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3:00 PM ET, September 18, 2025

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is  —  The startling decision by ABC News to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show under pressure from President Trump requires a real response from Democrats.  It has to go well beyond expressions of outrage and defenses of the First Amendment …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Let's be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel  —  Let's be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn't like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Constitution Protects Jimmy Kimmel's Mistake  —  Free speech is under assault.  —  On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel commented that American politics had “hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything …
David Sims / The Atlantic:
An Escalation in Every Way  —  Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from late-night is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn't swiftly undone.  —  On Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel delivered an opening monologue on his talk show that addressed the online reaction to the arrest of Tyler Robinson …
Axios:
Media's MAGA makeover … Once dominated by critics of President Trump, today's fragmented ecosystem is increasingly controlled — or threatened — by forces aligned with the White House. … - The extraordinary move came after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr warned ABC …
Discussion: The Message Box
Lili Loofbourow / Washington Post:
Kimmel's suspension confirms what many suspected after Colbert's cancellation  —  Media companies must punish Trump critics if they want their mega-mergers approved.  —  When “Last Week Tonight” won an Emmy on Sunday, Daniel O'Brien's acceptance speech touched on something many intuited …
NBC News:
Disney's ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after FCC chair criticizes the host's Charlie Kirk comments  —  The network confirmed it is “indefinitely” pulling the show.  —  Disney's ABC said Wednesday it has pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” following the late-night host's comments Monday …
Washington Post:
Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing  —  Administration officials promise actions against critics in break with past GOP rhetoric defending free speech, probably drawing legal challenges.  —  Just now  —  A week after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
FCC Chair Carr says 'we're not done yet' after Jimmy Kimmel suspension by ABC
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's anti-media blitz that led to Kimmel's suspension is straight from a European strongman's playbook
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
The Hollywood Reporter:
ABC Suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ “Indefinitely” Over Charlie Kirk Shooting Comments
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Yeah. It's Fascism.
Discussion: Mediaite
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)  —  This evening, John Koblin, Michael M. Grynbaum …
Selome Hailu / Variety:
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’  Replaced With Charlie Kirk Tribute on Sinclair's ABC Stations; Company Demands Kimmel Apologize and Donate to Kirk's Family and Turning Point USA
Kaye Wiggins / Financial Times:   In Charlie Kirk's name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top House Dems demand FCC chair resign over Jimmy Kimmel suspension
Washington Post:
Censorship fears deepen after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel over Kirk comments
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
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.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow the president to remove Lisa Cook …
Discussion: ABC News, The Gateway Pundit and Reason
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board
Marketplace:   How can we describe Trump's economic interventions?
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk  —  Possible slogans discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.”  There is talk of using Turning Point USA chapters as recruitment centers.  —  WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders are considering …
Discussion: Fox News
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions erupt among House Dems over vote to honor Charlie Kirk  —  A resolution to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemn his assassination has been the subject of frenzied talk among House Democrats this week as some lawmakers grapple with how to vote on it.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:   Democrats voice fears of violence over Charlie Kirk vote
Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump Privately Fumes About Netanyahu but Gives Him Free Rein  —  'He's f—ing me,' the U.S. president said of the Israeli prime minister after strikes on Hamas in Qatar  —  President Trump is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  The question is whether he will ever be angry enough to do anything about it.
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New York Times:
Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul's Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals  —  The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.
Discussion: Mercury News
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
‘They’ Didn't Kill Charlie Kirk  —  It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man's heinous act.  —  Click for Sound  —  It has been a sad, sickening week for America.  —  Our country witnessed a terrible event.  A young man was gunned down doing what he loved …
Discussion: The Independent
Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Room Where CEOs Say What They Really Think of Trump's Policies  —  America's top executives worry about moves that many see as state capitalism and pressure on the Federal Reserve  —  WASHINGTON—Corporate leaders regularly praise the Trump administration and its policies in public.
Discussion: naked capitalism
Paul Krugman:
Exploiting Male Rage  —  Charlie Kirk's audience consisted to a large extent of resentful young white men who felt that modern society wasn't delivering the status that they deserved.  —  Given MAGA's brazen attempts to exploit Kirk's murder to suppress freedom of expression, I'm sure someone will call what I just said hate speech.
New York Times:
Ezra Klein Is Worried — but Not About a Radicalized Left  —  'They're failing and rethinking nothing.'  —  Ezra Klein argues that the left desperately needs a unifying project — for its own survival and for the sake of the country.  In this episode of Ross Douthat's “Interesting Times …
CNN:
Trump says he's designating Antifa as a terrorist organization  —  President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Running Mate Kamala Harris Didn't Dare Choose  —  As Kamala Harris rushed to pick a running mate last year, her “first choice” was her close friend Pete Buttigieg, but she decided that it would be “too big of a risk” for a Black woman to run with a gay man.
 
 
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