Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

July 9, 2026 9:29 AM

Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

Paramount has said it will not close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros before July 22, the Oregon attorney general's office said on Wednesday, pushing out the timeline for the deal's closure by an additional week. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office asked a court in Multnomah County on Wednesday to order the company to hand over records ​and delay the deal by 60 days so the state can review them. Paramount had previously told Oregon that it would not close the deal before...

US judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now

October 6, 2025 9:17 AM

US judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump's administration from sending some 200 federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities over the objections of their Democratic leaders. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut followed a joint lawsuit by California and Oregon seeking to block the extraordinary move that drew vehement criticism from both states' governors. A da...