U.S. government regulators sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, saying the combination would eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation.

The Justice Department files a complaint in California federal court that seeks to block the merger on antitrust grounds.

HPE announced plans to acquire Juniper last January. The latter company, one of the world’s top network equipment suppliers, makes switches and routers for data centers. It also competes in the WLAN market,

CBS News has learned that DOJ officials have been in talks with federal prosecutors about possibly dropping the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a source familiar with the discussions.