Google spends big on U.S. lobbying amid antitrust, bias battles

Alphabet Inc'sGoogle disclosed on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the United States government in 2018, topping its previous high of $18.22 million in 2012, as the search engine operator fights wide-ranging scrutiny into its practices.Google said in a quarterly disclosure to Congress that it spent $4.9 million on lobbying activities during the fourth quarter, slightly above $4.4 million in the same period a year ago.The 2018 total also surpassed $18.04 million sp