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The primary force behind the settlement that will allow Trump’s allies at Paramount to take over Warners-Discovery and CNN was Gavin Newsom, who pressured California Attorney General Rob Bonta to end the anti-trust fight defending media independence. Norm Eisen explains – he’s co-founder and executive chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund and Democracy Defenders Action, and, the New York Times reported, “the leader of a coalition of entertainment and news industry professionals who opposed the deal.”
Also: After Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House newsroom, the TV networks united in refusing coverage of his events – including Fox News. John Nichols has our analysis.
Plus: Your Minnesota Moment: Minnesota has joined the national popular vote interstate compact — that’s a way to assure that the presidential candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is elected president. The compact has been enacted into law by 19 states with 220 electoral votes; we need 48 more in 2027 in order to make the 2028 presidential election the first where the national popular vote will determine the president. 9-25-2026
