Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. announced they have agreed to a nearly $27 billion merger deal, a move that could significantly change the U.S. telecom industry as it works to advance next-generation wireless technology, known as 5G. T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere, who would serve as leader of […]
By Morgan Halvorsen Top Stories Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey suspended Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous vehicle testing privileges in the Grand Canyon State, saying in a letter to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that last week’s fatal crash involving a self-driving car and a woman in Phoenix was “an unquestionable failure to comply with” expectations of public safety. Uber ceased […]
By Morgan Halvorsen Top Stories House Republicans intend to hold a series of hearings starting Feb. 28 on legislative efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic. The first hearing is set to address law enforcement approaches, including a bill that would make it easier to categorize certain offshoots of synthetic drugs as controlled substances — a […]
The Congressional Budget Office plans to release a report this week on the estimated cost of ending cost-sharing reduction payments. Uncertainty over the administration’s commitment to making these payments has caused insurers to suggest premium increases and exit health care exchanges.
President Donald Trump blamed former President Barack Obama for not doing more to curb opioid abuse, but he offered few specific details for how he would confront the crisis. Trump later announced he is declaring the epidemic “a national emergency.”
Despite the president’s penchant for posting, 62 percent of President Donald Trump’s voters aren’t following his tweets closely, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows. What’s more is that registered voters trust the information coming from the media more than that from the White House or Trump, with 46 percent of those surveyed saying Trump’s information was not credible.
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