We start the day's other headlines with a brewing bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery.

Paramount Skydance launched a hostile all-cash offer directly to the company's shareholders

valued at some $108 billion. It comes just days after Netflix agreed to a $72 billion deal

to buy the company's TV, movie studio, and streaming assets.

Paramount's counteroffer would buy those businesses plus CNN, among others.

Paramount is run by the Ellison family, which has close ties to President Trump.

And its offer includes financing from Affinity Partners, the investment firm run by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

President Trump's former personal lawyer, Alina Haba, resigned today as acting U.S. attorney

in New Jersey.

Her announcement comes a week after an appeals court found she'd been serving in the role unlawfully.

In a social media post, Habba said she's stepping down, quote, to protect the stability

and integrity of the office which I love, adding, quote, but do not mistake compliance for surrender.

Haba says she'll remain with the Justice Department as a senior advisor to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year contract extension with ABC. The comedian

was briefly suspended in September amid backlash over comments he made about the assassination

of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel's current contract was due to expire next May,

meaning he's now due to stay on the air through May of

27.

Turning overseas now, Syria has been marking one year since a swift rebel uprising toppled

dictator Bashad al-Assad, ending decades of his family's iron-fisted rule.

Ah, al-Lapat!

Thousands of jubilant Syrians gathered in the capital city of Damascus, where officials

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