DOJ Approves Paramount's Acquisition Of Warner Bros. Discovery: ReportsThe Department of Justice's Antitrust Division approved Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Politico and CNBC reported Friday.Politico said the decision was expected to be announced Friday.Read more at Politico:Latest Live UpdatesGiant Rainbow Appears As Crowd Awaits Removal Of Trump's Name From Kennedy CenterAs crowds gathered to watch crews dismantle President Donald Trump's name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center on Friday evening, a massive rainbow — the universal symbol of hope after turbulent times and LGBTQ+ Pride — appeared overhead.The rainbow was seen at around 8 p.m. on multiple livestreams waiting to capture the moment Trump's name comes down from the building, as ordered by a court two weeks ago and reaffirmed by a judge earlier today. Scaffolding went up hours ago, but the president's name has yet to come down.The irony of the rainbow, which showed up 12 days into Pride Month, will certainly not be lost on critics of Trump's changes at the performing arts center. When the president had himself installed as the Kennedy Center's chairman last year, he proclaimed it would host "NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA" and canceled its Pride celebrations.Trump Administration Must Restore History, Science Materials At Parks, U.S. Judge RulesReuters reports:A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide "that do not align with its preferred narrative."U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists who argued that the U.S. Department of the Interior has been engaged in a "sustained campaign to erase history and undermine science."(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Mark Porter)FBI Raids Offices Of Ohio Voting Rights Organization, Member SaysFBI agents on Thursday conducted a raid on the Cleveland officers of an Ohio voting rights organization that assists non-registered eligible voters register to vote in the state, a member of the organization told multiple outlets.Prentiss Haney, a board member of the Ohio Voting Rights Collaborative told multiple outlets that over 100 agents with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were dispatched across the state, approaching and knocking on the doors of people with connections to the organization.Haney told MS NOW, who first reported the story, that the agents were “basically trying to fish for information" and that they approached people with minor connections to the organization, such as those who performed basic canvassing and volunteer work. “They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders’ and community leaders’ doors intimidating them, coming and demanding that they talk about literally anything they would ask,” Haney said, adding that agents “asked them if they’re committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children, and just following them to work and school.” The Washington Post reported the FBI warrants focused on the group's efforts to register voters during the 2024 election. The Justice Department declined to disclose details of the raid to the Post. “Search warrants are authorized by a judge, and anything said by any organization or others in the media is unfounded speculation, as the target of any investigation is not privy to the search warrant affidavit until after indictment,” a Justice Department official told the Post. Haney said the agents approached some of the people without warrants. “Just straight-up intimidation tactics,” he said.The sources briefed on the raid told MS NOW they were concerned it was part of the Trump administration's efforts to cast doubt on elections procedures and results in swing states ahead of the midterm elections. Read more from MS NOW here: Elephant Strides Through Texas GOP Convention Urinating On FloorAn elephant hired to parade through a GOP convention hall after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Friday speech paused to make a statement of its own: dumping buckets of urine on the floor. Multiple reporters caught the act on tape.The elephant, led by a handler, wore a feathered headdress and was draped in a banner that read, “UNITY DRIVES VICTORY.” Abbott had just pledged to “demolish the Democrats” in November, the Texas Tribune reported, and accused his opponents of supporting “Sharia law,” a false claim used by some on the right to drum up Islamophobic fears.Elon Musk Is Now Disgustingly, Unfathomably RichThe world’s first trillionaire is a man who gave an apparent Nazi salute and proceeded on a cost-cutting rampage through the U.S. federal government, at one point gutting an agency that fed needy children around the world for decades.He also runs SpaceX, the rocket company that made its trading debut on Friday, boosting its value to some $2.21 trillion — up there with Amazon, Apple and Alphabet. So, how much bigger is a trillion than a billion, really? Find out here:UFC Fighter Appearing At Trump’s Birthday Cage Match Once Said Michelle Obama Was A ManWhite House visits are typically reserved for foreign dignitaries, Nobel Prize winners, heads of state and the Easter Bunny.On Sunday, for President Donald Trump’s birthday (and at a cost of upwards of $60 million), it will instead host bloodsport, featuring combatants with a long history of wildly racist and other problematic statements, and allegations of domestic violence.Read more:Pakistan PM Says U.S.-Iran Peace Deal 'Has Never Been this Close'Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that the U.S. and Iran have come to "a final, agreed upon text" of the peace deal his administration helped broker."Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps. Peace has never been this close as it is now," he announced on social media.He also warned of an "incessant misinformation campaign being waged by those who want to sabotage the peace deal" and said he's "setting aside the noise" on that.Trump's Name Is Currently Being Removed From The Kennedy CenterPresident Donald Trump's name is currently being removed from the Kennedy Center building after a federal judge ruled in May that his name must come down. “The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” the decision by Judge Christopher Cooper said. "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."Watch a live feed of the removal of Trump's name here.Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan To Compensate Jan. 6 RiotersALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge slapped a preliminary injunction on President Donald Trump’s so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” for Jan. 6 rioters on Friday.“The bottom line is I don’t have the type of uncontestable evidence to show that ‘attempting to create the fund’ would not be repeated,” Judge Leonie Brinkema said. “And there is clear evidence, in terms of statements by the acting attorney general and multiple statements by the president who has talked about how important it is that this fund should go forward.”Read more here:JD Vance Says Trump 'Is Going To Get Us A Good Outcome' On A Deal With IranVice President JD Vance defended his boss Friday, saying President Donald Trump will "get us a good outcome" on a potential deal with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz."I'm seeing a lot of fake information about a potential deal to reopen the Strait and end Iran's nuclear weapons program," Vance posted on X. "First, the Iranians are not receiving any cash, and no funds are being released for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting.""The president is going to get us a good outcome, one way or the other," Vance added.Iranian officials have said the memorandum would grant several demands, including the removal of sanctions on their oil. Trump said Friday the "terms that Iran leaked" are not what he agreed to."The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing," Trump posted. "Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith."Earlier this week, the U.S. launched fresh attacks on Iran after Trump said Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations. Iran responded by targeting Bahrain and Kuwait.See All Updates