Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expected to face more charges this week
The new charges are expected to accuse Maduro and his wife of playing a role in the torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, US media reports.
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Federal appeals judges don’t reveal how they’ll rule on Saudi Arabia’s effort to end 9/11 litigation
Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks packed a federal appeals courtroom in New York City on Wednesday.
Watchdog: Trump administration illegally withheld federal research funds
The Trump administration violated federal law by withholding tens of millions of dollars in research grant funding Congress had appropriated for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), according to a federal watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Impoundment Control…
Nicolás Maduro and his wife expected to face new charges related to alleged torture of Americans
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores face new charges tied to alleged torture of Americans in Manhattan court Thursday.
DNC lawsuit accuses Trump administration of diverting $20M in federal funds for 'propaganda' ads
The Democratic National Committee alleges the Trump administration directed $20 million in taxpayer funds toward ads designed to boost Republicans ahead of 2026 midterms.
Fed officials view another rate hike as ‘likely,’ meeting minutes show
The majority of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) officials believed another rate hike was on the horizon this year, according to minutes from the panel’s last meeting the central bank released Wednesday. “With regard to the outlook for monetary policy beyond the current meeting, most participants assessed that another increase in the target range for…
The FTC is sending money to people affected by GOAT marketplace’s “deceptive” policies.
In 2024, the FTC alleged that GOAT didn’t mail “some priority processing orders as fast as promised” and didn’t have a system in place to honor its “Buyer Protection” policy that promised full refunds for products found to be incorrect. Last year, GOAT settled with the FTC and refunded more than $736,000, and today, the FTC is distributing payments totaling more than $100,000 to 6,205 customers who haven’t gotten money from GOAT yet. [Link: FTC Issues Redress Payments to Consumers Impacted by GOAT’s Deceptive Shipping, Refund Policies | https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/10/ftc-issues-redress-payments-consumers-impacted-goats-deceptive-shipping-refund-policies | Federal Trade Commission]