The battle over Wall Street’s most contentious trading tactic has taken another twist. A U.S. appeals court has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to go back and reassess the economic fallout of its Biden-era rules on short-selling transparency—a win, at least in part, for hedge funds that challenged the policy. The case was launched …
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The fight over who controls Texas’ political map has tilted sharply after the state Senate, in the early hours of Saturday, approved a sweeping redistricting plan designed to hand Republicans an advantage in Washington. The bill now heads to Governor Greg Abbott, who has already promised to ink it into law without hesitation. The plan, …
Intel’s high-stakes dance with Washington just gained a new partner in the spotlight—law firm Skadden, which quietly steered the chip giant through its deal granting the U.S. government nearly 10% ownership in the company. Fresh filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Skadden handled the legal groundwork for the $8.9 billion arrangement, giving …
Kilmar Abrego’s story was already one for the history books—a man wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, hauled back to the U.S., only to find himself staring down yet another expulsion. Now, the U.S. government is considering sending him not to his homeland, but to Uganda, a country with which he has no …
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California’s political battlefield has erupted again, with Republicans filing their second lawsuit to block Governor Gavin Newsom’s newly approved redistricting plan—a blueprint that Democrats believe could hand them five additional seats in Congress ahead of the 2026 elections. Republican lawmakers argue the plan tramples the state’s constitution, which requires independent commissions—not politicians in power—to handle …
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Elon Musk has opened another front in his war on the tech establishment. His AI venture, xAI, has hauled Apple and OpenAI into federal court in Texas, accusing them of carving up the artificial intelligence market to strangle rivals before they can catch their breath. According to the lawsuit, Apple’s deep embrace of ChatGPT within …
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The U.S. Justice Department has decided to fight a federal judge’s ruling that stripped Alina Habba—once a personal attorney to Donald Trump—of her authority as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. Last week, Chief Judge Matthew Brann ruled that Habba’s continued service as acting U.S. Attorney was unlawful, blasting the unusual steps taken to extend her …
A federal judge has ruled that Alina Habba, once a personal attorney to Donald Trump, was never lawfully appointed as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey — throwing her authority and months of prosecutions into doubt. The decision delivers a sharp blow to Trump’s Justice Department, which had attempted a series of procedural maneuvers to keep …
California’s Democratic leadership wasted no time this week, racing three redistricting bills through the state legislature in a whirlwind session that ended with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. The move sets up a November showdown where voters will decide whether to bless new congressional maps aimed at netting Democrats five extra House seats. The maneuver is …
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a razor-thin 5–4 decision, has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to push forward with sweeping cuts to federal medical research funding tied to race, gender identity, and LGBT health. The ruling lifts a lower court’s block on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminating billions in research …
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