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Controversial, far-right politician Geert Wilders could be on track to become the Netherlands' next prime minister following a surprise victory in general elections overnight. Preliminary figures showed that Wilders' right-wing Freedom Party (PVV) has gained 37 seats, putting it ahead of the…

EXCLUSIVE: President Joe Biden will make his first Los Angeles fundraising swing next month, with a Dec. 8 event hosted by former ambassador James Costos and designer Michael Smith. The event has a lineup of co-hosts including Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Shonda Rhimes, Rick Caruso and Peter Chernin…

The CEO of TelevisionUnivision defended the network’s recent interview with Donald Trump, amid criticism from Democratic lawmakers and others that the influential Hispanic outlet was giving a softball platform for the former president. Wade Davis wrote in a memo to U.S.. staffers today that…

Editor’s note: This article previously reported a $73 million loss. That is incorrect. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social, had a loss of $31.6 million since its inception in 2021. According to a filing with the SEC, TMTG had a $50 million prof…

The fees that cable and satellite companies charge to subscribers for eliminating their service before the end of their contracts would be prohibited under a new proposal from the FCC. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today outlined a proposal that takes aim at video service “junk fees,” in line with…

UPDATED: Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, appearing at a Los Angeles re-election fundraiser tonight, each addressed the Israel-Gaza war protests that have highlighted a split on the left. About two dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators were outside the event, held at the…

UPDATED, with Live Nation response: A Senate subcommittee has subpoenaed Live Nation/Ticketmaster, demanding documents as part of an investigation into exorbitant ticket prices for Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and other concerts. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who chairs the Permanent…

UPDATED: The White House, President Joe Biden and his presidential campaign are launching accounts on Threads, the Meta rival to Elon Musk’s embattled X/Twitter. First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff also are launching Threads accounts, along with…

The Commission on Presidential Debates has scheduled three presidential debates next fall with a slightly earlier timeline. The three debates are now scheduled for Sept. 16 at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX; Oct. 1 at Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA; and Oct. 9 at the University…

CNN has set Nov. 29 as the premiere date for King Charles, the primetime limited series hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley. The show will air at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesdays, although the second week will be an hour earlier because of the GOP debate on Dec. 6. In a promo, King called the…

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was an influential partner to her husband, Jimmy Carter, in his unlikely rise to the Georgia governor’s mansion, then to the White House and later in his impactful post-presidency, died today at the age of 96, the Carter Center announced. Carter, who suffered…

The mass shooting last month in Maine — perpetrated by an Army reservist allowed to keep his guns reportedly bought days before he underwent psychiatric evaluations due to his erratic behavior that included hearing voices that were not there — briefly reopened debate about whether a standardized red-flag…