CBS News abruptly pulled an investigative “60 Minutes” segment on the Trump administration’s deportations of migrants to El Salvador’s CECOT prison after the Trump admin refused to grant an interview, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"Alfonsi wrote that she learned Saturday that Weiss killed the story, which she says was screened five times and cleared by both the standards and practices department and the network’s attorneys." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

In an internal memo, seen by CNN, Sharyn Alfonsi predicted that "the public will correctly identify this" as corporate censorship. WaPo has more from Alfonsi here >>>

CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The name changed on the building, but it largely did not change across the internet. Media orgs and other websites are sticking with "Kennedy Center" (exception: Yelp) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Less than a day after the Kennedy Center announced it was renaming itself after the president, the signage was already updated at its iconic building. But across the internet, the name was largely unchanged.

“.. I expect that there will be a systematic undoing of most all of these changes when the Democrats return to control of the White House,” he said, calling the renamings without congressional approval “ludicrous actions.” @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“At The Atlantic, the Department of Defense is the Department of Defense, the Kennedy Center is the Kennedy Center, and the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Donald Trump is on a renaming spree. It’s now up to media, internet platforms, and other institutions to decide what to call the Kennedy Center. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

New: Multiple sources told me that, contrary to a financial disclosure form, Sherrod Brown was paid $500, not $7,000 for an op-ed in the New York Times earlier this year. The Brown campaign confirms, tells me it was a "clerical error" and it's submitting an updated disclosure.

"The true meaning of the phrase is not to literally thank someone for paying attention to a matter, Whitmore said. It’s a way of politely, or firmly, asking someone to take care of something for them." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

"Antifa is short for 'anti-fascist' and is more of an ideology, not an organization with leadership and structure, according to a number of political scientists." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

"Dugan’s arrest made her a flash point in broader debates over the Trump administration’s aggressive stance toward public officials it sees as foes." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Coast Guard abruptly deletes swastika, noose entry from policy manual www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

David Super, a Georgetown law professor, told The Post that such a name change would require Congress’s permission. "That statute is pretty unequivocal, and I can’t really find any loopholes in it that would allow this to happen." www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

This morning, CBS News and sister company The Free Press announced "Things that Matter," a town hall and debate series. The town halls, which started with Erika Kirk, will continue with with JD Vance, Sam Altman, and Wes Moore. .

Why Trump’s social media and crypto company is merging with a developer of fusion power www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

If you're privy to the networks' decision-making around taking the president's speech live, I'm reachable on Signal at scottnover.99.

"It can be read as a measure of the power that President Donald Trump has been exercising over media companies that the major networks have all agreed to preempt their regular programming for tonight’s speech" @ktumulty.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Per latest filing, the Paramount board is sticking with its $30 per share offer to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders, and says that WBD is misleading them. (WBD said that Paramound is misleading shareholders too!)

Brendan Carr told senators today that the FCC is not independent. Within minutes, the agency updated its website. My latest with Ian Duncan for the @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

SEN. CRUZ: ".. “It might feel good right now to threaten Jimmy Kimmel. But when it is used to silence every conservative in America, we will regret it.” @scottnover.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com $DIS www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The FCC chairman Brendan Carr is testifying for the first time since the Jimmy Kimmel suspension. The Senate commerce committee, hosting the hearing, is chaired by Ted Cruz, who previously criticized Carr over this, likening him to a cinema mafioso. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The message from Warner Bros. Discovery this morning: Netflix's offer is the better offer, and Paramount Skydance has "consistently misled WBD shareholders that its proposed transaction has a 'full backstop' from the Ellison family." www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Update: Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC has been assigned to Judge Roy K. Altman, a Trump appointee. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump is suing the BBC for $5 billion. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

President Trump filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it improperly edited footage of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a 2024 documentary.

Trump's lawyers say the president has standing to sue the BBC in the United States in part because people in the U.S. can access UK-only content via a VPN. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Breaking: Trump has sued the BBC for defamation in federal court in Miami, seeking $5 billion in damages. Story to come in the @washingtonpost.com.

How Trump’s tech advisers overcame a MAGA rebellion over AI www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

It's been a weird month for Brian Glenn. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

I joined @washingtonpost.com's Post Reports to talk about the battle for Warner Bros., Trump's role, and what this means for movie and TV watchers. open.spotify.com/episode/3pBt...

New >> Tony Dokoupil will be the next anchor of the CBS Evening News, the network announced Wednesday, marking the highest profile decision for editor Bari Weiss since she took over in October. Read more in @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Right-wing influencers including Laura Loomer, Jack Posobiec, and Benny Johnson want Trump to kill Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. over the streaming giants ties to the Obamas. My latest on the bubbling critiques from MAGA world with @willoremus.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners is backing the Paramound Skydance hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, perhaps complicating the politics behind the deal. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🚨 Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros., challenging Netflix deal Read more on this developing story @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

New >> Trump said he'll be "involved" in vetting Netflix’s proposed $83 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. He also said he met with Ted Sarandos in the Oval Office last week, likening the Netflix co-CEO to Louis B. Mayer of MGM. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump insults another female reporter, calling CNN's Kaitlan Collins "stupid and nasty" for asking a question, and spells her name wrong. He's recently insulted Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey, CBS's Nancy Cordes, ABC's Mary Bruce, and NYT's Katie Rogers.

“..’There’s some short-lived relief I think that it wasn’t Paramount, and Bari won’t be our boss,’ another staffer said.” @washingtonpost.com $WBD @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"The Blaze retracts report accusing ex-policewoman of pipe bombing" @laurawags.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

NEW >> I spoke to industry experts and CNN staffers to find out what the Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery deal means for the company. "There’s some short-lived relief I think that it wasn’t Paramount, and Bari won’t be our boss," one staffer said. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Olivia Nuzzi is out at Vanity Fair. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

New: Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in $83 billion cash-stock deal. The streaming giant will acquire some of WBD’s most valuable media properties, including its film and TV studio, HBO and HBO Max. WBD’s cable networks, including the news giant CNN, are to be spun off in advance of the deal.

"... The DoD declined our request for a copy of the complete transcript because it was not a DoD-created record. As a result, we relied on The Atlantic’s version of the Signal group chat." media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...

Update: The case was assigned to Judge Paul L. Friedman, a senior judge on the court and a Bill Clinton appointee.

BREAKING: The New York Times sued the Defense Department over its new press policy, arguing the government rules violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of a free press and the newspaper’s due process rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Spotify wrapped revealed an otherwise unknowable truth that I enjoyed the latest Bon Iver record.

Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump said he would sue the BBC "probably sometime next week," he still has not sued the BBC.

Scenes from today's first briefing at the Pentagon for the new MAGA influencer "press corps": ⦁ Matt Gaetz, in a "Representative" fleece, 13 months after he resigned ⦁ Jubilation from InfoWars host: "It's like I'm dreaming" ⦁ Podium selfies galore wapo.st/4owTBdQ @scottnover.bsky.social

The Pentagon’s press secretary excoriated “legacy media,” especially The Washington Post, at a news conference for the Pentagon’s newly credentialed, largely right-wing media. w/ @drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...