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 […]
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins says he is considering asking the state’s first lady, Casey DeSantis, to be his running mate as he nears a potential bid announcement to be Florida’s next governor. Collins has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the 2026 gubernatorial election, but if he does decide to announce a bid, […]
A group of about a dozen progressive activists delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures Thursday to the Capitol Hill offices of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), pressing them to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. Mamdani, 33, has gained a large base […]
LONDON — President Donald Trump‘s Marine One presidential helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing while traveling from Chequers to London‘s Stansted Airport. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were aboard the helicopter as the first leg of their journey back to the United States after a state visit when the pilots made an unexpected […]
Washington Examiner’s Editor-in-Chief Hugo Gurdon said it is “very important” for both the United States and Britain to reduce the latter country’s tariffs, saying many believe that tariffs slow investments. President Donald Trump is spending his second day in the United Kingdom on Thursday, and is meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha weighed in on Jimmy Kimmel Live! being pulled from the air and the broader shake-up in late-night TV, framing the developments as a long-overdue moment of accountability and market correction. “Colbert was losing $40 to $50 million per year,” Concha said Wednesday on Fox News’s Hannity. “Kimmel is actually […]
