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New Mexico AG accuses Todd Blanche of sitting on the names of more Epstein victims

AG Raúl Torrez says the DOJ ignored 10 separate requests for Zorro Ranch files — and could unseal them “with a stroke of a pen.”

By Savannah Peters and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026

The Trump administration has doled out $100 billion in tariff refunds, but Americans are suing U.S. companies for not seeing a penny of the returns

Customers of Five Below, Sony, and Nintendo have filed class action lawsuits demanding they receive refunds from the struck-down import taxes.

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 5, 2026

20 states and DC sue as Trump moves to share low-income families’ data with immigration authorities

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program is under fire from Trump under allegations of granting benefits to people in the country illegally.

By The Associated Press and Anthony IzaguirreAugust 4, 2026

OpenAI fires back at Apple, publishing private emails to counter trade-secret claims

Apple is asking a judge to halt OpenAI’s use of alleged trade secrets and speed up discovery.

By Beatrice NolanAugust 4, 2026

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Mamdani rejects his own aide’s comment that ID card may be needed for NYC-owned grocery: ‘no matter what you’ve just heard in the news’

MAGA cried voter ID hypocrisy over Mamdani’s groceries after a city economic-development chief’s “library-card-esque” line.

By Melissa Goldin and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2026

Iranian hackers and America’s Achilles heel on water: default passwords

The FBI and EPA say attackers accessed internet-connected Rockwell Automation controllers and changed their IP addresses and passwords.

By William Akoto and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026

5 years after NIL began, college coaches still out-earn the athletes they coach

Booster-funded collectives helped athletes like Bo Nix and the Cavinder twins land brand deals, but Trump’s executive orders show the fight is not settled.

By Brennan Berg and The ConversationAugust 5, 2026

Third time’s a charm for CDC director as Senate finally confirms Erica Schwartz as new agency head

Schwartz was the third Trump nominee for CDC director in the past 18 months.

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2026