President Trump on Thursday suggested networks and late-night shows in particular should not be allowed to be overwhelmingly critical of him in the wake of ABC’s decision to take host Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Trump was asked about Kimmel’s indefinite leave from his late-night show aboard Air Force One as he returned from a two-day trip to the United Kingdom, where he raised the prospect of revoking network licenses over negative coverage. Read more here. |
Attorney General Pam Bondi is under scrutiny over her comments about cracking down on certain rhetoric in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, marking the latest controversy of her own making. Read more. |
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called out conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson on Wednesday for suggesting the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk shared Carlson’s critical views on Israel. Read more. |
House Republican leaders are telling members that the chamber may not return until after Oct. 1 after passing a short term funding stopgap, a House GOP leadership source told The Hill, in a move that could jam Senate Democrats ahead of the end-of-month government funding deadline. Read more. |
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Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) on Thursday suggested Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr “get a lawyer” for when Democrats take the majority in Congress at the midterms.
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House Republicans on Thursday blocked Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) efforts to subpoena Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr to appear before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr on Wednesday defended ABC’s decision to pull late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air over the host’s jokes about the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to put President Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud accusations into effect.
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