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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that the agency’s review of the proposed Skydance-Paramount Global merger is far from finished, as the two companies have said that they expect to complete the deal by the summer.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that he aims to “re-empower” local TV stations, and he suggested that Congress consider tighter regulations on content moderation processes for social media giants. Carr spoke at the “Innovation to Restore Trust in News: A National Summit” event hosted by digital news outlet Semafor in Washington, D.C. Ben Smith, Semafor co-founder and editor-in-chief, pressed Carr on what critics fear is Carr’s determination to use the power of the FCC to intimidate the news organizations.

2016 RAND Corporation study, commissioned by the Pentagon, that found allowing transgender members to serve openly had no negative impact on unit cohesion, operational effectiveness, or readiness.In the February 26 memo, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense states that individuals who have been diagnosed with, or exhibit symptoms of, gender dysphoria “are incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service.”Service members who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria or have attempted or requested to transition through hormone therapy or surgery are disqualified from military service and will be discharged within the two months.All discharges will be honorable, except in rare cases where an individual’s service record merits a lower designation.Some transgender individuals may be considered for retention, on a case-by-case basis, if they can demonstrate that there is a “compelling government interest” in retaining them that directly supports “warfighting capabilities.”To qualify for such a waiver, a trans service member must have remained consistent in their assigned sex at birth for 36 consecutive months and that their gender dysphoria has not impeded them from completing their mission. They must also prove that they never attempted to transition and have continued to adhere to standards of dress and grooming consistent with their assigned sex at birth.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Cameron is sickened by Donald Trump‘s re-election and is happy his New Zealand citizenship is “imminent.” The Oscar-winning director appeared on “The F—ing News” podcast (via The Daily Beast) and was asked about his response to Trump becoming U.S. president again, to which Cameron responded: “I think it’s horrific, I think it’s horrifying.” “I see a turn away from everything decent,” Cameron said. “America doesn’t stand for anything if it doesn’t stand for what it has historically stood for.

Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the court struck down all existing state-level same-sex marriage bans.

a broad ban on transgender service members, which, if carried out, could effectively purge an estimated 15,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces.President Donald Trump early on issued executive orders targeting the LGBTQ community, including erasing federal recognition of transgender people by defining what he says is the U.S.

Following Paramount Global yesterday, Disney a few weeks ago and a rush of tech and other corporate backtracking on DEI, Warner Bros. Discovery said it is making a few changes to its policy including dropping references to diversity and equity.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor There’s yet another person at the top of CBS News, a job that hasn’t been as long-lived as it may have been in the past. Tom Cibrowski, a TV news veteran who has managed both “Good Morning America” and the San Francisco station KGO, has been named president and executive editor at CBS New, and will take the helm of the Paramount Global news operation at a challenging time. Variety reported on the plans Wednesday.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have boarded a plane from Romania to America after the Trump administration made clear its backing for the MAGA-supporting social media influencers.

In a memo to staff today, Paramount Global’s co-CEOs — George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins – advised on “changes in the way the company approaches inclusion moving forward,” the latest to capitulate to the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back DEI. “As a result, some of our policies must change to comply with these new mandates,” they said.

Defying an executive order from President Donald Trump, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from transferring 12 transgender female inmates to male prisons.The Bureau of Prisons was slated to relocate the inmates to comply with a Trump executive order stating that the U.S.

The Guardian instructs visa officers to enforce a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows the United States to refuse entry to any visa applicant who commits identity fraud or misrepresents who they are.Unlike regular visa denials, anyone violating that section can be permanently refused entry to the United States, effectively constituting a lifelong ban.“In cases where applicants are suspected of misrepresenting their purpose of travel or sex, you should consider whether this misrepresentation is material such that it supports an ineligibility finding,” the directive from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reads.The directive comes in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.While signing the order, Trump directed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to deny visas to “men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States while identifying themselves as women athletes” during the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.Trump also pledged that Rubio would tell the International Olympic Committee that America “will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes.”Transgender athletes are already a rare occurrence due to the small percentage of the population that they comprise globally.

The leaders of three major wire services — the Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg News — pushed back on the White House decision to control who is a member of the press pool, saying that it threatened press freedom.

Elon Musk poster has popped up in London depicting a Tesla and urging people not to buy one of the billionaire’s “Swasticars”.Spotted on the side of a bus stop in Bethnal Green, East London earlier this week, the poster leads with a banner reading: “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds”.The image also shows Musk photoshopped into a Tesla – the electric car company for which he is CEO – while performing his now-infamous gesture from Donald Trump’s inauguration rally in January. At the event, the billionaire slapped his chest with his right hand and flung his arm diagonally upwards in what many onlookers have condemned as being reminiscent of a Nazi salute.The campaigning group Everyone Hates Elon appears to have taken credit for the poster, sharing a photo of the banner being installed on the bus stop.

Donald Trump said that his legal team was asking for “a lot” of money to settle his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris in advance of the 2024 presidential election.

EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Underwood is set to remind people of her American Idol origin story ahead of getting behind the judging desk.

Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform Tuesday evening that appeared to promote his highly-contested plans to take over and redevelop Gaza. 

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The next potential leader of CBS News has built up a lot of experience running newsrooms for ABC. Tom Cibrowski, a former senior ABC News executive who played a big role in moving “Good Morning America” past NBC’s “Today” in the ratings last decade, has emerged as a possible candidate to take a senior role at CBS News, according to two people familiar with the matter, just as the Paramount Global unit faces one of its most challenging periods. Cibrowski would report to Wendy McMahon, who oversees news, local stations and syndicated programing for CBS.

Just weeks ago, Paramount Global employees were optimistic about finally entering a more hopeful era thanks to the company’s long-awaited merger with Skydance Media. Management expected the $8 billion deal to close by the springtime.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Guardia di Finanza fiscal police has opened a tax probe into Elon Musk‘s social network X in a move that could have a broader impact on the ongoing regulatory battle brewing between the European Union and U.S. tech giants including Google, Apple and Meta. The Italian probe into X, first reported by Reuters, follows a parallel investigation by Italian authorities into Meta.

the stunt.The incident was recorded by the comic troll, whose real name is Jason Scoop, and went viral after he posted it Monday on his social media. In the video, Scoop, dressed as Trump, taunted Alec outside of their New York City home as he unloaded luggage from the trunk of an SUV.What the clip didn’t show, according to Scoop, was the moment that Hilaria, 41, allegedly chased him “around the block” in heels and tried to grab his phone.“She lunged for my phone,” Scoop, who is a Trump fan, told TMZ in an interview on Tuesday.“I yelled at my cameraman.