🇺🇸 U.S. Politics and Judiciary

• White House Interview Controversy Sparks Antitrust Probe: Dissatisfied with the White House's prior ban on interviews for certain media outlets, the five major U.S. networks (CNN, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC) collectively boycotted reporting on White House events. This action prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an antitrust investigation, considering that a collective boycott by commercial competitors might violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. • First Internet Live-Streamed Execution Since WWII: The U.S. Department of Defense has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the mastermind behind the 2009 Fort Hood Army base terrorist attack, on December 3rd. The execution is expected to be publicly broadcast live online, a decision that has drawn strong criticism from the United Nations and international human rights groups.