Paramount, which owns CBS as well as “Daily Show” network Comedy Central, is trying to complete a merger with Skydance. That deal requires approval from the FCC, the current chair of which was appointed by President Donald Trump, a frequent target of Colbert’s jokes who has complained openly about Colbert and other late night hosts.

Stephen Colbert’s show is being canceled just as a major media merger requiring Trump administration approval moves forward, raising fears of political pressure on the press. On Morning Joe, Molly Jong-Fast calls the moment “really scary” and points to a broader fight: Rupert Murdoch,

Rosie O'Donnell launched a TikTok rant against President Trump, claiming he would arrest artists and suggesting he's responsible for Stephen Colbert's show cancellation.

CBS said the cancellation wasn't related to "content or other matters happening at Paramount." Paramount controversially agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

The 57-year-old host shared a photo of himself at an anti-Trump protest with his family just days after the president threatened his show could be “next.”

Donald Trump sues Paramount for $16 million over a CBS interview edit, prompting backlash from Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Here’s how the Epstein debate intensified the media storm.

Fans are in an uproar about the cancellation, claiming that Colbert was iced after he on the air criticized CBS’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump over the editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris last year.

Liberal lawmakers asked David Ellison, chief executive of Skydance Media, which is set to merge with CBS owner Paramount, about alleged promises on conservative ad content.