Meghan Hayes and Matthew Continetti weigh in on the Federal Communications Commission approving the sale of Paramount and CBS after agreeing to settle their lawsuit with President Donald Trump.

On Thursday, the FCC voted 2-1 to approve the $8.4 billion merger between CBS parent Paramount Global (PARA.O) and Skydance Media after Skydance agreed to ensure CBS news and entertainment programming is free of bias, hire an ombudsman for at least two years to review complaints and end diversity programs.

A South Florida CEO was sentenced to five years for the largest FCC fraud in history, stealing over $100M from programs meant to help vulnerable communities.

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McCarthy became co-CEO of Paramount, alongside George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, in April 2024. The trio took on the role after the ouster of Bob Bakish as the company was in its first round of negotiations with Skydance. McCarthy is also president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and oversees the company’s streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

The Federal Communications Commission announced it will vote in April on whether or not to reinstate net neutrality -- a set of rules to ensure equal treatment of internet data.

A case involving the Consumer Product Safety Commission is the latest example of the Supreme Court policing the ability of lower courts to block or reverse actions by the White House.

The Trump administration's new "AI Action Plan" recommends withholding federal funding from states with "burdensome" AI regulations.

The owner of a telecom firm was sentenced to five years in prison for taking money from a federal program that provides discounted phone services to low-income customers.

A Southwest Ranches man was sentenced to five years in prison after stealing over $100 million from the FCC’s discounted phone and internet service program in what is considered the largest