Ousted: Who’s Up for Speaker & What’s In for Big Tech 10/04/23

For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has voted its Speaker Kevn McCarthy (R-CA) out of his leadership seat. 2024 Presidential hopeful Chris Christie, former New Jersey Governor, explains who might be up for the Speaker job and weighs in on the Republican party’s fate, as the Presidential election nears. Plus, the Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust case against Amazon, and the Department of Justice has Google parent Alphabet in its sights. Antitrust expert and Columbia Law School Professor Tim Wu explains the regulators’ routes to a competitive marketplace, plus what it means for big tech’s big innovations. 

Chris Christie, 16:11

Tim Wu, 31:25

In this episode:
Chris Christie, @GovChristie

Tim Wu, @superwuster

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie