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Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr (right), shown in a photo with Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Omeed Assefi. Carr posted the photo just three days after both government agencies green-lit local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna. The move, supported by President Trump, faces headwinds in an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in California.

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  • Media

2 local TV giants merged. Then a court stepped in

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

April 14, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
President Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran.

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  • Politics

Takeaways from Trump's tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll

President Trump faces mounting political pressure on multiple fronts, particularly when it comes to his handling of the war and the consequences it's having on the economy.

April 03, 2026
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
An attendee holds a U.S. and Israeli flag at an October 7th memorial rally near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2024.

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  • Analysis

Israel is a key issue in Democratic primaries as support for the U.S. ally drops

Support for Israel is down among Americans, particularly Democrats, with the last couple of years being a major turning point.

March 19, 2026
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
A "VOTE" sign stands near a polling center in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Texas held its primary elections, including two hotly contested races for the Democratic and Republican Senate nominations.

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  • Analysis

5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Texas and North Carolina.

March 04, 2026
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
The killing of Ajike "A.J." Owens is the subject of the <em>The Perfect Neighbor</em>, one of five Academy Award nominees for outstanding documentary feature this year.

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  • Movie Reviews

The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative

This year's Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from behind bars in Alabama, and stories from Iran and Russia.

March 04, 2026
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By:
  • Davi Merchan
Paramount CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union  in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

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  • Analysis

Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more

The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

February 27, 2026
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on February 24.

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  • Politics

5 takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address

President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.

February 25, 2026
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump excoriated the Supreme Court majority that struck down his use of emergency powers to implement international trade tariffs.

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  • Law

Trump excoriates Supreme Court justices after tariff loss

The battle over the tariffs began on day one of the president's second term when he signed an executive order that let him impose a wide range of tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner.

February 21, 2026
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  • Nina Totenberg
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a key note speech at the 62nd Munich Security Conference, on Feb. 14 in Munich, Germany.

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  • World

The U.S. ready to make up, Europe ready to break up in Munich

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

February 16, 2026
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  • Rob Schmitz
The sun sets over the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 5, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections

Here's why Republicans are facing an uphill battle, particularly for retaining control of the House.

February 11, 2026
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 9, 2017, in Beijing.

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  • World

As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains

President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."

February 05, 2026
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Melania Trump.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady

Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.

January 31, 2026
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  • Bob Mondello
In a breakthrough year like no other, crossover K-pop like the girl group Katseye, Rosé's single "APT." and Netflix's <em>KPop Demon Hunters</em> has secured nods in major Grammy categories and new height of visibility.

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  • Music Features

How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit

The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game.

January 29, 2026
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  • Sheldon Pearce
The 2026 Oscars nominations were announced Thursday morning. <em>Sinners </em>received a record number of nods. Clockwise from top left: Michael B. Jordan in <em>Sinners</em>, Wagner Moura in <em>The Secret Agent</em>, Brad Pitt in <em>F1 </em>and Teyana Taylor in <em>One Battle After Another</em>.

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  • Movies

5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history

Sinners landed a record number of nods, while Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good fell short of their franchise predecessors.

January 23, 2026
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  • Linda Holmes
Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a shooting Wednesday in Minneapolis.

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  • USPS

Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.

January 15, 2026
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Alana Wise
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