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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports from a nearly empty National Mall as Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair struggles with low attendance amid a heatwave, contrasting Trump’s claim that the event is packed with the reality of sparse booths and a restless crowd, with White House aides reportedly anxious about turnout ahead of a July Fourth address.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins visited Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall and reported growing angst and a potentially underwhelming turnout amid triple-digit heat, tight security, and a spectacle that didn’t live up to hype. She highlighted sparse crowds, stalls shuttered by heat, and a stage incident, while Flo Rida’s performance stood out as some acts canceled and the event faced scrutiny over attendance and security.
CNN chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid will not renew her contract amid uncertainty about the post‑merger leadership of CNN under David Ellison’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with executives unable to guarantee how the network will operate after the deal; her departure would make her the first major CNN journalist to leave amid the upheaval as others weigh their futures.
CNN’s Paula Reid is set to leave the network this summer as Paramount’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery moves forward, fueling uncertainty about CNN’s future editorial independence under CBS News chief Bari Weiss; Weiss’s controversial tenure has already sparked staff upheaval, while Paramount and regulators weigh the deal’s implications.
Paula Reid is reportedly leaving CNN to join MS NOW, a move that comes as Paramount plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling newsroom changes tied to the broader ownership shakeups.
Variety reports Paula Reid, CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent, is expected to move to MS NOW after declining a renewal as CNN’s future remains uncertain amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s Paramount Skydance takeover talks; MS NOW reportedly pledges stronger hard-news coverage under Rebecca Kutler, while CNN and Reid’s representatives declined to comment.
Paula Reid, CNN's chief legal affairs correspondent, is expected to depart the network as Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery creates newsroom uncertainty about future leadership under the new owner. Reid joined CNN from CBS News in 2021 and was named chief legal affairs correspondent in 2023; CNN declined to comment on her plans as the Paramount-WBD merger is poised to close later this year.
Paula Reid, CNN's chief legal affairs correspondent, is leaving CNN ahead of Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, choosing not to renew amid uncertainty about CNN's direction under new ownership. A former CBS News journalist who has covered DOJ, the White House and Supreme Court, Reid's exit signals potential shifts at CNN as the deal progresses.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Alan Dershowitz’s bid to revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of his remarks during Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, leaving lower court rulings in place and reinforcing the New York Times v. Sullivan standard for public figures.
Anderson Cooper reportedly told CNN colleagues he won’t work under Bari Weiss, who CBS News named chief and whom Ellison is weighing to run CNN as he reshapes the company; the move comes amid turmoil at 60 Minutes and Cooper’s recent exit, with longtime CBS figures criticizing Weiss’s leadership and suggesting she may not last long.
CNN's Kaitlan Collins challenged MAGA pundit Scott Jennings after he claimed gas prices were no longer a story, pointing to current data that show the national average near $3.92 per gallon and noting that prices have fallen from Memorial Day’s peak but remain influenced by global events—like Iran tensions and the Strait of Hormuz—amid ongoing debate over energy policy and Trump-era energy politics.
Mediaite reports Maggie Haberman says CNN’s Kaitlan Collins is the only White House reporter who aggressively challenges Trump, a compliment she offered on The Daily Show while promoting her book Regime Change, noting the press corps’ tilt toward friendly outlets and Trump’s longer, less controlled answers in his second term.
CNN's Kasie Hunt pressed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin about a possible plan to deploy ICE agents to polling sites for the midterms. Mullin refused to rule out the possibility, saying agents would appear only if there were a specific threat, and not for voter identification. He argued that ICE's presence would be a broader law-enforcement measure in emergencies, not immigration enforcement, and stressed that American citizens should be the ones voting.
The U.S. Department of Justice approved Paramount Skydance's $110 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after an eight-month review, saying the merger would boost competition across streaming, TV, and content production and would bring CBS News and CNN under a single umbrella; regulators in Britain, Europe, and several U.S. states keep scrutinizing the deal, leaving potential challenges ahead.
In the first week of June, MS NOW was the only cable-news network to gain in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo in primetime and daytime, while Fox News remained the overall leader. CNN also rose in total viewers and the demo in primetime, with The Five leading the Top 15 at 5pm and Rachel Maddow’s show the sole non-Fox entry in the Top 15 at 9pm.