Warner, Scott spar over DOGE Treasury access

Smith spars with RFK Jr. over school shootings, antidepressants

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the mental health crisis in America and brought up his past comments linking school shootings to antidepressants. Smith also commented on ...

CBS News - Jan. 29

Warner grills RFK Jr. about federal funding freeze

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his Senate confirmation hearing about a number of subjects, but mainly the Trump administration's pause on almost all federal ...

CBS News - Jan. 29

Selena Gomez, who sobbed over ICE raids, spars with critic over family's immigration story

Selena Gomez, who posted and deleted a video of herself crying about raids targeting illegal immigrants, spars with a politician who called for her deportation.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 28

Scott targets Olympic gold again in Los Angeles

Olympic champion Hannah Scott tells BBC Sport NI that it is her intention to go for rowing gold again at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

BBC News - Jan. 28

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary

The Wall Street veteran won the Senate's confirmation to be Treasury secretary. The vote was 68-29.

CNBC - Jan. 28

Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

The New York Times - Jan. 27

Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

The Senate voted Monday as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.

CBS News - Jan. 27

Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic nominee in place ahead of a daunting GOP push to enact Trump's ambitious ...

The Hill - Jan. 27

Islanders acquire defenseman Scott Perunovich in a trade with the Blues

The trade announced by the teams comes on the heels of the Islanders signing Tony DeAngelo to a contract for the rest of the season.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 27

Senate confirms Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President Donald Trump is set to attend a high-profile policy conference with House Republican lawmakers in his home state of Florida. Trump first landed in Miami on Saturday and has been at his ...

NBC News - Jan. 27

Report: QB coach Scott Tolzien to leave Cowboys

The Cowboys went with continuity at head coach by bumping Brian Schottenheimer up from offensive coordinator, but they won't be bringing back the rest of the offensive staff.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25

Federal judge, prosecutors battle over Oath Keepers' access to Capitol

D.C. Judge Amit Mehta ordered Oath Keeper members who were convicted of Jan. 6 crimes but whose sentences were commuted by President Trump.

CBS News - Jan. 24

Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar over Trump's Stargate AI investment announcement

A war-of-words between Elon Musk and Sam Altman escalated on social media Thursday, as two of the most powerful men in tech sparred over their rival artificial intelligence initiatives.

NBC News - Jan. 23

Longtime Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad will step down

David Haddad, who has served as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president for 12 years, is leaving the company.

VentureBeat - Jan. 23

Chris Brown sues Warner Bros. over claims of sex assault in documentary

Brown's suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks $500 million from Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 22

OpenAI spars with Elon Musk over $500bn Stargate project

Tesla boss in rare break with Donald Trump over AI initiative, saying ‘they don’t actually have the money’

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Chris Brown sues Warner Bros over documentary's sex assault claims

The singer is seeking $500m (£405m) over a film which he says has false allegations about him.

BBC News - Jan. 22

Chris Brown sues Warner Bros for $500m over sexual assault allegations in documentary

The singer has filed a lawsuit against the media conglomerate for making defamatory claims against him in the 2024 film Chris Brown: A History of Violence. The R&B star Chris Brown is suing the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

DOGE faces immediate lawsuits

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump's DOGE slapped with lawsuits on first day in office Within moments of ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Trump administration sued over DOGE as soon as swearing-in over

President Trump’s new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded. In the moments after Trump’s ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Dodgers land closer Scott for $72M, sources say

Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.

ESPN - Jan. 19

TikTok no longer accessible in US

TikTok blocked access to American users late Saturday night, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in ...

The Hill - Jan. 19

Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent Defends Plans to Cut Taxes and Raise Tariffs

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Watch live: Treasury hopeful Scott Bessent testifies at Senate confirmation hearing

Billionaire investor Scott Bessent, President-Trump's pick to head the Treasury Department, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday morning. During the confirmation hearing, ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today

Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will likely face tough questions on tax cuts and tariffs — and how bond markets might check his economic agenda.

The New York Times - Jan. 16

Newsom, Cruz spar over executive order barring predatory real estate offers amid fires

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sparred over a California executive order barring predatory real estate offers amid recent wildfires. “Today, I signed an executive order ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

Scott O'Neil takes over as the CEO of Saudi-funded LIV Golf

Scott O'Neil is officially the new CEO of LIV Golf

ABC News - Jan. 15

Chris Mason: Political heat map flashes red over Treasury

The BBC's political editor explains the headaches the Treasury is giving Sir Keir Starmer.

BBC News - Jan. 15

Trump's pick Pete Hegseth spars with Democrats over past comments

Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host, will face questions about some of the negative stories that surfaced since Trump named him.

NBC News - Jan. 14

Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts

Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and bets against China’s currency.

The New York Times - Jan. 11

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Drop Venu Sports Streaming Service

Venu Sports, a joint venture among Disney, Fox and Warner Bros., was announced to great fanfare last year but was discontinued before it ever became available.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Disney, Warner Bros., Fox kill streamed sports joint venture

Three of the nation's largest broadcast media companies have scrapped plans to launch a joint direct-to-consumer streaming platform for live sports, the group announced Friday. Warner Bros. ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Disney, Fox and Warner Won't Move Forward With Venu Sports

The companies called off what would have been a major bet days after Disney struck a deal with rival streamer Fubo.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10

Scott Burton’s Civic Engagement and Eroticism Merge at the Pulitzer

Paradigm-shifter for public art in the ’80s, groundbreaking (and openly queer) performance artist in the ’70s, Burton showed new ways of connecting.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Warner Bros. shakes up studio leadership amid film underperformance

The move comes as the Warner film studio faces pressure to increase its profitability. The exiting executives, Josh Goldstine and Andrew Cripps, were not in charge of picking movies.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Warner jokes Purdy will buy chains, cars with expected 49ers contract

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner made fun of teammate Brock Purdy over the potentially massive contract extension the quarterback may sign this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8

Adam Scott has a full plate as part of Saudi negotiations over LIV Golf and inside the ropes

Adam Scott made it back to Kapalua and returned to the top 20 in the world ranking, and it's a wonder how he managed with so much on his plate. This coincided with his first full year on the PGA ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7

DOGE is unconstitutional

Bizarrely, most people seem to be pretending that this is normal.

The Hill - Jan. 7

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