Jon Passantino

A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

A sitting Republican senator says he is so scared driving in DC that he doesn't wear a seatbelt out of fear he might get carjacked and won't be able to escape www.mediaite.com/media/tv/rep...

Exclusive: The WSJ is working on a story examining Trump’s Epstein ties. Trump is said to have personally called WSJ editor Emma Tucker to voice his objections. More in @status.news www.status.news/p/wall-stree...

News: Fox News offered no explanation for Maria Bartiromo’s abrupt firing. But @status.news has learned what happened behind the scenes, and why it put the longtime host at odds with her own network. Details: www.status.news/p/maria-bart...

Why was Maria Bartiromo abruptly fired from Fox News today? If you're a @status.news subscriber you're about to find out. Sign up now and get it in your inbox: www.status.news

Inside Apple's decision to acquiesce to Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America" on its maps, where "not a soul" is in support of the move but executives, fearing Trump's wrath, are resigned to conceding to his demands. The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/apple-maps...

CBS News’ story connecting the 9/11 anniversary with El-Sayed was blasted as racist and Islamophobic. But inside the network @status.news has learned Bari Weiss praised the piece even as senior staffers raised concerns with CBS’ standards department www.status.news/p/cbs-news-e...

Local TV station owner Scripps is laying off local news staff across the country and replacing newscasts with a pre-recorded "anchor-less" national feed. Current and ex staffers are raising alarms about what it will mean for local coverage. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/scripps-lo...

Milo’s ICE arrest and deportation shows that despite his years of efforts radicalizing young men for Trump and viciously attacking the perceived enemies of MAGA, it still wasn’t enough after he dared break with Trump. My latest for @status.news www.status.news/p/milo-yiann...

Quite the disclaimer here: "CNN has a partnership with Kalshi and uses its data to cover some major events, but editorial employees aren’t allowed to use prediction sites." www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/b...

"The conflict for Puck is real—or, at minimum, the perception of one is," a veteran media executive told @status.news adding that there "is already a perception among some media insiders" that the publication has at times been "particularly sympathetic to Paramount's point of view."

The NY Times Co is in talks with Kalshi for a potential partnership with The Athletic, raising concerns inside the paper that a Times-owned brand would do business with a legally fraught pseudo-gambling outfit. Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/the-athlet...

After being rebuffed by several TV personalities, Bari Weiss is still hoping to recruit new talent to her overhauled CBS News. Now @status.news has learned she's been courting none other than Chris Cuomo. But the prospect of Cuomo jumping to CBS is... complicated www.status.news/p/bari-s-cuo...