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Paramount Launches $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid to Buy Warner Bros.
‘We’re really here to finish what we started,’ said Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison.
White House to Unveil $12 Billion Farm Aid Program
A roundtable event at the White House on Monday will address economic assistance to farmers affected by tariffs and other factors.
No Restrictions on How ‘Trump Accounts’ Can Be Used: Bessent
Trump said other billionaires would also be donating, adding, ‘I’ll be doing it, too.’
Bessent Divests From Soybean Farms, Says Farmers Needs Federal Aid Despite China Deal
Bessent has referred to himself as a soybean farmer and said that he, too, felt the pain of being caught in the middle of the U.S.–China trade war.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Scheme Allowing Foreign Access to US Gov’t Systems
The defendant is accused of ‘using false identities on behalf of North Korea to infiltrate American companies,’ an FBI official said.
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Supreme Court Will Examine Trump’s Authority to Fire Independent Agency Members
The federal government argues that a 1935 precedent, limiting presidential authority over the FTC, no longer applies because the agency’s power has grown.
Suspensions Down, Violence Up: How Obama-Era Policy Fuels School Discipline Crisis
Many parents are unaware of the ‘restorative justice’ policies that replaced traditional discipline in 1 in 3 schools to level suspension rates across races.
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62,000 Illegally Smuggled Children Rescued; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors Awards Ceremony: Homan
Trump also weighed in on the Netflix–Warner Bros. merger, calling it a major market shift.
China Has More to Lose in Global Trade War Than US, Researchers Say
An ‘economic cutoff’ imposed on the CCP would damage China’s economy five to seven times more than those of the U.S. and its allies, said a Dartmouth professor.
House Releases Latest Version of National Defense Authorization Act
The must-pass bill, which dictates policy and how funding will be used at the Pentagon in the upcoming fiscal year, comes in at 3,086 pages.
Netanyahu Says 1st Phase of Gaza Cease-Fire Plan Almost Complete
The Israeli prime minister met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Israel on Dec. 7.
Prosecutors Rest Their Case Against Ex-Hochul Aide After Calling Several Dozen Witnesses
Defense expects to present its side early next week.
US Border Patrol to Charge $5,000 Apprehension Fee for Illegal Border Crossers
The apprehension fee was authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law in July.
House Panel Urges Apple, Google to Remove Apps That Track ICE Agents
A gunman used an app to track the movements of federal agents before opening fire on an ICE facility in Dallas on Sept. 24.
Judge Grants Justice Department Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Records
A Florida judge noted that a recently passed federal law supersedes rules around grand jury materials.
RFK Jr.’s Panel Recommends Delaying First Vaccine Given to Many Children
The split vote means the vaccine schedule may be altered again soon.
What to Know About Efforts to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Several bills have been introduced, though none with leadership support.
DOJ Announces Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber Suspect in Custody: What to Know
The arrest of suspect Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., is the first sign of movement in the case in years.
Billboards Promote ‘Illegal Orders’ Message as Pentagon Official Warns of Deadly Outcomes
A Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee urges service members, ‘Don’t fall for it.’
CDC Advisers Delay Vote on Changing Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations
Some members said they were concerned about a last-minute change to the voting language.
