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Here's your midday brief for Tuesday, October 21st. I'm Zoe Colkin for the Wall Street Journal.

Warner Brothers Discovery is exploring a potential sale of all or some of its media holdings.

Warner is home to the storied movie and TV studios behind franchises such as Harry Potter,

as well as cable networks like HBO and CNN.

And a deal could reshape the entertainment industry. People familiar with the matter say

rival Paramount has made an offer for the whole company. And people familiar with Warner's thinking,

say it also has gotten interest in just its studio and streaming assets from multiple parties.

General Motors shares surged more than 15% in midday trading after the automaker reported

strong sales for its latest quarter in operating income that exceeded Wall Street's expectations.

GM also said it expects smaller losses in the future from electric vehicles.

While GM sold a record number of EVs in the quarter, the automaker is coming to terms with its overinvestment in the

technology. GM once planned to assemble more than three times as many EVs this year as it is

currently on track to make. And key Senate Republicans are now opposing President Trump's nominee to lead a White House ethics watchdog office after report in Politico saying he made racist and anti-Semitic remarks in a text chain.

A person familiar with the matter said the Senate Republican leadership has informed the White House that the votes aren't there to confirm Paul Engrosia to lead the Office of

Special Counsel. The White House and a lawyer for Engrasia didn't immediately respond to

request for comment. Before we go, we made a correction to yesterday's midday brief. Howard

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