White House is investigating Google after Donald Trump claims bias

(Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google’s search engine was hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. The company, part of Alphabet Inc, denied any political bia…Read More

FBI, SEC and FTC are also investigating Facebook’s data leak

Facebook has to deal with multiple federal agencies simultaneously investigating its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. According to The Washington Post, the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have joined the DOJ’s probe into the two companies. The New York Times reported back in May that the […]

NTSB investigating deaths of Florida teens in fiery Tesla crash

Two teenagers were killed on Tuesday after the Tesla car they were traveling in crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police said on Wednesday. A preliminary investigation showed a 2014 Tesla Model S drove off the roadway and struck a concrete wall, immediately catching fire, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said. Speed is […]

Mueller is investigating a $150,000 payment a pro-Russian oligarch made to the Trump Foundation during the campaign

Alex Wong/Getty Images The special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly probing a $ 150,000 donation a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch made to the Trump Foundation in September 2015. The oligarch, Victor Pinchuk, made the donation after then-candidate Donald Trump gave a 20-minute speech at a European conference that promoted closer ties between Ukraine and the West. […]

The White House says it’s investigating $500 million in loans granted to Jared Kushner’s family business

Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images The White House wants to know whether two loans totaling more than $ 500 million to Jared Kushner’s family real estate business violated any criminal laws or regulations. The loans came from Citigroup and the private-equity firm Apollo Global Management last year. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is investigating whether two loans totaling […]

The FTC confirms that it is investigating Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission publicly confirmed on Monday that it is investigating Facebook as a result of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook has been in hot water after news reports revealed that Cambridge Analytic had illicitly obtained data on up to 50 million users and used that data to influence voters towards Donald Trump in the […]

Police investigating suspicious package in Houses of Parliament, hours after similar incident

Police are investigating a suspicious package at Parliament. It comes just a day after a similar scare. “Police were called at 9.49am on Tuesday, 13 March to reports of a suspicious package at Norman Shaw Buildings, Victoria Embankment, Westminster,” a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said. “Specialist officers have been called and the package will be assessed. […]

Mueller is reportedly investigating Jared Kushner’s efforts to seek foreign financing for his family’s business

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating contacts between White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and foreign investors during the transition period, CNN reported. In particular, Mueller is investigating Kushner’s interactions with a Chinese government-linked company that was close to investing in the Kushner family’s real-estate property at 666 Fifth Avenue. The new […]

Trump says ‘Little Adam Schiff’ — the top Democrat on House Intel Committee investigating him — ‘Must be stopped!’

Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump blasted Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, on Twitter Monday morning, saying he “Must be stopped!” Trump accused Schiff and others of leaking classified information to the press in an attempt to discredit Rep. Devin Nunes’ memo, which Republicans say shows an anti-Trump bias in the […]