Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Tuesday told Fox News' Laura Ingraham that "abuse of power is not a crime," while arguing against the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Spokane, Washington, is the best city for freelancers with a relatively low cost of rent and adequate internet service, according to a new study from Neighborhoods.com
Why it matters: The 56.7 million Americans who work as freelancers often don't work in a traditional office setting, so being in a city that has sufficient internet service and is easy to navigate is important. American freelancers contribute about $1 trillion to the economy, per the Freelancers Union.
With Disney+ less than a month away from its U.S. launch, the company is making the case to consumers and investors that its streaming service will take off.
Kelly Ann Shaw, the adviser to President Trump on the Group of 7 and trade policy who served as the U.S. "sherpa" for the G7 and G20 summits, told Reuters Tuesday that she's leaving his administration because she's ready for a "new adventure."
Why it matters: Shaw is one of the most senior women on Trump's economic team and was among those advising Trump during trade talks with China, Reuters notes. White House officials told the news agency she plans to exit her post on Friday to work in the private sector.
Fortune came under fire this week for its decision to interview former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at its Most Powerful Women summit, after Hillary Clinton dropped out and thousands of petitioners argued Nielsen used the opportunity to rehabilitate her image.
Fortune kept Nielsen in the lineup, and she proved unapologetic for her role in separating undocumented immigrant children from their parents. We dig in with Fortune's Michal Lev-Ram.
What's happening: The book, titled "A Warning," will be released on Nov. 19 and is said to provide "an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency," per the Post. The author's name will remain anonymous.
Fashion, food and media brands are using the buzz around the space industry to market their products, shaping the way people on Earth understand and interact with the extraterrestrial sphere for years to come.
What's happening: Last week, Virgin Galactic announced a partnership with Under Armour to produce a line of spacewear to be worn on the company's suborbital flights to the edge of space.
Attention Capital, the new media and technology investment firm, is adding Gary Newman, former CEO and chairman Fox Networks Group, and Lisa Gersh, former CEO of Alexander Wang, as executive partners.
Details: Newman and Gersh will work with founders across the companies that Attention Capital is investing in. They will advise Attention Capital's three founders — former Snapchat head of content Nick Bell, former SVP of Commercial Growth & Business Strategy at Palantir Ashlyn Gentry, and former president of advertising revenue for Fox Networks Group Joe Marchese — on deals and transactions.
You can't have a conversation about the future of TV without talking about Brat TV, a digital content studio based in L.A. that's become the production hub for Gen Z content.
What's new: The company has recently struck a deal with Amazon Prime and Roku to have its top titles carried there, sources tell Axios.
Streamers, eager to bill themselves as family friendly entertainment alternatives, are eyeing kids content as their next big investments.
Why it matters: The streaming wars have focused on competitors looking to oust Netflix, but when it comes to kid-friendly options, the yet-to-launch Disney+ is the company to beat.
Billionaire investor Ken Fisher could see even more investors and more money flee his asset management business as he and the firm continue to face a reckoning for the inappropriate remarks he made at a private investor conference earlier this month.
What's happening: Nearly $2 billion has been pulled from Fisher Investments in less than two weeks by the state of Michigan and retirement systems from Philadelphia, Boston and Iowa as well as Fidelity.
TV station owners are taking advantage of FCC rules to quietly take over small-town airwaves, but cable and satellite companies are crying foul to regulators.
Driving the news: Broadcasters aren't supposed to own more than one top-rated outlet in any market, but they are snapping up multiple stations anyway in small markets like Parkersburg, West Virginia and Greenville, Mississippi, as the broadcast TV market is challenged by changes in technology and advertising.
The same media trends that led to President Trump's unexpected victory in 2016 are growing even stronger leading up to 2020.
Why it matters: Even amid a historic impeachment process, these patterns suggest Trump could have a significant media advantage over Democrats leading up to 2020 — though there's no guarantee that the end result will be the same.
