Why Trump is suing The New York Times — and giving them 2-hour interviews

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The US banned a former EU official's visa over Big Tech rules — and the fight is playing out on X

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025.
The US moved to bar EU officials over tech regulation, igniting a public transatlantic clash over free speech and platform control.

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We don't know why Bari Weiss pulled a '60 Minutes' story — here's why that matters

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CBS News head Bari Weiss, seen here interviewing Erika Kirk, has become a lightning rod since she took the job in October.

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The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Verizon, IBM, Amazon, Starbucks, American Airlines, and more

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Verizon is one of the latest companies to cut jobs in 2025.

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi want to put billions into Paramount/WBD. Why?

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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They'd like to use money from Saudi Arabia and two other petrostates to make that happen. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025.
The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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President Donald Trump welcomes Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House, November 18, 2025
Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Abercrombie & Fitch, Walmart, Nike, and other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices

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Some companies are preparing to raise prices in response to President-elect Donald Trump's tariff proposals.

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America's hotels are feeling the sting as the shutdown keeps rooms empty

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The lobby of the HarbourVest office building at One Lincoln Street on October 21, 2025
America's hotels have lost an estimated $1.24 billion as the government shutdown keeps thousands of rooms empty.

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Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Jon Stewart onstage at a New Yorker conference, October 2025
Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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