TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a major US legal case concerning alleged violations of federal laws designed to protect children’s privacy online. The settlement, announced by the US Department of Justice, brings an end to litigation filed in 2024 that accused TikTok of failing to adequately...
A dramatic leadership change unfolded within the United States justice system after President Donald Trump dismissed Roger Rogoff from the position of interim federal prosecutor for the Western District of Washington less than an hour after he had been appointed by a panel of federal judges. The extraordinary sequence of events has reignited discussions over...
A major legal dispute surrounding a proposed $1.8 billion compensation fund backed by President Donald Trump has intensified after a federal judge extended a court order blocking the initiative and questioned whether the administration had provided sufficient assurances that the plan had been abandoned. Trump has firmly denied accusations that his administration attempted to mislead...
An American journalist who spent more than a decade working and living in China has pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, marking the latest development in a series of cases highlighting concerns over foreign influence and espionage activities within the United States. The journalist, identified as Thomas Pauken...