October 10, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

Confirmed

DOJ Opens Antitrust Probe Into TV Networks Over Trump Coverage Boycott

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division opened an investigation on Oct. 10, 2026, into whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law by jointly suspending White House pool coverage of President Trump...

July 13, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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Twelve States Sue to Block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger a Month After DOJ Cleared It

Twelve state attorneys general, led by California's Rob Bonta, filed an antitrust suit in the Northern District of California on July 13, 2026 to block Paramount's roughly $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros...