The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.

American issued the statement after news reports that United Airlines’ chief executive had discussed the idea with the Trump administration.

The Kentucky spirits company’s bid for Brown-Forman comes as the industry is being buffeted by a decline in alcohol consumption.

The state liquor agency has been struggling to make timely deliveries to restaurants, bars and liquor stores since it got rid of outdated conveyor belts at a warehouse in January.

A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.

Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

The Justice Department has not responded to the president’s suit, which has created a conflict of interest for the government’s lawyers.

Friday’s statements raised investors’ hopes that oil and gas would start moving out of the Persian Gulf in significant volumes again.