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Attorney General Merrick Garland flanked by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. . (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Sick of absurd Ticketmaster prices? Biden’s DOJ is going after them

by Isabel Soisson

| May 23, 2024

ECONOMY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
The lawsuit is backed by attorneys general for 29 states plus Washington, D.C., and alleges that Live Nation leveraged its power as a venue owner, concert promoter, and ticket seller in order to lessen consumer choice, raise prices, and eliminate its rivals.
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.

House Democrats announce investigation into Big Oil price-fixing

by Sophie Boudreau

| May 22, 2024

NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | US HOUSE
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.
President Joe Biden speaks about the PACT Act at the Westwood Park YMCA, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden’s VA approves 1 million claims under burn pit law

by Isabel Soisson

| May 22, 2024

MILITARY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | VETERANS
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.
Former president Donald Trump said he was looking at the possibility of restricting access to birth control, but also alluded to a state-by-state approach to limiting contraception access.

Trump: ‘We’re looking at’ restricting birth control

by Sophie Boudreau

| May 21, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
Former president Donald Trump said he was looking at the possibility of restricting access to birth control, but also alluded to a state-by-state approach to limiting contraception access.
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Trump’s social media account shares campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’

by Associated Press

| May 21, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump's account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.