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News Articles: Media

A demonstrator waves a "Protect Free Speech" sign following a protest against the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, held near the theater where the show is produced in Hollywood, on September 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Media

Disney, ABC battle Trump's FCC in court over free speech protections

President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.

October 06, 2026
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
David Ellison officially takes over as CEO of Skydance, the new mega merger combining Paramount and Warner Bros.

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  • Media

New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating.

October 06, 2026
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.

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  • News

Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here

Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday. The new Hollywood giant will have a shorter nametag: “Skydance.” But it marks one of the biggest tie-ups ever in the media and entertainment industry.

October 06, 2026
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  • Associated Press

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  • Media

She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter

The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.

October 05, 2026
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Demonstrators gather within the "free speech zone" near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing and detention facility on October 31, 2025, in Broadview, Ill.

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  • Media

Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters

The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.

October 02, 2026
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
A logo on a booth for CNN is seen in the press area at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Washington.

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  • Media

News organizations ask court to bar White House enforcement of access ban

Three news outlets that President Trump banished from White House grounds asked a federal court to block the ban until the case is resolved.

September 29, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Police man a roadblock outside RAF Fairford in southwest England on Monday, a day after British counterterrorism police began investigating what they called a "major" incident near the U.S. Air Force base.

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  • World

What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limbo

What we know — and still don't — about the suspected terror plot near a U.K. air base. Trump rejects Iran's offer to pause fighting. And CNN prepares for new owners with ties to Trump.

September 28, 2026
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
Broadcast news workspaces are seen outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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  • Media

Journalists for CNN, MS NOW and Politico return to the White House upon judge's orders

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.

September 24, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik and
  • Juliana Kim
The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21.

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  • Law

Could the White House try its press ban again? A press freedom expert explains

A federal judge's ruling restored CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House. Gabe Rottman says better procedure alone may not resolve the broader First Amendment fight.

September 24, 2026
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
Members of the press are seen outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21.

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  • Media

Judge considers restoring journalists' access to White House after Trump's ban

Lawyers representing the White House and the three media outlets banned from the property sparred over the constitutional rights of journalists at a hearing in federal court Wednesday.

September 23, 2026
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
From left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, first lady Melania Trump, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer listen as President Trump addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

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  • World

U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Iran, Venezuela and Trump's foreign policy

Deals, threats and oil are all on the table as the president's foreign policy takes center stage.

September 23, 2026
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner reported on Saturday near the White House complex after being denied entry following President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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  • Media

Major news outlets banned by Trump will have their day in court

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.

September 23, 2026
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  • David Folkenflik
Signs of support for AP, CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO hang on the White House grounds on September 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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  • Media

DOJ defends White House media ban, urges court to reject lawsuit

The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods.

September 23, 2026
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  • NPR Staff
Then-CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta talks with reporters as he returns to the White House after his press pass was restored on Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington.

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  • Media

A journalist once barred from the White House says this media ban is different

Jim Acosta has already been through a White House press-pass fight. Now, three news organizations are barred, and he says the press is showing solidarity that should have come sooner.

September 22, 2026
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
California Attorney General Rob Bonta arrives at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 18 for proceedings in a separate case involving allegations that Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms harmed children's mental health.

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  • Media

California Attorney General Bonta says states made demands in Paramount-Warner deal

The settlement brings a two-month legal fight over Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery takeover closer to an end.

September 22, 2026
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi and
  • A Martínez
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