Justice Department Releases Epstein Files—With Broken Search Tool
The Department of Justice finally released its first trove of files on Jeffrey Epstein Friday afternoon—with a broken search tool. The files have been divided into court records, DOJ…
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ could break box office records. Do critics like it?
Much like how the character Jack Dawson proudly proclaims to be king of the world after boarding the Titanic, film director James Cameron could claim to be king of the box office. Cameron…
Trump adds nine more Pharma companies to 'most favored nation' drug-pricing program
Another nine drug companies have hopped on board with President Trump's "Most Favored Nation" drug pricing program, bringing the total number of companies participating to 14 of the…
Sales of Trump immigration gold card top $1 billion
The U.S. has made $1.3 billion so far from the sale of immigration gold cards, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. Source link
Record workforce reduction, zero savings: Musk's DOGE fails spending goals
A new report says Elon Musk's efforts to cut "at least" $2 trillion in waste, fraud and abuse did not reduce overall federal spending, but did result in an unmatched peacetime workforce…
Marco Rubio Stands by Cuts That Killed Hundreds of Thousands of People
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s proud of shuttering the U.S. Agency of International Development—but he really shouldn’t be. During a press conference Friday, Rubio was asked…
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down.
The discovery of the body of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who studied physics at Brown University, earlier this week in a New Hampshire storage facility brought…
Sony owns majority stake in ‘Peanuts’ comic after $457 million buyout
Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic Peanuts and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada’s…
Even LinkedIn has hopped on the Spotify Wrapped train
First there was Spotify Wrapped. Then came Snapchat Wrapped, YouTube Wrapped, and even Uber Eats Wrapped. Shortly after, Saturday Night Live parodied the idea. If you thought you were…
How to keep entrepreneurial energy alive as you scale
Most businesses start with a spark, an idea fueled by hunger, resilience, or grit. But sustaining that energy through scale is the real challenge. Founders and leaders play a defining role…
Sarah McBride Convinced Four Republicans to Defect on Trans Bill
Representative Sarah McBride—the first out transgender member of Congress—had to lobby Republicans to strike down an anti-trans bill because she knew her Democratic colleagues would…
Trump: Rise in jobless rate OK since it's fueled by federal job cuts
President Trump, hoping to boost his ratings on the economy, says a recent increase in the unemployment rate is OK because the change is due to a drastic reduction in the federal…
Trump administration calls on white men to report job discrimination
The Trump administration is calling on white men who believe they’ve faced discrimination at work to file their complaints with a federal civil rights agency. In a video posted to X this…
Trump Has Delivered on No Promises—But Already Renamed Kennedy Center
The president genuinely could not wait to plaster his name on the Kennedy Center. The newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center received some new signage Friday, hours after the national cultural…
Dems Threaten Lawsuit After DOJ Says It Won’t Meet Epstein Deadline
“ICE held them, day after day, without access to bunks, bedding, soap, showers, toothbrushes or clean clothes,” Brown stated in his ruling. “The space is unheated or poorly heated at…
Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro with sanctions on family members
The Trump administration has issued new sanctions targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, targeting six members of his family and two government officials as President Trump escalates…
Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought…
YouTube creator’s finance livestream mysteriously appears on White House website
The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked. The…
Yes, the Trump administration is likely to buy more equity in more private companies in 2026
The government took stakes in a number of private companies during 2025, and it’s likely to continue making equity investments while Donald Trump remains in office. Whether or not this is…
States are divided on whether to follow Trump’s tax breaks on tips, overtime, and more
To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year. President Donald Trump’s administration is urging states…
Supreme Court rebuffs Justice Dept. in case involving gag order on immigration judges
The Supreme Court has delivered a rare setback to the Trump Justice Department, declining to get involved right now in a case challenging a gag order the government had tried to place on…
Transcript: Affordability Isn’t a “Silver Bullet” for Democrats
Stancil: Or what happened in August 2021? Bacon: The U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan and the media covered it—the bad withdrawal—like it was the end of time. So that’s what actually…
Home sales rose in November, but are down from last year
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year earlier for the first time since May despite average long-term mortgage…
Rubio fields questions on Russia-Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela at wide-ranging news conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighed in on Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts and defended the Trump administration's increasing military pressure on Venezuela during a rare,…