The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show has brought into focus the influence and power wielded by Nexstar and Sinclair, the nation’s two largest local TV operators. ABC moved to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday after criticism from Nexstar and Sinclair, which in turn were responding to remarks from Federal Communications Commission […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the nation to lower the political temperature and not to put America “on trial” over the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The conservative activist’s death drew myriad reactions — both sides of the political spectrum mourned him, but sections of observers celebrated or suggested he deserved to die. Pence acknowledged […]
Saudi Arabia has inked a pact of mutual defense with Pakistan, establishing that an act of aggression against either nation will be seen as aggression against both. Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif signed the “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in the capital city of Riyadh on Thursday. “This agreement reflects the […]
President Donald Trump is allowing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to spearhead efforts to organize a peace plan and post-conflict governing authority in Gaza. Blair — who has spent his post-premiership career as an international policy spokesman with a special interest in the Middle East — has spent months working on a “day after” […]
The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party announced on Thursday that he will not endorse New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, publicly breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), who backed Mamdani earlier this week. Jay Jacobs, who is Jewish, said he “strongly” disagrees with Mamdani’s views on Israel and other policy positions. […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has attracted attention for his comments on Jimmy Kimmel, the ABC late-night host whose First Amendment rights supporters argue were targeted by the Trump administration. Carr became the center of controversy this week after Kimmel’s show was suspended indefinitely due to the comedian’s statement on conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that news organizations broadcasting over public airwaves should have their operating licenses revoked by the Federal Communications Commission for unfavorable coverage. Trump’s remarks, made to reporters aboard Air Force One, came in the wake of ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after pressure from the FCC over remarks […]
A suspect is in custody and facing charges after shots were fired at two homes, including one occupied by an Illinois state senator. Police have said the shootings were not politically motivated. Around early Tuesday, police arrived at the home of Democratic Illinois state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel in the southwest suburbs of Chicago after […]
A Texas man was charged with 22 counts, half of which are classified as hate crimes, for sending death threats to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of Jeremy Fistel, a 44-year-old resident of Plano, Texas, on Thursday. He was arrested in the Lone Star […]
A House Democrat halted a committee hearing on illegal marijuana-growing operations with a call to subpoena Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for how the department’s law enforcement officers have been “terrorizing” illegal immigrants in the United States. During a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) played two […]
