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Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery. The effort comes

after Netflix announced its own $72 billion deal to acquire the company. The takeover

attempts mean Paramount will go straight to Warner shareholders with a bid worth about $74 billion.

Unlike Netflix, Paramount is also offering to buy the cable television assets of Warner Brothers, which include CNN.

Healthcare subsidies that were expanded during the pandemic expire at the end of the month.

NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports on the push on Capitol Hill to renew them.

The Senate will vote this week on a Democratic bill that extends existing health care tax

credits for three years. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it is not a serious proposal.

The Democrats bill is not expected to advance, and Thune has not decided if the GOP will put up its own alternative.

In the House, Virginia Republican Jen Kiggins is pushing a bipartisan proposal for a shorter

extension. I have 40,000 people in my district who rely on this health care, and doing nothing to

prevent a spike in their premiums is wrong. House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will unveil a bill this

week and hold a vote before the end of the year. Lawmakers from both parties say if President Trump

fails to negotiate a deal, Congress won't be able to head off major price increases. Deirdre

Walsh, NPR News. The Supreme Court seems likely to expand the president's control over independent

agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. Justice has heard arguments today over President

Trump's decision to fire FTC member Rebecca Slaughter without cause. Such a ruling would overturn

a 90-year-old decision that is limited when presidents can fire agencies board members.

Alina Haba, a former personal attorney for President Trump, is stepping down as the administration's

top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

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