Judiciary committee requests tech giants hand over internal emails and other records in antitrust investigation – follow the latestSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.59pm BST The American gun lobby has been working an “all-of-the-above” lobbying strategy to influence the package of gun control measures Trump is expected to propose in the near future. Republicans have been under pressure since two mass shootings took place in the same weekend in August, in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Trump will likely include gun lobby-approved offerings meant to address violent video games and mental health treatment, according to several people familiar with the situation. https://t.co/7gUVeCG53GIn addition to possible changes to the background check system, Trump will likely include gun lobby-approved offerings meant to address violent video games and mental health treatment, according to several people familiar with the situation. The red flag bill — a so-called compromise proposal pushed by the president’s ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, but opposed by the gun industry — may not make the cut.On Thursday night, Trump uttered the words the gun lobby wanted to hear. 2.30pm BST The details of this news will continue to flow out this morning, after a bipartisan congressional demand for internal documents from Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple as part of an anti-trust probe. Continue reading…
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