BREAKING: CBS News Chief Resigns Amidst Lawsuit Over Kamala Harris’s Edited ’60 Minutes’ Interview.

PULSE POINTS:

❓What Happened: Wendy McMahon, CBS News president and CEO, announced her resignation, citing disagreements on the company’s direction.

👥 Who’s Involved: Wendy McMahon, George Cheeks (CBS CEO), Bill Owens (former “60 Minutes” producer), Paramount Global, and Donald Trump.

📍 Where & When: CBS News, announcement made Monday, October 2023.

💬 Key Quote: “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward,” McMahon stated in her resignation memo.

⚠️ Impact: McMahon’s departure is the second high-profile exit within a month, as CBS News faces internal tensions over a merger and a $20 billion lawsuit from Trump.

IN FULL:

Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News, announced her resignation on Monday, citing disagreements over the company’s future direction. Her departure marks the second significant leadership change at CBS News in recent weeks, following the exit of longtime “60 Minutes” producer Bill Owens.

In a memo to staff, McMahon, who assumed leadership of CBS News in 2023, called her tenure “a privilege and joy” but acknowledged recent challenges. “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward,” she wrote. “It’s time for me to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership.”

George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, responded in a separate memo, praising McMahon’s contributions.“Under her leadership, the competitive position and culture at our television stations have improved dramatically, and we’ve expanded local news significantly,”he stated.

McMahon’s resignation follows the exit of Bill Owens, who stepped down after alleging that “60 Minutes” had lost its journalistic independence. Owens cited unsustainable internal pressures from Paramount executives in his farewell memo.

The upheaval comes as CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Global, works to finalize an $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.The merger, which requires federal approval, has reportedly created internal discord. At the same time, Paramount is addressing a $20 billion lawsuit from former President Donald Trump. The lawsuit alleges that “60 Minutes” selectively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

While media types have dismissed the lawsuit as baseless, Owens pointed to mounting challenges in his resignation memo, writing, “Having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward.”

CBS has yet to announce who will succeed McMahon as the network navigates these ongoing challenges.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/05/19/breaking-cbs-news-chief-resigns-amidst-lawsuit-over-kamala-harriss-edited-60-minutes-interview/

Fake News is crumbling

19 May, 2025 14:00

Putin-Trump phone conversation concludes: Live Updates

The Russian and US presidents spoke on phone for over two hours

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with his US counterpart, Donald Trump. The conversation on Monday focused on the Ukraine conflict and a possible ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev.

The phone call was initially announced by Trump on Saturday. The US president said the discussion will focus on “stopping the ‘bloodbath’” between Russia and Ukraine, as well as on bilateral trade issues.

Moscow has described the upcoming conversation between the two presidents as “important,” with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating the call will be based on the results of the recent Turkish-mediated meeting between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Russia welcomes the US mediation role and sees the diplomatic path to resolving the Ukraine conflict as preferable, Peskov stressed on Monday.

“We highly value the United States’ mediating efforts – if they truly help us achieve our objectives by peaceful means,” he said.

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy and a key figure behind kickstarting the Ukraine peace process, has expressed hope that the call will be “very successful” and can help clear “some of the logjam” in the negotiations.

19 May 2025

17:06 GMT

“I thanked the president of the United States for US support in resuming direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine,” Putin stated.

16:53 GMT

Vladimir Putin has described the conversation with his US counterpart as “frank” and “quite useful.” The phone call went on for over two hours, the Russian president has said.

16:48 GMT

The conversation between Trump and Putin has concluded, and the Russian president is speaking to the press.

16:43 GMT

Putin and Trump have already been talking for about two hours.

16:31 GMT

US President Donald Trump is expected to speak by telephone with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky shortly after finishing his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, multiple media reports suggest.Trump and Zelensky had also reportedly spoken briefly ahead of the call with Putin.

https://www.rt.com/news/617845-putin-trump-phone-call/

19 May, 2025 14:14

Russia bans Western NGO

Amnesty International’s London HQ is a “center of Russophobic projects”, the Russian prosecutor general has claimed

The Office of the Russian Prosecutor General has banned Amnesty International, the London-based non-governmental organization (NGO), accusing it of Russophobia and support for the Ukrainian military.

An official statement on Monday said thatwhile the “organization positions itself as an active champion of human rights throughout the world,”its headquarters in the British capitalhave turned into a “center for preparing global Russophobic projects, paid for by accomplices of the Kiev regime.”

“Members of the organization support extremist organizations and finance foreign agents’ activities,” the Prosecutor General’s Office claimed.

Amnesty has been actively working toward “increasing military confrontation” since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022.Russian prosecutors have accused the NGO of whitewashing Ukrainian war crimes, calling for more financial support for Kiev and the economic isolation of Moscow.

Last month, Moscow banned US-based NGO Hope Harbor Society for providing financial support for the Ukrainian military as well as the coordination of anti-Russian protests in the US and other countries.

In early April, the Elton John AIDS Foundation was designated as 'undesirable' in Russia after being accused of promoting pro-LGBTQ agenda in the country.

Organizations with such a designation are banned from operating in Russia, and residents or companies may face legal penalties for providing financial or other forms of support to them.

TheRussian Justice Ministry currently lists more than 200 such entities, including major Western influence groups such as George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, the US-based German Marshall Fund, and the pro-NATO Atlantic Council.

https://www.rt.com/russia/617838-russia-bans-amnesty-international/

Giuliani: I am heartbroken that Comey has done so much damage to America | The Chris Salcedo Show

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19 May, 2025 17:02

Putin describes 2-hour Trump call as ‘very useful’

The president has said Russia is open to ceasefire talks and that peace efforts are “on the right track”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed his phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump as “very useful.” The two leaders spoke for over two hours on Monday, primarily about the Ukraine conflict.

Speaking to reporters shortly after the call, Putin thanked the US president for supporting the resumption of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev on a potential peace agreement.He said Trump had outlined his position on ending hostilities and the possibility of a ceasefire during the conversation.

“For our part, I also emphasized that Russia supports a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict,” Putin said, adding “We must simply identify the most effective path toward peace.”

Moscow is ready to work with Kiev on a memorandum that envisions a future peace agreement between the two countries, Putin has said.

“We’ve agreed with the US president that Russia will propose and be ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum on a potential future peace agreement, defining such positions as the principles of the settlement and the timeframe for a potential conclusion of the peace agreement, including [the announcement of] a possible ceasefire for a certain period of time,” the president stated.

The recent resumption of direct talks with Kiev shows that the situation isgenerally steering “in the right direction,” Putin has said. “The issue is, of course, that both Moscow and Kiev should demonstrate maximum desire for peace and find compromises that would satisfy all parties,” he added.

Last week in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian representatives held their first direct talks since 2022, when Kiev backed out of a proposed peace deal that had been agreed in principle by both sides.

The latest round ofnegotiations has led to a proposal for the largest prisoner exchange between the two countries and a pledge to continue dialogue.

Putin reiterated that Russia’s position is to negotiate a long-term resolution of the conflict that addresses the “root causes.”

https://www.rt.com/news/617864-putin-trump-phone-call/

Trump insists he 'won't get involved' as Patel, Bondi investigate Comey

Former Secret Service agent Charles Marino shares his reaction to former FBI director James Comey's social media post about '86'ing' President Donald Trump on 'The Faulkner Focus.'

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