By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer In a last-ditch effort to acquire the Warner Bros. entertainment empire, Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile bid to purchase the company’s legacy assets. Last week, streaming juggernaut Netflix outlasted competitors in a
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The Kennedy Center Honors has raised a record $23 million for its annual award ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump in Washington on Saturday, according to its president. This
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Owning a smartphone in childhood poses a significantly higher risk of insufficient sleep, obesity, and depression among children, according to a Dec. 1 peer-reviewed study published in the journal “Pediatrics” from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from 10,588 children, collected from a National Institutes of Health study. The participants had a mean age of 12 years, and 63.6% owned a smartphone. The median
By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he watched the initial strike on a drug boat in early September, but did not see survivors or stick around for a follow-up strike on
By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump oversaw the signing of a peace agreement between President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and President Paul Kagame of the
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer FBI agents have arrested a man who allegedly placed pipe bombs in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021, officials confirmed on Thursday. “Today’s arrest happened
By Jacki Thrapp Contributing Writer NASHVILLE — Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District seat. The former state commissioner and Army helicopter pilot defeated the Democratic nominee, Aftyn
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans on ramping up activities in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Twin Cities region in Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said in a Tuesday interview on Fox News. On Nov.
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer A new round of immigration enforcement has begun in New Orleans, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. On Wednesday, the department announced “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” describing it as an
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer When 200 federal agents raided dozens of Minnesota homes and businesses on Jan. 20, 2022, policy analyst Bill Glahn took notice. So did a lot of
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — The man accused of shooting two National Guard members pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. A lawyer for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, entered the plea during a virtual court appearance. Lakanwal appeared from a
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that nearly 3,000 commercial driver’s license training providers have been removed from a federal registry as part of the crackdown on illegal test training
By Joseph Lord, Ryan Morgan Contributing Writers White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday defended a second strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean Sea carried out on Sept.
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Passengers who lack a REAL ID, passport, or another equivalent document will have to pay a $45 fee to travel domestically, the Transportation Security Administration announced on Monday. The
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that Trump administration appointee Alina Habba is disqualified as U.S. attorney for New Jersey. The new ruling came from a three-judge
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. government made $40 billion from its deal with chipmaker Intel. The president, speaking during his Cabinet meeting, told reporters that the head
By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer Republicans from Indiana’s House of Representatives released a draft of their redrawn congressional map on Monday, which would give the GOP an advantage in all nine of the
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The White House is more confident that the U.S. economy will grow in 2026 after spending around Thanksgiving and Black Friday rose, White House economic advisor
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that the United States will “absolutely” be deporting people with pending asylum claims “if they should be” removed. During an
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Department of Government Efficiency has announced that, in line with its guidance, multiple federal agencies terminated contracts worth nearly $300 million last week, coming amid claims that the task