Oregon AG to Ask Court to Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal for 60 Days Amid Records Dispute

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed Tuesday that he is taking steps to slow Paramount Skydance's Warner Bros. Discovery merger by seeking a court order requiring the company to turn over records tied to the state's lobbying investigation and delaying the deal's closing for 60 days. "We're not going to let Paramount Skydance play hide the ball so they can rush through their massive merger," Rayfield said in a statement to media Tuesday evening. "Oregonians have a real stake in this deal – in our film industry, in our economy, in the choices they'll have as . . .