‘No basis’: Judge dismisses Trump’s $15 billion NYT lawsuit; gives 28 days to refile

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (Leon Neal, Pool via AP) A federal judge on Friday threw out US President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, ruling that the complaint was not “legally sufficient.” US district judge Steven Merryday of Florida said the filing “failed to provide a proper basis” for […]

‘About time!’ Donald Trump ramps up attacks on NYT after $15bn lawsuit; accuses left-wing media of trying to ‘destroy US’

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump has launched a blistering new attack on The New York Times, filing a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper and accusing it of being part of a decades-long smear campaign intended to damage him politically. Trump, claimed the suit had sparked a wave of public support, declaring on Truth Social: […]

H-1B holders over Americans? Elon Musk’s Tesla sued for discrimination; lawsuit alleges cost-cutting through visa hiring

[ad_1] Tesla, the electric vehicle company led by billionaire Elon Musk, is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of favouring visa holders over American workers to cut labour costs.Filed Friday in the San Francisco federal court, the complaint alleges Tesla violated federal civil rights law by disproportionately hiring H-1B visa holders while laying off […]

‘Hostile takeover’: DC attorney general files lawsuit against Trump admin; court hearing scheduled for today

[ad_1] Washington DC attorney general Brian Schwalb (AP image) The attorney general of Washington DC Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration, accusing it of a “hostile takeover” of the city’s police force. Trump said the move was necessary to fight violent crime.Earlier this week, Trump placed the Metropolitan Police Department […]

Epstein connection controversy: Hunter Biden dismisses Melania Trump’s defamation threat; claims, ‘That’s not going to happen’

[ad_1] Hunter Biden and Melania Trump (AP images) Former president Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden has openly dismissed First Lady Melania Trump’s threat to sue him for $1 billion unless he retracts comments linking her to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.““F–k that. That’s not going to happen,” Biden said during an […]

JD Vance slams WSJ ‘hit piece’: US VP demands proof behind Trump-Epstein birthday book claim; defends President’s lawsuit

[ad_1] JD Vance (File photo) US Vice President JD Vance has come out swinging against The Wall Street Journal over its recent report linking President Donald Trump to a sexually suggestive message allegedly written for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday tribute book.In a fiery post on X, Vance accused the WSJ of publishing what he called […]

Media merger: CBS owner Paramount to enter $8.4B deal with Skydance, after lawsuit settlement with Trump; new owners commit $20 mn to pro MAGA ads

[ad_1] The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially approved the $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for a deal that had faced months of political and legal wrangling. The merger will hand over control of some of the biggest names in entertainment, CBS, Paramount Pictures, the […]

When Trump called Murdoch legendary: Old clips of US President praising media giant go viral after lawsuit – watch

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against media mogul Rupert Murdoch, accusing him of defamation after the Wall Street Journal published a story linking Trump to a dicey birthday letter allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.Soon after the lawsuit was announced, CNN aired several old clips of Trump openly […]

First challenge to courthouse arrest: Family with ailing child fights US Immigration detention; lawsuit alleges rights violations

[ad_1] In a first of its kind lawsuit involving children, a Honduran mother and her two young children have sued the US government over their arrest outside a Texas courthouse, alleging violations of constitutional rights. The family, who legally entered the US using the CBP One app, is detained at the Dilley immigration processing center […]

Judge dismisses authors’ copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge sided with Facebook parent meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology. The Wednesday ruling from US district judge Vince Chhabria was the second in a week from San Francisco’s […]