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(Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Justice aims to scrutinize a sports streaming platform planned by Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery over concerns it could harm consumers, sports leagues and rivals, Bloomberg Law reported on Thursday. The Justice Department will examine the terms of the …

(Reuters) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday told the U.S. Supreme Court that the former president’s criminal trial on charges of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss should be delayed because the justices will hear a separate case in the coming months that could affect two of the …

(Reuters) — Fani Willis, the prosecutor overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia, on Thursday pushed back on claims by the former U.S. president’s lawyers that her romance with a colleague presented a financial conflict of interest. Willis repeatedly accused a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A senior U.S. House Republican lawmaker on Wednesday subpoenaed the Commerce Department over records related to the agency’s decision to temporarily stop issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition. The Commerce Department on Oct. 27 issued a pause…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday that she is taking a “pragmatic” approach to the World Trade Organization’s next ministerial meeting, aiming for incremental but meaningful improvements that sustain the trade body’s reform mome…

TOKYO (Reuters) — The United States supports Japan’s efforts to hold talks with North Korea and hopes any dialogue would seek to resolve issues ranging from regional security to human rights, Washington’s envoy on North Korean human rights issues said on Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minist…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden and top officials are pushing House Speaker Mike Johnson for a vote on what the White House says is a critically needed funding bill for Ukraine’s war against Russia that is opposed by former President Donald Trump. Trump’s opposition to t…

(Reuters) — Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his recent mixing up of names was intentional. During a speech last month, Trump confused Nikki Haley, his last remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He also suggested former Dem…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday pulled back on plans to reauthorize one of America’s most hotly debated domestic surveillance programs, saying he was “still working on consensus” as bipartisan opposition mounted against the plan. Johnson told re…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas takes his seat to testify before a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2021.  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-controlled …