A US judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search ​in January, a win for President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues the president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud. Atlanta-based US District Judge J.P. Boulee rejected Fulton County’s request for the return of original copies of the seized material. Lawyers for the county had argued that the FBI’s search of the county’s election hub relied on faulty and discredited evidence and violated protections under the US Constitution. Boulee determined there were flaws in an FBI affidavit used to secure a judge’s permission for the search, but concluded…

When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort.Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance…

The DMA took effect in May 2023 and targets gatekeepers, a handful of technology giants whose platforms have become essential infrastructure for modern life. Under the law, companies like Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, and ByteDance must open their ecosystems to rivals, give users more control…

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US policy makers have two choices: strategic engagement or a spiral into irrelevancyJust three years after entering the auto market, the Chinese tech company Xiaomi has made no effort to temper expectations. Best known for challenging Apple and Samsung on smartphones, Xiaomi is now positioning its new-generation SU7 electric sedan…

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