In recent years, the NFL has faced backlash for catering to the left.
And now the National Football League is finding itself in hot water over a different matter.
On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced an investigation into the NFL.
The investigation is to determine whether the NFL has been engaging in tactics that harm consumers as part of an antitrust investigation.
Yahoo News reported more on the DOJ’s move:
The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether the NFL has “engaged in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers.”
The “nature and scope,” per the report, isn’t currently known. Both the DOJ and the NFL declined comment.
The article focuses on the Sports Broadcast Act of 1961, which gives the league an antitrust exemption when it comes to the negotiation of TV rights.
The move comes at a time when both the FCC and Congress have made plenty of noise about the viability of the antitrust exemption as the NFL moves more games from free, over-the-air networks to streaming platforms.
And it’s possibly no coincidence that the Wall Street Journal got the scoop. It’s ultimately owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox.
Another excellent move by President Trump’s DOJ and Acting AG Todd Blanche.
And cheers to @BasedMikeLee for his leadership on this issue.
The NFL’s antitrust exemption was supposed to keep football free for the American people, not help Silicon Valley hide games behind…
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) April 9, 2026
The DOJ’s big investigation into the NFL is not the only investigation making headlines.
Florida’s Attorney General announced on Thursday that his office plans to open an investigation into OpenAI.
Reuters had the full scoop:
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday launched an investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT, as the artificial intelligence firm prepares for an IPO that could value it at up to $1 trillion.
In a video posted to X, Uthmeier said there were concerns about whether OpenAI’s data and AI technologies could fall “into the hands of America’s enemies, such as the Chinese Communist Party.”
“We’ve also learned that ChatGPT may likely have been used to assist the murderer in the recent mass school shooting at Florida State University” that killed two, he added.
While acknowledging AI as a “monumental leap” in technology, Uthmeier said it should supplement, support and advance mankind, not “lead to an existential crisis or our ultimate demise.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings sent a letter to OpenAI in September 2025 expressing deep concern over increased reports of how OpenAI’s products interact with children.
Watch here:
Today, we launched an investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT.
AI should advance mankind, not destroy it. We’re demanding answers on OpenAI’s activities that have hurt kids, endangered Americans, and facilitated the recent FSU mass shooting.
Wrongdoers must be held accountable. pic.twitter.com/vRVCqIYKnB
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) April 9, 2026
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