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For the first time in the country’s 250-year history, the White House could host a cage match, serving as the UFC‘s next venue. On Thursday, Donald Trump announced plans to host a mixed martial arts competition on the White House grounds as part of his year-long celebration for the United States…

When Donald Trump signs the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on Friday, it will be a starting point for a big messaging battle with an eye on the 2026 midterms. Hollywood activists are likely to play a big part in that, particularly on the left, where the concern is not only on the major cuts to Medicaid…

The signature piece of Donald Trump’s legislative agenda cleared Congress on Thursday as the House of Representatives gave its final approval after a marathon overnight session. The vote was 218-214, with two Republicans. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania…

UPDATED, with John Dickerson comments: The news that Paramount Global will settle Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit for $16 million certainly did not come as a shock to staffers at CBS News. For months, there has been a great deal of consternation and even resignation at the prospect of a…

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, boosted by hiring in state government and health case, while the unemployment rate remained largely unchanged at 4.1%. The figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those gains helped offset the loss of jobs in the federal government, with a drop…

In the aftermath of the company’s $16 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, Paramount Global CEO George Cheeks told shareholders that there was a reason to do so, even if CBS had long argued that the litigation was meritless. With its merger with Skydance near the…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling for an investigation of Paramount Global’s settlement of Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes lawsuit, while vowing to introduce legislation that would “rein in corruption” via donations to presidential libraries. Paramount announced late Tuesday that it was settling…

UPDATED, with FCC commissioner’s comment, Paramount comment: Paramount Global is already facing sharp criticism over its decision to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit over the way that CBS’ 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris. The $16 million settlement, announced late on Tuesday, came…

A legal group co-founded by top White House aide Stephen Miller has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, seeking an investigation of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The America First Legal complaint, filed on Monday, claims that…

CNN defended its report on a new app that tracks sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in users’ areas. Trump administration officials have warned the network that it has sought Justice Department guidance to see if the network can be prosecuted over the report, which was…

The Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday, after a marathon session that stretched out over two days. The bill passed 51-50, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) joining all Democrats and independents…

Vaughn Hillyard will join MSNBC as senior White House correspondent, as the network has hired a group of journalists for its team in advance of its split from Comcast and sister network NBC News. Hillyard has been an NBC News White House correspondent but has contributed to MSNBC. Also…