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.

A former Trump administration official praised the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into Microsoft, saying that the software giant’s track record on issues from China to European censorship demanded scrutiny.

Joe Grogan, the director of the Domestic Policy Council during Trump’s first term, said that an FTC investigation probing whether Microsoft employed anti-competitive practices was much needed.

A University of Notre Dame professor, with a long public record of supporting abortion, has stepped down from a senior leadership role at the Catholic university following weeks of pressure from students, faculty, and Catholic leaders nationwide.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has introduced legislation that would impose a tax on income earned by American athletes who compete in international sporting events on behalf of foreign governments.

The proposal, titled the “Officially Limiting Yearly Money Procured by Individuals Concerning Sportsmanship Act,” or OLYMPICS Act, would apply to athletes who represent what the law defines as “foreign entities of concern.” Those countries include China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will have their second in-person meeting Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C.

Both the president and the mayor kept the Oval Office encounter under wraps until Thursday afternoon—though The New York Times reports that people familiar with the matter said the two would discuss strategies to increase housing supply in New York City, an issue that has become a defining challenge for Mamdani’s administration.

The federal government’s presence in Minnesota may be winding down, but leftist activists are mobilizing to the Twin Cities for a week of harassing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, calling for the abolition of prisons, and eating at Mexican restaurants.