(Reuters) -A U.S. judge temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block on Friday - calling parts of it reprehensible and disturbing - even as another firm, Skadden Arps, reached a deal with the Republican president to avoid a similar directive. Washington-based U.S. District Judge John Bates during a hearing in a lawsuit...

(Reuters) -Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as the prominent law firms challenged the Republican president in court while another one, Skadden Arps, cut a deal with the White House to avoid a similar directive. Calling parts of Trump's order targeting Jenner & Block reprehensible and...

(Reuters) -Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence firm has acquired Musk's X, the social media outfit formerly known as Twitter for $33 billion, marking the latest twist in the billionaire's rapid consolidation of power. The all-stock deal announced on Friday combines two of Musk's multiple portfolio companies, which also include automaker Tesla and SpaceX, and potentially eases Musk's ability to train...

March 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned the three co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, a White House official said on Friday. In addition, former employee Gregory Dwyer and an entity owning and operating the crypto exchange received full and unconditional pardons, BitMEX confirmed in an emailed statement to Reuters. CNBC was the first to report that on...