But when Trump took office, his choice to lead the FCC, Brendan Carr, revived the complaint. After requesting that CBS hand over the unedited transcript of the 60 Minutes interview, the network ...

President Donald Trump sued CBS News and its parent company, Paramount Global, in October 2024 over an interview on "60 Minutes" with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump accused the outlet of ...

The payment to Trump’s library is part of a $17 million settlement of a lawsuit Trump filed accusing CBS News of election interference in its deceptive editing of an interview with Democratic ...

Earlier, in July 2025, Paramount, the parent company of CBS, reached a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump over a ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Kamala Harris aired in October 2024.

With the Trump-CBS lawsuit out of the way, the $8 billion merger between the network's parent, Paramount, and independent studio Skydance Media would seem to be a fait accompli.

The Pragmatic ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement By settling the Trump lawsuit, Paramount didn’t cave in. It’s helping CBS News focus on its mission. By Jason Altmire Share Resize ...

During the 2024 presidential campaign, 60 Minutes interviewed Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent. Trump sued CBS, alleging that the network improperly edited her interview.

But U.S. officials told CBS News Mr. Trump has $3.85 billion in leftover Biden-era presidential drawdown authority sitting at his fingertips, which could be used to send American military ...

Longtime CBS correspondent Steve Kroft decries the Trump "shakedown" of CBS News and parent company Paramount with comedian Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show." Comedy Central is also owned by Paramount.

The news comes just days after Colbert criticized CBS's parent company, Paramount Global, for paying $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, whom Colbert ...

Warren added, "CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.