Trade associations and local business groups that represent top American tech companies proposed a set of changes to the temporary worker visa measures in the Gang of Eight's immigration bill on Monday.

More than 50 influential national and local business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Internet Association, outlined their proposed "improvements" to the bill in a letter sent to Senate Judiciary panel members on Monday.

The letter comes a day before the committee is set to consider a slate of amendments to the section of the Gang of Eight bill that would modify the immigration rules for highly-skilled and educated foreign workers. 

They argue all Internet traffic should be treated equally and major corporations should not be able to pay for preferential treatment.

The group is under fire from the left for TV ads that back the Keystone XL pipeline and Arctic drilling.

The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will take a peek under the hood of new advanced vehicle technologies that have recently hit the auto market.

In particular, the Commerce panel plans to use the hearing to discuss the policy implications of self-driving vehicles, which have received a lot of buzz lately thanks to the introduction of Google's driverless cars. Lawmakers are concerned about the safety of those vehicles on the roadways.

California already passed a law last fall that allows Google and other companies to operate driverless cars in the state.

Gun control advocates are invoking Sandy Hook to argue that companies like LivingSocial should not endorse deals that glorify guns.

ABC is rolling out a new feature on its iPad and iPhone apps that lets consumers around New York and Philadelphia live-stream shows from local affiliates, according to The New York Times. Read more...

Consumer complaints about the rising price of cable television have caught the attention of Congress.

The oversight chairman has been tasked with a major piece of the House's immigration overhaul, The Hill has learned.

The departures come after Mark Zuckerberg's advocacy group sparked an outcry from liberal and progressive groups.