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Watch Late-Night Hosts Speak Out On Their Shows About Jimmy Kimmel After ABC Pullback Watch Late-Night Hosts Speak Out On Their Shows About Jimmy Kimmel After ABC Pullback
Watch Late-Night Hosts Speak Out On Their Shows About Jimmy Kimmel After ABC Pullback Late-night TV's biggest names are standing by Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulled his show from the air, blasting the move as political censorship and calling President Donald Trump an autocrat. Hosts on CBS, NBC, and Comedy Central gave their first monologues since Kimmel's suspension on Thursday, Sept. 18. ABC took "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off its schedule indefinitely on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Kimmel was sidelined after making comments in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing. "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to char…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Rep Ilhan Omar Survives Censure Over Charlie Kirk Remarks As Rep. Nancy Mace Leads House Fight Rep Ilhan Omar Survives Censure Over Charlie Kirk Remarks As Rep. Nancy Mace Leads House Fight
Rep Ilhan Omar Survives Censure Over Charlie Kirk Remarks As Rep. Nancy Mace Leads House Fight A push to censure US Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments about conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s death failed in the House by a single vote. Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark spearheaded the effort to block the resolution Wednesday, Sept. 17. The House minority whip introduced a motion to table it, which passed 214-213. Four Republicans crossed party lines to side with Democrats. Related: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Show Pulled Indefinitely Over Charlie Kirk Comments “This is a First Amendment issue,” Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, said, according to The Washington Post. “We may not like or agr…

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
Obama Accuses Trump Of Threatening Free Speech After 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Pulled Obama Accuses Trump Of Threatening Free Speech After 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Pulled
Obama Accuses Trump Of Threatening Free Speech After 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Pulled Former President Barack Obama is warning that the Trump administration is taking cancel culture "to a new and dangerous level" after ABC abruptly pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" from the air. Obama accused President Donald Trump of pressuring media companies to silence voices he doesn’t like. The accusation comes one day after ABC took its late-night comedy show off the air indefinitely due to Kimmel's comments in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Sept. 18, Obama called the Trump administration's actions hypocritical. …

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
ABC Slammed For Pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' To Appease Trump: 'This Is State Censorship' ABC Slammed For Pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' To Appease Trump: 'This Is State Censorship'
ABC Slammed For Pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' To Appease Trump: 'This Is State Censorship' Union leaders, comedians, and politicians are blasting ABC's decision to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," calling the move a dangerous escalation of political censorship. ABC took its late-night comedy show off the air indefinitely on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The move came shortly after Nexstar Media Group announced that it would preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" across its 32 ABC affiliates "for the foreseeable future" over remarks he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. During his Monday, Sept. 15, monologue, Kimmel criticized conservatives who rushed to portray t…

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by Chris Spiker
News
'Full-Throated Mouthpiece': Trump Roasts New York Times In $15B Lawsuit 'Full-Throated Mouthpiece': Trump Roasts New York Times In $15B Lawsuit
'Full-Throated Mouthpiece': Trump Roasts New York Times In $15B Lawsuit President Donald J. Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit in federal court in Florida against the "New York Times," four of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House. The suit, filed Monday, Sept. 15 in the Middle District of Florida, targets the 2024 book "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success," and a series of Times articles.  Trump claims they smeared him as a failed businessman propped up by his father’s wealth and accused him of tax fraud. His attorneys say the works were “false and defamatory,” publish…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Trump To Reportedly Issue ‘Department Of War’ Executive Order Trump To Reportedly Issue ‘Department Of War’ Executive Order
Trump To Reportedly Issue ‘Department Of War’ Executive Order President Donald Trump has issued a new battle cry for the Pentagon, and with it, a new name. Trump has been hinting at the move for a while. From the Oval Office on Monday, Aug. 25, he said he wants to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War," saying, “We want defense but we want offense too.”  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth replied at the time, “It’s coming soon, sir.” According to a document obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, Sept. 4, the president plans to sign an executive order on Friday, Sept. 5 that “will refocus this Department on our national in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
YouTuber Who Filmed Viral Confrontation With Armed State Trooper Pleads Not Guilty To Felony YouTuber Who Filmed Viral Confrontation With Armed State Trooper Pleads Not Guilty To Felony
YouTuber Who Filmed Viral Confrontation With Armed State Trooper Pleads Not Guilty To Felony A YouTuber who gained national attention in a now-viral video after confronting a Connecticut State Trooper outside the officer’s home earlier this month has pleaded not guilty to one felony and two misdemeanor charges. SeanPaul Reyes, 34, of Gorham, New York, confronted Trooper Sgt. Brian Fahey outside Fahey’s Groton home on July 11. Video of the altercation shows an armed Fahey spitting in Reyes’ face as the two shouted expletives at each other. Tahiem Glover, 20, of Selden, New York, Reyes’ cameraman, was also arrested and charged.  Reyes called the charges of voyeurism, trespassin…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Stewart, Letterman Blast Paramount's 'Late Show' Cancellation: 'Can't Spell CBS Without BS' Stewart, Letterman Blast Paramount's 'Late Show' Cancellation: 'Can't Spell CBS Without BS'
Stewart, Letterman Blast Paramount's 'Late Show' Cancellation: 'Can't Spell CBS Without BS' The first host of CBS's "Late Show" and Stephen Colbert's comedy mentor are slamming the network's decision to cancel its iconic late-night program. The move by CBS to end The Late Show after 33 years has been widely criticized as politically motivated due to Paramount's $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. The parent company settled with Trump over his claims that "60 Minutes" deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris before the 2024 election, despite many legal experts calling the lawsuit frivolous. Before Colbert hosted The Late Show, comedia…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Paramount Reportedly Settles Trump's '60 Minutes' Lawsuit Amid Free Speech Concerns Paramount Reportedly Settles Trump's '60 Minutes' Lawsuit Amid Free Speech Concerns
Paramount Reportedly Settles Trump's '60 Minutes' Lawsuit Amid Free Speech Concerns Paramount Global has reached a $16 million settlement in President Donald Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview before the 2024 Presidential election, according to reports. The agreement involving CBS's parent company was first reported by the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, July 2. First Amendment experts have criticized Paramount's decision to settle the case, calling Trump's lawsuit frivolous. Paramount said the $16 million payment will cover Trump's legal fees and go to his Presidential library. "No amount will be paid directly or indirectly to President Trump," Paramount …

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Feds Can't Jail Mahmoud Khalil For Political Speech, Judge Rules After He Missed Child's Birth Feds Can't Jail Mahmoud Khalil For Political Speech, Judge Rules After He Missed Child's Birth
Feds Can't Jail Mahmoud Khalil For Political Speech, Judge Rules After He Missed Child's Birth Columbia University graduate and Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil must be released from ICE custody while his immigration case moves forward, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled Friday, June 20. Calling Khalil’s detention “highly unusual,” US District Judge Michael Farbiarz also ruled that Khalil’s legal challenge against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must proceed in New Jersey, rejecting the government’s attempt to transfer the case to Louisiana, where Khalil has been held for over three months, CBS News reports. Khalil, a lawful US permanent resident originally from …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
'We Want Those Names': Trump Demands Info On Harvard’s Foreign Students 'We Want Those Names': Trump Demands Info On Harvard’s Foreign Students
'We Want Those Names': Trump Demands Info On Harvard’s Foreign Students President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he wants the names and countries of origin of all foreign-born students enrolled at Harvard University, escalating his ongoing battle with the Ivy League school as it continues to unfold in the courts and the media. Last week, Trump sought to bar the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ivy League school from enrolling international students, alleging the university promotes "rampant anti-American and antisemitic ideologies." However, on Friday, May 23, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking that attempt after Harvard’s atto…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules
Tufts Student Must Be Freed After ICE Detained Her For Pro-Palestine Op-Ed, Judge Rules A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release a Tufts University doctoral student who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for more than six weeks after she wrote a pro-Palestine op-ed. The judge in Vermont granted bail to Rumeysa Öztürk on Friday, May 9. US District Judge William Sessions said the federal government had proven no basis for detaining Öztürk other than her student newspaper op-ed, criticizing the university's response to Israel's occupation of Gaza. The 30-year-old was detained by six masked, plainclothes officers whil…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ
Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ A Columbia University graduate detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now at the center of a political firestorm as the Trump administration slashes federal funding to the school and enforces new visa restrictions targeting international students linked to protests. Mahmoud Khalil Detained Amid Federal Crackdown Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent Columbia graduate, was taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday, March 8, outside his university-owned apartment in New York City. ICE claims his student visa was revoked, but …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban: How The App Could Survive In The U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban: How The App Could Survive In The U.S.
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban: How The App Could Survive In The U.S. The Supreme Court has upheld a new law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company divests from the very popular video-sharing social media app. The justices said the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" doesn't violate the First Amendment, according to the court's decision on Friday, Jan. 17. The ruling allows for TikTok to potentially be banned in the U.S. as early as Sunday, Jan. 19. TikTok, which has more than 170 million users in the U.S., has come under scrutiny over fears that ByteDance could allow the Chinese gov…

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by Chris Spiker
News
TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms
TikTok Ban: Fate Of Video App Unclear As Deadline For Chinese Parent Company To Divest Looms The future of TikTok in the United States is facing a critical juncture as the Supreme Court deliberates on whether to delay a looming ban on the popular video-sharing app. On Friday morning, Jan. 10, the Court heard oral arguments regarding the Biden administration's law requiring TikTok's parent company, ByteDance to separate from TikTok, and whether or not it's in violation of the First Amendment. ByteDance, which is headquartered in China, has until Jan. 19 to separate from the video-sharing app under the law passed last year over national security concerns. Noel Francisco argued on be…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Elon Musk Coming To Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall Elon Musk Coming To Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall
Elon Musk Coming To Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall Elon Musk is coming to Delaware County, PA to speak at a pro-Trump town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17. "Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania," Musk said in a Wednesday, Oct. 16 post on X, formerly Twitter. One of those talks is taking place in Folsom, Delaware County, according to America PAC's webpage on the scheduled town hall meetings.  Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania.If you’d like to attend one of my talks, there’s no attendance fee. You just need to have signed ou…

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by Merriell Moyer