Paramount Clears Major Legal Hurdle for Warner Megadeal

P.M. Edition for Sept. 21. Paramount has settled an antitrust lawsuit (wsj.com/business/media/paramount-settles-state…) filed by state attorneys general, effectively clearing the final major hurdle for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. WSJ Los Angeles bureau chief Ryan Faughnder discusses what’s in the settlement and when we might see the deal close. Plus, CNN, MS Now and Politico are suing the Trump administration (wsj.com/politics/policy/cnn-ms-now-politico-to…) after they were banned from the White House. We hear from Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti (wsj.com/news/author/isabella-simonetti?mod=WSJ…) about why the situation is escalating (wsj.com/business/media/cnn-removed-from-white-…). And OpenAI calls on the government (wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-urges-u-s-government-to…) to set a global standard for AI safety. Alex Ossola hosts.

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