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 Democratic member of trade commission  —  The high court will also hear arguments about overturning a 90-year-old precedent that allowed Congress to create independent agencies.  —  Just now  —  The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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

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 …

Bill Kristol: Where Is the $50,000?  —  We thought Tom Homan was an extreme border hawk and ideologue.  Now we know this powerful law enforcement official, who's depriving immigrants of their freedom, may also be a corrupt law-breaker—after he was reportedly recorded taking a $50,000 cash bribe during an FBI sting operation.

The UnPopulist Turns Four!  —  SAVE THE DATE: We will be hosting a belated birthday happy hour in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. We'll share more details closer to that date.  —  The UnPopulist was launched exactly four years ago yesterday to defend liberal democracy from the rising tide of authoritarianism around the world.

Suspect detained after allegedly pointing laser at Marine One with Trump on board … The filing states that a Secret Service officer who was stationed on the ground to monitor security initially approached Winkler, who was “shirtless, talking to himself and being loud,” …

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.

Trump Must Lose the Second Bank War  —  Henry Clay understood what was wrong with the unitary executive theory back in the 1830s.  —  “Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji …

Trump “wouldn't oppose” Charlie Kirk national holiday, White House says  —  President Trump likely “wouldn't oppose” Congress creating a national holiday honoring Charlie Kirk, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. … - Kirk, an influential podcaster in the MAGA world …

Trump's Tax Cut Is Underwater.  Can a ‘Refund Boom’ Save It?  —  Republicans are hoping a new name, along with larger refunds for many Americans next year, can buoy an economic agenda that polls show is unpopular.  —  Republicans admit there is a problem with the broad tax and health care law they passed this summer.

Scoop: Pentagon restricts speaking engagements alongside media crackdown  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a memo this month cemented restrictions on when, where and how the military and Pentagon leaders can engage with the public, noting that past “external engagements have tended to canalize toward certain types of institutions.”