Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

This holiday stretch has seen the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend at the box office ever thanks to a week of big film releases. First, audiences flocked to theaters to watch a vengeful gladiator battle the horrors of the old Roman Colosseum and sing along with the witches of Oz. After that, they went back to watch Moana's perilous sea voyage on the big screen. With the largest five-day opening ever, including the largest Thanksgiving debut ever, Moana 2 has broken box office records, grossing $221 million in North America since its Wednesday release. The movie nearly quadrupled the $15 million Thanksgiving day record previously set by Frozen 2, and it rocketed past The Super Mario Bros. Movie's previous five-day opening record of $204.6 million. The follow-up to Disney's 2016 film Mo...

Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Kash Patelto to lead the FBI as Wray's successor, GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday voiced his support for FBI Director Christopher Wray. In an effort to prevent the FBI from being perceived as the president's political weapon, directors have generally held office for ten years after Watergate. Trump would have to remove Wray or Wray would have to resign willingly before 2027 for Patel to take over, given Wray had already been nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2017. The first person the president nominated was Chris Wray. In an appearance on ABC News This Week, Rounds stated, "I believe the president chose a very good man to be the director of the FBI when he did that in his first term." "I d...

As millions of Americans return home from their Thanksgiving trips, an Arctic blast has brought snow, frost, and dangerously cold winds to the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes, making travel extremely difficult to impossible on one of the busiest days of the year. Winter alerts are in effect for over 7 million people in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and some of them are predicted to stay in effect until Tuesday morning. Travel-delaying lake effect snow bands and showers have formed downwind of the Great Lakes in northeast Ohio, far northwest Pennsylvania, western New York, and parts of northwest New York, according to a National Weather Service advisory issued on Sunday. New Yorkers were cautioned by Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday to refrain from needle...

Who are the top contenders for the position? The Chicago Bears will get a head start in their hunt for a new head coach. NFL experts offered their opinions on the Bears' potential interview targets as they seek on the first football Sunday of the post-Matt Eberflus era in Chicago. Adam Schefter stated on ESPN's NFL Countdown that interim head coach Thomas Brown will have a chance to prove himself in the final five weeks of the season, but he also mentioned a highly regarded applicant. Ben Johnson, the offensive coordinator for the Lions, will be the center of attention, and I believe he may be interested in the position. According to Schefter, we'll see if they can persuade Trump to visit Chicago. Johnson, who has been the Lions' offensive coordinator since 2022, is enjoying a fantastic se...

Elon Musk is requesting that a federal judge prevent OpenAI from becoming a wholly for-profit company. On Friday, lawyers for Musk, his AI company xAI, and Shivon Zilis, a former board member of OpenAI, requested a preliminary injunction against OpenAI. Additionally, the injunction would prevent OpenAI from purportedly pressuring its investors to forgo backing rivals like xAI and others. More from CNBC In the new space race, hackers are hitching a ride into orbit Top Wall Street analysts pick 3 stocks for their attractive prospects Applying this $1 rule is the secret to guilt-free shopping, expert says. Here s how it works According to the most recent court documents, the legal dispute between Musk, OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, as well as other long-stan...