Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night  —  The network removal of Mr. Kimmel's show last week almost immediately morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America.  —  Jimmy Kimmel is coming back.  —  ABC said on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return to its airwaves on Tuesday …

It's Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracy  —  If you haven't had time yet to soak in the details of the stunning Tom Homan story that Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian of MSNBC broke over the weekend, hold on to your hats.  I'd say you won't believe what you're about to read, but of course, you will.

A lot of powerful people just don't realize how unpopular Trump is  —  Last week, ABC/Disney canceled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of television stations that carry the program.

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner  —  The justices said they will consider overruling a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president's ability to fire top officials at the agency.  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to fire …

Top Goon  —  Kristi Noem is the face of Trump's police state.  Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.  Who really runs DHS?  —  On the morning of May 7, before making his way to Capitol Hill to testify in front of Congress, Cameron Hamilton, then the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, packed up his office.

Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage … It's Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.

Join the ACLU and Over 400 Artists to Defend Free Speech  —  Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation for Kimmel's remarks.  This is a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation.  —  This is unconstitutional and un-American.

Tulsi Gabbard Breaks With Trump in MAGA Free Speech Rebellion  —  CARR SMASHED  —  Political observers viewed the comments as an implicit rebuke to the administration's punitive steps attacking dissent  —  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has broken ranks with the Trump administration …

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence  —  President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.  Speaking from the White House …

US offers financial lifeline to Argentina's Javier Milei  —  Scott Bessent proposes support package during market volatility  —  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said “all options” are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility …

Bondi taps Trump's former personal attorney as a top federal prosecutor … Trump floated Halligan for the role in an unusual Truth Social post aimed at Bondi, one day after he forced out U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert from the job — and urged the Justice Department to charge Comey, James, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and others.

She Survived 141 Days in ICE Custody Thanks to a ‘Beautiful Sisterhood.’ Now She's Fighting for Those Still Inside.  —  On the evening of Feb. 11, 22-year-old Ward Sakeik sat on a plane from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Miami.  She and her husband, Taahir Shaikh, were returning from their honeymoon, but he was sitting a few rows away.

The Roberts Court Is Winning Its War on American Democracy … Twenty years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts took the oath of office and ushered in a new era for the Supreme Court.  His 2005 confirmation vote marked the transition from the Rehnquist court—where a narrow majority of conservatives …

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley.  I Was Wrong  —  Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump.  A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.  —  For decades, Mark Lemley's life as an intellectual property lawyer was orderly enough.  He's a professor at Stanford University and has consulted for Amazon, Google, and Meta.

Exclusive: US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon  — U.S. considers entity-wide sanctions against ICC, sources say  — ICC member states to oppose U.S. sanctions at U.N. meeting  — ICC holds emergency meetings to prepare for U.S. sanctions

Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars  —  The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking back federal aid: the projects aren't designed for cars.

Transcript: Trump Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  (Editor's note: After we recorded, Trump bombed a third vessel in similarly lawless fashion.)

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws  —  Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.  —  In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing …