Wendy McMahon, president of CBS News and CBS Stations, is stepping down from the company amid ongoing tensions within the media giant's leadership and legal entanglements involving President Donald Trump. In a memo, McMahon stated she could no longer align with a company that is heading in a different direction, according to CBS. CBS News recent departures McMahon has served in her role since 2023, but she has been with the company since 2021. In the memo, McMahon told CBS News staff, "It's time for me to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership." The New York Times reported that executives at Paramount had growing concerns about McMahon's leadership over CBS News, particularly regarding the network's struggling ratings for CBS Evening News. The report also pointed to internal criticism over how McMahon managed a situation involving an anchor's interview that challenged an author on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.