Britain Wants To Ban Teens From Social Media. The Evidence Suggests It Won't Work.

DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media

Free press advocate Craig Aaron explains the stakes of billionaire-owned Paramount potentially acquiring Warner Bros.

Critics blast Trump DOJ 'corruption' in approval of MAGA media deal: 'Unreal'

President Donald Trump's administration came under fire on Monday after a new report revealed that it railroaded antitrust lawyers into approving a MAGA media deal that some observers said could harm consumers. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Trump administration lawyers were leaning toward challenging Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN. That was until senior leaders at the Department of Justice closed the investigation last Friday, saying the deal would be "good for competition," according to the report. "Some staffers in the Justice Department’s antitrust division believe the statement was designed to make it harder for state attorneys general to challenge the deal in court, the people said. The investigative staff didn’t participate in writing the statement, the people said," the report reads in part. Political analysts and observers reacted to the report on social media. "This is corruption — from corporate lobbying, to the silencing of the media. It’s also clearly bad for our economy and consumers. States must continue to pursue every option to challenge this," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) posted on X. "Unreal. Justice Department staff were railroaded again by political interference in the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger review," Lee Hepner, a California-based antitrust lawyer, posted on X. "The same form of justice that put Ghislaine Maxwell in Club Fed for trafficking children. 100% corruption 100% of the time," David Poland, a political commentator, posted on X. "WSJ reporting making clear that DOJ decision to clear Paramount/WBD merger had nothing to do with the facts or the law and everything to do with corruption," Alvaro Bedoya, a former FTC commissioner, posted on X. "DOJ's crony capitalism in blessing the Paramount-Warners deal is such a pile of [expletive] that the division head who blessed the deal immediately resigned," Adam Kovacevich, founder and CEO of Progress Chamber, posted on X.

Revealed: Trump's DOJ sidelined antitrust lawyers in rush to approve MAGA media deal

President Donald Trump's Justice Department gave the green light last week to a controversial mega-acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN, by Paramount Skydance, a media giant with a Trump-friendly CEO. But reports suggest they may have rushed the process and ignored the opinions of career officials.According to the Wall Street Journal, "A team of career lawyers who had spent months scrutinizing the deal was leaning toward recommending a lawsuit challenging it on the grounds that the combination of the two movie studios would be anticompetitive and violate antitrust law, the people said."However, ultimately the DOJ told this team they were closing the investigation before they had formally made a decision, and announced publicly it was their opinion the merger wouldn't pose a threat to competition.Senior leaders at the DOJ, according to the report, "believed that Paramount Chief Executive Officer David Ellison, son of Oracle co-founder and Trump ally Larry Ellison, persuasively addressed many of the staff’s questions," including "how the combined company could meet its commitment to make 30 theatrical releases a year, given its increased debt load."The DOJ denies any aspect of the investigation was rushed, putting out a statement in response to the reporting that said, “The Antitrust Division conducted a thorough investigation to assess whether the proposed transaction would harm competition. The investigatory record indicated that the transaction will increase competition across the media and entertainment ecosystem, benefiting American consumers and workers.”Some strategists have warned that the merger will lead to a "shakeup" of talent at CNN similar to that which reshaped CBS under Paramount, including the possible reassignment or removal of figures like Kaitlan Collins who have heavily scrutinized Trump.

Why the United Kingdom’s social media ban would never work in America

British children may benefit from the United Kingdom’s newly announced ban on social media access for those under 16, but American children and parents should not expect similar legislation here. After months of preparation, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that the United Kingdom would ban children under 16 from using almost all major […]

UK Social Media Ban

(VIDEO) Trump Says He’s “Focusing On” Russia-Ukraine Now That Iran Deal is Signed – Suggests “They’re Both Open to It” After Phone Calls with Zelensky and Putin

President Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron and reporters on Monday that he plans to refocus his energy on the war in Russia and Ukraine now that a deal with Iran has been finalized.  As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Trump confirmed during the meeting that the memorandum of understanding to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is "all signed." An official ceremony will be held on Friday in Switzerland with Vice President JD Vance leading the US delegation. The post (VIDEO) Trump Says He’s “Focusing On” Russia-Ukraine Now That Iran Deal is Signed – Suggests “They’re Both Open to It” After Phone Calls with Zelensky and Putin appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Judge poised to order criminal trial of Todd Blanche: 'More than sufficient' evidence

A federal judge already has enough evidence to order a criminal contempt trial of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — and needs no further investigation to do it.That's the conclusion of Marty Lederman, a Georgetown Law professor and former senior Justice Department official, writing Monday for Just Security.Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has all he needs to act — if a federal appeals court lets him."The evidence the judge has already elicited is more than sufficient…" Lederman wrote.The case goes back to March 2025. Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order — a court order blocking further action while a case is heard — prohibiting the deportation of Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo prison. Two deportation flights took off anyway, mid-hearing.Senior Department of Justice officials, including Blanche and then-Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, had separately advised then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem she could proceed — telling her the written court order didn't mean what the judge's oral ruling had said minutes earlier. The Civil Division lawyers actually arguing the case were kept in the dark.Boasberg launched a contempt investigation. A divided appeals court panel shut it down in April, issuing a writ of mandamus — a legal order forcing a lower court to act — that halted the probe. That ruling is now before the full appeals court on a petition for rehearing.Lederman argued the panel got it wrong, and that Blanche and Bove's legal advice to Noem amounted to an "egregious" violation of the rule of law."The evidence demonstrating those facts would also be sufficient to support a notice of criminal contempt to Blanche and Bove," he wrote — a formal charge that would initiate a trial.The stakes extend beyond the courtroom. President Donald Trump nominated Blanche to permanently lead the Justice Department, setting up what is expected to be a heated confirmation battle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it is "hard to say" whether Blanche can win confirmation.The Senate has yet to schedule a confirmation hearing.

Artificial intelligence may change American healthcare forever, study suggests

The global market value of artificial intelligence in healthcare is projected to surge by 2034, according to a study by The Insight Partners released Monday. Valued at […]