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Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile bid ignites a fight for Warner Bros. Discovery

Grew to 12 states; filed antitrust lawsuit July 13, 2026; federal judge issued TRO July 20 halting the merger through at least August 17; preliminary injunction hearing set for August 3

Paramount Skydance won the WBD bidding war in February 2026 and cleared the DOJ and European Commission by July. The deal is now paused: a federal judge in Oakland issued a temporary restraining order on July 20 after a 12-state coalition led by California sued to block it.

Updated Jul 25

Federal pressure shutters pediatric gender clinics nationwide

Rule Changes

Challenging Kennedy Declaration in federal court

Lurie Children's Hospital, which opened the Midwest's first pediatric gender identity clinic in 2013, announced it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications to new patients under 18. This came days after HHS General Counsel Mike Stuart referred the hospital for federal investigation.

Updated May 22