UPDATE 2-U.S. Justice Department urges judge to block AT&T-Time Warner merger
March 22, 2018 at 13:58 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to block AT&T Inc's proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner Inc, saying the deal would hand the company a "weapon" to harm competition and raise consumer prices.