ABC’s Suspension of Kimmel and Trump’s Chilling Effect on Late Night TV
Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder. Source: Original News
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In Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the president’s pledges to guarantee free speech have been replaced by efforts to suppress — and even criminalize — what their critics have to say. Source: Original News
Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump
A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely. Source: Original News
Takeaways from ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris’s New Book
In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics. Source: Original News
Warner Accuses Trump Administration of Undermining National Security
Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, said cuts and firings inside the nation’s intelligence agencies were “dismantling trust in institutions that took generations to build.” Source: Original News
Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.
The president made the same declaration in 2020, but nothing came of it. His new declaration came amid broader threats against liberals after the Charlie Kirk killing. Source: Original News
The F.C.C. Threatened to Punish Kimmel ‘the Hard Way.’ ABC Made It Easy.
Another media company caved after pressure from a Trump official, and the chilling effect got a few degrees colder. Source: Original News
U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would negotiate agreements to deliver aid in new ways and would focus on the Western Hemisphere and Asia Pacific. Source: Original News
Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children
Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, wrote that the government had given dubious justifications for removing the children that “crumbled like a house of cards.” Source: Original News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Fed Governor
President Trump had pressed to fire Lisa Cook before the central bank’s meeting, where the board voted to cut interest rates. Source: Original News