Justice Department Opens Antitrust Probe Into Television Press Pool
The Justice Department is examining whether five television networks’ joint pause in White House pool coverage violated federal competition law.
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ATF Stops Enforcing Registration for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Firearms
Nationwide guidance extends beyond the plaintiffs in a Texas case while preserving background checks, state restrictions and rules for machine guns.
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Judge Vacates Justice Department Voter-Roll Policy
A federal judge found the nationwide voter-list program exceeded statutory authority and violated federal privacy and information-collection law.
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DEA Revises Emergency Opioid Scheduling for Concentrated Kratom Products
New federal notices use concentration and ratio thresholds to distinguish enhanced opioid products from trace amounts in botanical kratom.
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CFTC Excludes Casino Wagers From Federal Swap Rules
An interim final rule keeps sportsbook and casino-game wagers outside the federal derivatives definition.
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CFTC Proposes Treating Event Contracts as Swaps
The derivatives regulator wants event contracts on politics, sports, culture and weather expressly included in the federal swap definition.
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US Sanctions the International Criminal Court as an Institution
Washington has placed the ICC itself under sanctions, while issuing licenses that preserve specified court operations.
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FTC Sends $15.8 Million to Cleo AI Customers
The FTC is distributing more than $15.8 million to customers affected by its Cleo AI settlement.
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FTC Forces Change to Gildan Distributor Pricing Clause
Gildan and S&S Holdings have revised a supply agreement after an FTC price-discrimination investigation.
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Justice Department Directive Unifies Federal Fraud Enforcement
A new Justice Department directive instructs federal fraud prosecutors to combine tax, securities, consumer and cyber authorities.
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