The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud.
The request follows conflicting lower court rulings on whether states have statutory oversight authority of the prediction firms.
The lawsuit, joined by 22 state attorneys general, alleges Amazon collected more than $20 billion through undisclosed surcharges
Leaders are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., over allegations that the company harmed children and teens through its social media platforms.
The FTC was joined by a bipartisan group of 22 attorneys general, including officials from Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington.
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
CNN spoke with three mothers who say social media played a role in their children’s deaths about Meta’s $18 billion settlement of a multistate lawsuit alleging the company intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. As part of the settlement with states, Meta agreed to make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram and let an independent auditor evaluate how it’s implementing those changes. CNN’s Clare Duffy reports.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade, divided among nearly every state, to settle claims its platforms like Instagram are addictive and harmful to kids. That's tonight on "Elizabeth Vargas Reports." This episode originally aired on Aug 26, 2026. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
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