Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders’ briefing on the Epstein files
The committee’s Republican chairman, Rep. James Comer, accused Democrats of political grandstanding.
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WNBA, players union reach ‘transformative’ agreement in principle
The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted for more than 100 hours.
Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
The order issued Monday is the latest development in a lawsuit filed last July by the American Academy of Pediatrics and some other medical groups.
New tax laws likely to increase number of donors but could reduce donations to nonprofits
New tax deductions available to most tax filers will encourage between 6 million and 8.7 million more Americans to donate to nonprofits over time, the researchers found.
13 attorneys general sue Evansville-based OneMain over hidden loan add-ons
The attorneys general say the conduct affected tens of thousands of borrowers and violated state consumer protection laws.
As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find
For all the boasting, the administration has been releasing less reliable, carefully vetted data than its predecessors on a signature policy that has become one of the most contentious of Trump’s second term.
Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year
The administration has moved quickly to impose new tariffs, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that that new levies “will result in virtually unchanged tariff revenue in 2026.″
Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court case
Live Nation wants the exhibits disqualified from the trial, saying the messages reflect “off-the-cuff banter, not policy” between two personal friends who do not work together.
Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to jury
The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies are likely to play out.
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
The administration opened a trade investigation to examine whether excess industrial capacity and government backing could give foreign manufacturers an unfair advantage over U.S. companies.
Microsoft backs Anthropic, urging a judge to halt Pentagon’s actions
The Pentagon’s action “forces government contractors to comply with vague and ill-defined directions that have never before been publicly wielded against a U.S. company,” Microsoft’s legal brief says.
Judge urges states to settle Live Nation claims after US strikes deal but states say no chance
The Justice Department announcement was immediately met with strong criticism from multiple states.
Man who helped recruit players into sprawling NCAA basketball point-shaving scheme pleads guilty
The point-shaving scheme grew to involve more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams, who then rigged and attempted to rig more than 29 games, prosecutors said.
Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada
OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who months later committed one of Canada’s worst school shootings on Feb. 10.
Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation
This is the first time the federal government is known to have used the designation — designed to prevent foreign adversaries from harming national security systems — against a U.S. company.
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
The case accused Live Nation of using threats, retaliation and other tactics to “suffocate the competition” by controlling virtually every aspect of the industry, from concert promotion to ticketing.
FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information
“The affected system is unclassified and contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, such as pen register and trap and trace surveillance returns, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of FBI investigations,” said the notification.
Elon Musk defends tweets in lawsuit alleging they caused Twitter stock to fall before acquisition
Taking the stand for the second day, Musk continued to double down on his assertion that Twitter had a much higher number of fake and spam accounts than the 5% it disclosed in regulatory filings.
Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court
U.S. Customs and Border Protection routinely refunds tariffs when there’s been some kind of error, but its system was “not designed for a mass refund,″ said trade lawyer Alexis Early.
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
Epic’s attack against Google’s Play Store coincided with a similar crusade against Apple’s iPhone app store that still remains entangled in some legal disputes about how alternative payment systems can be managed.