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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) closed its antitrust investigation into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday, opening the door for the merger to proceed. According to a DOJ news release, the agency’s antitrust division found…

UFC holds a pre-fight press conference at 9 p.m. ET on June 12 ahead of UFC Freedom 250, an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. ...

WASHINGTON—An important but controversial spy law is just hours from lapsing amid a partisan impasse over President Donald Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was temporarily…

Crews continued to battle a destructive fire June 12 that has consumed a massive, 1 million-square-foot medical supplies warehouse in Northern California. Firefighters in the city of Tracy managed to contain the blaze to the Medline Industries warehouse, but not…

Prominent seniors group AARP is calling on Congress to act after it emerged that the trust fund that Social Security uses to pay retirement benefits to tens of millions of Americans could run out by 2032. An annual report issued…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivers remarks and tours Port Houston at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 12 as part of events highlighting the administration’s energy agenda, energy security, and strategic partnerships. ...

A senior administration official tells NTD that the US-Iran deal is “very close.” Find out the details of the deal and the conditions for Iran. The United States restored roughly half of the oil flow that was stranded through the…

An appeals court on June 12 refused to block the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital. In an unsigned order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Trump’s request…

A federal judge on June 12 extended her block of the Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a new order saying the fund will remain blocked for…

The House Committee on Financial Services’ Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on June 12 titled “Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System.” ...

The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on June 12 titled “Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan’s Veterans and Servicemembers.” ...

The State Department and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) reached a memorandum of understanding on June 11. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC president and CEO Dana White signed the MOU at the State Department ahead of the UFC event…

U.S. Park Police and federal officials opened an investigation Thursday after a sizable marking resembling “8647” was etched into the lawn of the National Mall. The incident occurred amid preparations for major events celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence.…

Ahead of the 2026 midterms, investigations into suspected election fraud in California are underway, said Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California. “And I do expect those will result in charges,” Essayli told The Epoch…

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation reopening large portions of several Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing, stating that existing federal conservation laws provide sufficient protections for marine resources while allowing economic opportunities for U.S. fishermen. The…

A coalition of 20 attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, alleging that federal agencies ignored legally required procedures and imposed unclear restrictions on contractors as part of the administration’s effort to stop diversity, equity, and…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 11 temporarily extended a pause of a lower ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s 10-percent global tariffs. The appeals court granted the Trump administration’s motion to extend the…

U.S. financial institutions filed more than 137,000 reports totaling about $312 billion in suspicious activity tied to suspected Chinese money laundering networks from 2020 through 2024, according to an analysis by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that…

Two House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar employees of Chinese companies linked to Beijing’s military from entering the United States and deport those already in the country. On June 10, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House…

President Donald Trump announces an important agreement with Iran at 3 p.m. ET on June 11.