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Several Republican House members fighting to stop Rep. Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker met Friday morning at the offices of the Conservative Partnership Institute, an organization run by Mark Meadows and Jim DeMint. Meadows, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina, was chief of staff to former President Donald Trump and played a central role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He joined CPI as senior partner in January 2021, a few weeks after Trump supporters stormed… Source link

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrives for a meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) For the first time since 1923, the U.S. House of Representatives failed Tuesday to elect a new speaker on the initial ballot, signaling the start of what could be a fractious, days-long drama to find a Republican successor to former Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. But for Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, Calif. — the Republican leader who was also… Source link

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrives for a meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) For the first time since 1923, the U.S. House of Representatives failed Tuesday to elect a new speaker on the initial ballot, signaling the start of what could be a fractious, days-long drama to find a Republican successor to former Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. But for Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, Calif. — the Republican leader who was also… Source link

Another squat in Amsterdam. Photo: DutchNews.nl A Russian oligarch who is included on the EU sanctions list has lost his bid to have squatters evicted from a property he owns in central Amsterdam because his assets have been frozen. The multi-million euro building on the Vossiusstraat, with a view over Vondelpark, was squatted in late October by a group saying they planned to live in it until the owner is allowed to do something with the property again. ‘They were building luxury apartments,… Source link

Summary Companies Law firms Related documents Epic Games, others accuse Google of deleting evidence Google’s lawyers call bid “meritless” (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc on Thursday denied claims in an antitrust case in California federal court that the company had deleted employees’ electronic “chats” to deprive plaintiffs of evidence in their case alleging anticompetitive conduct within the Google Play Store. Lawyers for Google at law firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and at Munger, Tolles &… Source link

By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear Apple Inc’s bid to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm Inc smartphone patents despite the settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. The justices left in place a lower court’s decision against Apple after similarly turning away in June the company’s appeal of a lower court ruling in a closely related case challenging two other Qualcomm patents. Qualcomm sued Apple in San Diego… Source link

Getty Images As the football-watching worlds watches and waits for news as to where it will be watching Sunday Ticket in 2023, a new contender for the package has emerged. According to the New York Times, Google has made a bid for the out-of-market service. The games would be streamed through YouTube, which is owned by Google. Other bidders include Apple, Amazon, and Disney. NFL media executive Brian Rolapp told the Times that the league… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Google lawyers question “improper second (or third) bite at the apple” DOJ attorneys say new round needed after Google only recently turned over some docs (Reuters) – Lawyers for Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC on Tuesday questioned the U.S. Justice Department and state plaintiffs’ bid to conduct new… Source link

Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter officials are expected to meet Sunday to re-examine Musk’s offer to buy the company, WSJ reported. The company last week filed a shareholder rights plan or “poison pill” to prevent a hostile takeover by Musk. The Tesla CEO confirmed $46.5 billion in financing from banks and other entities in a regulatory filing earlier this week. Twitter is reportedly reconsidering Elon Musk’s bid to purchase the social platform, The Wall Street Journal… Source link

Twitter may be warming up to the idea of selling itself to . According to , the company is re-examining Musk’s takeover bid after the billionaire he had the financial backing to get the deal done. When Musk first announced he was ready to pay to buy the social media giant, noting at the time it was his “best and final offer,” Twitter was widely expected to reject the proposal. The company even went so far as to adopt a so-called “” strategy to ward off a hostile takeover… Source link