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DeSantis used Florida’s whirlwind legislative session as a potential presidential launching pad

Florida’s legislative session is set to end Friday, capping a 60-day Republican blitz to send major bills to Gov. Ron…

SEC awards record $279 million to whistleblower

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top securities regulator on Friday announced it had given a $279 million award through its whistleblower…

Trump says in Carroll rape case deposition that stars have ‘historically’ grabbed women

Video and a transcript of former President Donald Trump’s deposition in the defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll…

More than 250 business leaders back Julie Su for Labor secretary as nomination hangs in the balance

More than 250 business leaders are urging the Senate to confirm acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to helm the department,…

Virgin Islands issued subpoena to Google co-founder Larry Page in lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over Jeffrey Epstein

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has tried without success so far to serve a subpoena on Google co-founder…

New York, California attorneys general probe NFL workplace practices, discrimination claims

The attorneys general of New York and California said Thursday they had opened an investigation into the workplace practices and…

Supreme Court: Harlan Crow paid school tuition for Clarence Thomas’ nephew, report says

The Republican billionaire donor Harlan Crow for several years paid the pricey private school tuition of a great-nephew of Supreme…

Billionaire Stephen Deckoff buys Jeffrey Epstein’s private islands

An investment firm led by the billionaire Stephen Deckoff has bought two private islands in the U.S Virgin Islands previously…

House China committee targets top clothing brands in forced labor inquiry

WASHINGTON — A House committee examining the U.S. government’s economic relationship with China is asking some of the world’s largest…

Trump lawyers will not offer witnesses at E. Jean Carroll rape defamation trial

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will not present any witnesses at the civil trial for…