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North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that a federal judge has granted an emergency motion freezing what he described as the largest television merger in U.S. history, setting up a major legal battle over media consolidation and antitrust law. “Merger frozen,” Jackson said in a social media video after describing the court decision as…
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A nurse practitioner who prosecutors said positioned herself as an authority on Medicare compliance while participating in a multimillion-dollar fraud operation has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after being convicted in a scheme involving medically unnecessary cancer genetic testing. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Scharmaine Lawson Baker, 59,…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has approved Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a landmark $111 billion transaction that would create one of the largest media conglomerates in American history. The decision removes a major federal regulatory hurdle but is unlikely to end the legal and political battles surrounding the deal. The merger…
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The Trump administration has informed a federal court that the controversial proposed $1.7 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” does not exist and will not be created, arguing that ongoing legal challenges against the initiative should therefore be dismissed. In a court filing submitted Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema that…
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Federal courts are continuing to examine the legality of a controversial settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) despite the Department of Justice’s announcement that it has permanently abandoned a proposed $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” that was central to the agreement. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday that the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a sweeping policy shift to resume federal executions, marking a significant reversal of the 2021 moratorium and signaling a broader expansion of capital punishment at the federal level. In a statement released last Friday, the DOJ confirmed it is actively seeking death sentences against 44 defendants and…
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A federal grand jury in Montgomery has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on 11 criminal counts, including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The indictment alleges that between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than…
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Members of the U.S. Congress will begin reviewing unredacted Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein next week, marking a significant escalation in an ongoing legal and political dispute over transparency, statutory compliance, and executive privilege. According to two sources familiar with the Department of Justice’s plans, lawmakers will be allowed to review the materials…
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Federal prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice appear to be distancing themselves from the circumstances surrounding the arrest of journalist Don Lemon, even as they continue to pursue criminal charges tied to a January protest at a Minnesota church. Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent reporter, was taken into federal custody in Los…
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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has flatly rejected a request by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking access to the state’s voter registration rolls, calling the demand unlawful and an attempt to coerce the disclosure of private voter data. In a statement released following a letter Bondi sent to Governor Tim Walz, Simon said:…
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