Trump and Paramount formally filed to dismiss the case today, though the docket doesn't contain the actual settlement agreement (as it did in the ABC case)

To help secure the FCC's approval of its merger with Paramount, Skydance said that it will eliminate all DEI programs and will hire a CBS News ombudsman for 2 years. Ombudsman will "receive and evaluate any complaints of bias or other concerns" hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

As many members of the “60 Minutes” staff argued for, CBS has now tapped Tanya Simon as the show’s executive producer. Interesting timing, since we expect the Paramount merger to be approved soon

Talking to reporters, FCC chair Brendan Carr says he has no update on timing of the merger review, but says Skydance made "significant commitments" this week by agreeing to create ombudsman role and stop DEI programs. "They're hitting on issues we need to see some big change on"

FCC commissioner Anna Gomez may not even get a vote on the Skydance-Paramount merger. Still, she is speaking out about the review process and what she says is undue pressure that has been put on the companies to make concessions washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

President Trump’s latest post from Air Force One on his way back from Scotland:

This thing where Tulsi Gabbard got out of the hot seat with Trump by kicking off the latest Russiagate saga, but as a result put a ton of pressure on Pam Bondi to indict Obama and half of his natsec team, is wild to watch. x.com/bennyjohnson/s…

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