WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. House of Representatives’ attempt to block President Donald Trump’s transfer of Defense Department money to fund construction of a wall at the U.S. southern border. The president redirected the money as part of a national emergency declaration in February following a lengthy budget battle and partial government shutdown. Trump requested a total of $6.1 billion from the Pentagon, but acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has yet to decide whether to transfer about $3.6 billion of the total.

WASHINGTON—The House Judiciary Committee on Monday launched a first-of-its-kind bipartisan antitrust probe against unspecified technology companies that control large portions of the industry.

President Donald Trump stopped by McLean Bible Church Sunday in Vienna, Va., where Pastor David Platt, with one hand on the president’s back and another holding the Bible, prayed for Trump and the country’s government. Platt, author of bestselling book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, prayed for “grace, mercy, and wisdom” for the president, asking that Trump would know the extent of God’s love for him.

More than 300 Boeing 737 airliners might have parts susceptible to premature damage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement Sunday. The specific parts affected were slat tracks, which “guide the slats located on the leading edge of an airplane’s wings,” according to Boeing. The company identified 20 737 NG and 21 737 Max aircraft that were most likely to have the faulty parts while recommending that airlines inspect another 271 planes.

The ride-sharing company Uber posted $1 billion in losses during the first quarter of 2019, despite gaining 20 percent in revenue over last year’s first quarter, in its first financial report since going public three weeks ago. The huge loss is attributed to an uptick in spending to remain competitive in the ride-sharing marketplace. Uber and Lyft are trying to become the go-to companies around the world amid increasing regulations and high demand.

The 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up a few minutes past midnight Friday with an unprecedented eight co-champions, after the winners spelled a remarkable 47 consecutive words correctly. The winners were Rishik Gandharsi, Saketh Sundar, Shruthika Padhy, Sohum Sukhantankar, Abhijay Kodali, Christopher Serrao, Rohan Raja, and Erin Howard. Former runner-up Naysa Modi, who missed this year’s finals, claimed afterward that the final words weren’t difficult enough for any of the competitors. Some of the final words included “auslaut,” “palama,” “cernuous,” and “odylic.”

Former Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., who served in Congress for 45 years, died Thursday. He was 81. Former chief of staff Brad White said Cochran died at a nursing home for veterans in Oxford, Miss.