Watchdog group asks to unseal records of DOJ’s subpoenas of congressional staffers’ messages
Department of Justice announces antitrust lawsuit against Apple Fox News legal editor Kelly Kupec Urban reacts to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement of an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and comments on key moments in the hearings on President Biden’s impeachment inquiry. Exclusive: A watchdog group is asking a federal court to unseal documents related to […]
Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health Care Pricing – The New York Times
Recent revelations about the role of data analytics companies in determining health care costs have heightened concerns about the potential for price fixing in health care and led to calls for a federal investigation. in letter Sen. Amy Klobuchar told federal regulators this week whether algorithms used by MultiPlan helped large health insurance companies collude […]
‘I’m Not Gonna Be Able’: Former Biden Official Stumped When GOP Rep Asks Him To Explain ‘Tenets’ Of First Amendment
Former White House Director of Digital Strategy Robert Flaherty on Wednesday was unable to state the “five tenets of the First Amendment” when Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack asked him at a hearing on government censorship. Flaherty joined President Joe Biden’s White House in Jan. 2021, and was involved in efforts to influence social media companies […]
Barbra Streisand asks Melissa McCarthy about Ozempic on Instagram
“What an idiot.” Ask a question about Ozempic on Instagram? On Monday, Barbra Streisand came under fire for asking actress Melissa McCarthy in an Instagram comment if she uses Ozempic to lose weight. The Bridesmaids star, 53, shared an image of her and choreographer Adam Shankman on a merry-go-round outside the Center Theater Group Gala, […]
Columbia University, anti-Israel agitators fail to reach deal, president asks camp to ‘voluntarily disperse’
Days after it redlined anti-Israel students who had pitched tents in the heart of campus, Columbia University announced that talks to clear the anti-Israel encampment are still ongoing. Columbia University President Nemat “Minoush” Shafik said no agreement had been reached between school officials and the protesting students. She also lamented that students who did not […]
Justice Alito Asks Biden DOJ Point-Blank Why Statute Gov Argues Requires Abortion Uses The Phrase ‘Unborn Child’
Justice Samuel Alito asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar why the statute the government argues mandates emergency room doctors to perform abortions in a state that bans them uses the phrase “unborn child.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moyle v. United States, the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which […]
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
Lawyers for an American man believed to have been held by the Taliban for about two years have called on UN human rights investigators to intervene, calling the treatment cruel and inhumane. Ryan Corbett was abducted on August 10, 2022, after returning to Afghanistan, where he had been with his family when the U.S.-backed Afghan […]
SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security – Fortune
On Thursday, the bitter legal battle between the crypto industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission intensified as ConsenSys, a major backer of the Ethereum blockchain, filed a lawsuit against the agency in Texas federal court. The complaint seeks to avert an impending SEC lawsuit against the company over features of the popular MetaMask wallet, […]
Scott Peterson prosecutor asks court to reject killer’s appeal attempt
Prosecutors have asked a California court to block new DNA testing of disputed evidence in the 2002 murders of pregnant Modesto woman Laci Peterson and her unborn son Connor. I requested them to do so. This could create a central hurdle in the latest appeal of her husband, convicted murderer Scott Peterson. The Los Angeles […]
Truth Social owner asks Congress to investigate ‘potential manipulation’ of share price
Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social’s parent company, on Tuesday asked Congress to investigate “potential manipulation” of stock prices. In a letter to the Republican chairmen of the House Judiciary, Oversight, Financial Services, and Ways and Means committees, Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes wrote that the company’s stock was “naked.” expressed concern about short […]