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Controversial Nexstar Media-Tegna merger sparks unusual clash between FCC chair, Newsmax CEO
The controversial Nexstar Media-Tegna merger has sparked a high-level clash that could reach the halls of the White House -- pitting a top media executive close to President Trump against the hard-charging FCC chairman Brendan Carr,
The stunning news broke Thursday, but the outcome was telegraphed six days earlier — Oct. 3 — in a joint motion filed by OAN owner Herring Networks and Denver-based Dominion.
The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.
The Pentagon's policy, announced last month, is the latest expansion of restrictions on press access under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host. Trump has ordered the department to rename itself the Department of War, a change that would require action by Congress.