
Trump Administration Seeks to Open Protected Forests for Exploitation Amidst Other Legal Battles
The Trump administration is moving to end the 'roadless rule,' which protects millions of acres of forest land from logging and road construction. This action comes as Disney and ABC sue the FCC over broadcast license threats, and Meta faces accusations of exploiting children in a separate legal case.
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Disney and ABC sue Trump's media regulator to stop early licence renewal
The network accuses the administration of retaliation against ABC, as it "disapproves of what ABC broadcasts".
Read full article →Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests
The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule” would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
By Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow
Read full article →Disney sues Trump administration over ‘retaliatory’ ABC licence review
US media giant accuses Federal Communications Commission of cracking down because it ‘disapproves’ of its broadcasts
Read full article →ABC sues Trump's media regulator over threat to broadcast licenses
Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an 'existential threat' to its operations.
Read full article →ABC sues FCC, claiming First Amendment violations, escalating months-long feud
The lawsuit dials up a battle that’s involved Jimmy Kimmel, “The View” and diversity policies.
By Scott Nover
Read full article →Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests
Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and logging The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of national forests to road construction, drilling and logging. Conservationists had feared the announcement was coming since last summer after Brooke Rollins, Trump’s secretary of agriculture, targeted a r...
By Mark Oliver
Read full article →ABC and Disney sue FCC, alleging First Amendment violations
The ABC Network has sued the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that the Trump administration is violating its First Amendment rights by challenging ABC broadcast licenses and investigating the network's talk show "The View."
By David Folkenflik
Read full article →Trump administration moves to end rule protecting swaths of forest land
US Agriculture Department says rescinding 2001 rule will help reduce wildfire risk and return control to local managers.
Read full article →Trump admin scores court win to end deportation protections for Ethiopian migrants
The Department of Homeland Security declared all of its TPS terminations are now in effect after a federal judge dissolved the remaining legal hurdle.
Read full article →ABC sues U.S. broadcast regulator over early licence reviews, calling it an 'existential threat'
Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licences posed an "existential threat" to its operations.
Read full article →Hims & Hers CEO says FTC lawsuit misunderstands how the company works
Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum spoke to CNBC about the FTC's lawsuit against the company, compounded GLP-1 drugs and AI.
Read full article →Disney sues FCC over Trump’s broadcast-license threat
Disney says the Trump administration “has attacked ABC’s speech — the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air.”
By Robert Schroeder
Read full article →Exclusive: Trump admin reveals plan to lock 3,000 migrant children in massive new detention facility
Officials are looking for operators for an ‘emergency influx facility’ that can hold thousands of unaccompanied migrant children and pack eight kids into a room sharing one toilet, shower and sink
By Alex Woodward
Read full article →Decisive trial against Meta begins: ‘They knew their platforms could harm young people’
Four US states are seeking damages that could amount to some $200 billion, accusing Facebook and Instagram of designing systems to foster teen addiction
By Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno
Read full article →Some student-loan borrowers are losing credit toward a key forgiveness program for public servants
The Trump administration is rolling back Public Service Loan Forgiveness credits for some student-loan borrowers. Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Education Department is rolling back Public Service Loan Forgiveness credits for some borrowers. The department said it's a result of "code errors" under the Biden administration. It's the latest in the series of challenges borrowers have faced following Trump's repayment overhaul. Some student-loan borrowers are losing credits toward a key loan for...
Read full article →CEO Who Fired 900 People On Zoom—Allegedly Calling Employees ‘Monkeys’—Faces Lawsuit From His Company
Better Home & Finance accused its founder of running an illegal scheme to regain control of the firm.
By Ty Roush, Forbes Staff
Read full article →Padres organization loses pitching coordinator after Donald Trump’s crackdown
The Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, more commonly referred to as ICE, has been extremely active under the administration’s crackdown on immigration. A focus on ‘flight risks’ has resulted in several warrantless arrests in airports near the border, and now those arrests are having a major impact on one MLB franchise. While traveling for…
Read full article →ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC
Disney’s ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, raising the pitch of the company’s efforts to countermand unusual pressure from the federal government to force the company’s stations to submit licenses for early renewal proceedings. ABC has found itself at cross purposes with the FCC at several moments in […]
By Brian Steinberg
Read full article →US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging
US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging
Read full article →ABC Sues FCC Over Threats to Broadcast Licenses
The FCC called the Disney-owned network's eight broadcast licenses in for an early renewal earlier this year and has challenged 'The View.'
By Caitlin Huston
Read full article →Meta accused of exploiting kids as social media trial gets underway
Meta has denied the states’ allegations, and accused the attorneys general of seeking unreasonable design changes and an “outlandish payout.”
By Madlin Mekelburg
Read full article →'Meta Hooked, Exploited Children': 29 US States Demand $200-Billion Penalty
Deputy Attorney General Megan O'Neil said in her opening arguments in an Oakland courtroom that the company "exploited how kids' brains work".
Read full article →Wait, a Network Is Actually Suing the Trump Administration for Once?
ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of infringing on its First Amendment rights
By Ryan Bort
Read full article →ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC, Claiming Trump Administration “Retaliatory Campaign” Against Its Free Speech
ABC filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the FCC on Tuesday, claiming that its investigations are part of a “retaliatory campaign” to curb the network’s free speech. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., also seeks to halt a proceeding in which the agency and its chairman, Brendan Carr, demanded that it put its […]
By Ted Johnson
Read full article →Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses
Disney and ABC sued the FCC, saying the Trump administration was trying to punish them for content it disliked and calling it an “assault on free speech.”
Read full article →Why US states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms
States allege that Meta knowingly designed features in Instagram and Facebook to hook young users
By Reuters
Read full article →FCSC tightens 2026 promotion exam with expert-drafted questions
The FCSC is enhancing its 2026 promotion exam with expert-drafted, rigorous questions to ensure competence and professional knowledge among civil servants. Read More: https://punchng.com/fcsc-tightens-2026-promotion-exam-with-expert-drafted-questions/
By Punch Newspapers
Read full article →Cement price: FCCPC uncovers possible manipulation after 3-month probe
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has uncovered possible manipulation of cement prices in the Nigerian market following a three-month industry-wide investigation. The post Cement price: FCCPC uncovers possible manipulation after 3-month probe appeared first on Vanguard News.
By Henry Oduah
Read full article →Disney and ABC sue Trump’s media regulator to stop early licence renewal
Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from launching an early licence renewal process, arguing that the network is being unfairly targeted over its editorial content.
By Abubakar Ibrahim
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