Pakistan’s defense minister said Thursday that it was now “open war” between Pakistan and Afghanistan after violent border clashes, as both countries traded accusations over the escalating conflict.  

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Several prominent Democrats decried the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended a number of DACA (Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals) recipients during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, demanding that they be given a “path to citizenship” in spite of data showing the “vast majority” of them had criminal histories.

In a stunning twist in the months-long war between Netflix and Paramount over which company would purchase Warner Bros., the streaming giant has bowed out.

After Warner Bros. released a statement on Thursday saying that the company’s board of directors viewed Paramount’s latest offer as a “superior proposal,” and that Netflix had four days to respond, the streamer backed out of the bidding war.

Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address, he had only one thought running through his head the entire time: “Don’t make a stupid face for two hours.”

Vance, who sat directly behind President Donald Trump with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during Trump’s record-setting speech, knew that he was going to be on camera the whole time the president was speaking, and was absolutely set on not making a fool of himself.

Block, the parent company of Cash App and Square, announced Thursday it will be laying off more than 4,000 employees — a move that sent the company’s stock up 25% in after-hours trading.

For most companies, laying off nearly half the workforce would send stockholders into a panic, tanking the stock within minutes of the announcement. But in 2026, investors in Block appear to have the opposite perspective — viewing humans as a liability in the modern economy, thanks in large part to the AI revolution.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) admitted during a Wednesday interview that Vice President JD Vance “scares” him as the potential heir apparent to helm the Make America Great Again movement going into the 2028 presidential election.

I still remember where I was, and what I was doing, when I heard about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, almost 14 years ago.

It was the second national tragedy in my lifetime — after 9/11 — that left an indelible and permanent mark on the conscience, something you remember for the rest of your days. The two events are not the same in terms of their scale, severity, geopolitical importance, or death toll. But they were so shocking, so morally outrageous, that they imprint themselves somewhere deep in your soul, like a kind of psychological impact crater.

Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton was grilled over her and her husband’s connection to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein for around six hours by members of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday. The hearing was a whirlwind of tough questions, heated debates, and a photo scandal.

Actor Jonathan Majors will return to the screen for the first time in four years, and it will be for an as-yet-unnamed Daily Wire production.

The 36-year-old star, best known for his roles in “Creed III” (2023) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023), will begin working on the project this week in South Carolina, per Deadline. 

The West is in trouble.

One of the reasons is that the West has fundamentally failed to distinguish between tolerance of one another’s traditions and lifestyles on the one hand, and the bizarre bend-over-backward celebration that accompanies the undermining of traditions unique to the West.

Tampa International Airport announced a total ban on pajamas in an X post on Thursday, saying that they had “seen enough” and calling on travelers who came through the western Florida hub to dress like it was daytime.