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CBS Appoints Trump Ally Kenneth Weinstein as Network Ombudsman Following Merger Pressure

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CBS News appointed Kenneth Weinstein, a former Trump ambassador nominee and Hudson Institute conservative, as the network’s ombudsman following the Paramount-Skydance merger. The appointment came after Trump’s Justice Department and FCC applied regulatory pressure to the merger, and …

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Paramount Settles Trump's 60 Minutes Lawsuit for $16 Million

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Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million to President Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over a ‘60 Minutes’ pre-election interview with Kamala Harris. The settlement includes no apology and appears to be strategically timed to support Paramount’s …

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Paramount Pays $16M to Settle Trump's 60 Minutes Lawsuit

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Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over a 2024 campaign-related ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Kamala Harris. The settlement, viewed as a strategic move to facilitate a pending corporate transaction, involves no apology and a commitment …

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Paramount Settles Trump's $20 Billion '60 Minutes' Lawsuit for $16 Million

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Paramount Global settled Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit over a 2023 ‘60 Minutes’ interview for $16 million, with no direct payment to Trump and an agreement to release future candidate interview transcripts. The settlement comes amid Paramount’s pending merger with Skydance …

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Interior IG Mark Greenblatt reacts to firing: 'stunned'

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Interior Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, who was originally appointed by Trump in his first term, told CBS News he was “stunned” by his Friday night firing on January 24, 2025. Greenblatt said “It’s very bizarre” and questioned the motives, offering two …

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