Merrick Garland

United States Steel Corp (NYSE:X) and Nippon Steel Corp. have filed lawsuits against the Biden administration in response to President Joe Biden’s blocking of the steelmakers’ $14.9 billion deal. What Happened: U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed multiple lawsuits on Monday in response to...

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) agreed to pay approximately $3.09 billion in fines to U.S. authorities after pleading guilty on Thursday to money laundering-related charges in an ongoing case brought by federal prosecutors, who accused the Canadian bank of essentially making it easy for criminals...

U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Tanya Chutkan made public this week a filing by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith that detailed Donald Trump’s alleged election subversion efforts in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Mary Trump, the former president’s niece, on...

Payments company Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday that analysts say could take years to sort out and will likely hurt shares in the short term. What Happened: The DOJ alleged Visa used anticompetitive practices in the debit network...

Vice President Kamala Harris has gained the support of an unlikely person with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Russia will be rooting for her to win the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Harris became the front-runner for the 2024 election after President Joe Biden dropped out of...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel is in U.S. custody along with Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the other cartel co-founder Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed in a press release. The two men were arrested Thursday in El Paso,...

TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. contend the U.S. could have enacted lighter alternatives to banning the app to address national security concerns. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law in late April that would force a sale of TikTok by ByteDance, if not completely ban...

In a significant move, the US House of Representatives has taken action against Attorney General Merrick Garland, censuring him for non-compliance with a congressional order. What Happened: The Republican-led House voted 216-207 to hold Garland in contempt. This action follows his defiance of a...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) has accused her colleague, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), of being racist over her "fake eyelashes" taunt. What Happened: Crockett, during a recent hearing, was taunted by Greene over her physical appearance. This led to a heated exchange, with Crockett...

The world's largest crypto exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), along with its CEO Changpeng Zhao, admitted guilt to federal charges Tuesday as part of a resolution with the U.S. Justice Department amounting to over $4 billion.  Binance conceded to violations related to the...

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner are calling for a perjury probe against Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Donald Trump, stemming from his testimony in the former president’s New York civil business fraud trial. What...

A group of Republican lawmakers has called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to contemplate levying charges against the crypto exchange platform Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), following reports suggesting its potential involvement in financing illicit activities. Binance didn't immediately...

A coalition of U.S. cannabis operators and investors filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the federal government from enforcing cannabis prohibition for state-legal activity. Plaintiffs In The Lawsuit Filed in the U.S. District...

The Biden administration announced a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly opioid fentanyl. US Officials said the actions include charges against eight Chinese companies accused of advertising,...

An audio tape released by CNN of former President Donald Trump discussing classified documents in a 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, created a furor this week. Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump recently delved into the implications of the development. In the latest episode of the “Mary...