Jasmine Crockett Enters Senate Race, Paramount's Hostile Takeover, Mamdani's Mansion: AM Update 12/9

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Paramount launches a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, escalating the high-stakes battle that began when Netflix announced its own signed deal just 24 hours earlier. Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially jumps into the Senate race, setting up a fiery primary fight against State Representative James Talarico. Jimmy Kimmel inks a one-year contract extension with ABC, months after affiliates pulled his show off the air over controversial remarks. New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he’s preparing to relocate from his $2,300 rent-stabilized apartment to the 11,000-square-foot Gracie Mansion. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Riverbend Ranch: Visit https://riverbendranch.com/ | Use promo code MEGYN for $20 off your first order.

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0:00.0	Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, and this is your AM update.
0:09.1	Our offer is $30 a share, all cash, $41 billion in equity that's backstop by the Ellison family.
0:15.8	Paramount announcing a hostile bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery just one day after Netflix announces
0:22.3	a signed deal to do the same.
0:24.6	Turning Texas Blue is what I want to talk to y'all about today.
0:30.1	U.S. Congresswoman from Texas, Jasmine Crockett, announces a run for U.S. Senate.
0:35.1	Late night host Jimmy Kimmel's contract extended for a year.
0:39.7	Months after, the host was yanked off the air for a whopping six days.
0:44.8	And New York City mayor-elect Zoramam Amdani announces he is prepping for his move to a New York City mansion.
0:51.7	All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
0:58.6	As President Trump is settling into his new administration, one of the top Democrats in Congress
1:03.7	aiming to undermine the Trump agenda is Senator Dick Durbin. And according to our sponsor,
1:09.2	the Electronic Payments Coalition,
1:17.0	Senator Durbin has a new scheme, a government takeover of your credit card. Today, Americans have thousands of choices and credit cards, but they say Senator Durbin's plan will result in less
1:21.9	competition and less security. And that means more risk for your credit and identity. Learn more at guardyourcard.com
1:29.9	and consider telling your senators to stop Dick Durbin's government takeover of your credit
1:34.6	card before it's too late. Paramount Skydance on Monday launching a hostile takeover bid to purchase
1:43.1	Warner Brothers Discovery, taking its offer
1:45.6	directly to shareholders just one day after Netflix announced a signed deal to purchase
1:51.3	the Legacy Studio. A hostile takeover is when a buyer takes control of a target company without the
1:57.5	approval or consent of the target company's board of directors.
2:04.3	Paramount offering shareholders an all-cash offer,
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