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Activist investor Elliott pushes to grab control of Southwest Airlines board

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has launched a fight to take control of Southwest Airlines’ board of directors in an effort to oust the airline’s CEO and turn around the airline’s performance, the company said. Elliott is seeking to replace 10 of the 15 directors, intensifying a proxy fight over who should lead the […]

Freedom Caucus pushes for stopgap into 2025 to avoid omnibus

The House Freedom Caucus has adopted a formal position in support of passing a continuing resolution to extend government funding past the Sept. 30 end-of-year deadline through early 2025, with the intention of avoiding a year-end omnibus bill that could favor Democrats. The move by hardline conservative groups amounts to a warning about a fight […]

‘Who Gives A F?’: Charlamagne Downplays Stolen Valor Accusation Against Tim Walz, Pushes For Gun Control

Radio host Charlaman the God on Friday downplayed defamation charges against Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz for falsely representing Walz’s previous military service in the National Guard. CNN correspondent Tom Foreman fact-checked Governor Walz’s claim on Wednesday that he carried weapons “in a war” while talking about gun control legislation, saying there was “no […]

CNN’s Bash Pushes on Harris Pivots: ‘No Concern About Flip-Flopping?’

On CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, anchor Dana Bash grilled Sen. LaFonza Butler (D-Calif.) about Vice President Kamala Harris’ “frequent shifts in her stance” on key issues. “During the 2020 primaries, the Vice President praised the movement to defund police, but now says she does not support defunding police. She called for decriminalizing […]

Google search shows bias to major brands, pushes ads: report

Google’s search engine bombards users with hidden ads and prioritizes big brands over quality sources, and a new report released Monday found that fewer than half of the results it spits out meet the needs of the intended search. Financial website WalletHub has found that the world’s most popular search engine, which has come under […]