A New Attorney General, Profiting Off Immigration Detention, Hollywood Merger

新任司法部长,从中获益的移民拘留,好莱坞合并

Up First

2026-08-08

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Todd Blanche squeaks past a confirmation vote from the Senate. Private prison companies are making record profits from ICE detentions. Regal Cinemas announces support for the mega merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers.  Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Confirmations are flying in the Senate before an August recess.

  • New heads for TSA and FEMA, dozens of ambassadors in government jobs.

  • And Todd Blanche gets just enough votes to become Attorney General.

  • I'm Aisha Roscoe.

  • And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News.

  • A couple of Republicans declined to vote for Todd Blanche, saying

  • that the Justice Department has become too politicized under President Trump.

  • Working with immigration and customs enforcement has been great business for private prison companies.

  • They've made record profits this year.

  • And while a merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers has rattled people in Hollywood,

  • a couple of movie theater chains, Regal Cinemas and AMC say they wanted to go through.

  • The merger is still stuck in an antitrust lawsuit.

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