Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong wrote an op-ed Monday citing the dangers to industry competition, jobs and a concentration of power if Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merge. “We have watched, with growing alarm, what consolidation does to the breadth and depth of the work we produce: independent film acquisitions at the...

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The Senate cleared a final procedural hurdle Monday night on President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), teeing up Jay Clayton for a final vote this week. The 51-43 vote to advance the nomination means the Senate could confirm Clayton as early as Tuesday night to be the...

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Over 70 hours of recordings between Joe Biden and memoir ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer reveal halting speech and memory struggles during the 2017 sessions.

Jay Clayton's Senate confirmation as DNI is set for Tuesday, potentially restarting the Section 702 FISA surveillance tool that went dark amid battles.

House Republicans hope Democrats' far-left candidates will help the GOP maintain its narrow House majority heading into the midterm elections.

A 40-point margin of voters oppose building data centers in their area, citing environmental concerns over energy use, water use, and pollution.