President Trump prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly amid conflict in Iran, war in Ukraine, and mounting alarm over artificial intelligence. Plus, Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks the judge who oversaw her murder trial to investigate the holdout juror. And Paramount Skydance reaches an agreement that clears the way for its merger with Warner Brothers Discovery. This episode originally aired Sept. 21, 2026. #trump #lindsayclancytrial #paramount Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The much-discussed merger of two Tinseltown giants, Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will now be moving forward, with the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit. The deal's negotiations involved the companies and several state attorney generals, and the cost of the acquisition by Paramount is an eye-popping $111 billion, but now it's moving ahead.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a press conference Monday to address the settlement reached with Skydance-owned Paramount after a group of state attorneys general sued to challenge the company's buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively pacing the way for the mega merger to move forward.
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold […] The post Ruffalo pressures California AG to reject Paramount merger settlement as $7 million daily fee looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold firm against a deal the actor called filled with "empty promises." The post came as Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general entered advanced settlement talks with Paramount CEO David Ellison over the pending merger, which would combine two of Hollywood's largest entertainment companies under one roof. The fight pits Hollywood's progressive activist class against a Democratic attorney…Open
An antitrust battle over a proposed merger of Paramount Skydance with Warner Brothers has Paramount’s CEO David Ellison threatening to move the studio out of […] Source
Paramount executives have told Los Angeles officials the studio is "deadly serious" about abandoning California, its home for more than 100 years, unless the state drops its antitrust challenge to the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Ellison's company put the threat in sharper terms this week, telling L.A. Mayor Karen Bass […] The post Paramount threatens to leave California after a century, as state attorneys general move to block $110 billion merger appeared first on American Almanac .
Paramount executives have told Los Angeles officials the studio is "deadly serious" about abandoning California, its home for more than 100 years, unless the state drops its antitrust challenge to the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Ellison's company put the threat in sharper terms this week, telling L.A. Mayor Karen Bass that a deposit has been placed on "moving trucks" and identifying Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas as potential new homes. The escalation comes less than two weeks before an October 1 deadline that will trigger a ticking fee of roughly $7.2 million per day, money Paramount must pay directly to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders for every day the deal remains stalled. Over a full quarter,…Open
