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House Race Tight; Kagan Clears Paramount-Warner Deal

“BBN USA! Newsmax reports Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Monday rejected an emergency bid to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger from closing.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Futures & Crypto Overnight
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At a glance

  • First reported by Newsmax: “Allocco to Newsmax: GOP Still Competitive for House”, with reporting from Newsmax.
  • Covered on BBN on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 11:07 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
  • Topics: Kagan, GOP.
  • BBN covered this story before: Kagan Denies Bid to Halt Paramount-Warner Merger (October 5).

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  • NewsmaxAllocco to Newsmax: GOP Still Competitive for House
  • NewsmaxKagan Rejects Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Merger

What BBN said about it

  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBBN USA! Newsmax reports Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Monday rejected an emergency bid to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger from closing.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo two giant media companies become one giant media company. Streaming bills will go down the way my hairline did. Slowly, then all at once.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlso from Newsmax, pollster Patrick Allocco says Republicans stay competitive for the House, but need nearly everything to go right in the final four weeks.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNearly everything. That's what my financial advisor said about my retirement. He now lives in Boca and doesn't return calls.

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The story so far

  1. Kagan Eyes Big Tobacco Parallel; Diesel Rules Widen · Washington Examiner
  2. Kagan Denies Bid to Halt Paramount-Warner Merger · Washington Examiner
  3. House Race Tight; Kagan Clears Paramount-Warner Deal (this story)
  4. Bombers Pulled From UK; Court Won't Block Media Merger · Breitbart
  5. Chemistry Nobel Goes to Kagan and Soai for Life's Asymmetry · The New York Times
  6. Zelensky Condemns Russian Attacks; Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded · BBC

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