Key PointsGOP Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., purchased between $100,000 and $250,000 of stock in a fund invested in health sciences companies in late January, just days after attending a briefing on the federal government's response to the coronavirus.The Jan. 29 purchase of shares in the BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II fund, detailed in Hoeven's financial disclosure report filed in February, came before markets began plunging later that month, once the unfolding public health crisis began to affect economies around the world.4 hours agoIt came five days after Hoeven from the...…Key PointsGOP Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., purchased between $100,000 and $250,000 of stock in a fund invested in health sciences companies in late January, just days after attending a briefing on the federal government's response to the coronavirus.The Jan. 29 purchase of shares in the BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II fund, detailed in Hoeven's financial disclosure report filed in February, came before markets began plunging later that month, once the unfolding public health crisis began to affect economies around the world.4 hours agoIt came five days after Hoeven from the...WW…

Key PointsTrump on stock buybacks with government aid: 'We don't want that'President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not oppose barring companies that receive federal assistance during the coronavirus pandemic from conducting stock buybacks. "It takes many many people in this case to tango, but as far as I'm concerned conditions like that would be okay with me," Trump said during a White House press conference when pressed on whether he would support a provision forbidding stock buybacks in a bailout bill. Trump said he was "never happy" with stock buybacks, but that...…Key PointsTrump on stock buybacks with government aid: 'We don't want that'President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not oppose barring companies that receive federal assistance during the coronavirus pandemic from conducting stock buybacks. "It takes many many people in this case to tango, but as far as I'm concerned conditions like that would be okay with me," Trump said during a White House press conference when pressed on whether he would support a provision forbidding stock buybacks in a bailout bill. Trump said he was "never happy" with stock buybacks, but that...WW…

Key PointsAttorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced that the Department of Justice will open an investigation into the practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky.The announcement Garland said the DOJ will investigate the Minneapolis Police Department following Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd, whose killing in custody sparked global protests.Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was killed last year by Louisville police officers who entered her apartment with a no-knock warrant and fired 32 bullets. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth...…Key PointsAttorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced that the Department of Justice will open an investigation into the practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky.The announcement Garland said the DOJ will investigate the Minneapolis Police Department following Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd, whose killing in custody sparked global protests.Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was killed last year by Louisville police officers who entered her apartment with a no-knock warrant and fired 32 bullets. Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth...WW…

Key PointsSen. said he will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster under any circumstances, likely bringing to a close efforts to lower the barriers to passing parts of President 's agenda in Congress with only Democratic votes."The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation," the moderate West Virginia Democrat wrote in an published Wednesday.The filibuster generally requires legislation to garner 60 votes in the Senate, which is evenly divided 50-50 among Democrats...…Key PointsSen. said he will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster under any circumstances, likely bringing to a close efforts to lower the barriers to passing parts of President 's agenda in Congress with only Democratic votes."The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation," the moderate West Virginia Democrat wrote in an published Wednesday.The filibuster generally requires legislation to garner 60 votes in the Senate, which is evenly divided 50-50 among Democrats...WW…

Key PointsThe Supreme Court on Monday sided with against in a long-running copyright dispute over the software used in Android, the mobile operating system.The court's was 6-2. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was not yet confirmed by the Senate when the case was , did not participate in the case. The case concerned about 12,000 lines of code that Google used to build Android that were copied from the Java application programming interface developed by Sun Microsystems, which Oracle acquired in 2010. It was seen as a landmark dispute over what types of computer code are protected under...…Key PointsThe Supreme Court on Monday sided with against in a long-running copyright dispute over the software used in Android, the mobile operating system.The court's was 6-2. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was not yet confirmed by the Senate when the case was , did not participate in the case. The case concerned about 12,000 lines of code that Google used to build Android that were copied from the Java application programming interface developed by Sun Microsystems, which Oracle acquired in 2010. It was seen as a landmark dispute over what types of computer code are protected under...WW…

Key PointsIn this articleThe turned to its grammar books to deliver a victory for on Thursday in an under-the-radar case about whether the internet giant had run afoul of a three-decade-old federal law curbing abusive telemarketing practices.In a unanimous , the court backed a narrow definition of automated dialing systems, which are largely barred under the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The 8-0 opinion, and a authored by Justice Samuel Alito, featured a spirited debate over the merits of relying on language textbooks to discern the meaning of legal texts.The case was brought by...…Key PointsIn this articleThe turned to its grammar books to deliver a victory for on Thursday in an under-the-radar case about whether the internet giant had run afoul of a three-decade-old federal law curbing abusive telemarketing practices.In a unanimous , the court backed a narrow definition of automated dialing systems, which are largely barred under the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The 8-0 opinion, and a authored by Justice Samuel Alito, featured a spirited debate over the merits of relying on language textbooks to discern the meaning of legal texts.The case was brought by...WW…

Key PointsDivision I student athletes looked poised for victory in their Supreme Court battle against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over whether the organization may impose restraints on compensation related to education.During 90 minutes of arguments held by phone Wednesday, the justices appeared skeptical of the claim made by the NCAA that payments to students for things such as musical instruments and internships will sour fans who are drawn to the amateur quality of its competitions.The case is the latest legal challenge over the NCAA's compensation policies and comes...…Key PointsDivision I student athletes looked poised for victory in their Supreme Court battle against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over whether the organization may impose restraints on compensation related to education.During 90 minutes of arguments held by phone Wednesday, the justices appeared skeptical of the claim made by the NCAA that payments to students for things such as musical instruments and internships will sour fans who are drawn to the amateur quality of its competitions.The case is the latest legal challenge over the NCAA's compensation policies and comes...WW…

Key PointsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in a case over whether the organization can cap education-related benefits paid to college athletes.The case comes amid a broader debate over compensation for student athletes and in the middle of the NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament, which will hold its women's and men's championship games on Sunday and Monday. Some athletes playing in the games have sought to pressure the organization over its compensation policies, using the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty.The NCAA has...…Key PointsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in a case over whether the organization can cap education-related benefits paid to college athletes.The case comes amid a broader debate over compensation for student athletes and in the middle of the NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament, which will hold its women's and men's championship games on Sunday and Monday. Some athletes playing in the games have sought to pressure the organization over its compensation policies, using the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty.The NCAA has...WW…

Key PointsThe Senate on Monday voted to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as President 's secretary of the Department of the Interior, making the second-term Democrat the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.The vote was 51-40, with four Republicans joining Democrats in favor.Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, earned bipartisan support to run the Interior department, which has a staff of 70,000 employees and is charged with overseeing the country's natural resources. The agency manages , or one-fifth of the surface area of the United States.Haaland's...…Key PointsThe Senate on Monday voted to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as President 's secretary of the Department of the Interior, making the second-term Democrat the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.The vote was 51-40, with four Republicans joining Democrats in favor.Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, earned bipartisan support to run the Interior department, which has a staff of 70,000 employees and is charged with overseeing the country's natural resources. The agency manages , or one-fifth of the surface area of the United States.Haaland's...WW…

Key PointsIn this articleA New York judge on Thursday rejected on jurisdictional grounds a legal effort by President 's brother to halt the publication next month of a tell-all book by the president's niece, Mary Trump — but the brother's lawyer said the case will be refiled in another court.The ruling in Queens County Surrogate's Court by Judge Peter Kelly came just two days Trump's brother, Robert Trump, said in a court filing that Mary Trump would be violating a nondisclosure agreement if the book is published.The president himself recently said that his niece, who is the daughter...…Key PointsIn this articleA New York judge on Thursday rejected on jurisdictional grounds a legal effort by President 's brother to halt the publication next month of a tell-all book by the president's niece, Mary Trump — but the brother's lawyer said the case will be refiled in another court.The ruling in Queens County Surrogate's Court by Judge Peter Kelly came just two days Trump's brother, Robert Trump, said in a court filing that Mary Trump would be violating a nondisclosure agreement if the book is published.The president himself recently said that his niece, who is the daughter...WW…