Netflix Drops Bid for Warner, Paving Way for Paramount
Netflix announced Thursday it is backing out of its deal to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery after Warner’s board said a counteroffer from Paramount Skydance was “superior.”
Warner Bros: Paramount Bid Tops; Netflix Clock Ticks
Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount Skydance’s revised $31-a-share offer was superior to its existing deal with Netflix, giving the streaming giant four business days to respond or walk away from the bidding war for the coveted Hollywood studio.[#item_full_content]
Melania Trump to Preside Over UN Security Council in a First for a First Lady
First lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations on Thursday said would be a first.When the wife of President Donald Trump takes her seat in the president’s chair on Monday afternoon, it “will be the first time a first…[#item_full_content]
GOP Rep. Davidson Backs War Powers Limit on Trump’s Iran Action
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, on Thursday became the second House Republican to back a resolution that would seek to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take unilateral military action against Iran, setting up a potential bipartisan clash over war powers on the House…[#item_full_content]
Family of UN’s Albanese Sues Trump Admin Over Sanctions
The family of U.N. investigator Francesca Albanese has sued the Trump administration over U.S. sanctions imposed on her last year for her criticism of Israel’s policies during its war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists.[#item_full_content]
Judge Lets Tesla H-1B Bias Lawsuit Move Forward
A federal judge has ruled that Tesla must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the company systematically discriminated against American workers by favoring H-1B visa holders for engineering roles, even as it laid off thousands of U.S. employees.[#item_full_content]
Iran rejects Trump demands despite ‘significant progress’ in nuclear talks
Talks between Iran and the U.S. wrapped up in Geneva Thursday as officials cited “significant progress” and announced a next meeting set for Vienna within days. Yet despite senior U.S. officials describing the third round as “positive,” per Axios, Iranian state television also reported that Tehran will continue enriching uranium and rejected proposals to transfer […]
Kansas law invalidates transgender driver’s licenses and birth certificates
Kansas has officially invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender residents who changed their sex designation on government documents under a law that took effect Thursday. Roughly 1,700 individuals in Kansas will be required to obtain a new standard driver’s license at a cost of $26, according to the House Substitute for Senate Bill […]
Noem: DHS Shutdown Hits World Cup, America 250 Security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security is disrupting security and planning work for the 2026 World Cup and the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Denver mayor orders ICE agents detained if they ‘assault or shoot’ residents
Denver Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston announced an executive order Thursday directing city authorities to detain an ICE agent considered to have used excessive force against or who “assaults or shoots or kills” civilians in the Mile High City. The announcement comes weeks after Philadelphia’s top prosecutor made headlines by likening ICE agents to Adolf Hitler’s […]
