Senate Democrats press CFTC on Chicago staffing cuts

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Five Democratic senators are demanding clarity from the nation’s top derivatives regulator after learning that its Chicago enforcement team may have been dramatically reduced. In a letter issued Thursday (February 26) to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig, Sens. Richard J. Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Cory A. Booker, Raphael Warnock and Adam B. Schiff said […]


The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage. ‹

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August 12, 2025, 11:21am In good news for people who love bad news, the Associated Press is apparently ending its regular literary coverage. Starting September 1st, the national news source and media hub will no longer release their standardized, stand-alone reviews for new books. As Dan Kennedy of Media Nation reported Friday, an internal memo […]


Skydance reportedly in early talks to buy Bari Weiss’ The Free Press

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Skydance CEO David Ellison has reportedly held talks with Bari Weiss to buy her online news site The Free Press — fueling growing speculation that he is wooing the right-of-center voice to join CBS News once his company’s long-stalled merger with Paramount is approved.  The discussions are in the early stages, a source close to […]