2026-05-19
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Elon Musk loses his case in the high-profile Silicon Valley trial between him and OpenAI.
Plus, a new $1.776 billion Trump administration fund will pay people
who say they were hurt by the legal system.
And it's getting pushback.
The Justice Department is saying
that there is precedent for this, but you have a number of legal experts out there saying
that this is creating that apparatus to potentially reward a number of Trump's allies who...
Received some scrutiny from federal investigators or prosecutors in recent years.
And why a deal between two of the largest U.S.
Electricity providers is likely to face scrutiny from regulators.
It's Monday, May 18th.
I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines
and business stories that move the world today.
We begin tonight's show in Oakland, California,
where a three-week trial that fixated the tech world has reached a verdict.