DOJ clears Paramount Skydance's $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery without conditions

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division approved Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday, clearing the way for one of the largest media mergers in American history, and doing so without requiring a single asset sale, behavioral restriction, or concession of any kind. The DOJ confirmed the decision in a statement […]

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's National Park exhibit changes, orders restoration

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering the Trump administration to restore exhibits and displays removed from National Park Service sites and to halt any further changes, a ruling that throws a wrench into the administration's effort to strip what it called "improper partisan ideology" from federally controlled public spaces. U.S. […]

Haiti's top security official kidnapped by armed men as gangs tighten grip on capital

Armed men seized James Boyard, Haiti's cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and inspector general of the national police, in what amounts to the highest-ranking government abduction the country has seen in years. Local media reported that Boyard was grabbed Thursday in Bourdon, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince that was, until recently, considered one of the […]

New Hampshire high court throws out Adam Montgomery's murder conviction in killing of daughter Harmony

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned Adam Montgomery's second-degree murder conviction in the death of his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery, ruling that trying the murder charge alongside a second-degree assault charge in a single proceeding denied him a fair trial. The state's Attorney General's Office says it will take him back to court. Montgomery […]

U.S. military strike kills Tren de Aragua gang leader in Venezuela, Trump announces

A U.S. military strike killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang and one of the most wanted men in the Western Hemisphere, at a compound in Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced Friday. Venezuela's government confirmed its participation in the operation, marking a striking turn in cooperation between Washington and […]

Hunter Biden takes his grievance tour to Newsom's podcast, defends Democrat with Nazi tattoo

Hunter Biden sat down with California Gov. Gavin Newsom for a wide-ranging podcast interview in which the former first son blamed conservative media for the collapse of his plea deal, defended the pardon his father granted him, and vouched for a Maine Democratic Senate nominee who has come under fire for having a Nazi tattoo. […]

Trump calls U.S. men's soccer team to rally support before World Cup opener against Paraguay

President Trump picked up the phone Thursday night and called the U.S. men's national team with a simple message: go win. The 45-second video of the exchange, posted by the USMNT's official X account, showed the president connecting with head coach Mauricio Pochettino and the full 26-man roster roughly 24 hours before the squad's World […]

Declassified intelligence confirms U.S.-funded biolabs in Ukraine, vindicating Gabbard's 2022 warnings

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a trove of intelligence documents Friday revealing two dozen biological laboratories in Ukraine, including facilities storing pathogens from the old Soviet bioweapons program, in a move that directly contradicts years of official denials and accusations leveled at anyone who raised the subject. The declassified materials, released by the […]

Hunter Biden steps in to defend embattled Maine Senate candidate on Newsom's podcast

Hunter Biden wants Americans to give Graham Platner a break. The former president's son appeared on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's podcast to defend Platner's troubled Senate candidacy in Maine, a move that has some Democrats quietly asking whether the help is worth the headache. Biden used the appearance to push back against allegations surrounding Platner's […]

Interior Department cuts partnerships with more than three dozen progressive organizations

The Interior Department is terminating agreements with over three dozen outside groups it says no longer align with the priorities of the current administration or deliver a clear benefit to the American public. The move, part of a broader Trump administration push to root out wasteful spending and misaligned contracts across the federal government, will […]