#Political Influence
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🇺🇸 Paramount + WBD Vs. Coalition Of The Unwilling: CA AG Pulling Together Blue States Probe Of Mega-Merger
[USA]
The clock is ticking on the Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery mega-merger, literally, and things could get sticky and expensive if California’s Attorney General has his way. Tweeting the not-so quie...
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🇺🇸 Ted Went All That Way For Nuthin’: Netflix Lost WB While Sarandos Was Pitching Deal At The White House
[USA]
Ted Sarandos’s White House visit today proved an exercise in real-time realpolitik for the Netflix co-CEO as Paramount won the multibillion-dollar bid for Warner Bros Discovery. Usually Sarandos is su...
Related: #Corporate Competition, #Media Consolidation -
🇺🇸 Elizabeth Warren Calls Paramount-WBD Deal An “Antitrust Disaster,” Questions Trump Influence
[USA]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) continued her criticisms of Paramount-Skydance as it is poised to win the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery, while she questioned the influence of the Trump White House o...
Related: #Antitrust, #Media Consolidation, #Corporate Power -
🇺🇸 Chicagoans pay respects to Jesse Jackson as cross-country memorial services begin
[USA]
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and bega...
Related: #Civil Rights Legacy, #Public Mourning, #Community Impact -
🇺🇸 In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
[USA]
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual propert...
Related: #Corporate Mergers, #Media Industry, #Antitrust Regulation -
🇺🇸 Netflix’s ‘Dynasty: The Murdochs’ Trailer Reveals the Real-Life ‘Succession’ Fight to Control Fox News
[USA]
The four-part Netflix docuseries chronicles the behind-the-scenes battle to succeed News Corp mogul Rupert Murdoch.
Related: #Media Power, #Family Dynasties, #Corporate Succession -
🇺🇸 Ted Sarandos Heads to White House as Fight Over Warner Bros. Intensifies and Hollywood Takes Sides
[USA]
A sweetened offer gives David Ellison and Paramount another shot at claiming the studio as talk in town turns to who's backing which bid.
Related: #Corporate Consolidation, #Theatrical Exhibition, #Industry Competition -
🇺🇸 Nexstar CEO Salutes Donald Trump For Backing Tegna Merger, Says Mega-Deal Is On Track To Close By June
[USA]
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook told Wall Street analysts that the company’s executives “appreciate the support” of President Trump of the pending $6.2 billion merger with Tegna. Speaking on the company’s four...
Related: #Media Consolidation, #Corporate Mergers -
🇺🇸 Trump Is Turning the F.C.C. and F.T.C. Against Free Expression
[USA]
Trump appointees have transformed the F.T.C. and F.C.C. into instruments of ideological enforcement.
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🇺🇸 Tackling elite colleges and D.C. fountains, Stephen Miller's reach goes beyond immigration
[USA]
Stephen Miller is the face of Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, but he is also helping drive efforts to root out "woke" culture on college campuses.
Related: #Policy Implementation, #Culture Wars -
🇺🇸 Ted Sarandos Pushes Back On Trump’s Call For Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice: “He Likes To Do A Lot Of Things On Social Media”
[USA]
Ted Sarandos attempted to playdown Donald Trump’s fiery request over the weekend for Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice, when questioned on the social media outburst in an interview on the BBC’s ...
Related: #Corporate Governance, #Media Industry -
🇺🇸 Duterte’s Fans Rally in The Hague as the I.C.C. Weighs Evidence Against Him
[USA]
The protests are a sign of the Philippine ex-leader’s ongoing influence, even as he faces a possible trial for the deaths of thousands during his war on drugs.
Related: #International Justice, #Human Rights -
🇺🇸 Trump Pulls Support From House Republican Who Opposed Tariffs
[USA]
The president yanked his endorsement of Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, imperiling Republicans’ chances of holding onto his seat as they brace for midterm losses.
Related: #Republican Party Unity, #Trade Policy, #Midterm Elections -
🇺🇸 Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Group Before Trump Blasted Competitor
[USA]
The PAC and the White House say the donation had nothing to do with President Trump’s tirade against a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Related: #International Relations, #Infrastructure Development -
🇺🇸 C.I.A. Retracts Reports Flagged for Bias
[USA]
Former officials said the documents were not examples of shoddy work and simply reflected the priorities of past administrations.
Related: #Intelligence Bias, #Agency Priorities -
🇺🇸 The Epstein saga engulfs Les Wexner — and the Ohio he helped build
[USA]
Les Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein have upended his legacy and put Ohio's political leaders under scrutiny.
Related: #Legacy Reassessment, #Scandal Fallout -
🇺🇸 Trump Administration Uses ‘Equal Time’ Rule to Reshape Late-Night TV
[USA]
The F.C.C. is using a century-old broadcast rule to take aim at hosts like Stephen Colbert. The impact could reshape how talk shows handle politics.
Related: #Media Regulation, #Broadcast Policy -
🇬🇧 Large Trump banner hung at justice department headquarters
[United Kingdom]
<p>‘Make America Safe Again’ banner put up in striking symbol of president’s control over top US law-enforcement agency</p><p>A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face was hung on the exterior of j...
Related: #Department of Justice, #Presidential Power -
🇺🇸 House Democrats call for Treasury probe into Trump family crypto venture
[USA]
World Liberty Financial drew scrutiny after it was revealed an Emirati royal known as the "Spy Sheikh" purchased a $500 million stake in the company last year.
Related: #National Security, #Financial Regulation -
🇺🇸 How Trump Is Making Sure His Ballroom Plans Sail Through
[USA]
President Trump has installed allies — including his former receptionist — on the boards and commissions tasked with overseeing the project.
Related: #Board Appointments, #Project Approval, #Conflict of Interest, #Governance -
🇺🇸 Donald J. Trump International Airport? The President’s Company Trademarked It.
[USA]
The Trump organization said the move was necessary to protect the brand as Florida prepares to rename an airport after the president.
Related: #Brand Protection, #Business Strategy -
🇺🇸 IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax
[USA]
The recommendation came as dovish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election win heightens market attention to whether she will push back against further rate hikes.
Related: #Monetary Policy, #Economic Growth -
🇺🇸 How Trump and Bondi transformed the DOJ to push his agenda and challenge detractors
[USA]
After she was confirmed, Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawyers at the Department of Justice that it was their job to "zealously advance, protect and defend" the policies of the U.S. as set by the pr...
Related: #Executive Power, #Department of Justice -
🇺🇸 Goldman, Nasdaq CEOs to headline Mar-a-Lago crypto ‘forum’ hosted by Don Jr. and Eric Trump
[USA]
Related: #Crypto Regulation, #Finance Networking
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🇺🇸 Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Talarico Interview
[USA]
Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.
Related: #Media Regulation, #Freedom of Speech, #Late-Night Television -
🇺🇸 Epstein Files Reveal Efforts to Build Ties With Russian Officials, Including Putin
[USA]
New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.
Related: #Geopolitics, #Legal Investigations -
🇺🇸 The New Way Trump Allies Are Offering Access to the President, and the Flood of U.S. Ammo to Mexican Cartels
[USA]
Plus, Super Bowl and Olympics highlights.
Related: #National Security, #Sports -
🇺🇸 Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up
[USA]
Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.
Related: #Cryptocurrency, #Business Relationships -
🇺🇸 Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
[USA]
The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his administration to try to exert more control over American elections.
Related: #Election Reform, #Federal Oversight, #Republican Party -
🇺🇸 Kevin Warsh Has a Tough Job Ahead. It’s Not the First Time.
[USA]
Mr. Warsh is known as a consensus builder, skills he will need if he is to head the Federal Reserve when President Trump is demanding rock-bottom rates.
Related: #Economic Policy, #Monetary Policy, #Leadership