New Chief of the F.C.C. Is Confirmed

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm President Obama’s two picks for the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler as chairman and Michael O’Rielly as a commissioner.

    



Cruz’s 21-Hour Speech Fueled a Ratings Jump at C-Span2

C-Span2’s average daily rating shot up during Senator Ted Cruz’s speech to protest President Obama’s health care law and C-Span’s audience more than tripled on the eve of the government shutdown, data show.