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Anonymous Content’s new CEO Darren Walker said the management and production company is developing a feature film on iconic writer James Baldwin that it will produce with the Obamas’ Higher Ground. It’s commissioned Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James and his partner, James Baldwin scholar Nicholas Boggs, to write aread more

The leading Democrat on the House’s China Select Committee is calling on the U.S.’s leading AI labs for information on Beijing’s alleged efforts to steal model weights from their firms. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, requested data onread more

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Mortgage rates spike again to 7.28 percent The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.28 percent this week, worsening conditions for prospective homebuyers. © Keith Srakocic, Associated Press The averageread more

The top 29 purchasers of the Trump meme coin are being promised access to a VIP reception with President Trump. The post $TRUMP meme coin assures top buyers ‘exclusive’ dinner with president appeared first on MS NOW.read more

When the world’s richest man threatens to sue you, it’s enough to get your attention. That’s the situation filmmaker Alex Gibney finds himself in with the imminent release of his documentary Musk, an unflattering portrait of tech mogul and investor Elon Musk. “He is well funded,” Gibney notes in conversationread more

Groups that receive grants from the Crime Victims Fund say they have seen a huge decrease in funding — and blame a decline in federal prosecutions. The post A new federal funding year starts today. Some nonprofits supporting crime victims say their funding may stop. appeared first on MS NOW.read more

WORKING OUT THE KINKS: New York’s Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program enrollees to an upgraded case management system about a year ago. Since then, state officials say only a third of them have been able to automatically renew their coverage without assistance.read more

Defense-focused senators are giving a cool reception to Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s proposal to cut by 20 percent the nation’s admirals and generals. Several lawmakers said they had not seen the rationale for Hegseth’s argument, while others clearly wanted to talk about other things. “No, I certainly want to seeread more

Ray J was rushed to the hospital Thursday after suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a live stream … and it sounds like there was a problem with his heart. Ray was streaming from Fab Factory when he started having health issues,…read more

The firm managing President Trump’s “$Trump” coin announced it would be hosting an “exclusive” gala for the top 185 holders of the coin, featuring the president as a speaker. “An evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump — plus a private meet & greet with a legend toread more

U.S. “knew” Iran was going to try and attack an asset in the United Kingdom, DHS Secretary saysread more

The 27-year-old’s arrest follows the arrests of five British nationals near RAF Fairford air base on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses. The five men have since been released on bail. The post U.K. police arrest dual British-Iranian national in alleged terror plot appeared first on MS NOW.read more

I, too, want to creak back and forth gently on a rocking chair while I sit on a porch as a storm rolls in.read more

Disney President Dana Walden wants to make 2 things clear — she’s a huge Jimmy Kimmel fan, and trying to make late-night TV make business sense is no joke. In a chat with Bloomberg’s Screentime Thursday, Walden called late-night programming in…read more

There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.read more