WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy testifies about media ownership before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ruddy opposes the proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. by Nexstar Media Group, which would create the largest regional TV station operator in the United States. Nexstar owns NewsNation, a direct competitor to Ruddy's far-right Newsmax. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy testifies about media ownership before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ruddy opposes the proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. by Nexstar Media Group, which would create the largest regional TV station operator in the United States. Nexstar owns NewsNation, a direct competitor to Ruddy's far-right Newsmax. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy testifies about media ownership before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ruddy opposes the proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. by Nexstar Media Group, which would create the largest regional TV station operator in the United States. Nexstar owns NewsNation, a direct competitor to Ruddy's far-right Newsmax. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after revelations that came to light in the latest release of Epstein files. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)