Trump 'Dropped The Ball' On Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger, California Attorney General SaysCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta slammed the Trump administration for approving Paramount's $110 billion merger deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging it violates anti-trust laws and threatens the entire film and TV industry."The Trump administration has absolutely dropped the ball, worse than dropping the ball," Bonta said Monday during a news conference discussing a lawsuit he filed alongside 11 other states to block the deal. "It would be better if they just did nothing."Under the deal, Bonta warned there would be higher prices, lower content quality and fewer movies and TV shows."Movie theaters, basic cable TV distributors and audiences on every sofa and in every movie seat would feel the impact of this unlawful merger," he continued. Bonta asserted that the deal is illegal under the Clayton Antitrust Act, which prohibits mergers that may create a monopoly or lessen competition."[Paramount CEO] David Ellison may think this is an offer we can't refuse, but I'm here to say he's wrong," he said. Latest Live UpdatesPerson Killed In ICE-Involved Shooting ID’d As Colombian Man By Immigrants' Rights GroupA person reportedly killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday morning was a 26-year-old man from Colombia, according to a local immigrants’ rights group.The man was authorized to work in the U.S. and had been issued a Social Security number, the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and Presente! Maine said in a statement.“This is devastating, enraging, and unacceptable. His loved ones deserve answers, and the public deserves a full and transparent account of what happened,” the organization said.Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain said he was left “shaken” upon directly hearing from police about the shooting involving ICE.“We will get answers,” he said in a statement that called for a “full, thorough, and transparent investigation” into what happened.“My thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the person who died as they face an unimaginable loss. They deserve compassion, dignity, and, in time, a full understanding of the circumstances that led to this tragedy,” he said.Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) similarly called for a “full and impartial investigation of what happened.”Hormuz Traffic Slows To Two-Month Low Amid Renewed U.S. Iran StrikesThe number of tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell in the past day to the lowest level in two months, shipping data showed on Monday, as renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran and attacks on vessels heightened safety concerns.Shipping industry sources said vessels were increasingly switching off their public AIS tracking transponders, making it difficult to determine the full number of ships crossing the waterway.Read more, via Reuters:ICE-Involved Shooting Leaves 1 Dead In Maine, State Lawmaker SaysA person has died following a Monday shooting in southern Maine involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said in a statement.“This morning a shooting occurred in Biddeford. A person was killed. ICE was involved,” Fecteau wrote. “These are the details that I have at this time. I will provide further updates, as they are relayed to me.”Biddeford is about 18 miles south of Portland.A white Kia sedan was seen with several bullet holes through the front windshield, and a white police SUV apparently smashed its side, the Portland Press Herald reported.The Biddeford Police Department confirmed to the Herald that a shooting involving ICE had taken place.A police department representative declined to comment when reached by HuffPost and instead referred questions to ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Breaking UpdateWho Should Replace Lindsey Graham? Trump Has An Idea.Who should fill the vacant seat after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death?If it were up to President Donald Trump (and given the state of the modern Republican party, it very well might be), it would be awarded to Graham's sister, Darline.Trump publicly backed the idea in a social media post Monday morning, saying he'd called South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to push the idea."This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!" Trump said.McMaster is set to name a replacement to serve out the remainder of Graham's current term, while the state will also hold a special primary to find a new GOP nominee for November's general election.Warren Questions JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Over Possible Epstein LinkSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has sent a letter to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon seeking information on whether he lobbied the U.K. government against a tax on bankers’ bonuses on the advice of the now-late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.In a letter sent to Dimon Friday, Warren, who’s the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee, questioned his past contact with Epstein."It is critical that Congress and the American public fully understand the extent of any interactions the bank and you had with Epstein,” she wrote.Her outreach follows documents released by the Department of Justice earlier this year showing that Britain's former business secretary, Pete Mandelson, emailed Epstein in 2009 saying that Dimon should "mildly threaten" Britain's then chief finance minister over the tax, as the FT previously reported.A spokesperson for JPMorgan told Reuters on Monday that "At no point did [Dimon] take counsel from him, directly or indirectly," referring to Epstein.Trump Says Iranian Blockade Is Back, U.S. Will Start Charging Ships To Transit HormuzPresident Donald Trump says the U.S. will reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports while also collecting a 20% "reimbursement" fee from cargo ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, pitching the toll as "a matter of FAIRNESS.""The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran," Trump asserted in a social media post Monday morning, willfully ignoring Iran’s ability to shut down the strait as it has repeatedly done since Trump's war began.“We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE,” he continued, "so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving."Trump then proceeded to proclaim that "from this point forward," the United States will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT."Naturally, Trump said, that means the U.S. will charge ships to safely transit Hormuz, even though he's criticized Iran for also attempting to do the same.(The Strait of Hormuz was safe and free to transit until Trump himself destabilized the region in late February.)Over 200 Researchers, Economists Warn Of AI’s Global Economic ImpactsMore than 200 economists and AI researchers from around the world have signed a letter published Monday that urgently calls for enhanced research on AI's economic impacts, and for work to ensure it "complements human capabilities and benefits society."The letter titled "We Must Act Now: A Statement on AI’s Transformation of the Economy" warns of the world being wholly unprepared for the radical economic transformations AI will have, which could be larger and faster than the Industrial Revolution.The signees include 16 Nobel laureates and the co-founders of OpenAI and Anthropic."AI capabilities are advancing far faster than our understanding of the economic implications," wrote Stanford University professor Erik Brynjolfsson, who serves as director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. "We must act now to guide AI to complement humans rather than simply imitate them — and to generate prosperity for the many, not just the few.""We are driving in the fog, and it is extraordinarily difficult to anticipate what will happen next. It’s the right time for a coordinated effort to bring clarity to a confusing situation," wrote Tom Cunningham, a researcher at the nonprofit METR.Counterterrorism Police Probe Killing Of Ex-British MPU.K. counterterrorism police are now investigating the suspected killing of former British member of parliament Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead inside her home with serious injuries last week, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Monday.Police had previously said her death was not considered to be an act of terror, but Mahmood's statement indicates that assessment has now changed."The police are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish the motivation for this attack," Mahmood wrote on X, formerly Twitter, adding that she will be updating the House of Commons on the probe later on Monday.Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man who was taken into custody in the aftermath of Widdecombe's death on suspicion of murder has been rearrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) South East said in a statement.Trump Says U.S. May Become Paid ‘Guardian’ Of Strait Of HormuzPresident Donald Trump told Fox News that the U.S. will “keep” the Strait of Hormuz and likely become its “guardian” after failed negotiations with Iran."We're gonna keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait,” he said in a phone interview with "Fox & Friends.”“When we do that, we're gonna be reimbursed because the other nations are very wealthy; they’re on our side. And we can’t be expected to do that for nothing,” he went on.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the global shipping route closed amid ongoing military attacks in the area.Supreme Court Requests Millions Toward Security Amid Threat IncreaseThe Supreme Court is asking for millions from Congress to help boost security at the court’s home on Capitol Hill amid a rise in threats against the justices, their families, and other federal judges, The New York Times reported.The proposal would reportedly see $6.5 million go toward a visitor screening center outside the court’s main building. It’s part of a $228 million budget request for the next fiscal year, which starts in October.Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to address the budget request — a roughly $20 million total increase — before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday. It would be the first time justices have testified before Congress since 2019.See All Updates