The Trump administration had resisted using that option, arguing in court on Monday that such a move would cut into funding for child nutrition programs.
The Trump administration opted against using its full stable of available funds — totaling into the billions of dollars — to sustain the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
“I think they haven’t gone far enough because we’ve been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges,” Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Trump also repeated his call for Republicans to end the Senate filibuster, something Senate G.O.P.
Mr. Trump was also asked to clarify whether he would try to run for a third term, which is barred by the Constitution.
Kash Patel, the F, last week. A. I. director took the unconventional step of preventing the indictment from the Justice Department. The F was heralded by him. B. I. social media on Friday, declaring that it had arrested people and prevented a possible terrorist attack in Michigan. Mr. Dot Patel did not provide any additional information, but he later shared a Fox News article linking the purported plot to the Islamic State, citing anonymous sources.
The self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria, known as the Islamic State, has been linked to several high-profile terror attacks, some of which were planned by the group itself and others in which radicalized individuals claimed to have been motivated by the group’s ideology.
Fourteen people were killed in January when a man driving a truck carrying an ISIS flag crashed into a crowd of New Year’s celebrations on a busy New Orleans street. The militant organization claimed to have been the attack’s inspiration but denied any involvement. A former member of the Michigan National Guard was charged by the Justice Department in May with attempting to infiltrate an Islamic State military base.
According to the affidavit, on their social media accounts, Mr. Ali, Mr. Mahmoud, and the third individual—a minor known only as Person 1—shared pro-Islamic State and extremist Islamic content. It also details how Person 1 used WhatsApp and Instagram to communicate with an Islamic State member in Syria’s Al Hol refugee camp for the majority of this year.
There are pictures in the file of Mr. Ali and Mr. Mahmoud purchasing firearms and shooting them at a shooting range. Additionally, it describes a discussion among some of the alleged co-conspirators about joining the Islamic State in Syria and mentioning that Person 1 and Mr. Dot Ali would remain behind to carry out the “same thing as France.”. “.”.
The affidavit claims that the reference to France was probably a reference to the November 2015 attacks in Paris, where the Islamic State carried out a series of mass shootings and suicide bombings in one night.
Even though they decided to time the attack around Halloween, using the word “pumpkin” to refer to the holiday, the affidavit makes no mention of whether the accused individuals and their alleged co-conspirators ever decided on a target. However, Person 1’s Mr. Ali and Mr. Mahmoud were presumably “scouting possible L.”. G. . B. . T. . Q. +-friendly attack sites in the Detroit suburb of Ferndale.
The Trump administration recently declared that it would only partially fund benefits for another food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November. This announcement coincides with the additional funding for WIC.
About 41% of all infants born in the US are among the 6–7 million women and young children who take part in WIC. Benefits include infant formula, nutrition and lactation support, cash allotments for produce, and dairy and egg vouchers each month.
According to Ali Hard, the policy director of the National WIC Association, a nonprofit that funds the program, the average weekly cost of the program is $150 million. However, it’s hard to say how long this funding tranche will last because of the shutdown and the disruption to other assistance programs. According to Ms. Hard, states have seen an increase in the number of new applications from federal employees who were placed on furlough and beneficiaries who are using their benefits more quickly.
Last month, when the government shutdown started, officials and advocates warned that WIC would run out of money by the middle of October. However, the Agriculture Department came up with a creative way to support WIC for the month by using $300 million in customs revenue from a fund known as Section 32, which is normally used to pay for school lunches and other child nutrition programs.
A federal judge and some lawmakers have proposed using that account to help SNAP with its funding lapse. Using that option had been opposed by the Trump administration, which claimed in court on Monday that doing so would reduce funding for child nutrition programs.
Although the Agriculture Department thinks there are enough funds in that account to support WIC, “the agency does not believe the same is true for SNAP due to the significant differences between the amounts at issue,” Patrick A. As stated in a legal declaration submitted on Monday, Penn is the deputy under secretary for the agency’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services division.
Despite WIC being exempt from the extensive SNAP disruptions, Ms. Hard pointed out that states and clinics found it “extremely difficult” to implement WIC as usual due to the balancing act between funding uncertainty and temporary injections. Staffing shortages, shortened clinic hours, disruptions to services like breastfeeding support, and delays in participant certification and benefit renewals are all consequences of the shutdown and funding errors.
Ms. Hard stated, “We certainly need long-term certainty, but we are really grateful that they are transferring additional funds.”.
Tony Romm provided reporting assistance.
A group of nonprofit organizations and local and county governments, along with several teachers’ unions, legal aid organizations, and immigration rights organizations, filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts to stop the rule. The District of Columbia and 21 state attorneys general filed a second lawsuit in a federal court in Massachusetts.
Employers who “engage in unlawful activities such that they have a substantial illegal purpose, including supporting terrorism and aiding and abetting illegal immigration,” would not be covered by the rule that was finalized last week, according to the Trump administration. “”.
Governmental organizations and nonprofits that support policies that conflict with the administration’s agenda may be excluded under the rule, according to critics. Organizations that provide assistance to undocumented immigrants, advocate for diversity programs, or provide gender-affirming child care may be in danger.
The city of Chicago, a common target of President Trump, expressed concern that it would face penalties due to its inclusion on a Justice Department list of “sanctuary cities,” which the department said hindered the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The lawsuit, which was filed by cities and nonprofits, also names San Francisco, Boston, and Albuquerque as plaintiffs.
The lawsuit from the states claimed that the new rule would “empower the Department of Education to serve as a roving enforcer of the administration’s animus” by denying employees who work for companies that the administration disapproves of the opportunity to have their loans forgiven.
According to both lawsuits, the new rule goes beyond the Education Department’s authority and is in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
In response to the lawsuits, under-secretary of education Nicholas Kent stated Monday that it is “unconscionable that the plaintiffs are standing up for criminal activity.”. “This is a sensible reform that will prevent taxpayer funds from supporting groups that are causing irreversible harm to children through transgender procedures, child trafficking, and terrorism.”. “.”.
Mr. Donald Trump remarked, “I have no idea who he is.”. I’m aware that he received a sentence of four months or something similar. And it was a witch hunt for Biden, I heard. “.”.
Mr. Dot Zhao engaged lobbyists and attorneys with connections to the Trump administration in order to secure his pardon, and Binance made a deal with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s cryptocurrency business, which was anticipated to bring in tens of millions of dollars annually for the Trump family.
Mr. Trump said he was not worried about the “appearance of corruption” when asked about it, but he later snapped, “I’d rather not have you ask the question.”. I’ll let you ask, though. “.”.
In the interview, Mr. Trump proposed that his older sons, Donald Trump Jr. were more active in the family’s cryptocurrency business than he is, as was Eric Trump, who supported him when he launched World Liberty Financial in 2024.
According to him, “my sons are into it.”. “I’m happy they are, as the cryptocurrency industry is probably fantastic. I believe it to be good. They are not in government; they are operating a business, you know. “.”.
The family business’s CEO, Eric Trump, stated earlier this year in an interview with The New York Times that cryptocurrency is “one of the more successful things we’ve ever done.”. “.”.
Dear Mr. Zhao, who was long regarded as the wealthiest man in the cryptocurrency industry, was found guilty following a protracted investigation by prosecutors and financial regulators. One of the U.S. S. . the biggest government crackdowns on cybercrime.
Mr. Trump made a comparison between himself and Mr. Zhao, relating the crypto billionaire’s federal prosecution to Mr. Trump’s conviction in a New York criminal case for fabricating business records to conceal a sexual scandal that threatened to ruin his 2016 presidential campaign.
Mr. Trump stated, “I was informed that he was a victim, like myself and many others, of a vile, heinous bunch of people in the Biden administration.”.
The case is notable for its peculiar facts and the Trump administration’s resolve to bring charges against the man, even if they are minor ones. But at Mr. Trump’s direction, the government is bringing a number of unusually minor cases to federal court, including this one.
Even though crime rates were already down, Mr. Trump has kept armed National Guard soldiers and federal agents on Washington’s streets since August, claiming they are required to combat crime. Meanwhile, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. A. Despite humiliating setbacks with local grand juries refusing to return indictments, as they did in Mr. Dot Dunn’s case, the Washington-based lawyer and former Fox News host has instructed her office to vigorously prosecute any crimes that arise.
The government’s court documents claim that Mr. Dunn called the officers “fascists” and swore at them before “winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich” at the agent.
Charge documents state that he screamed, “Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city.”.
Given the unusual nature of the charges, federal prosecutors and Mr. Dunn’s attorneys argued over how best to instruct the jury in the lead-up to the trial. This included debating whether the incident qualified as interfering with the agent’s duties and what constitutes federal misdemeanor assault, which usually calls for physical contact.
Given the incident’s widespread publicity following the emergence of Halloween decoration tributes and posters featuring Mr. Dunn in the vein of street artist Banksy throughout the city, jury selection may become more difficult.
Judge Carl J. The case is under the supervision of Nichols, a Trump appointee.
Dear Mr. Lawyers for Dunn have called the case a “blatant abuse of power” and claimed that the prosecution is a reaction to Mr. Dunn’s political remarks criticizing the Trump administration and the troops’ months-long presence in the city. They contend that the prosecution is acting in retaliation and that at any other protest or demonstration, throwing a sandwich at a “fully armed, heavily protected” agent would not have resulted in charges.
They wrote, “A federal charge would never have been brought for that act alone.”. It was the accompanying political speech that did. “”.
However, the approximately one in eight SNAP-receiving families may still be in danger of experiencing financial hardship and hunger in the near future. The Trump administration decided not to continue the country’s largest anti-hunger program with all of its available funds, which came to billions of dollars. According to officials, this could mean that eligible households only receive half as much in benefits as they typically do.
When food stamp recipients would actually get their assistance was also still unknown. The ramifications of the Trump administration’s budgetary decision on Monday were further highlighted by its earlier warning that it might take weeks to provide benefits on a partial basis.
Many Democrats responded by harshly denouncing the White House, arguing that the administration had a moral and legal duty to pay full benefits on schedule, especially since there were plenty of available funds.
Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota and the leader of her party on the chamber’s top agriculture panel, stated that the administration should stop playing politics with hunger and use all available resources to ensure that Americans can put food on the table.
An inquiry for comment was not answered by the White House.
“There is a procedure that must be adhered to,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNN on Sunday. Therefore, we need to determine the procedure. Getting people their food benefits is something that President Trump wants to ensure. “”.
For the millions of low-income Americans who rely on SNAP, the backlash has only made the actual financial repercussions of an ongoing shutdown worse. However, Trump hasn’t really tried to negotiate a resolution to the budgetary impasse that is raging in Washington, where Democrats are refusing to support a Republican bill to reopen the government because it doesn’t extend a set of subsidies that help Americans afford health insurance.
The drama started last week when the Trump administration, defying its own previous, public advice, announced it would not use billions of dollars it had set aside to continue funding nutrition benefits into this month. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress urged the White House to safeguard the impoverished in the event that the shutdown lasted for several more weeks, but the action went against their wishes.
In an attempt to prevent low-income families from going hungry as long as the government remained closed, the ruling led to lawsuits from cities, states, nonprofit organizations, and religious organizations. In the end, those groups won their case in two separate federal courts on Friday, and the judges gave the Trump administration until Monday to announce its next course of action.
The judges’ only member, John J. McConnell, Jr. of the United States. S. The Trump administration was specifically directed by the District Court for the District of Rhode Island to immediately resume SNAP payments. He stated in a written directive released on Saturday that the Agriculture Department could either pay SNAP recipients in full by Monday or in part by Wednesday.
After administration officials informed the court that technical limitations could sometimes cause partial payments to take weeks, Judge McConnell granted the government those additional days. In doing so, he urged the Trump administration to use a second Agriculture Department account, which was primarily made up of tariff revenues, to pay down the entire amount owed.
Although the Trump administration had repeatedly used SNAP funds to support another federal nutrition program during the shutdown, it insisted Monday that it could not lawfully source SNAP payments in this manner. Declaring under oath, Patrick A. Using the funds to offer full food stamp assistance would also “stray from congressional intent,” according to Penn, a senior Agriculture Department official. “.”.
The claim presented a sharp contrast to the numerous other ways that President Trump has reprogrammed the budget to mitigate some of the shutdown’s possible effects. However, SNAP is a government program that Mr. Trump and his Republican congressional allies have long sought to eliminate and curtail. Since the federal closure, Mr. Trump has also linked SNAP to Democrats, whom he has pledged to punish.
The White House’s decision to only partially release benefits was widely criticized by anti-hunger organizations. “State agencies will have to scramble under unclear guidance, which will further delay benefits,” stated Crystal FitzSimons, president of the Food Research and Action Center, commenting on the decision. “”.
But there were soon indications that the battle might not be finished.
The organization was “considering all legal options to secure payment of full funds,” according to Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, which represented the cities and nonprofits that filed the lawsuit. “.”.
She added in a statement, “A court order shouldn’t be necessary to compel our president to provide essential nutrition that Congress has made clear needs to be provided.”.
Additionally, the United States agreed to support Vietnam’s efforts to use cutting-edge DNA technology to locate its own missing soldiers from the conflict.
Earlier this year, there had been uncertainty about the future of both programs. After the Trump administration abolished the US Agency for International Development, there was a protracted pause and layoffs. even after a few U. S. American commitment was questioned by Vietnamese officials as funding resumed. Doubt about American dependability grew as the president’s tariff wars ensued (Hanoi is currently negotiating a final trade agreement).
Dear Mr. Hegseth appeared keen to allay such worries during his visit. He emphasized that a strong relationship was built on a shared commitment to addressing war legacy issues.
At the conclusion of his discussions with Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s defense minister, Mr. Hegseth presented a knife, belt, and leather box that had been stolen by U.S. A. troops from a 1968 Vietnamese bunker outside of Da Nang.
He emphasized the progress made by the two nations since re-establishing formal relations in 1995, making reference to their shared suffering and healing.
“After thirty years, the U. A. and Vietnam have transformed themselves from adversaries to all-encompassing strategic partners,” Mr. Dot Hegseth stated. “Our friendship and cooperation are demonstrated through our military relationship. “”.
The defense secretary did not make the anticipated announcement of new significant military acquisitions during his stop in Vietnam, which came after meetings with other regional officials and prior to a trip to South Korea.
Mr. Instead, Hegseth emphasized the 3 training planes that the U.S. recently delivered. S. . “The United States is committed to continuing this project and more,” mentioned the Air Force. “”.
His visit coincided with Hanoi’s efforts to strengthen its defense ties with Russia by purchasing aircraft and mobile air defense systems and investigating defense cooperation with Finland, Turkey, Israel, and North Korea, among other partners.
Dear Mr. Hegseth appeared to indicate that he agreed with that strategy. The formal U.S. S. . According to a summary of his visit, he “commended Vietnam’s commitment to defend its sovereignty and regional security and praised Vietnam’s rapid military modernization.”. “”.
With Beijing claiming almost all of the region’s islands and commercial sea routes, Washington is becoming more and more interested in seeing other nations get involved in regional security, particularly in the South China Sea. Some nations that disagree with China’s claims and uphold their own are Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
At a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, Mr. Dot Hegseth announced the creation of a new task force with the Philippines to strengthen military cooperation and protect the seas from abrupt disruptions brought on by war or power struggles.
In a statement, he declared, “We will put in endless effort to strengthen our alliance and restore deterrence in the South China Sea.”.
According to Alexander Vuving, a professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, the United States and Vietnam are attempting to establish ties primarily because of these regional security concerns rather than the effects of the war. Whether common security interests will prevail over trade dissatisfaction is the question.
The U.S. S. Because of its strategic rivalry with China, it cherishes its closer ties with Vietnam,” Mr. Dot Vuving stated. Vietnam hopes to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. S. . will significantly aid in its pursuit of prosperity and security. “”.
Reports were contributed by Zunaira Saieed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In a trial last week, state and local officials sued to block the federal government’s deployment plans in Oregon, and Judge Immergut said she needed more time to properly analyze the “voluminous” evidence and three days of testimony. She promised to render a decision on the matter by 5:00 p.m. m. Friday local time.
But in her explanation of the injunction, Trump appointee Judge Immergut claimed that, based on her review thus far, the federal government had not established its case. The proposed deployment, she added, violated the Constitution’s 10th Amendment, which states that states retain the authority not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, based on the evidence to date.
Attorneys for the Justice Department contended during the trial that the president’s intended use of federalized troops was appropriate for two of the three justifications permitted by Title 10 law. Government lawyers contended that the protests in Oregon violated the federal government and that ICE officers were unable to carry out their duties without further assistance.
Additionally, federal law permits the president to use Guard troops to repel an invasion from abroad.
But in his Sunday ruling, Judge Immergut noted that federal attorneys had not demonstrated that ICE was unable to enforce the law with its current resources or that a rebellion was imminent.
Portland protests, which have been largely nonviolent, have been going on for almost five months. Occasionally, they have descended into violence, with protesters obstructing vehicles from entering or leaving the ICE facility and federal officers retaliating with tear gas and pepper balls.
In late September, President Trump declared on social media that he would federalize the Oregon National Guard and send them in to respond to protests against federal immigration policy.
The deployment was challenged by Oregon and Portland, and in October, Judge Immergut issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the use of Oregon troops. 4. . Later that same day, the Department of Defense instructed the Texas National Guard to get ready for work in Oregon and dispatched 200 California National Guard soldiers to Oregon. The use of any National Guard troops in Oregon was then prohibited by a second temporary restraining order issued by Judge Immergut. At 11:59 p.m., the second temporary restraining order was supposed to end. m. on Sunday, Pacific time.
Attorneys from Oregon, Portland, and California contended that federal agents had used force arbitrarily and that the federal government already had the means to manage crowd control at the ICE building. The attorneys presented the protests as being mostly under control prior to the president’s announcement, which enraged and enlarged the crowds, using staffing records and nightly reports from the Portland Police Bureau and the federal government.
They also presented the argument as one that goes right to the heart of constitutional ideas.
“In my opinion, this is one of the biggest violations of state sovereignty in Oregon’s history—and now California’s history,” Oregon’s senior assistant attorney general Scott Kennedy told the judge during his closing argument.
Attorneys from the Justice Department provided an alternative version of what transpired in Portland. They contended that federal employees at the ICE building were too preoccupied with the demonstrations to fulfill the administration’s request to double the number of immigration arrests that take place in the area each day.
Witnesses from ICE and the Federal Protective Service testified that protesters frequently outnumbered federal officers, doxxed them, threw rocks, and set off fireworks at them. They also claimed that the Portland Police Bureau had not assisted federal officers.
Eric Hamilton, a Justice Department attorney, stated in his closing argument on Friday that agitators have repeatedly targeted the Portland ICE building with threats, violence, and intimidation. The immigration authorities are being rebelled against. “.”.
That argument was rejected by Judge Immergut in her preliminary injunction. She pointed out that the deputy regional director of the Federal Protective Service, the federal law enforcement organization in charge of protecting government buildings, had stated in court that neither he nor his supervisor had been asked for the soldiers nor had they been consulted regarding the proposed Guard deployment.
Federal attorneys are anticipated to appeal the decision if the judge’s final ruling upholds her Sunday ruling. The president’s decision to send Texas National Guard troops to Illinois is the subject of a related case before the U.S. S. . Supreme Court.
Dear Mr. Trump faced questions about possible escalation against Venezuela as the U.S. S. . The military is continuing its offensive, which in the last month has involved 15 strikes against ships thought to be involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The strikes were deemed unlawful extrajudicial killings by a wide range of legal experts on the use of violence.
The strikes have been characterized by the Trump administration as a counterdrug mission, but U. A. Officials acknowledge in private that they are a part of a broader effort to remove Mr. Maduro. Trump previously acknowledged that he had given the C permission. I. 1. to carry out secret operations in Venezuela.
Norah O’Donnell of CBS questioned, “Are Maduro’s days as president coming to an end, specifically in Venezuela?”.
“Yes,” Mr. Trump said in response. “Yes, I believe so. “.”.
He chose not to respond when questioned about the potential for land strikes on Venezuela. He stated, “I don’t discuss whether or not I’m going to strike with a reporter.”.
Mr. Trump was also questioned about his deportation campaign, the government shutdown, and his recent call for the U.S. A. The military will once again test nuclear weapons.
Chris Wright, Mr. Trump’s energy secretary, seemed to make it clear on Sunday that the testing would not entail actual nuclear explosions but rather an examination of “the other parts of a nuclear weapon” to make sure they are functioning correctly.
But the president did not make that distinction in the CBS interview.
Ms. O’Donnell questioned Mr. Trump, “Are you saying that more than 30 years from now, the United States is going to start detonating nuclear weapons for testing?”.
“Yes, I am saying that we will test nuclear weapons like other nations do,” Mr. Trump stated.
Tests for detonation are no longer common. North Korea is the only country that has conducted frequent nuclear tests in the last 25 years; its most recent explosive test was conducted in September 2017.
Despite rapidly growing its nuclear arsenal and deploying missiles in new silos, China has not conducted a nuclear test since 1996. Even though Russia recently announced that it had tested two unusual nuclear weapons delivery vehicles, it hasn’t carried out a verified test since 1990.
Regards, Mr. Trump asserted on Friday—without supporting data—that those countries were secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests. “Both China and Russia are testing nuclear weapons,” he claimed. “You’re simply unaware of it. “.”.
Days after visiting South Korea to meet with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, Mr. Trump declared in the CBS interview that he would not permit Nvidia to sell its most cutting-edge chips to China. Mr. Trump declared, “We will allow them to deal with Nvidia, but not in terms of the most advanced.”.
The CEO of the Silicon Valley chip manufacturer, Jensen Huang, expressed his excitement on Friday about the company’s plans to start selling cutting-edge semiconductors in China again. Before meeting with Mr. Dot Xi last week, Trump had hinted that the two leaders would talk about Nvidia’s most potent A. Me. semiconductors.
Regards, Mr. Trump also talked about his deportation campaign and other domestic priorities.
Mr. Trump stated that he did not trust the U.S. S. Even when he was questioned about videos that showed federal agents and deportation officers smashing car windows, using tear gas in Chicago, and pushing a young mother, he acknowledged that immigration authorities had gone too far. “I believe they haven’t gone far enough because the judges, the liberal judges, have held us back,” Mr. Trump stated. “You need to evacuate the people. “”.
“I need landscapers, and I need farmers more than anybody, okay?” Mr. Trump said in response to a question concerning his deportation campaign that targets those with noncriminal records.
However, he added that a policy must be the first step in his administration’s immigration efforts. Additionally, the policy must state that you entered the country unlawfully. “You’re going out,” he said.
Mr. Regarding his administration’s approach to assisting Republicans and Democrats in Congress in reaching an agreement to end the government shutdown, Trump remained vague. He declared that the Democrats, who have threatened to deny Republicans the votes to reopen the government until they include more funding for health care programs, would not “extort” him.
Mr. Senate G also reiterated Trump’s demand that Republicans stop the Senate filibuster. Okay. P. . Leaders have turned down. In the event that Democrats regain control, many Republicans fear that any additional easing of the Senate rule requiring most legislation to receive 60 votes would backfire.
During his interview, Mr. Trump stated, “Republicans need to become more resilient.”.
Mr. As the Constitution forbids running for a third term, Trump was also questioned about whether he would attempt to do so. Despite having publicly considered the possibility, the president stated that he does not consider such a move. He claimed that the Republican Party had an “unbelievable bench” of presidential candidates, adding that he liked Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
Dear Mr. Additionally, Trump praised Bari Weiss, the recently hired editor-in-chief of CBS News, describing her as “a great new leader,” although he added, “I don’t know her.”. “.”.
President Trump sued “60 Minutes,” and CBS’s owner, Paramount, announced in July that it had agreed to pay him $16 million to settle the lawsuit. The sale of Paramount to Skydance was then authorized by the Trump administration. Ms. Weiss, who founded The Free Press, a website that frequently criticizes liberals and the mainstream media, was later hired by Skydance.
Michael M. Grynbaum provided reporting assistance.
