The Writers Guild of America (WGA), representing over 12,000 writers in the United States, has officially demanded an investigation into the cancellation of *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert* by CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global. The WGA alleges that the decision to end the long-running late-night program, which had aired for over three decades, was influenced by political pressure following a $16 million settlement between the network and former President Donald Trump. This settlement, reached earlier this month, concluded a legal dispute over an alleged media bias in the network’s 2024 election coverage, with Trump having sued CBS for defaming him in a 60 Minutes segment. The WGA’s statement, released in a joint statement by the East and West Coast branches, warned that the cancellation of Colbert’s show was not merely a business decision but one made