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The company planning to buy Donald Trump's new social media business has disclosed a federal grand jury investigation that it says could impede or even prevent its acquisition of the Truth Social app. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped almost 10 percent as the company revealed that it had received a subpoena from a grand jury in New York.The Justice Department subpoenas follow an ongoing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether Digital World broke rules by having substantial talks about…

The company planning to buy Donald Trump's new social media business has disclosed a federal grand jury investigation that, it says, could impede or even prevent its acquisition of the Truth Social app.Shares of Digital World Acquisition dropped 10 percent in morning trading on Monday as the company revealed that it has received subpoenas from a grand jury in New York.The Justice Department subpoenas follow an ongoing probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether Digital World broke rules by having…

Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)A new round of grand jury subpoenas threatens to upend former President Donald Trump’s plan of taking the company behind Truth Social public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).On Monday, Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC), a shell company Trump plans to merge with his fledgling tech venture—Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG)—so as to go public, revealed that its board of directors had received subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of…

Manatees in the Homosassa River in Florida where conservationists planted seagrass to help restore their natural habitat. Manatees had been listed as endangered until 2017 thanks to preservation efforts.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)A little bit of legalese goes a long way. The Joe Biden administration striking a single sentence from the Trump-era definition of “habitat” allows the federal government to broadly protect endangered species in any habitat where they could potentially reside.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

Editor’s Note (6/14/22): The current hearings on the January 6, 2021, insurrection, held by a U.S. House of Representatives committee, have highlighted ties between mainstream supporters of former president Donald Trump and extremist groups in the mob that invaded the Capitol. A week after the January 2021 attack, extremism expert Amy Cooter explained why these connections are growing more dangerous and common. Growing concerns about violence from some people and groups supporting Donald Trump proved terrifyingly…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Save America rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Ga. Photo by Megan Varner /Getty Images Article content Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said something interesting while campaigning for Dave McCormick, one of the contenders for the GOP nomination to replace departing Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues…

From the moment Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter and impose upon it his version of free speech, speculation swirled about whether he would let Donald Trump, the ultimate Twitter scofflaw, return to the platform. Well, the suspense is over. On Tuesday, Musk confirmed what most people suspected, announcing at a Financial Times conference that he would “reverse the permanent ban” of the former president’s account. Trump, you will recall, got booted from Twitter on January 6, 2021, after his tweets during the…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News Author of the article: Reuters Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax Article content PHILADELPHIA — Voters in Pennsylvania and North Carolina were picking nominees in critical U.S. Senate and gubernatorial contests on Tuesday, providing another test of former President Donald Trump’s sway with Republican voters ahead of this year’s midterm elections. President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats are fighting to retain their slim majorities in the House of…

Former US President Donald Trump's Truth Social app will launch on a web browser at the end of May, Chief Executive Devin Nunes said on Monday.In a post on the platform, Nunes also said Truth Social has not yet been approved for launch in the Google Play store for Android devices."End of May we will launch PWA (Web Browser) this will allow access from any device," Nunes wrote. "After that we will launch an Android App... pending approval from Google!”Availability in the Google Play and Apple App stores is key to the app's…

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has supported Elon Musk's plan to reinstate Donald Trump's account, asserting that the decision to ban the former US President was "a failure."Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter following the January 6 Capitol Riots for violating the platform's rules against violence incitement, a decision the company has said was taken by then CEO Jack Dorsey.On Tuesday, Elon Musk said that he would restore Trump's banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is completed."I think…