The US Justice Department has declined to assist a French judicial investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The refusal marks a pointed break from routine law enforcement cooperation between Washington and Paris, two close allies that typically share investigative resources under mutual legal assistance treaty frameworks. France's probe into X centers on the platform's compliance with French and EU content moderation laws, an area where regulators have repeatedly clashed with Musk over the removal of harmful and illegal material. The DOJ's decision to withhold cooperation effectively shields X from a key source of potential evidence or testimony that French prosecutors could have used to advance their case. The move is likely to sharpen friction between US and European regulators over digital platform enforcement, and raises questions about whether the current administration will selectively limit transatlantic legal assistance in cases touching politically connected companies. Observers will watch whether the EU escalates its own parallel Digital Services Act proceedings against X in response.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
