Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros.  —  Netflix, Inc. today announced that it has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Netflix had earlier received notice from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) that its Board of Directors has determined Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) …

In Tense Deposition, Hillary Clinton Denies Knowing Epstein or His Crimes  —  After resisting testifying for months, the former secretary of state entered the session defiant, and grew irate after a Republican leaked a photo from inside the room.  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency  —  Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.  —  Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination …

Timeline: Burmese refugee's arrest to death  —  Police body camera footage of confrontation between police and Nurul Amin Shah Alam in February of last year.  —  Buffalo police last year Tasered, beat and arrested the Burmese refugee who was found dead Tuesday in downtown …

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War  —  I believe deeply in the existential importance of using AI to defend the United States and other democracies, and to defeat our autocratic adversaries.  —  Anthropic has therefore worked proactively to deploy …

Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone  —  The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

DOJ sues 5 more states for access to voter rolls … Trump has repeatedly threatened to “nationalize” elections in recent weeks, alarming election officials across the political spectrum.  —  While access to election information varies by jurisdiction, states generally release redacted versions …

Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor  —  Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December  —  Three memos that describe four interviews conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation …

Why top Senate Republicans are skeptical they can use a ‘talking filibuster’ to pass Trump's SAVE America Act  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn't “unified” on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased pressure from the right.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

‘ICE will comply’: Top Minnesota judge threatens criminal contempt for continued defiance … “The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt — again and again and again — to force the United States government …

Vance: ‘No chance’ U.S. will be in drawn-out war in Middle East  —  In an interview with The Washington Post, Vance says he remains a “skeptic of foreign military interventions.”  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that while military strikes …

Manhattan DA drops assault charge in Washington Square Park snowball fight … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

America's slipping sympathy for Israel … - But the trend over the last year shows how suddenly U.S. public opinion has soured on Israel — slipping 10 percentage points in 12 months.  — At the same time, Israel's favorable rating has declined to near its historical low in Gallup's polling.

Noem's luxury ‘deportation’ jet is the tip of the ICE-berg  —  NBC News reported last week what avgeeks and ICE watchers have been talking about for months: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been flying around on a recently acquired luxury Boeing 737.

Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says  —  The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump's stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property …

Why Trump got involved in a state senate race — and why he might lose  —  Phil Berger got an unusual endorsement from Trump after helping him redraw the House map.  It might not be enough to keep his seat.  —  As North Carolina's longtime state Senate leader weighed President Donald Trump's push …

Unions privately urge Chuck Schumer and Democratic leaders to stay out of Maine's Senate primary  —  At least three pro-Graham Platner unions are pushing Democratic leaders to stop supporting Gov. Janet Mills in the competitive Senate race.  —  Union leaders in recent days …

In Iran Talks, U.S. Brings Tough Demands, Growing Military Presence  —  Talks wrap up with no deal yet and Washington and Tehran far apart on key issues  —  GENEVA—The latest round of talks over Iran's nuclear program wrapped up Thursday without a deal and both sides still far apart on key issues …

The First Couple of a Dysfunctional DHS  —  On a winter night last year, shortly after Donald Trump was sworn into office, senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security assembled discreetly at a private home in Washington, D.C., to discuss what they saw as a gathering crisis inside the agency …

Jonathan Majors Makes Movie Comeback In Daily Wire Action Pic Filming This Week In South Carolina … Kyle Rankin (Run Hide Fight) is directing from his own screenplay.  The title, plot and other cast are being kept under wraps for now, but the story is said to be in the vein of '80s …