Four states have joined the Justice Department’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, bringing the total number of co-plaintiffs to 20. A press release from the DOJ announced that attorneys general in Nevada, Washington, Indianapolis, and Massachusetts joined the suit. The initial lawsuit, brought in March, included 15 states and the District of Columbia
On Friday, May 31, alumni descended on Columbia University’s Manhattan campus to celebrate their class reunions. In addition to eating and drinking, the festivities included several panel discussions featuring professors and administrators. One, focused on Jewish life on campus, was particularly newsworthy. Student protesters who had broken into and occupied a university building during the
Democrats have been increasing pressure on the Court since 2022 when it reversed Roe v. Wade. The U.S. Senate decided on June 12 not to approve a Democrat-sponsored Supreme Court ethics reform bill after the measure was put forward by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) for unanimous consent. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) objected to
Cracking down on electronic cigarettes contaminated with illegal drugs is the DOJ’s ‘highest priority,’ according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun Rao. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved 23 e-cigarette products, yet millions of illegal e-cigarettes have flooded the U.S. market, as stated at the Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on
Stephen Gardner says the pandemic pushed Amtrak’s financial progress back several years, but May was the most profitable month in company history. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner testified to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 12 that the national rail company has yet to turn a profit in a 12-month period but hopes to
President Joe Biden is set to sign a bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Thursday, signifying continuing U.S. support for Ukraine’s national security. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced the plans to finalize this bilateral agreement during a discussion with reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. The forthcoming
After Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges this week, the media seized on the verdict as proof of the impartiality of President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. “To say that the Biden DOJ is only going after Trump and Republicans is inaccurate,” one MSNBC pundit said following the jury’s decision. “You have a president of