Judge in golf course case says inquiry into DOJ lawyers will proceed

Key Points:

• A nationwide ground stop in the U.S. on Friday caused over 9,000 flight cancellations, with more than 2,000 additional cancellations on Saturday, severely disrupting air travel; airlines are required to refund canceled tickets but are not obligated to compensate for delays or cancellations beyond their control.
• Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy praised air traffic controllers during a Saturday briefing on the ground stop, which was briefly interrupted by technical difficulties.
• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced progress toward a bilateral trade deal with the U.S., though no agreement has been reached yet; Canada has also concluded free-trade negotiations with ASEAN and the Philippines as part of a strategy to diversify trade partners.
• A federal judge ruled that an inquiry into the conduct of Trump administration lawyers in the East Potomac Golf Links case will proceed despite government objections, emphasizing the need to ensure ethical compliance in court representations.
• Microsoft confirmed restoration of all services affected by a global outage earlier in the week, attributing the disruption to a network upgrade issue and not cyberattacks; the outage underscored concerns about reliance on U.S.-based tech providers for critical services worldwide.