Politics
US investigators and lawmakers open probes into UAW, JP Morgan, Kushner-linked resort, and WNBA
July 13, 2026 at 05:57 PM
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4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 56 hours
The Justice Department, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Republican lawmakers have initiated investigations or threatened legal action over allegations involving union corruption, banking ties, forged land documents, and treatment of Caitlin Clark.
- The DOJ is investigating UAW president Shawn Fain for allegedly pressuring an official to provide benefits to his fiancee and sister; Fain calls the claims election interference.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon about the bank's contact with Jeffrey Epstein and whether Dimon took advice from Epstein while lobbying against a UK bonus tax.
- Documents obtained by Reuters reveal a Miami businessman wanted in Albania is suspected of forging land documents for a resort project backed by Jared Kushner; the businessman has denied the allegations.
- Republican lawmakers led by August Pfluger threatened DOJ action against the WNBA, stating that hard fouls against Caitlin Clark "may be racially motivated."


