Breaking News: Politics
- TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says - TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.
- Trump signs executive order reclassifying cannabis, opening door to broader weed access - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III substance with looser restrictions.
- Putin ally Viktor Orbán tells CNBC using frozen Russian assets is a 'dead end' - European officials are trying to convince a handful of EU member countries to back controversial plans for providing more financial support to Ukraine.
- Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal - Trump Media and Technology Group announced a merger agreement with fusion power company TAE Technologies valued at more than $6 billion.
- Watch live: President Trump addresses the nation from the White House - President Trump will address the nation Wednesday as his approval ratings are dipping according to several polls.
- U.S. admits liability in Army helicopter collision with American Airlines jet that killed 67 people - The U.S. admitted fault in the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter collision on Jan. 29 that killed all 67 people on board.
- FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino plans to step down early next year, MS NOW reports - Bongino had been selected by President Donald Trump for the high-profile law enforcement job despite him having no prior FBI experience.
- FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent' - FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.
- Four House Republicans force vote on ACA subsidies, bucking GOP leadership - Millions of Americans will face much higher health insurance premiums in 2026 if Congress does not extend boosted subsidies for Obamacare plans.
- Tricolor executives charged with 'systematic fraud' after subprime auto lender roiled banking sector - Prosecutors allege senior managers orchestrated schemes that allowed Tricolor to obtain billions of dollars from lenders by misrepresenting collateral.