Lobbying push to nix Pentagon defense contractor share buyback ban heats up
Defense companies and their trade groups are pressing Congress against writing a requirement that the Pentagon approve stock buybacks into law.
Supreme Court rejects Republican challenge of Mississippi mail-in ballot rule
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom Trump nominated in 2020, rejected arguments that federal laws preempt Mississippi permitting late-arriving absentee ballots.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC member, major win for presidential power
The ruling allowing President Donald Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter overturns a key precedent known as “Humphrey’s Executor.”
Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now
The ruling by the Supreme Court means that Lisa Cook will remain as a Federal Reserve governor as her lawsuit challenging Trump’s effort to fire her proceeds.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to appeal E. Jean Carroll $5 million verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear an appeal by President Donald Trump of a New York federal court jury’s verdict awarding the writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million for having been sexually abused and defamed by Trump. Read more A surprisingly strong summer box office could mean Hollywood’s first $10 billion […]
A surprisingly strong summer box office could mean Hollywood’s first $10 billion year since the pandemic
Hollywood is having its best summer since the pandemic putting the annual box office on pace to cross $10 billion for the first time in seven years.
Trump says U.S. and Iran to hold fresh talks in Qatar on Tuesday following weekend clashes
The U.S. and Iran are poised to hold fresh talks on Tuesday in Qatar’s capital, President Donald Trump said via social media on Monday.
A ‘perfect storm’ points to a much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040
The auto industry is selling fewer cars–one forecaster says this is a fundamental change, and it is going to get worse.
Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal
Axon Enterprise has ramped up lobbying in Congress on federal law-enforcement technology as ICE pursues a potential $220 million Taser deal.
Seniors in Medicare are about to get landmark obesity drug coverage — but many may not know it yet
Many seniors may be unaware of the landmark coverage shift starting on July 1, with limited advertising seen from the government or Eli Lilly and Novo.