July 11, 2025 State Department layoffs begin Friday with 1,300 job cuts. Here’s the breakdown BY Jennifer Mattson The State Department is set to begin firing more than 1,300 people on Friday, according to multiple sources including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, who has seen an internal memo on the matter. Secretary … Continue reading State Department layoffs begin Friday with 1,300 job cuts. Here’s the breakdown
January 17, 2025 Labor Department fines more slaughterhouses for child labor The Labor Department said that QSI employed children on overnight shifts at 13 meat processing plants. BY Associated Press The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company … Continue reading Labor Department fines more slaughterhouses for child labor
November 23, 2024 Trump to tap investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury department, say sources Prominent investor Scott Bessent has reportedly been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to take on the role of U.S. Treasury secretary. BY Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick prominent investor Scott Bessent to take on … Continue reading Trump to tap investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury department, say sources
The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws TikTok wrongfully collected personal information about children and failed to comply with requests to delete it, the DoJ said. karissa bell Fri, Aug 2, 2024 Anadolu via Getty Images The US Department of Justice is suing TikTok for violating a child privacy law … Continue reading The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws
August 02, 2024 Justice Department sues TikTok for alleged child privacy law violation The DOJ alleges that TikTok is in breach of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. BY Jessica Bursztynsky The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on Friday, alleging that the social media company … Continue reading Justice Department sues TikTok for alleged child privacy law violation
The FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice Department The regulator said it believes the company “is violating or about to violate” child privacy laws. karissa bell Wed, Jun 19, 2024 CFOTO via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission has referred its complaint against TikTok to the Justice … Continue reading The FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice Department
Elon Musk changes job title to “Technoking of Tesla” Watch out, Littlefinger: the automaker’s CFO is now “Master of Coin.” Kris Holt Contributing Reporter Mon, Mar 15, 2021 Hannibal Hanschke / reuters Elon Musk has added another job title to his portfolio. As if being CEO of multiple companies wasn’t enough, he’s now “Technoking of … Continue reading US Justice Department sues SpaceX for alleged discriminatory hiring practices
By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, and Michael Balsamo—Associated Press June 08, 2023 Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White … Continue reading Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Department yet to confirm
Google Has ‘Durable Monopoly’ In Search, Justice Department Argues by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, February 17, 2023 Google is the “gatekeeper of the internet,” with “a durable monopoly” in search, the Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general contend in newly unsealed court papers. “Google cements its monopolies through exclusionary distribution agreements that … Continue reading Google Has ‘Durable Monopoly’ In Search, Justice Department Argues
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps Kris Holt @krisholt Biden administration officials have taken aim at Apple and Google in a new report, describing the pair as “gatekeepers” of the mobile apps that consumers and businesses rely on. The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) states that … Continue reading Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps
