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Judge has 'serious misgivings' about a $1.5M fine over Elon Musk's Twitter takeover - but approves it anyway

Thursday 09 July 2026 18:27 EDT A judge on Wednesday reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of failing to immediately disclose his growing stake in what was then Twitter ahead of his eventual acquisition of the platform in 2022. District of Columbia federal judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote that she “significant misgivings” over the terms of the deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She argued that Musk’s allegedly delayed admission that he owne ...

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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers

WP Exclusive Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting. July 10, 2026 at 12:59 a.m. EDT Today at 12:59 a.m. EDT Police tape cordons off the street in Houston where the fatal shooting took place. (Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle/AP) By Arelis R. Hernndez HOUSTON -- The three men who were arrested during an immigrat ...

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Kevin Warsh names members of his Federal Reserve task forces, including Marc Andreessen, Doug McMillon

Published Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:05 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:53 PM EDT Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Thursday released names of the experts who will comprise five task forces to examine the institution’s operations — a list that includes several prominent Wall Street names, business leaders and a wide expanse of academicians and former Fed officials. Warsh first disclosed his intention to create the task forces last month, saying they would tackle communications, data, the Fed’s ...

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Judge dismisses suit challenging Sen. Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor

Jul 9, 2026 5:12 PM EDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville does not meet the residency requirement to run for governor of Alabama. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismissed the case on jurisdiction grounds after finding that she did not have the authority to decide the eligibility of a party's nominee prior to the general election. Reid, a Democrat, wrote that she had "wrestled" with the decision but ther ...

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Federal government proposes to lessen nuclear reactor environmental reviews

07/09/26 5:34 PM ET A key government agency is proposing to lessen the scope of environmental reviews for nuclear reactors, limiting public input and exempting some reactors altogether. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday announced that it is narrowing review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock environmental law. This includes exempting reviews of some activities altogether, including the reapproval of existing reactors, as well as some new reactors ...

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White House Hangs Tarps Over North Portico Amid Trump's Construction Blitz

BREAKING BUSINESS White House Hangs Tarps Over North Portico Amid Trump's Construction Blitz By Conor Murray, Forbes Staff. Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Jul 09, 2026, 02:06pm EDT TOPLINE The White House on Thursday hung large tarps covering the North Portico, printed with images of the columns that are under repair, as the Trump administration ramps up construction and repairs projects across Washington, D.C. Construction workers hung tarps outside the Whit ...

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Todd Blanche reamed after 'clear violation' of judge's order: 'More than we allow'

July 9, 2026 12:28PM ET Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was called out by name after the Justice Department violated a federal judge's sealing order by discussing a sealed case at a press conference, a magistrate judge ruled Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally had ordered U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, of the Northern District of Illinois, into court after the Justice Department publicly discussed the case at the July 1 event — while her order sealing it was still in effect. Bl ...

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Only One Student Has Enrolled in New WVU Program Designed to Counter 'Woke Ideology'

Jul 9th, 2026, 11:58 am West Virginia University opened a new program in response to “woke ideology” in higher education. At the time of writing, just a single student had enrolled. This fall will mark the first semester for the Washington Center for Civics, Culture and Statesmanship. The opening of the program has been in the works for the last two years and has cost approximately $3 million in state funding. As noted in a report from West Virginia Watch, the formation of the program was m ...

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Jeb Bush raises alarm over Iranian drones in Cuba

07/09/26 2:19 PM ET Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Wednesday raised the alarm over Iranian drones believed to be in Cuba. “Iran has been a consistent threat to the united security interests of our country, certainly of Israel,” Bush said during a United Against Nuclear Iran event, serving as the group’s chair. “And now, we see that it’s not just Israel and the United States, but the Gulf region as well. I also want to point out that the press reports that there are 300 of these [drones] ...

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Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce

July 9, 2026 8:44 AM EDT Updated 8 hours ago LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as ​shipping risks escalated after the U.S. renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf. Just two ‌tankers had so far sailed through the strait in the early hours of Thursday. They included the crude supertanker Berg 1, which had loaded at Iran's Kharg Island and is ...

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At least 1 million women have lost access to aid after funding cuts, U.N. says

36 min ago - July 10, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT At least 1 million women have lost access to humanitarian and other critical support as a result of budget cuts over the last 18 months, the U.N. agency focusing on women said Friday. UN Women says 84% of women’s orga ... (NBC News/AP)

Man fatally shot by federal officer in Houston was not ICE target, DHS says

40 min ago - The man fatally shot during a traffic stop by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston this week was seemingly not the original target of the immigration enforcement operation, a Department of Homeland Security official told ABC News ... (ABC News)

Experts say Trump's plan to license Patriot missiles for Ukraine could take years

55 min ago - Defense experts cautioned that President Donald Trump's offer to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles would take years to materialize and do little to address its immediate needs. "The problem is that these things aren't like flipping on a lig ... (ABC News)

Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67M multinational money laundering scheme

1 hr ago - Updated 10:21 PM EDT, July 9, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, interrupted jury selection at his money laundering trial on Thursday to plead guilty to a consp ... (AP)

SAG-AFTRA Recommends Members Opt-Out Of Meta's AI Feature: "Take Action To Protect Your Likeness"

1 hr ago - Glenn Garner July 9, 2026 8:49pm As Meta‘s new AI image feature sparks privacy concerns, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is providing tips on how members can protect their image. In a statement released Thursday by the union, SAG-AFTRA share ... (Deadline)

He's Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.

1 hr ago - But today the 40-year-old sits in a federal jail in Los Angeles awaiting extradition to Chile, where prosecutors accuse him of being a boss of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan street gang. Chilean authorities say Gámez organized a kidnapping tha ... (ProPublica)

Pennsylvania leaders take new approach to cracking down on robocalls

1 hr ago - Updated on: July 9, 2026 / 7:31 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Last year, Americans received nearly 30 billion scam robocalls and text messages. Now, leaders in Pennsylvania are taking a new approach to try to crack down on them. "It's not just certain audi ... (CBS News)

East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines

1 hr ago - Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm. Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point  ... (BBC)

Regional mediators scramble to prevent US.-Iran deal from collapsing

1 hr ago - 12h Qatar, Pakistan and other regional mediators are trying to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran and revive negotiations on a nuclear deal, according to two sources from the mediating countries and a U.S. official. Why it matters: While ... (msn/Axios)

GOP Charging As Much As $20,000 To Be A 'Delegate' At Trump's Fake Convention

2 hrs ago - Jul 9, 2026, 06:35 PM EDT | Updated 8 hours ago WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s midterm “convention” will choose neither a candidate nor a platform, but state parties are nevertheless charging as much as $20,000 to be an  ... (Huff Post)

Judge has 'serious misgivings' about a $1.5M fine over Elon Musk's Twitter takeover - but approves it anyway

3 hrs ago - Thursday 09 July 2026 18:27 EDT A judge on Wednesday reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of failing to immediately disclose his growing stake in what was then Twitter ahead of his eventual acquisition of the ... (The Independent)

Federal government proposes to lessen nuclear reactor environmental reviews

3 hrs ago - 07/09/26 5:34 PM ET A key government agency is proposing to lessen the scope of environmental reviews for nuclear reactors, limiting public input and exempting some reactors altogether. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday announced ... (The Hill)

Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands

3 hrs ago - Updated July 9, 2026 5:27 PM ET New plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk's AI company, SpaceXAI, allege that the company's image-generation models were used to create child sexual abuse material and that the company failed to adequ ... (NPR)

Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers

4 hrs ago - WP Exclusive Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting. July 10, 202 ... (Washington Post)

Judge dismisses suit challenging Sen. Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor

4 hrs ago - Jul 9, 2026 5:12 PM EDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville does not meet the residency requirement to run for governor of Alabama. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismi ... (PBS News/AP)

Khanna and Massie press the DOJ on failure to comply with Epstein Transparency Act

4 hrs ago - Jul. 9, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT As acting Attorney General Todd Blanche gets ready to face senators for his confirmation hearing next week, lawmakers are putting his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files back into the spotlight. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna o ... (MS NOW News)

US pushes for weaker truck pollution rules

5 hrs ago - Thu, July 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM EDT President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback that benefits makers of fossil fuel burni ... (Yahoo! News/AFP)

Kevin Warsh names members of his Federal Reserve task forces, including Marc Andreessen, Doug McMillon

5 hrs ago - Published Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:05 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:53 PM EDT Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Thursday released names of the experts who will comprise five task forces to examine the institution’s operations — a list tha ... (CNBC)

Trump appointees are overruling DOJ lawyers scrutinizing corporate mergers

7 hrs ago - Justice leaders are blocking the enforcement of laws meant to protect consumers from price gouging, sources say. Jul. 9, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT By Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is moving to scuttle ... (ms.now/news)

Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm 'chaos'

9 hrs ago - Donald Trump has terminated the remaining members of the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide just a few months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The remaining three ... (Guardian)

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