WASHINGTON — Representative Dan Newhouse announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection to the U.S. House in 2026 after serving six terms. Newhouse released a written statement saying he departs with "no reservations or remorse" and expressed gratitude to constituents, colleagues and family. First elected in 2014, he previously served...
Albany, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she reached an agreement with state legislative leaders to approve a bill allowing terminally ill adults to obtain prescribed medication to end their lives. Hochul said in an op‑ed she will sign the measure after lawmakers add a series of guardrails,...
New York, United States. Kuehn Law, PLLC announced on Tuesday that it is investigating federal securities lawsuits alleging officers and directors at Freeport‑McMoRan, Firefly Aerospace, Stride and Primo Brands misrepresented safety, demand, enrollment and merger‑integration matters. The firm said filings claim failures to disclose heightened safety risks at Grasberg, overstated...
United States, Corporations announced recent funding and governance updates. Trulieve closed a US$140 million private placement of 10.5% senior secured notes on Dec. 17, 2025. Beneficient appointed Peter T. Cangany Jr. as board chairman effective Dec. 15. Parks! America authorized a share repurchase program to buy up to 75,000 shares...
Washington, Senate lawmakers questioned Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr Wednesday during a hearing after he urged broadcasters to pull ABC's Jimmy Kimmel for remarks about the killing of activist Charlie Kirk and drew scrutiny. Democratic senators accused Carr of politicizing the agency and undermining First Amendment norms, while Republican...
LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros Discovery’s board on Wednesday rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile tender offer, saying the bid lacked adequate financing assurances and that claims it was backstopped by the Ellison family were inaccurate. The board recommended shareholders uphold its binding merger agreement with Netflix, valuing WBD assets...
Washington — The Trump administration announced this week that it will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns of "climate alarmism," OMB Director Russ Vought said on social media. USA Today reported the plan could include closing NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory, while UCAR said...
Washington — Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecutorial decisions in a closed-door deposition before Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, saying his team developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Donald Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election and willfully retained classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Smith said...
ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Wednesday before a Republican-dominated Georgia state Senate special committee investigating her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others in the 2020 election interference case. The committee, formed in January 2024, has questioned Willis’s hiring of special prosecutor Nathan Wade amid...
Omaha, Neb. — Two major rail unions representing over half of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern workers announced Wednesday they oppose the proposed $85 billion merger, citing increased safety risks, potential job losses, higher shipping rates and consumer prices, and operational disruptions. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and...
