Costco adds Biden Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo to board on heels of Trump tariff lawsuit

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Read more CNBC politics coverage “We are very pleased to nominate Secretary Raimondo for election to our Board,” Costco Chairman Tony … Read more

New York Times sues Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth over restrictive Pentagon media rules

The New York Times building is seen on September 16, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The New York Times on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging new restrictions on reporters who cover the Pentagon, which the newspaper says violate the U.S Constitution’s free press protections. The suit against the Defense … Read more

Truth Social operator Trump Media settles legal dispute with co-founders

Trump Media said on Tuesday that it had reached an “amicable settlement” of a legal dispute with the co-founders of the social media company, which operates the Truth Social app. Trump Media did not provide details of that settlement with United Atlantic Ventures, the partnership of Trump Media’s co-founders, Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss. “All … Read more

Appeals court disqualifies Trump’s N.J. prosecutor pick Alina Habba, rejecting DOJ challenge

Alina Habba, speaks after being sworn in as US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, remains disqualified from serving in … Read more

Eric Swalwell sues FHFA chief Pulte, alleging director used private information to attack Trump critics

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Yuri Gripas | Reuters Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., filed a 19-page lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleging Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte abused his authority to make “fanciful” mortgage fraud allegations against him and other critics of President Donald Trump. The lawsuit asks the court … Read more

Judge dismisses Trump election interference racketeering case in Georgia

President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Marine One in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2025. Allison Robbert | The Washington Post | Getty Images A judge in Georgia on Wednesday dismissed the historic racketeering case brought against President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his loss in the state’s 2020 election. … Read more

Binance sued by Oct. 7 victims’ families for allegedly aiding Hamas through crypto exchange

Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022.  Benoit Tessier | Reuters Dozens of families of the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel by Hamas sued Binance, alleging the … Read more

U.S. sues Sen. Jim Justice, wife for $5.1 million in unpaid taxes dating to 2009 as legal woes mount

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds up his dog Babydog as he comes to the end of his State of the State speech in the House chambers, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Chris Dorst | Charleston Gazette | AP The U.S. government on Monday sued Sen. Jim … Read more

Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit. Here’s what’s going on

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on Oct. 31, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Samuel Corum | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is once again on the warpath against a major global media company, having threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit this … Read more

Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: ‘I know how dirty donald is’

Notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said of President Donald Trump, “I know how dirty donald is,” in a 2018 email thread about Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen having pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and agreed to cooperate in a federal investigation of the president. Epstein made that remark about Trump to … Read more