Paramount Skydance makes $108B hostile bid to buy Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance has made a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
The bid is for $77.9 billion in equity value and has an enterprise value of $108.4 billion.
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Some GOP lawmakers a ‘no’ on $901B Pentagon funding bill
Some U.S. lawmakers are already taking issue with the final negotiated version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the must-pass annual funding bill for the Pentagon that the House will vote on this week.
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Poll: 3/4 of Americans call lawsuit abuse a serious problem
More than three-fourths of American voters believe lawsuit abuse is a serious problem, according to a new poll.
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Report: Wisconsin schools spent COVID funds on historic staffing, not recovery
Wisconsin schools spent 41% of the $1.49 billion in pandemic recovery federal funding on permanent salaries rather than temporary learning recovery solutions while spending the funding slowly and without transparency, according to a new report.
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EXCLUSIVE: HUD terminates Biden-era guidance, claiming it unfairly favors Afghans
Amid a national housing crisis, the Biden administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development produced guidelines encouraging property owners to forgo some fair housing practices to favor Afghan refugees, the Trump administration argues in a new directive terminating previous guidelines.
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Report says Los Angeles is nation’s worst ‘judicial hellhole’
Lawsuit abuse and judicial bias are two of the main reasons why Los Angeles was identified as the worst "judicial hellhole" in the country, according to a national report released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Foundation.
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Judge orders grand jury materials of Maxwell case unsealed
A federal judge has approved the release of grand jury materials from the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted child sex offender and close associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bill designed to make U.S., California transit safer, cheaper
A new bill in Congress seeks to make public transit systems across the country, including those in California, safer and more affordable.
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WATCH: Trump administration to deliver $12 billion in relief to American farmers
The Trump administration has proposed $12 billion in federal aid to American farmers, with many undergoing what Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins described as an economic crisis.
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WATCH: Hegseth says Trump favors ‘peace through strength’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth compared President Donald Trump to a president known for peace through strength during a talk at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
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Police union questions timing of D.C. police chief resignation
The Washington, D.C. Police Union is questioning the timing of Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith's resignation amid allegations of manipulated crime statistics.
Smith announced her resignation Monday,... Read More.
Worker files charges against union alleging unfair practices
An employee is accusing union officials of illegally declaring a Michigan manufacturing plant a "closed shop" and compelling dues deductions.
Kristen Dickinson, an employee of fire sprinkler manufacturer The... Read More.
