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The Supreme Court is taking up another case that could weaken key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, CNN reported on Friday.

The high court has already heard three major cases that could have effectively destroyed major provisions of the ACA, popularly referred to as Obamacare: one that challenged the authority of Congress to tax nonpurchase of health insurance and compel states to expand Medicaid; one that tried to defund health insurance subsidies from any health care marketplace not managed directly by states; and one that sought to invalidate out the entirety of the ACA in response to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminating the individual mandate. The law has largely survived these challenges, albeit with some alterations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former intelligence officer, has laid a "trap" for President-elect Donald Trump, a Washington Post columnist warned Friday — and Trump must do all he can to "avoid being outplayed."

Josh Rogin, a columnist for the paper's Global Opinions section, wrote that Putin cynically plans to "use negotiations to buy more time for his aggression," knowing that Trump has vowed to swiftly end the war.

What began as an on-air spat between former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan and conservative former CNN host Piers Morgan has quickly spilled over into a full-blown social media brawl.

The tension between the two British-born broadcasters began Thursday on Morgan’s show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” as the two engaged in a heated debate about issues surrounding the UK child abuse controversy, race and President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuits against media organizations like CBS and ABC News.

Far-right youth activist Charlie Kirk demanded that Los Angeles be stripped of the right to host the 2028 Olympic Games over not being able to hold back this week's devastating wildfires, The Daily Beast reported on Friday.

“The Los Angeles Olympics should be cancelled,” Kirk posted to X. “If you can’t fill a fire hydrant, you aren’t qualified to host the Olympics. Move them to Dallas, or Miami, so the world’s athletes can compete in a place capable of actually safely building and running something.”

Emergency managers in Los Angeles apologized Friday after false evacuation alerts sparked panic in a city on edge over an unprecedented wildfire disaster.

Millions of mobile phones blared on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday morning with automated warnings urging people to be ready to flee.

Nicolas Maduro's inauguration on Friday for a third term as Venezuela's president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.

The defiant 62-year-old leader, who has shrugged off allegations of electoral fraud and insisted he won another six-year term, was also congratulated by states that have maintained support for his controversial government.

The fires ravaging upmarket Los Angeles districts Pacific Palisades and Malibu will be the most expensive ever to hit California, according to experts, who expect premiums to rise in a region already abandoned by many insurers.

Analysts at JPMorgan estimated that the total cost of damage and insured damage had doubled in less than 24 hours to $50 billion and $20 billion respectively. And the flames were still advancing on several fronts Friday.

Rudy Giuliani has been found in contempt of court again, but this time, the judge is using a different tactic.

Thus far, Judge Beryl Howell has not held Giuliani accountable for contempt, but those days are ending. Giuliani appeared before the court on Friday, and the judge mandated that he sign a sworn declaration saying evidence at a 2023 defamation trial refuted his claims about Freeman and Moss. If he doesn't sign the paper, he'll be issued a $200 fee for each day he refuses or ultimately jailed.

Republicans, alongside a handful of Democrats, are advancing a major immigration crackdown bill known as the Laken Riley Act, which would set new requirements to detain immigrants accused of non-violent offenses and give federal judges sweeping new powers to ban whole nationalities of people from obtaining visas. The bill has sounded alarms among legal experts who fear it will gut both due process and the separation of powers.

But there's another problem, Axios reported: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is concerned that the bill, as written, would force them to detain more people than they actually have room for, giving them no choice but to release some suspects — even those who may be dangerous.

A Wisconsin man faces up to 25 years in prison after admitting Friday that he engaged in a multiyear, nationwide telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors through false and misleading statements – to the tune of millions of dollars.

Robert Piaro, 74, pleaded guilty to a count of telemarketing wire fraud after authorities brought down his fraudulent operation as treasurer and operator of four “scam PACs”, according to federal prosecutors.

President-elect Donald Trump has a "Swiss Army knife" who top Trump advisers say is now "the most powerful unelected man in the White House," according to a report.

Far-right adviser Stephen Miller, who became known during Trump's first term for his brash demeanor and anti-immigration stance, has emerged as a key playmaker for Republicans seeking to pass any legislation in the upcoming term, Axios reported Friday afternoon.

Former Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann acknowledged that he's happy that the courts remained intact despite Donald Trump's attempts to intimidate his way through the legal process. But he's disappointed that Trump got away without punishment after being found guilty on 34 felony indictments.

"In some ways, this is a great day," said Weissmann, "and in many ways, it is just an incredibly sad day for the country. And I think a great day is that it happened — that in spite of enormous adversity, a credit to Alvin Bragg, a credit to Judge [Juan] Merchan, to the prosecution, to the jurors, to the witnesses that this happened and to all of the lawyers, the defense lawyers and the prosecutors on that, on the case."

Attorneys for Fox News asked a federal judge on Friday to throw out former Oath Keeper Ray Epps’ effort to resurrect his blockbuster defamation lawsuit against the network over a Tucker Carlson special about the Jan. 6 attack, where he spread false conspiracy theories.

Epps, a Trump supporter who pleaded guilty for his role on Jan. 6, argued in his December amended complaint that Fox News concocted a “fantastical story” that convinced viewers he was actually an undercover FBI agent responsible for the violent mob that broke out during the Capitol riot protests.