Editor's Picks: More MAGA TV? Epstein and Israel, More!

This week has been another wild ride in Washington, with Pam Bondi's shockingly partisan testimony on Capitol Hill and Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick getting caught in lies over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein dominating media coverage.  Here are some important stories you may have missed. 

MAGA TV for all?

Nexstar, the nation's largest owner of local television news stations, won approval from the Trump administration for a $6.2 billion acquisition of competitor Tegna after an intense lobbying campaign.

Nexstar, which is the media conglomerate that preempted "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from its ABC-affiliated stations, calling Kimmel’s comments about the MAGA response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination “offensive and insensitive.” This move came shortly after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, threatened regulatory action against networks hosting such content.

The company, which is perceived as very pro-MAGA in its news coverage, retained the former co-manager of Trump’s 2024 campaign and a top Republican pollster to "help persuade Trump" to approve the controversial merger.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to waive its market cap based on the share of U.S. households a news conglomerate may reach, currently 39%.

After the merger, Nexstar will reach 54% of American households. The takeover has spawned pushback from Newsmax, as well as the Colorado attorney general.

Epstein and Israel

One thing that has not gotten as much coverage as it should have is the number of connections between Epstein and Israeli interests. Recently, there was a rash of coverage on his many connections to Russia. However, all of the mainstream media seemed to leave out the fact that Epstein was acting on Israel's behalf in nearly all of the interactions.

If you want to see more about the massive amount of overlap, independent news outlet Drop Site News, which has been universally praised by pundits from all sides of the ideological spectrum for its best investigative reporting on the Epstein files, has an entire section dedicated to the subject.

An easier way to read the Epstein Files?

Jmail and Drop Site News have partnered to make Jeffrey Epstein's emails much easier to read and search. Click here to access their database, which functions like a standard Gmail account.