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DOJ’s Case Pits Executives’ Written Documents Against Their Testimony

As the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google continues, it's becoming increasingly clear that judges will have to decide whether to believe what Google executives wrote in emails and chats or what they said on the witness stand, such as when one witness claimed that the emails outdoing competitors were “jet-lagged ramblings.” Associated Press Reports […]

Tech privacy bill pits GOP chair against House leaders

The bipartisan data privacy bill has divided House Republicans, pitting the chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee against House GOP leadership. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) are leading the effort to create the American Privacy Rights Act, a long-awaited […]

Burgeoning Sex Scandal Pits Biden Against His Biggest Backers At Critical Moment

A new report sheds light on a pervasive culture of sexual harassment plaguing a major federal entity under the watch of President Joe Biden. Law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was tasked with investigating the workplace at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) in 2023, and released its 234-page report on Tuesday. Throughout the […]

Can Sauber fix things in the pits?

There are only three races left in the F1 season. While many things have remained the same since 2024, with Red Bull leading the constructors’ championship and Max Verstappen leading the drivers’ standings, recent events have shaken up the field a bit. Mercedes is struggling, McLaren is doing well and Ferrari is steadily closing the […]

White House pits immigration deal collapse as GOP vs. Border Patrol

The White House on Thursday branded the collapse of the bipartisan border security agreement as a Republican move against the Border Patrol, which approved the deal. White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a memo that the law enforcement situation at the U.S. southern border has become “more urgent” and the Border Patrol […]

Biden’s potential menthol ban pits politics against public health

Anti-tobacco advocates are increasingly worried that a divided White House will bow to tobacco. political pressure Amid concerns of a backlash from black voters ahead of the 2024 election, the government has reversed its plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, citing opposition from the tobacco industry. The tobacco industry has long been under […]