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US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest

Justice Department Jeffrey EpsteinNews

Top Justice Department official plays down chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations

pDirector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was spotted during the execution of a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in relation to the 2020 election/pUS politics

Blanche unable to explain why Gabbard was present at Georgia raid

pLemon, now an independent a href="/topic/journalist"journalist/a, livestreamed a protest against Trump's deployment of thousands of armed immigration agents into Minnesota's biggest cities. /pUS politics

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal charges over church protest

pCNN’s polling analyst predicted a poor showing for opening weekend of emMelania/em, the First Lady’s controversial documentary that cost Amazon a whopping $75 million/pUS politics

CNN polling guru predicts humiliating opening box office for Melania

Philanthropy-Gordon ParksNews

How artist Gordon Parks' foundation keeps his legacy growing, even as it searches for new funding

pThe Federal Aviation Administration said seven people were killed and one suffered serious injuries/pAmericas

Seven dead, one survivor, in fiery Maine private plane crash

ADDITION Immigration Enforcement MinnesotaNews

Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers

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Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash

pScott Jennings said that people shouldn't get their 'knickers in a twist' over the Epstein files, sparking fury from Leigh McGowan/pUS politics

MAGA pundit warns of getting ‘knickers in a twist’ over Epstein files

pThe purchase of the debt securities  by Donald Trump took place a week after the two media companies announced their mega-merger./pUS politics

Trump bought bonds from Netflix and Warner after merger was announced

pA majority of the country has not approved of the president for much of his term/pUS politics

CNN pollster compares Trump struggles in polls to this NFL team

Greenland Media AttentionEurope

International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot

APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement MinnesotaNews

Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

pem‘Cuomo Mornings/em is going to be about breaking through those barriers, asking better questions and bringing people into the conversation instead of talking past them,’ he said/pMedia

Chris Cuomo set to return to major broadcaster with new morning show

pThe secretary attempted to blame Democrats and the media for prejudging the officer’s guilt, but had no response when questioned whether the administration’s stalwart defense of the officer’s actions would harm future investigations. /pNews

Noem caught changing her story on Minneapolis ICE shooting

APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement MinnesotaNews

Minnesota Democrats are demanding a broader investigation into Renee Good's shooting

Federal Enforcement Immigration MinnesotaNews

Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities

pChevy Chase has been criticized for telling the director of a new documentary about him that she is 'not bright enough' to understand him/pNews

Chevy Chase slammed for telling director she’s ‘not bright’ in new doc

pThe clip has been met with shock and derision online, with one X user captioning the clip: “I’m sorry but what an insufferable old goat.”/pCulture

Chevy Chase clip insulting director sparks online uproar

pAnderson Cooper and Andy Cohen hosted CNN's New Year's Eve coverage/pNews

Anderson Cooper’s hilarious response every time Heated Rivalry came up

pAndy Cohen and Anderson Cooper attend the Times Square New Year's Eve 2026 Celebration on December 31, 2025 in New York City/pUS politics

Andy Cohen slams outgoing NYC mayor Eric Adams as ‘chaotic, horrible’

pGeorgia senator Raphael Warnock/pNews

Atlanta pastor named a frontrunner for presidential bid in 2028

pU.S. President Donald discusses his efforts to lower living costs during a speech at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania, Dec. 9/pUS politics

Affordability remains a top issue despite Trump’s promises, poll shows

Warner BrosNews

Larry Ellison guarantees $40.4 billion in Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

pPresident Donald Trump may have three years left in office, but half of Americans are already thinking about the 2028 presidential election, a new poll found/pUS politics

Half of Americans already thinking about 2028 election: poll

Obit Peter ArnettEurope

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died

Warner BrosNews

Larry Ellison guarantees $40.4 billion in Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

pPresident Donald Trump may have three years left in office, but half of Americans are already thinking about the 2028 presidential election, a new poll found/pUS politics

Half of Americans already thinking about 2028 election: poll

Obit Peter ArnettEurope

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died

pCongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told CNN that MAGA is crumbling and the "dam is breaking" against President Donald Trump./pUS politics

MTG says MAGA is crumbling and ‘dam is breaking’ against Trump

pThe non-profit extends its reach to more than 600 high schools and colleges/pUS Money

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez donate $5 million toward education

Netflix-Warner BrosNews

What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

pCNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings will take over the time slot previously occupied by slain MAGA activist Charlie Kirk./pUS politics

CNN’s Scott Jennings to take over Charlie Kirk’s radio time slot

Warner Bros CNNNews

Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance

pSusie Wiles furiously claimed that her interview with Vanity Fair had been taken out of context/pUS politics

Vanity Fair writer hits out at criticism of Susie Wiles interview

pCNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings will take over the time slot previously occupied by slain MAGA activist Charlie Kirk./pUS politics

CNN’s Scott Jennings to take over Charlie Kirk’s radio time slot

Warner Bros CNNNews

Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance

pSusie Wiles furiously claimed that her interview with Vanity Fair had been taken out of context/pUS politics

Vanity Fair writer hits out at criticism of Susie Wiles interview

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Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

pLongtime Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich has joined cable news upstart NewsNation to host her own primetime show./pUS politics

Self-described ‘centrist’ NewsNation taps another Fox News personality

pParamount chair David Ellison has scrambled to do damage control in the wake of a ‘60 Minutes’ interview that sparked Donald Trump’s ire this week./pUS politics

Paramount chief does damage control over ‘60 Minutes’ MTG interview

pStephen Miller joked about his supposed ban during an interview with Sean Hannity on Wednesday night /pUS politics

Stephen Miller claims he’s banned by CNN

pDavid Hogg and Scott Jennings are pictured together during a segment on CNN discussing New York City’s mayoral election/pUS politics

David Hogg mocks CNN’s Scott Jennings for wearing a Rolex

China-Paramount-Warner BrosNews

China's Tencent quits Paramount's bid for Warner Bros to avert national security questions

pGreene, a once loyal ally to Donald Trump, announced that she will resign from Congress early next year following her public feud with the president/pNews

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump ‘toxic’ on CNN

pDavid Ellison, Paramount chief executive, promised White House officials ‘sweeping changes’/pNews

Paramount CEO wants to combine CNN and CBS News in takeover

pMarjorie Taylor Greene appeared on CNN and took a pointed swipe at right-wing cable news network Fox News./pUS politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene goes on CNN and trashes old friend Fox News

pDavid Ellison wants to combine CBS News and CNN, and has said he’s had ‘great conversations’ with Trump about his plans./pUS politics

Paramount chief reportedly promised Trump ‘sweeping changes’ at CNN

Warner Bros CNNNews

Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks

pAnderson Cooper isn’t going anywhere as he’s signed a new contract to stay with CNN./pAmericas

Anderson Cooper puts end to CBS or CNN job speculation as he inks deal

pJared Kushner is part of Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery./pUS politics

Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover of Warner

Paramount has launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery in an attempt to derail the firm’s agreed 72 billion dollar (£54 billion) deal with Netflix (Alamy/PA)Business

Paramount sparks takeover battle for Warner Bros with £81.3 billion hostile bid

pPresident Donald Trump lashed out at CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins over the weekend, calling her ‘stupid and nasty’/pUS politics

CNN reporter responds after she becomes latest to be attacked by Trump

pNetflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos privately met with Donald Trump last month to discuss his company’s pending merger with Warner Bros./pUS politics

Netflix-Warner deal goes hostile with new bid after chief woos Trump

pCNN anchor Kaitlan Collins/pNews

Witty response of latest female reporter attacked by Trump

pJohn Swinney has met with US President Donald Trump four times this year (PA)/pUS politics

Trump signals intervention in Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros

US President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement of a $6.25 billion donation from Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies and his wife Susan to "Trump Accounts," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. The donation will be intended to fund investment accounts for at least 25 million American children. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)News

Investor challenges President Donald Trump to a debate on US economy

Warner Bros Movies-What to KnowNews

What might change for streamers under the proposed $72B Netflix-Warner Brothers Discovery deal

Netflix is to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s film and TV business (Alamy/PA)Business

Netflix strikes £54bn deal to buy Warner Bros studios

APTOPIX Federal Enforcement-New OrleansAmericas

Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?

Pentagon KellyAmericas

New York Times suing Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new press rules

TrumpNews

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

TrumpNews

Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is'

pElex Michaelson joined CNN in September, and his live late-night news program debuted last month./pAmericas

CNN’s new anchor’s ratings can’t even beat reruns of Anderson Cooper

pItaly Pope Turkey/pNews

Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip

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CNN interrupts Trump healthcare report to say it’s postponed

pMaria Elvira Salazar, a congresswoman in the House of Representatives, has defended Trump after he called a female reporter ‘piggy’/pUS politics

Congresswoman defends Trump calling female reporter ‘piggy’

EpsteinpremiumNews

How chummy is too chummy? Epstein emails shine light on relationships between journalists, sources

pGhislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking co-conspirator, is reportedly receiving ‘special privileges’/pUS politics

Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys bathroom break that fellow inmates don’t get

pFox News correspondent Mark Meredith and anchor Harris Faulkner discuss the "new developments today from the House Oversight Committee," without mentioning what those "new developments" were./pUS politics

Fox News finally — and vaguely — references the Trump-Epstein emails

APTOPIX Government Shutdown AirlinesNews

Thanksgiving air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transport secretary says

pPrince William refuses to discuss Andrew scandal when pressed on future of royal family./pNews

Prince William refuses to discuss Andrew scandal in TV interview

Ken Burns talks to Anderson Cooper on CNN Podcasts’ All There Is with Anderson Cooper. (CNN Podcasts/PA)Lifestyle

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

pGlory Missan speaks to CNN/pNews

91-year-old Mamdani voter goes viral on CNN interview

pDonald Trump told reporters this week that there ‘could be’ American boots on the ground in Nigeria over his claims that the country is persecuting Christians./pUS politics

Trump threatened military action in Nigeria after watching Fox News

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