As Trump faced trial, key GOP lawmakers aided his public defense - Roll Call As Donald Trump stood trial, his GOP allies in Congress used the power of their office to defend him in the court of public opinion. Roll Call · May 30, 2024
US Democrats Call For Criminal Probe Into Big Oil Price-fixing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats called on the Justice Department Thursday to investigate the oil and gas industry over allegations of price-fixing. International Business Times · May 30, 2024
House Ethics forms subpanel to probe Cuellar’s alleged bribery scheme - Roll Call The committee will investigate bribery and foreign influence charges filed against Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar. Roll Call · May 29, 2024
Former FBI Officials Reach Tentative Settlement Over Privacy Violation Former FBI officials settle privacy violation claims over leaked anti-Trump text messages. Top News · May 29, 2024
Former FBI Officials Reach Settlement Over Privacy Rights Violation Case Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reach a settlement with the Justice Department over privacy violations related to their text messages becom... Top News · May 29, 2024
US Tech Firm Pays $7500 Fine After Job Posting Looking For 'Whites Only Within Texas' Goes Viral US tech firm settles for racist job ad, faces fines and reforms. On the other hand, job seekers face a double whammy: Bias and automation threats. International Business Times UK · May 28, 2024
Tech company fined by DOJ over ‘whites only’ job posting In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’ The Independent UK · May 27, 2024
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says The U.S. Justice Department says a top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was captured by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges The Independent UK · May 25, 2024
Justice Department Files Motion Over Trump's Dangerous Statements The Justice Department raises concerns about the dangerous nature of Trump's rhetoric, prompting swift legal action to address the potential risks posed by... Top News · May 25, 2024
Daily Show host mocks Trump’s assassination paranoia: ‘I’ve never heard Biden sound so cool in my life!’ Michael Kosta jokes president could be ready to star in the Expendables action film series The Independent UK · May 24, 2024
Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation Entertainment – a music industry scholar explains The U.S. Justice Department, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster. The Conversation · May 24, 2024
AG Merrick Garland refutes Trump’s ‘false and extremely dangerous’ assassination attempt lie Top Justice Department official explained how former president misconstrued ‘deadly force’ language The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers? Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Ticketmaster Timeline: A running list of clashes from Pearl Jam to Taylor Swift The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Al Jazeera · May 23, 2024 US sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation over ‘illegal monopoly’ Justice Department accuses Live Nation and Ticketmaster of operating unlawful monopoly that drives up prices for fans.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans The Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans
Roll Call · May 23, 2024 Norfolk Southern agrees to $1B in settlements for East Palestine - Roll Call Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday agreed to spend $1 billion to settle lawsuits over a 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Roll Call · May 23, 2024 Justice Department seeks to break up concert giant Live Nation - Roll Call The Justice Department, 29 states and D.C. filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
Top News · May 23, 2024 Justice Department To Sue Live Nation For Antitrust Violations Senator Durbin supports Justice Department's lawsuit against Live Nation for antitrust violations in the entertainment industry.
Reason · May 22, 2024 Justice Department Sues Oklahoma Over Law That Would Imprison Undocumented Immigrants State law enforcement groups have warned that H.B. 4156 “conflicts with many existing directives” and could “destroy” their relationships with immigrant communities.
International Business Times · May 22, 2024 Trump Claims Standard FBI Warrant Shows Biden Wanted Him Dead Donald Trump drew disbelief -- and some support -- Wednesday after suggesting that standard language from an FBI search warrant executed in 2022 on his Florida mansion showed that President Joe Biden wanted armed agents to shoot him.
The Guardian - US · May 22, 2024 Investigate fossil fuel industry, top Democrats urge justice department Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin highlight decades-long efforts to sow doubts about climate crisis
Roll Call · May 22, 2024 Democrats refer 'big oil' investigation to Justice Department - Roll Call Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday referred their investigation into large oil and gas companies to the Justice Department.
Reason · May 21, 2024 The Evidence Suggests the DEA Still Has Not Come Around on Rescheduling Marijuana It looks like Attorney General Merrick Garland overrode the agency's recalcitrant drug warriors in deciding to reclassify the drug.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 DOJ adds Oklahoma to the list of states it's suing to block their immigration laws The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Oklahoma over a new state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally