Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) estimated the ongoing writers and actors strikes will cost between $300 million to $500 million from lost 2023 earnings as TV and film productions remain halted, according to a new securities filing. Warner Bros. Discovery said it is expecting its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to take a hit...
A manhunt for a convicted murderer shut down two school districts outside of Philadelphia as police expand their search. Danelo Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania last week after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her children. Kennett Consolidated School District and Unionville-Chadds...
Investors voted Tuesday to give the blank check company attempting to take Truth Social public another year to finalize its merger with former President Trump’s media startup, according to reports. Shareholders in Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) granted the company a 12-month extension to close the deal with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), just...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) impeachment trial in the Lone Star State begins Tuesday, when Republicans in the state Legislature’s upper chamber will play the pivotal role in considering whether he misused his office. As The Hill’s Saul Elbein writes, it’s a potentially explosive moment for the ruling conservative coalition and the first impeachment trial in the state’s modern history. Paxton faces 20 counts of corruption.
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President Biden on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam-era Army helicopter pilot who saved four of his comrades in a daring rescue mission. Biden called it an act of "incredible" valor that positively changed the lives of four American families. Former Capt. Larry L. Taylor, of Chattanooga, Tenn., stood patiently next to...
Oklahoma announced Tuesday it would be allowing materials from the conservative education platform PragerU in its public schools, following the same move from Florida earlier this summer. Ryan Walters, the state superintendent of public instruction, said he is “thrilled” to be partnering with the platform founded by right-wing talk show host Dennis Prager and Allen...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday used his first speech on the Senate floor since his second freeze-up in as many months to acknowledge the incident but tout his "busy month" over the August recess. McConnell made headlines last week when he froze for about 30 seconds while speaking to reporters in his...
A new CNN poll Tuesday found that 13 percent of Republicans and independents who lean Republican said they think Trump should be disqualified from the presidency if charges he faces connected to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election are true. Meanwhile, 19 percent said the charges “cast doubt on his fitness for the job,...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday urged House Republicans to back away from their demands on a stopgap government funding measure and work with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. Schumer warned the demands rolled out last month by the conservative House Freedom Caucus can’t pass...
A group of Democrats is calling on the Biden administration to make a series of policy adjustments to help nationals of El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua keep or obtain work permits. According to a draft letter obtained by The Hill, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are calling on the White House to redesignate Temporary...
Up to 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease — but nine in 10 of them don't realize it. The illness typically causes no symptoms until it reaches advanced stages, which gives the condition its reputation as the "silent killer." For around 800,000 Americans with end-stage kidney failure, kidney function is so impaired they must receive dialysis to survive — or a transplant.Unfortunately,...
Former President Trump is heading to Iowa this weekend for the gridiron match-up between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State University Cyclones. Trump and his 2024 Republican presidential rivals have been jockeying for attention in Iowa before the state's caucuses, which are four months away. Trump previously worked the tailgating crowd before the...
Texas House officials and attorneys defending state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) went head-to-head with a dueling pair of scathing opening statements in Paxton's impeachment trial on Tuesday. House managers emphasized the gravity of the charges against Paxton, and the conservative credentials of the deputies who notified federal investigators about his alleged collaboration with Nate Paul. Tony...
The Biden administration is partnering with six environmental and conservation advocacy groups as it aims to advance conservation in the western U.S., it said Tuesday. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will use $28 million in funds from the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act for the conservation of public lands. It will partner with groups including...
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas along with three other DHS employees and two Secret Service staffers as the House panel expands its inquiry into whether the Justice Department improperly tipped off the protective agency while investigating Hunter Biden over alleged tax crimes....
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that 4 million student loan borrowers have been enrolled in the new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment (IDR) plan two weeks after it was officially launched. The administration has touted SAVE as the “most affordable IDR plan” ever offered to borrowers, officially launching it right before interest...
As a lawyer and a former federal prosecutor, I never thought being indicted was a laughing matter.
The father of a woman killed in the deadly wildfires last month in Hawaii has sued the state, local government of Maui, his local utility company and large landowners in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging they are responsible for the disaster. Harold Wells filed suit Monday against the group, alleging the government and Hawaiian Electric were...
More than four in 10 Republican-aligned voters in a new CNN poll express serious concern with the recent charges and indictments against former President Trump. The new poll, published Tuesday, found that 44 percent of Republican-aligned voters said they are “seriously concerned” with Trump’s criminal charges impacted his ability to be elected in 2024 if chosen...
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) in a new filing asked a state judge to sanction former President Trump, his two adult sons and their legal team for $20,000, saying they continue to bring up arguments already rejected in court. James — who is suing the former president, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and...
The federal government is taking new steps to force a recall of 52 million airbag inflators over the risk of explosions that could injure or kill people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it decided the airbag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. and licensed by another company are defective and can...
President Biden is slated to award a Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for military valor, Tuesday to former Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor — a helicopter pilot — for his heroism during the Vietnam War. The award ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Watch the video above.
United Airlines experienced a nationwide ground stop due to a tech problem Wednesday afternoon. “We are experiencing a systemwide technology issue and are holding all aircraft at their departure airports,” United said in a statement around 1:30 p.m. “Flights that are already airborne are continuing to their destination as planned. We’re currently investigating and will...
Just when we thought telemedicine and prescriptions by mail were established, some states have begun to run interference.
Tensions flared Tuesday morning at Ken Paxton's impeachment trial as the Texas attorney general pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of official corruption as his state Senate impeachment trial began. “The allegations are untrue, therefore Ken Paxton pleads not guilty,” his attorney Tony Buzbee told the court. The counts served as a bulleted list of...
