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Paramount Skydance is actively scouting office space in Nashville, according to people familiar with the search, signaling the company is seriously weighing relocating at least part of its operations from Hollywood. The studio has sought roughly 400,000 square feet in the Tennessee capital for occupancy within two to three years, but no existing building fits its timeline, so representatives have also approached developers about constructing new offices, including a multi-acre parcel outside downtown Nashville.

The relocation talk comes as Paramount faces an antitrust lawsuit from 12 states, including California, over its pending purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has characterized the relocation threat as attempted "blackmail," and critics argue Paramount is using the possibility of leaving Los Angeles as leverage in settlement negotiations with state attorneys general. Paramount has declined to comment but has acknowledged for months that it is considering a move while also emphasizing its ties to Los Angeles. No final decision has been announced.

President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy keynote at the Republican National Committee's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, urging supporters to treat November "like I'm on the ballot" and framing the elections as a choice between GOP prosperity and what he called Democratic-led "communism." He touted 2025 tax cuts, including ending taxes on tips and an expanded child tax credit, and pledged a $5,000 "Trump Dividend" per citizen if Republicans hold Congress. Trump gave an energetic endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Senate race against Democrat James Talarico, and paid tribute to Charlie Kirk on the anniversary of his assassination.

The two-day "Trumpapalooza" event drew scrutiny for a half-empty arena, steep fundraiser ticket prices, and low turnout from vulnerable California Republicans, several of whom skipped the gathering entirely. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared via video praising Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick, a notable cross-party moment. Critics, including Democratic strategists, argued Trump's self-focused approach, delivered amid low approval ratings and high gas prices, could hurt Republicans in competitive districts ahead of the midterms.

Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., has removed most references to President Trump from her campaign website and signage ahead of a newly competitive general election against fellow Republican Rep. Ken Calvert. Before June's primary, Kim's site touted her as a "proven fighter who will stand with President Trump" on an "America First" platform; those phrases are now gone, replaced with messaging about fighting "career politicians" and lowering costs. Her campaign signs similarly shifted from "Trump Republican!" to "Cut Taxes & Lower Costs!"

The race was reshaped after California redistricted the 40th District, covering Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, into more Democratic-leaning territory, pitting the two GOP incumbents against each other. Kim's campaign denies distancing itself from Trump, pointing to recent supportive social media posts. Calvert, whose site still features imagery with Trump, has likewise pivoted his ads toward economic issues like gas prices rather than the president.

Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) has not reported any income for her husband, Charles Kim, on congressional financial disclosures since first running in 2018, despite Orange County records showing he earned up to $100,000 in 2017 as a U.S. coordinator for Dam Jae, a South Korean nonprofit honoring Korean War veterans. The nonprofit's chairman says the payments were volunteer expense reimbursements, not wages, and Kim's campaign says her husband has been retired since 2017 with only exempt Social Security income.

The disclosure comes amid other financial-transparency disputes involving Kim, including a 2025 ethics complaint alleging she failed to report nearly $50,000 in privately funded travel with her husband to Israel and South Korea, and a failed 2018 lawsuit challenging her "small business owner" ballot label. The renewed scrutiny arrives as Kim faces a bruising general-election matchup against fellow Republican Rep. Ken Calvert in California's redrawn 40th District, a race where both incumbents' financial disclosure histories have become a campaign flashpoint.