DOJ suspends DEA searches at airports over civil rights concerns
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice has directed the Drug Enforcement Administration to cease consensual searches at airports and other public transportation facilities following hearings about possible civil rights violations. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced the suspension after hearing concerns about the DEA's traffic interdiction operations, including conducting consensual searches. […]
DOJ Proposes Google Divest Chrome Browser, Eliminate Search Engine Payments
The Justice Department has filed court documents proposing to bar tech giants from paying to sell their Chrome browser and remain the default search engine on third-party platforms as a remedy for monopolistic practices. . register report The Department of Justice has officially filed court documents proposing that the tech giant sell its hugely popular […]
DOJ Was Not Weaponized Against Trump — He Is a ‘Criminal’
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) claimed Thursday on MSNBC's “Deadline” that the Justice Department was not given any weapons against President-elect Donald Trump. Host Nicole Wallace said, “The problem is that someone like Bill Barr has had a hard time blocking Donald Trump's desire to use the IRS and use the Justice Department against Trump's enemies. […]
DOJ takes aim at Chrome
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Biden-Harris DOJ Wants To Silence Surgeon Indicted After Blowing The Whistle On Child Sex Changes
The Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to place a gag order on a Texas surgeon accused of blowing the whistle on a hospital that performs gender reassignment surgeries on minors. Ministry of Justice claimed On Wednesday, Dr. Ethan Heim's discussion of his case regarding Prosecutors cited Heim's posts highlighting the judge's harsh criticism of […]
Shares of Google parent plunge after DOJ seeks forced selloff of Chrome browser
Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet plunged more than 6% on Thursday after the Justice Department asked a federal judge to order the sale of Google's Chrome web browser. This is one of several bailouts aimed at breaking Big Tech's monopoly on online search. The drop in stock prices signaled uncertainty about Google's future on […]
DOJ asks judge to order Google to sell Chrome
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to order Google to sell its Chrome browser after a court found that Google maintains an illegal monopoly on online search. In a filing late Wednesday night, the Justice Department argued that Google's ownership and control over Chrome, as well as Android, impedes efforts to […]
Google Lashes Out at DOJ Plan to Force Sale of Chrome Browser Business
Google was furious over reports that the Justice Department plans to propose forcing the tech giant to sell its Chrome web browser business as part of an ongoing antitrust rescue package. BBC News report According to reports, the Justice Department plans to propose forcing the tech giant to sell its Chrome web browser. The proposal, […]
Google must sell Chrome in move to end monopoly on internet searches: DOJ
Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, discusses whether the Justice Department's lawsuit against Google will impact Varney & Co.'s stock price. The Justice Department argued Wednesday that Google must sell its Chrome Internet browser after a federal court ruled earlier this year that the company maintains an illegal monopoly on Internet search. According […]
GOP Giving DOJ to a ‘Froot Loops Looney Tunes Dude’
Republicans will ultimately give former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) a cabinet pick for President-elect Donald Trump, CNN political commentator Van Jones said Wednesday on “The Lead.” He called him “the Looney Tune guy from Fruit Loops.” “I think this is a big test. I mean, why do we have a Senate? Apparently the president thinks […]