Michael Balsamo

Associated Press

Futuristic car interior with digital dashboard displays and blue holographic interface elements representing autonomous vehicle technology

Automotive Execs Predict a New Competitive Order by 2035

October 22, 2026

Industrial safety cage with mesh panels and yellow-black striping in warehouse facility

How Vertical Lifting Strategies Enable Facilities to Grow Up—Not Out

October 22, 2026

Sonic S19 tool chest with red and black drawers, stainless steel top, and paper towel holder on casters

NEXT S13 Toolbox a Heavy-Duty, Multi-Zone Workshop on Wheels

October 22, 2026

Aerial view of large industrial warehouse facility with white roof and blue walls in rural landscape

Hyundai's Trailer Subsidiary Doubles Down in Illinois, Adding More Jobs

October 22, 2026

They could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.

Biden to Nominate New ATF Director, Release Ghost Gun Rule

The White House and the Justice Department have been under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime.

April 11, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks about status of the country's fight against COVID-19 in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington.

Biden Planning to Tap Oil Reserve to Control Gas Prices

High prices have not coaxed a meaningful jump in oil production.

March 31, 2022

A woman looks over shelves, some of which are empty, at a Walmart store in Teterboro, N.J., on Jan. 12, 2022. The Justice Department is launching a new initiative aimed at identifying companies that exploit supply chain disruptions in the U.S. to make increased profits in violation of federal antitrust laws.

Justice Dept. to Take On Exploitation of Supply Chain Issues

Bid rigging and price fixing will face further scrutiny.

February 17, 2022

People shop at a Walmart Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in El Paso, Texas. The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances to the pharmacies during the height of the opioid crisis, the person said.

Feds Sue Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis

Walmart operates more than 5,000 pharmacies in its stores around the country.

December 22, 2020

Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif.

DOJ Files Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

The lawsuit could be an opening salvo as the government investigates other major tech companies.

October 20, 2020

Jeff Clark, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks as Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, right, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, left, look on during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Automakers Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations.

Daimler to Pay $1.5B to Settle Emissions Cheating Probes

The company is accused of using so-called “defeat device software” to circumvent emissions testing.

September 15, 2020

Ghosn Interrogation Ap

Americans Arrested in Connection with Ghosn Escape

A former Green Beret and his son are accused of helping smuggle the executive out of Japan.

May 20, 2020

In this Jan. 5, 2016, file photo, traffic crosses the Golden Gate Bridge in the rain in this view from Sausalito, Calif. The Trump administration has ended its antitrust probe into a deal between California and four big automakers, after failing to find that the companies' conduct violated the law.

Feds End CA-Auto Antitrust Probe

Automakers set their own MPG agreements with California, and the Trump administration was unable to prove they violated the law.

February 10, 2020

In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop in Austin, TX.

States Sue Over 3D-Printed Guns Rules

Attorneys general argued that posting the blueprints would allow anyone to go online and use the downloadable files to create unregistered and untraceable assault-style weapons.

January 24, 2020