The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission approved the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger Thursday, following a $16 million legal settlement between Paramount and President Donald Trump. The decision, secured by pledges to appoint a bias ombudsman at CBS, has drawn sharp rebukes from Democratic lawmakers and critics alleging a pay-to-play scheme.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and other high-profile critics are questioning CBS's assertion that the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was purely a financial decision, suggesting instead that the move is tied to the host's vocal opposition to the Trump administration and a recent corporate legal settlement.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday approved the $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery without conditions, clearing a path for the massive consolidation. Critics immediately condemned the move as a victory for cronyism, shifting their efforts to state-level attorneys general to halt the deal.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian immigrant released from ICE custody, a homicide. Following the finding, Representative Summer Lee intensified her demands to dismantle the agency, characterizing the system as a cycle of abandonment and dehumanization that claims preventable lives.
Representative Pramila Jayapal is calling for an immediate investigation into the Trump administration’s immigration detention system after the 50th death in ICE custody was recorded since the president returned to office. The Washington Democrat labeled the rising death toll unprecedented and demanded a total cessation of funding for private contractors.
The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee abandoned by U.S. Border Patrol agents in subfreezing temperatures, has been officially ruled a homicide. The determination follows findings that the 56-year-old succumbed to a perforated ulcer brought on by extreme hypothermia and severe, prolonged environmental stress.
More than 800 medical professionals have issued an urgent warning to Justice Secretary David Lammy, stating that eight imprisoned Palestine Action activists currently on hunger strike face a high risk of death due to inadequate care while being held on remand.
Four activists known as the "Filton 4" received prison sentences ranging from four to seven years on Friday after a judge invoked terrorism legislation to punish their 2024 raid on an Israeli-owned weapons factory, marking a controversial shift in the British legal treatment of political dissent.
Under the shadow of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, 27 demonstrators—including an 83-year-old priest and a former government attorney—were arrested on Saturday. They gathered to challenge the British government’s new designation of the direct-action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, effectively criminalizing their dissent.
Senator Bernie Sanders is set to headline a rally alongside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, throwing his support behind a trio of progressive candidates aiming to unseat establishment Democrats in upcoming congressional primaries. The Brooklyn-born senator intends to bolster a movement Mamdani describes as centered on ideas rather than capital.
A federal judge in Maryland has blocked a Trump administration rule that critics argued would have effectively stripped millions of Americans of affordable health insurance. The ruling halts several restrictive provisions, including new eligibility requirements and premium penalties, that plaintiffs claimed were designed to systematically undermine the Affordable Care Act.
Food insecurity across the United States has surged to levels unseen since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The findings highlight a growing divide between topline economic indicators and the daily struggle of lower-income families to afford basic necessities.
As food insecurity in the United States climbs to its highest levels since the pandemic, a super PAC supporting Donald Trump is preparing a high-stakes fundraiser at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, where attendees will be charged $1 million per seat to dine with the former president.
Raucous applause filled the House chamber Wednesday as lawmakers narrowly approved a war powers resolution demanding an end to the ongoing conflict with Iran. The 215-208 vote marks a direct challenge to the White House, though skeptics warn the measure may struggle to overcome the president’s history of executive overreach.
House Republicans narrowly approved a sprawling budget package early Thursday, pushing through a 215-214 vote to slash roughly $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP. The legislation, which mandates stricter work requirements for low-income families, faces a difficult path forward as it heads to the Senate for further deliberation.
With a razor-thin 214-212 vote, the House of Representatives cleared nearly $70 billion in new funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its enforcement arms, cementing a massive financial injection for the administration’s deportation agenda just as the bill heads to the president's desk.
President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget request pits a historic $1.5 trillion military expansion against tens of billions in domestic spending cuts. The proposal, which slashes funding for healthcare, education, and climate initiatives, frames the massive defense surge as a necessity while labeling social programs as dispensable.
Congressional Republicans moved Thursday to greenlight a record-breaking $1.072 trillion defense budget for 2027, triggering sharp rebukes from Democrats who contend the massive military expansion is being financed by gutting essential social programs and domestic services for working families already strained by persistent inflation.
President Donald Trump’s upcoming fiscal year 2027 budget proposal seeks an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in military spending, a move estimated to add nearly $7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. The request represents a 40% increase over current levels, sparking immediate backlash from advocacy groups and policy analysts.
A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from launching a $1.8 billion government-funded program intended to compensate individuals claiming they were targeted by federal agencies. The court order freezes all financial transfers and claim processing, citing concerns over the program's legality and lack of congressional oversight.
U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema has indefinitely blocked a proposed $1.8 billion fund intended for Trump administration allies, ordering top officials to submit a sworn declaration under penalty of perjury that the controversial payout scheme is permanently dead and will not be resurrected under any name.
Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded compensation pool. The proposed deal, which would tap the Treasury’s Judgment Fund, seeks to pay allies who claim they were targeted by the previous administration.
Two officers who defended the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection are suing to dissolve a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded account. The fund, which critics label a slush fund for rioters and paramilitaries, was established this week to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service.
Declaring that the true enemy of the American worker is the billionaire class, Graham Platner launched his U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday. The veteran and oyster farmer aims to unseat five-term Republican Susan Collins by rejecting the establishment playbook, framing his candidacy as a direct strike against political corruption.
Maine Governor Janet Mills suspended her U.S. Senate campaign on Thursday, effectively handing the Democratic nomination to progressive outsider Graham Platner. The two-term governor’s exit follows a string of poor polling numbers and intense backlash over her recent veto of a statewide moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers.
Following a New York Times report detailing allegations of past volatile behavior and physical aggression against US Senate candidate Graham Platner, the political newcomer has seen a surge in financial support, collecting over $200,000 from 5,000 donors in the 24 hours following the publication.
A standing ovation lasting 30 seconds greeted Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday as he condemned the use of U.S. taxpayer funds for Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The moment marked a sharp departure from the cautious rhetoric favored by many establishment figures within the Democratic Party.
Days after securing a landslide victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, Graham Platner responded to Donald Trump’s branding of him as a "thug" and the "worst person to ever run for office" by claiming the president’s hostility confirms his campaign is effectively threatening the political status quo.
A New York jury delivered an unprecedented verdict on Thursday, finding former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts related to the falsification of business records. The decision marks the first time in American history that a former commander-in-chief has been convicted of criminal charges by a jury of peers.
As Elon Musk secures his status as the world’s first trillionaire following SpaceX’s $2 trillion public debut, a stark portrait of his Texas company town has emerged. Beyond the high-tech facade of Starbase, reports describe a gated, isolated enclave operating under its own set of rules and shielded by preferential state laws.
