Senate report slams private equity’s “detrimental effects” on hospitals

Two private equity firms’ efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.   The 162-page report by the Senate Budget Committee comes as Americans continue to express outrage over the role of corporations in the U.S. healthcare

‘Gone Too Far’: Meta CEO Zuckerberg Vows To Get Rid of ‘Politically Biased’ Fact-Checkers, Eliminate ‘Censorship’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company will no longer rely on “politically biased” fact-checkers to censor content, pledging to restore “free expression” on its Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X, starting in the U.S.,” the Meta CEO

Trump announces Dubai company will invest at least $20 billion in U.S. data centers

Dubai developer DAMAC Properties will invest at least $20 billion “over a very short period of time” in the U.S., primarily in data centers in the middle of the country, President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday, as the company’s billionaire founder and CEO, Hussain Sajwani, stood nearby. Speaking to reporters at Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel’s Trump report

Trump team effort to block Jack Smith report Inside Trump legal team’s effort to block Jack Smith report 03:51 The federal judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s now-dismissed case related to classified documents in Florida has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.  Judge Aileen Cannon issued an

Trump Asks New York Appeals Court to Halt Case Before Sentencing

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had rejected Trump’s bid to delay sentencing. President-Elect Donald Trump has filed an emergency request for an appeals court in New York to halt proceedings in his business records case, which is headed toward sentencing on Jan. 10. “To go forward with a sentencing, with its inevitable threat

NY Appeals Court Denies Trump’s Request to Halt Business Records Case Before Sentencing

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had earlier rejected Trump’s bid to delay sentencing. An appeals court in New York has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to halt proceedings in his business records case, which is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 10. “After consideration of the papers submitted and the extensive oral argument, movant’s