Government And Institutions

The FTC has spent more than a year investigating concerns that Facebook has been using its powerful market position to stifle competition.

“We don’t have all facts, so we don’t know the causation per se of this, but we really need to look into it," FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said.

The future of regulations on the hemp industry is up in the air as the USDA reconsiders a slate of proposed rules ahead of the 2021 growing season.

Boeing is facing another manufacturing problem that is slowing down deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner. The production problems add to pandemic-related travel restrictions that have slowed deliveries by Boeing and Airbus SE this year, pressuring their finances as customers typically pay the bulk of an aircraft’s price on receipt of the plane.

The White House is asking government agencies to disclose details of any funding that supports China or counters its global influence.

The department is focusing on allegations that Google violates antitrust law by favoring its own businesses

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1,000 wedding venues that are arguing for the right to be treated the same as restaurants.

The U.S. government could impose tariffs on products to help domestic growers

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday.

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd has agreed to settle a U.S. criminal case accusing it of bribing Chinese officials, including in government agencies and media outlets, to boost its business in China.

A pair of neighbors in Florida is accused of working together to commit an estimated $1.1 million in novel coronavirus-relief fraud by falsely claiming they were farmers, officials recently announced.

A growing number of U.S. companies are pledging to give workers time off to vote in the presidential election this November.

Watchdog group questions $521.6 million in overtime costs incurred during fiscal 2019.

Moderna said that its experimental coronavirus vaccine induced immune responses in people aged 56 years and older, a promising sign for a vulnerable age group.

The White House on Wednesday announced more than $1 billion in new funding for AI and quantum research.

In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are now saying that Pebble Limited Partnership's proposed gold and copper mine would cause unavoidable adverse impacts.

Americans have faced many stresses in the pandemic, of which paper-towel scarcity is hardly among the worst. Yet the forces behind the shortage nearly six months into the crisis help explain the broad lack of U.S. preparedness that has made the pandemic worse than it might have been.

DeJoy has come under scrutiny for policies that have slowed mail deliveries and raised fears of chaos in the presidential election

The ending of the agreements follows President Trump's order last month to end Hong Kong’s special status

So far, police have discovered more than $250,000 in illegitimate payments and have recovered $150,000 in cash.