Judge weighs two starkly different proposals. The Justice Department and several states have asked Judge Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser and share valuable search

A federal judge in Washington suggested on Friday he is considering making Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab take less aggressive measures to restore competition in online search than the 10-year regime proposed by antitrust enforcers.

Google will return to federal court Friday to fend off the U.S. Justice Department’s attempt to topple its internet empire at the same time it’s navigating a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence t