The Justice Department is suing Norfolk Southern, accusing the private rail company illegally holding up Amtrak trains on a line that runs from New York to New Orleans.
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TikTok collected U.S. users’ views on abortion, gun control and religion, Justice Department says
Government lawyers wrote in court documents that the sensitive data would up on Chinese servers accessible to ByteDance employees in China.
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Justice Department pushes Boeing to plead guilty in 737 Max crash case
The company will have until the end of the week to respond to an expected offer of a plea deal.
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Republicans vote to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Here’s what that means
Successfully holding the attorney general in contempt is just the latest broadside by Republicans against the Justice Department.
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Sanford man accused of assaulting Capitol officer with bear spray during Jan. 6 riot
Christopher Belliveau, 38, was arrested in Berwick on Wednesday in connection with the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. He is charged with 5 felonies and 3 misdemeanors.
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U.S. government sues Ticketmaster owner, asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events
The Justice Department accuses Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans.
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House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
The audio in question is of an interview conducted as part of a probe into President Biden’s handling of classified documents.
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Google, Justice Department argue whether search engine is a monopoly
The biggest antitrust trial in more than two decades has revolved around how much Google derives its strength from contracts with companies like Apple to make Google the default search engine preloaded on cellphones and computers.
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Justice Department sues Apple, alleging the tech giant illegally monopolized the smartphone market
The case takes direct aim at the digital fortress that Apple Inc. has built around the iPhone and other popular products such as the iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
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DOJ opens criminal investigation into Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says
The Boeing plane used by Alaska Airlines suffered the blowout seven minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.