The European Commission has pledged to defend a 120 million euro fine against social media platform X after the US Department of Justice officially intervened in the case. The US government argues the EU’s Digital Services Act improperly targets American companies outside its jurisdiction, while Brussels maintains it is enforcing its laws objectively. This dispute escalates transatlantic tensions over tech regulation, with the EU citing evidence of deceptive design practices on X, specifically regarding its verification system.
The US Department of Justice has officially intervened in Elon Musk’s legal challenge to annul a €120 million fine imposed by the European Commission on his social media platform, X. The US argues that the EU’s Digital Services Act improperly extends regulatory authority to American companies outside its jurisdiction, characterizing the fine as 'overseas extortion.' The European Commission, which issued the penalty in December 2025 for breaches of transparency and data access rules, maintains that it is defending its digital standards and is prepared to defend its position in the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg.
The US Department of Justice has officially joined Elon Musk’s legal challenge to annul a €120 million fine imposed by the European Commission on his social media platform, X. Filed with the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg, the intervention argues that Brussels improperly extended its regulatory authority to American entities not operating within its jurisdiction. The DOJ contends the fine calculation was flawed by including global revenue from Musk’s other ventures, such as SpaceX and xAI, rather than just X’s earnings within the EU. This move escalates a transatlantic dispute over tech regulation, with Washington characterizing the EU’s Digital Services Act as 'overseas extortion.' The original penalty, issued in December 2025, cited violations regarding transparency, data access, and the design of X’s verification system. While the EU defends its rules as necessary for digital standards, the US administration, including Vice President JD Vance, has criticized the fines as infringing on free speech and unfairly targeting American innovation. The case is part of a broader pattern of conflicts, including Apple’s appeal of a €500 million fine under the Digital Markets Act, highlighting growing tensions between Brussels and US tech giants.
The US government has officially joined Elon Musk's legal challenge to annul a €120 million fine imposed by the European Union on his social media platform, X. The Department of Justice filed an application with the EU's General Court in Luxembourg, arguing that Brussels improperly extended its regulatory authority to American companies not operating within its jurisdiction. This move escalates a transatlantic dispute over tech regulation, with Washington characterizing the EU's Digital Services Act as 'overseas extortion' that unfairly targets US innovation. While the EU defends its rules as necessary for digital standards, the US contends the fine calculation improperly included revenue from Musk's other global ventures, such as SpaceX and xAI.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging five individuals with conspiring to commit murder for hire and finance terrorism on behalf of Russian intelligence services. The plot, which targeted a Kremlin critic living in Washington, DC, involved recruiting a Venezuelan citizen to surveil the target and offering him $40,000 to carry out the assassination. Although the recruit completed the surveillance, he refused to kill the target, leading the network to seek other operatives in the US and Mexico. Prosecutors allege this was part of a broader global network active since 2024 that also targeted dissidents in Lithuania and planned sabotage attacks against infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine. All five defendants remain at large, and Moscow has denied involvement.
The US Department of Justice has charged five individuals with conspiring to finance terrorism and commit murder for hire as part of a Kremlin-backed 'global assassination network.' The indictment alleges the group, composed of Russian, Cuban, and Venezuelan nationals, plotted to kill dissidents in the US and Lithuania and targeted infrastructure in Ukraine-supporting European nations. All five defendants remain at large, and the charges mark a rare public accusation of Russian-backed plots on American soil.
A federal judge declined to force Google to divest its AdX ad exchange or publisher ad server, opting for behavioral remedies to spur competition in online advertising, preserving Google's core ad businesses and marking another setback for the DoJ in its antitrust actions against Alphabet.
TWG Global, the holding company behind Mark Walter’s insurance-and-investment empire, says there has been no fire sale and no fraud as U.S. prosecutors and the SEC review its affiliated investments; it asserts cooperation with DoJ/SEC inquiries and ongoing efforts to dispose of affiliated assets, noting that the Lakers stake is being explored for sale at a premium while other holdings like the Dodgers and Chelsea FC are not in a sale process.
A Brooklyn judge dismissed the criminal fraud and bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the U.S. Justice Department said it would not pursue the prosecution. The judge sought justification for the dismissal; Adani had previously pledged to invest $10 billion in the United States—a pledge he says was not tied to any resolution—and he has not appeared in U.S. court to respond to the charges. The DOJ argued the case was largely foreign and difficult to prove, and a court filing clarified the pledge was not part of any deal.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has insisted the $1.8 billion payout fund tied to Trump’s IRS lawsuit is dead, but Trump publicly contradicted him by saying the fund is alive and later acknowledging it’s dead but wishing it were alive; legal experts say changes to a deal typically require a written agreement, leaving senators unswayed by Blanche’s assurances.
The Justice Department announced settlements with Cal-Maine Foods, Versova Holdings and Hickman’s Egg Ranch over alleged egg-price manipulation. As part of court-approved deals, the companies will donate a total of 53 million eggs to food banks and community organizations nationwide, with New York receiving nearly 5 million eggs; the companies did not admit wrongdoing.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered prosecutors to provide a detailed justification for dropping the bribery and fraud indictment against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, delaying dismissal and setting a July deadline as the case draws international scrutiny.
Federal prosecutors charged 15 Minneapolis-area residents with conspiring to impede or injure federal officers during the Trump-era immigration enforcement operation, alleging they were far-left antifa activists coordinating to block ICE; five defendants face additional counts such as solicitation to commit violence and assault on a federal officer.
Former attorney general Pam Bondi testified in a closed-door deposition to lawmakers and tried to distance herself from the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein files, suggesting acting AG Todd Blanche bore responsibility and declining to answer questions about Trump’s involvement; Democrats left unsatisfied and hinted at potentially subpoenaing Blanche.
Former President Joe Biden filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his private interviews with a ghostwriter assisting with his memoir, arguing release would undermine sensitive information in a probe of his handling of classified materials. The DOJ intends to provide the material to a congressional committee and a conservative think tank (the Heritage Foundation), a move Biden’s suit challenges as arbitrary and lacking legislative purpose.
