Congress is thinking of getting rid of the nickel, which comes after the penny, which is getting phased out. There was a town hall yesterday for Skydance, the new name of the Paramount and Warner Bro's discovery merger, and Anderson Cooper took on David Elision about what the future of CNN will look like. Layoffs are on the horizon for the new merger also. State Assemblyman Carl Heastie was caught partying in Rio with a high-profile NY lobbyist, an ex-Dallas Cowboy, but no one will admit who paid for this trip, so who could it be? A Sebastian Maniscalco channel is coming to SiriusXM, and many comedians are angry at him, signing petitions about his show going on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.