Washington - In a recent interview with Vanity Fair magazine, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles shared a candid insight into a moment of unconventional discussion during the Trump administration. Wiles recounted an instance when President Donald Trump entertained the idea of revealing previously unseen photographs of alien spacecraft held at the highly classified Area 51 facility.

Washington - President Donald Trump drew intense criticism over the weekend after making remarks widely viewed as insensitive in the wake of filmmaker Rob Reiner’s murder. The President appeared to double down during an unscripted exchange with reporters on Monday.

In comments that quickly circulated online, Trump described one of Reiner’s films, Being Charlie, as “tepid and insipid,” adding, “It was feloniously derivative of Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and lacked the visceral realism of Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.”

Washington — JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, observed Hanukkah this week with a small, private gathering that paired traditional holiday rituals with a traditional dish of potato latkes tikka masala.

According to individuals familiar with the event, the Vances hosted family members and close friends for an evening that included the lighting of the menorah and a dinner centered on customary Hanukkah foods. The gathering followed traditional observances, with brief reflections on the holiday’s themes of perseverance and religious freedom.

Washington — A new tranche of photographs from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein includes previously unpublished images showing a number of high-profile figures, among them actor Dick Van Dyke, filmmaker Woody Allen and King Charles III, according to materials released Friday by Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight Committee.

Los Angeles - Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has announced plans for a stylized reinterpretation of Carrie, Stephen King’s classic 1974 novel about a bullied teenager with telekinetic powers. The project, described by sources close to the production as a “mythic, emotionally heightened fable,” is slated to begin pre-production early next year.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Oracle Corporation announced this morning that it has acquired the fast-rising artificial intelligence startup Delphi.ai for $4.2 billion, leveraging a unique partnership with private equity giant Apollo Global Management to finance the deal.

The acquisition marks one of the first major instances of a tech behemoth using external venture funding to secure an AI firm — a move analysts say could signal a new playbook for corporate acquisitions amid intensifying competition and volatile capital markets.

Canberra — Australia has formally enacted a nationwide ban on social media use for minors under 16, marking one of the strictest measures globally aimed at curbing children’s exposure to online platforms.