Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino

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• Leaked Audio Reveals Explosive CBS News Showdown Over Israel—Plus, Why Lesley Stahl Nearly Quit

  October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

  In a special episode of Power Lines, we publish exclusive audio from a stunning all-hands meeting in which Bari Weiss' handpicked foreign editor, Shayndi Raice, unleashed a lengthy tirade against her own CBS News journalists. The…

• David Ellison Takes the Reins at CNN & Kara Swisher Zings Casey Newton’s Return to X

  October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  After completing his acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Ellison is facing questions about his relationship with Donald Trump and his plans for CNN. Jon shares what happened when he pressed Ellison directly on the Paramount lot…

• Ellison Makes His CNN Move, Bari Gets Snubbed, and Trump Puts MS NOW In a Bind

  October 2, 2026 · 57 min

  The future of CNN is coming into focus…at least for now. David Ellison has opened talks with Mark Thompson about extending his tenure as CNN’s chief. Oliver and Jon break down what the move signals to employees inside the network, what it…

• White House’s Shocking Self-Own; CNN’s Ellison Anxiety Soars; Axel Springer’s Internal Revolt

  September 25, 2026 · 58 min

  The anonymous source behind one of the stories that the White House used to justify its press ban was none other than JD Vance himself. We detail our exclusive reporting and get into the latest developments on Donald Trump’s war against…

• Kaitlan Collins Presses Oliver Darcy On Covering the Media, Leaving CNN, and More

  September 24, 2026 · 33 min

  CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins turned the tables on Status founder Oliver Darcy for the final interview of the Status Summit. Darcy described what it actually felt like to leave CNN and go independent, including the realization that there’s no…

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