Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say December 24, 2025 By Erik Larson The Trump administration is illegally trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to ask the Federal Reserve...
NY Times Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump’s ‘Implausible’ Defamation Suit December 18, 2025 By Erik Larson The New York Times asked a judge to once again dismiss President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing the...
BBC Apologizes to Trump, Says No Basis for Defamation Claim November 14, 2025 By Se Young Lee, Erik Larson and Benoit Berthelot The British Broadcasting Corp. issued a formal apology to Donald Trump on Thursday over the misleading edit of the US...
Illinois Sues to Block National Guard Deployment to Chicago Area October 6, 2025 By Erik Larson and Madlin Mekelburg Illinois sued the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, setting off a...
California AG Encouraged by OpenAI’s Stance on Chatbot Harms in Wake of Suit September 24, 2025 By Rachel Metz and Erik Larson California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he was “encouraged” by a recent talk with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman...
Murdoch Calls Trump’s Epstein Suit ‘Affront’ to Free Speech September 23, 2025 By Erik Larson Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. asked a US judge to throw out President Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel lawsuit over...
Trump $464 Million NY Civil Fraud Penalty Vacated on Appeal August 21, 2025 By Erik Larson A New York appeals court struck down a $464 million fraud fine against President Donald Trump and his company, handing...
Trump Organization Sues ‘Woke’ Capital One for Canceling Accounts March 11, 2025 By Erik Larson President Donald Trump’s company sued Capital One Financial Corp., accusing it of illegally “de-banking” him for political reasons by abruptly...
Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case December 30, 2024 By Erik Larson A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual...
Sotheby’s Pays $6 Million to Settle New York Sales Tax Evasion Probe November 18, 2024 By Erik Larson Sotheby’s Inc. agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle a New York state lawsuit that accused it of advising wealthy...