The Federal Communications Commission has approved an 8 billion merger between Paramount and Sky Dance Media. The deal, which was announced more than a year ago, includes a CBS broadcast television network, Paramount Pictures, and the Nickelodeon Channel. A statement from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr reads in part, quote, "Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change." Okay, Brenn, whatever you say, buddy.Um, so, uh, it took a while. ...

And more on the story we first brought to you yesterday, a revealing look at the experience of one detainee freed from ICE custody. And there she is, Missa Turk. And and she writes, "Suddenly, I was thrust into a nightmare. That is how this Tus University doctoral student recalls the moment mass ICE agents arrested her in March. " Well, now Romea Osurk is sharing what unfolded over her 45 days in detention in an op-ed published by Vanity Fair. At times denied food, water, religious accommodations, legal res ...

with Donald Trump abusing executive power. Some of it blatantly admitting it, other times doing it in ways that take critical scrutiny, reporting, investigative journalism to pull apart and make sense of what's happening. And some of these are stories that have echoes.They have a a mood of repetition. But that's part of the problem. Not a government doing something once and getting dialed back or making a mistake, but rather what has acred into a pattern.And while any serious journalist, all the journalists ...

Joining us now is Joshua Aaron, the developer behind a new app called Ice Block, which allows people to share information about ICE sightings in their area. Josh, you launched this app back in April and it encourages users to quote see something, tap something when they see ICE agents nearby. Can you explain how the app works and why you wanted to create it.Absolutely. So, I wanted to create it because when I saw what was happening in this country after reading Project 2025, after watching Trump's first adm ...

"I think we should be extremely concerned about anything that undermines the First Amendment. There is a reason for the 1st Amendment. People came from countries where they could not speak freely where saying certain things would get you thrown in prison."Elon Musk https://t.co/MQchANL4cB ...

Political Commentary & Social Issues - The report highlights widespread mobilization against perceived overreach by Donald Trump's administration, including actions against peaceful demonstrators and communities [1][2] - The report emphasizes the constitutional right to protest and frames such actions as a positive response to perceived authoritarian threats [3] - The report criticizes the double standard in pardoning January 6th rioters while condemning current protests, accusing the administration of misrepresenting peaceful demonstrations [5][6][8] - The report suggests that Donald Trump's actions, including federalizing the National Guard, aim to suppress dissent and reflect a disregard for law and order [9] - The report contrasts the administration's portrayal of protests with the reality of largely peaceful demonstrations, accusing media outlets like Fox News of exaggerating violence [11][12][13] - The report draws parallels between current protests and historical movements like the Civil Rights Movement and anti-Vietnam War protests, emphasizing the importance of nonviolent direct action [16][17][18] - The report cites a Quinnipiac poll indicating Donald Trump is "underwater" by 11 points on immigration and down 16 points on deportations, suggesting public opposition is gaining traction [23] Historical Context & Legal Analysis - The report references the Boston Tea Party and the Civil Rights Movement as examples of effective protest in American history [16] - The report highlights a judge's ruling against the detention or deportation of a student for protected free speech during campus protests [24] Media & Public Perception - The report accuses the White House of disseminating propaganda and selectively editing footage to misrepresent the scale and nature of protests [12]

And today, amidst all this, he is explicitly threatening protesters at his birthday parade. Not lutters, not rioters, nor vandals, nor lawb breakakers. No, just protesters.And we're going to be celebrating big on Saturday. We're going to have a lot of And if there's any protester wants to come out, they will be met with very big force. By the way, for those people that want to protest, they're going to be met with very big force.And I haven't even heard about a protest, but you know, this is uh people that ...

There are protests that continued throughout downtown Los Angeles. Overnight, this time less violent than what we saw over the weekend. Fewer clashes reported yesterday with law enforcement as groups marched across the city in protest of the Trump administration's immigration raids.Despite that, the White House deployed another 2,000 National Guard troops, bringing the total number to 4,700 Marines also were activated. California Governor Gavin Newsome says the deployment of troops is unnecessary and only s ...

Welcome to the beat. I'm Ari Melbour and we are covering the late breaking news out of Los Angeles. Late today, the latest development in a clash that seems escalated by the federal government under the Trump administration includes now a small number of US Marines formally mobilized to respond to this ongoing clash and the protests.Today's protests, and you can see some of the footage and we've been tracking this, are overwhelmingly peaceful across the city there. The escalation though has little precedent ...

We are covering what's been happening in LA in an ongoing story. The president is clearly trying to test the bounds of the law and going beyond over half a century of president deploying these National Guard troops in LA with his stated reasons including what they call ISIS authority and public security. Uh but also with another agenda.We have these live pictures from LA. Trump did not collaborate or cooperate with the state governor where there's usually exercised dual authority in the use of the National ...