US state AGs that sued to block Paramount, Nexstar deals notch election wins
By Curtis Eichelberger ( November 4, 2026, 22:23 GMT | Insight) -- State attorneys general who filed lawsuits to stop the blockbuster Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery and Nexstar-Tegna mergers won re-election in big numbers Tuesday. Though it's unlikely that their wins turned on their merger enforcement activities, several of the AGs had cited competition concerns during their campaigns.State attorneys general who filed lawsuits to stop the blockbuster Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery and Nexstar-Tegna mergers posted big wins in Tuesday night’s US midterm elections. ...
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