Warner Bros. Discovery has said that over 93% of its shareholders rejected Paramount Skydance’s offer to buy the entertainment company in favor of Netflix’s modified all-cash bid. “Once again, Paramount continues to make the same offer our Board has repeatedly and unanimously rejected in favor of a superior merger agreement with Netflix. It’s also clear our shareholders agree, with […]
Angie Katsanevas, star from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, testified on Capitol Hill Thursday in support of the American Franchise Act. Katsanevas, who is the owner and founder of Lunatic Fringe, testified before the House Committee on Small Businesses as an expert witness for a hearing on how franchising is a pathway to […]
House Republicans narrowly blocked an effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s war powers, the first such vote in the lower chamber since the administration captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro. The resolution, which failed in a tie vote, 215-215, was cosponsored by Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX). Only […]
The airplane Qatar gifted President Donald Trump is preparing for its first takeoff no later than this summer, the Air Force said. The Air Force expects the next Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane to be ready by summer 2026. “The Air Force remains committed to expediting delivery of the VC-25 bridge aircraft in support of […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has filed her paperwork for a possible gubernatorial bid in Minnesota after Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) abruptly ended his reelection campaign earlier this month. The preliminary paperwork was filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board on Thursday. Klobuchar is reportedly preparing to make an official announcement about her entry in the […]
A federal jury found a Florida healthcare worker guilty of defrauding the state of over $11 million in Medicare funds. Christian Cruz faces up to 125 years in prison after he was convicted of running a medical equipment supplier operation in which he shipped orthotic braces to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide, including those “who neither requested […]
The House passed the final four of the 12 necessary government funding bills on Thursday, setting the stage for a marathon vote in the Senate as a government shutdown looms in eight days. The chamber voted 220-207 to pass the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill and 341-88 for three other appropriations bills covering the […]
UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley on Thursday paid tribute to his predecessor, Brian Thompson, who was assassinated in December 2024. During a hearing involving several major healthcare company CEOs, Rep. Jacob Auchincloss (D-MA) took a moment to ask Hemsley about Thompson’s character, giving him the floor to pay a brief tribute. Hemsley thanked him for […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith repeatedly sidestepped pointed questions about the credibility of January 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson, despite previously acknowledging her most explosive claims amounted to secondhand hearsay. The issue surfaced during an exchange with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) during Smith’s nearly five hours of public testimony. Jordan pressed Smith […]
Paris Hilton joined House members on Capitol Hill on Thursday to advocate Senate-passed, bipartisan legislation aimed at allowing victims to take civil action against fake, artificial intelligence pornography. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) held a bipartisan press conference with Hilton on Thursday, urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the bill […]
