CBS News Chief Executive Officer Wendy McMahon announced Monday she is stepping down. It's the latest twist in a growing battle of wills between the company's news division and Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.

CBS News and Stations CEO Wendy McMahon is leaving the network, the latest casualty as its parent company tries to broker a truce with Donald Trump. McMahon alluded to the network’s battles with the president in a memo to staff on Monday,

Wendy McMahon announced on Monday that she will step down from her role as president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. McMahon, who joined CBS in 2021 and has held the CEO role since 2023, called the job one of the most meaningful of her career, but noted the past few months had been challenging.