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U.S. Investigates Whether Chinese Firms Cut Shipping Container Output Before COVID: Report

Federal authorities are reportedly investigating whether Chinese companies deliberately restricted production of shipping containers just before the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that could have worsened one of the most painful supply chain shocks in recent history.

International Business Times

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It just took $10 billion.

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Top government lawyer resigns as outrage mounts over Trump’s ‘slush fund’ of $1.7B for allies

The Treasury Department would have been responsible for distributing payments to those who successfully filed claims with the anti-weaponization fund

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Trump's Treasury Lawyer Resigns in Disgust Over Secret $1.8 Billion Payout Fund for J6 Rioters

Brian Morrissey resigned just hours after the Trump administration created a $1.776 billion 'anti‑weaponisation' fund to compensate allies, including some Jan. 6 defendants.

International Business Times UK

Blanche faces questions over DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche offered a staunch defense of a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Tuesday, while Democrats condemned the effort as a slush fund aimed at funneling taxpayer money to supporters of President Donald Trump. A bipartisan group of lawmakers during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill…

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Critics Slam Donald Trump Over 'Most Corrupt Scheme of His Presidency' After Secret $1.8 Billion DOJ Settlement

A $1.8 billion settlement involving Trump and the DOJ has sparked criticism, with opponents claiming it misuses taxpayer funds, benefits his allies

International Business Times UK

DOJ announces $1.8bn fund to compensate Trump allies

The Trump administration has rolled out the 'AntiWeaponisation Fund', a staggering $1.8 billion initiative aimed at reconciling claims from allies of the former president, who contend they have faced unjust scrutiny from the Justice Department. This fund is a direct result of Trump’s decision to drop his extensive $10 billion…

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Vance says ‘stealing’ $1B from treasury is theft – on the same day Trump pledged to give $1.7B taxpayer cash to his allies

Critics accused the administration of ‘stealing’ from taxpayers by creating a ‘slush fund’ as Vance boasted about his anti-fraud efforts

The Independent UK

Former DOJ attorney lambasts settlement with Live Nation

A former Trump Justice Department official on Monday criticized what he called the administration’s “shocking” settlement with Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, telling lawmakers that the department abused its prosecutorial discretion to reach the deal. Roger Alford, a former principal deputy assistant attorney general in the department’s Antitrust Division,…

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Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump's New $1.7 Billion Fund as "Slush Fund" for Jan. 6 Allies

Hillary Clinton attacked President Donald Trump after the Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" tied to the dismissal of Trump's IRS lawsuit.

Latin Times

Donald Trump's IRS lawsuit dismissed with a $1.76 billion fund settlement: Here's the full breakdown of the tax leak case

Trump IRS tax leak settlement: The US administration has established a $1.76 billion fund to address claims of government "weaponization" following a lawsuit by Donald Trump and his family. This settlement resolves Trump's suit against the IRS over leaked tax returns, though he will not receive direct payment but an…

The Economic Times

Trump IRS Settlement Creates $1.776 Billion Fund for 'Weaponization' Claims

The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.776 billion Justice Department fund to compensate people who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration.

International Business Times

Trump drops $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.7 billion fund for allies

The US Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were politically persecuted by the department under his predecessor Joe Biden's term in office. The fund is part of a deal to bring an end to…

France 24

Trump’s DOJ announces $1.7B fund to pay his allies who were ‘unfairly’ investigated by Democrats

The $1.776 billion ‘slush fund’ will be funded by taxpayers and be administered by a five-member commission appointed by Trump’s ex-defense lawyer

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Trump's DOJ Reinstates Federal Firing Squad Executions and Vows to Slash Inmate Appeals

The US Department of Justice under Trump has reinstated firing squads for federal executions, aiming to expedite capital cases and revive harsher punishment methods.

The Independent UK

Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face judicial proceedings in US

Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap

International Business Times

Iraqi National Accused of Planning Terrorist Attacks in New York, Europe and Canada

The Department of Justice announced on Friday that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, was charged with six terrorism-related offenses.

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Texas children’s hospital to create first detransition clinic in win for Trump

One of the largest pediatric hospitals in the US will pay state $10m and stop offering gender-affirming care to youth

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The Independent UK

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press

The Independent UK

DOJ to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers

Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim

The Independent UK

Trump to drop $10B IRS tax lawsuit in return for a billion-dollar compensation fund: report

Trump filed the $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in January, alleging they failed to stop the unauthorized release of his tax returns

The Economic Times

Powell's tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation

When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs.

Latin Times

Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader Extradited from Colombia To the U.S. On Terror And Drug Charges

The first alleged Tren de Aragua leader extradited into the United States arrived in Houston to face federal terrorism and international drug trafficking charges, marking a new phase in Washington's criminal case against the Venezuelan gang.

International Business Times

Cuba's Raúl Castro Could Face U.S. Charges Over 1996 Brothers To The Rescue Attack: Report

The reported indictment effort centers on the deaths of four men after Cuban fighter jets shot down two civilian aircraft near Cuban airspace in 1996.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Gautam Adani, India's Richest Man? Billionaire Accused in $265 Million Bribery Case Now Nearing DOJ Deal

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani may soon see US fraud and bribery charges dropped, as federal authorities consider dismissing the case. The Adani Group denies wrongdoing, citing jurisdictional issues.

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