CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump. And, Paramount settles in massive merger lawsuit

And, Paramount makes concessions to resolve a lawsuit over its massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Special Series Up First Newsletter All Up First Stories Up First Podcast Morning Edition LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio RSS link Sign up for the [TITLE] Newsletter Get perks with [Podcast Title]+ Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed. By Brittney Melton Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit against President Trump for violating their constitutional rights. His administration cut access to the White House for the networks' journalists, accusing them of covering him unfairly. The lawsuit argues that the news organizations' First Amendment rights protect them from punishment by the federal government for their speech. Major TV networks supported CNN, which was supposed to provide shared pool coverage of Trump's departure from the White House and visit to the United Nations in New York City. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox were not listed for pool coverage in the White House daily briefing. CNN reporter Julia Benbrook gives a live report near the White House on September 19, 2026. One day later, CNN, MSNow and Politico sued the Trump administration on First Amendment grounds for blocking their reporters' access to the White House. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption Trump is set to address world leaders today at the United Nations General Assembly. With approval ratings below 40% — partly due to economic concerns stemming from the war in Iran — Trump is seeking to boost his image just ahead of the midterms. The president's high-profile week of diplomacy will also see him hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in the nation's capital. Paramount's owners have agreed to concessions with 12 Democratic state attorneys general to resolve an antitrust lawsuit that threatened the biggest merger in Hollywood history. Pending a judge's approval, Paramount will operate Warner Bros. Studios and Paramount Pictures separately for now. Together, they will release at least 30 films per year for the next two years and 32 films per year for the following three years, with financial penalties for noncompliance. They will also invest an extra $300 million each year to produce movies in the U.S. Paramount has also agreed to create a board to establish editorial independence for CBS, which it runs, and CNN, which is currently run by Warner Bros. A crew of volunteer excavators and archaeologists search the soil for artifacts at the Nunalleq dig site on June 8, 2026. MaryCait Dolan/KYUK hide caption Typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska last October, damaging homes, infrastructure and the Nunalleq archaeological site near the coastal village of Quinhagak. This site, roughly the size of two Olympic swimming pools, contains significant artifacts of the Yup'ik, a Native culture that predates Western contact. The storm scattered many of the items that served as important links to Quinhagak's past. The artifacts that remain underground are also at risk because the storm eroded more of the land buffer between the Bering Sea and where they're buried. Archaeologists are now rushing to recover as many objects as possible before the next storm hits. These photos show the extent of the work archaeologists are doing to save these artifacts. by Rhitu Chatterjee, Health Correspondent Chat GPT says it has feature that allows a user to give ChatGPT info about someone they trust that the chatbot can contact if the user is in distress. Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop hide caption Note to reader: This piece includes mentions of suicide. I've been reporting a lot about how a growing number of Americans are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support and mental health advice. Earlier this year, I told the story of Sophie Rottenberg, a 29-year-old woman who died by suicide in 2025 after using ChatGPT as a therapist. Years of reporting on suicide have taught me that human connection is key to preventing suicide. So, I was heartened to learn that in May, OpenAI launched a new ChatGPT feature called Trusted Contact. It's optional, and allows users to list the name and contact information of someone they trust for the bot to alert in case of a mental health crisis. A spokesperson from OpenAI told me by email that the feature is available to all adult users. I assumed ChatGPT would proactively invite users to designate a contact — just like doctors' offices ask for an emergency contact. But when I opened ChatGPT on my phone, it didn't alert me about Trusted Contact. A handful of users I checked with said the same. So, I decided to see whether ChatGPT informs new users about this feature. One of my NPR colleagues, Megan Lim, volunteered to help. She downloaded ChatGPT on her phone and created an account and began using the voice feature. When it didn't mention Trusted Contact, Megan asked it directly. "Do you have a Trusted Contact feature?" she said. "I'm not seeing a general trusted contact feature," ChatGPT replied. "Maybe you're thinking of another app that has a trusted contact option?" OpenAI spokesperson Gaby Raila told NPR by email that the new feature isn't available on ChatGPT voice, but they are working on it. The company didn't provide NPR with data on how many people are using Trusted Contact, but Raila said that the company has seen "good adoption" on ChatGPT text. But if people don't know about the feature, how can it help them? You can read or listen to what I learned through my reporting in this story. If you or someone you know is in crisis or if you're thinking about hurting yourself, you can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It's 988. Lions walk in the Ngorongoro Crater in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, west of Arusha, northern Tanzania, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP hide caption This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen. NPR does not offer or accept money for coverage or interviews. Anyone who makes such an offer or request is not an NPR employee and does not represent NPR. Sponsor Message Become an NPR sponsor