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Big bet: Political betting market Kalshi hires Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr., son of the president-elect, has linked up with online betting market Kalshi, which broke new legal ground last year in becoming the first U.S. bookmaker to allow largely unrestricted gambling on election outcomes.

Trump says ex-special counsel Jack Smith reports should not be allowed to be released

President-elect Donald Trump said the final 'witch hunt' reports from former special counsel Jack Smith shouldn't be allowed to be released.

Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she is better-prepared for second term

Incoming first lady Melania Trump said Monday she is entering the White House more confidently than she did eight years ago and will expand her social media and anti-bullying campaign in her husband's second term.

Supreme Court allows Honululu lawsuit against oil companies to proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for the impacts of climate change. The defendants, including Sunoco, Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and Chevron, argued the lawsuit had no standing in state court and could only proceed under...

Trump Jr. joins betting market Kalshi as adviser

Donald Trump Jr. announced Monday he is joining Kalshi, a prediction market that allows users to bet on political developments, as a strategic adviser. "On Election night at Mar-a-Lago, while biased outlets called the race a coin toss, my family and close friends used the prediction market @Kalshi to know we won hours ahead of...

Tyler Perry knocks insurance companies over policy cancellations ahead of wildfires

Tyler Perry is ripping the "pure greed" of insurance companies for canceling homeowners' policies ahead of the devastating wildfires in California. "Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents' home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me," the "Divorce in the Black" director wrote in a Sunday Instagram...

Fox News gives Will Cain new show

Fox News is giving host Will Cain his own show, a program that will replace longtime anchor Neil Cavuto in the network's 4 p.m. time slot, along with other programming changes. Cain, currently a co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," will later this month debut "The Will Cain Show," while Fox contributor and pundit Charlie...

Wray defends Mar-a-Lago search: ‘Part of the FBI’s job is to safeguard classified information’

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday the bureau had a duty to retrieve the documents stored in President-elect Trump’s Florida home, when it conducted a search of the premises in 2022, adding that he has never discussed the investigation with President Biden. During an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Wray said the bureau followed...

Jayapal: Laken Riley Act a ‘highway to mass deportation’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said on Sunday that the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, is a “highway to mass deportation.” “It is essentially a highway to mass deportation, and you can have any number of people picked up and put into the criminal justice system simply for being accused,...

Police didn’t need a warrant to search the exploding Tesla Cybertruck’s computer — can they search your Tesla data too?

The average Tesla owner obviously isn’t blowing up their vehicle outside of a Trump hotel. So should they be worried about the police having power to conduct a warrantless search of their Tesla and all the text messages and location data that their car contains? Actually, yes.

National Weather Service issues most dire warning as winds pick up in fire-scarred LA region

Federal meteorologists have issued their most dire wildfire warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as winds threaten to pick up in the early hours of Tuesday through Wednesday. Alerting residents to a "particularly dangerous situation," the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Los Angeles branch described "extreme risk" and a need for "immediate action" in three expansive areas...

OpenAI outlines proposals to bolster national security, drive economic growth

OpenAI laid out a series of new artificial intelligence (AI) policy proposals Monday, encouraging U.S. development of the emerging technology to stay ahead of China while minimizing its risks. "As AI becomes more advanced, we believe America needs to act now to maximize the technology’s possibilities while minimizing its harms," Chris Lehane, OpenAI's vice president...

Trump’s inauguration weekend features fireworks, MAGA rally, inaugural balls

President-elect Trump's inauguration weekend will start with a fireworks display outside his northern Virginia golf club and end with a trio of inaugural balls where he will speak, the committee planning the events announced Monday. The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee unveiled the schedule of events for the weekend, beginning on Saturday with fireworks and a...

MN GOP vows recall efforts as Dem lawmakers threaten to skip work for two weeks

Minnesota Republicans are in a showdown with Democrats as the GOP attempts to capitalize on a slim and likely temporary House majority.

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