President Trump said he sees Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recommending that the central bank lower interest rates after meeting with him Thursday. "I think we had a very good meeting on interest rates.

CNBC’s Dominic Chu joins Morning Joe to break down the regulatory hurdles facing Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, which cleared a key FCC approval — but with a ban on future DEI initiatives.

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a "bias monitor" who reports directly to the president of Paramount. The Federal Communications Commission finally approved an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance on Thursday after several changes at CBS that were widely seen as efforts to placate President Donald Trump.