Three Democratic senators are pressing the FCC to pause the closing of a one hundred eleven billion dollar merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. They want the government's national security review of the deal's foreign investors to finish first. In a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the lawmakers express concern that closing the merger early would bypass critical scrutiny. According to Variety, the senators worry about foreign ownership stakes in the transaction.

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