Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025
With Kimmel’s suspension, the FCC chair made himself Trump’s chief of comedy Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, is fulfilling the ‘authoritarian’s dream’ he once decried The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025
Trump Threatens to Sue ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel Comeback, Slams Network for Backing 'Failing' Host Donald Trump threatened legal action after ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel, citing a prior £11.84m ($16m) settlement; the network's reversal, affiliate blackouts and FCC interventions raise fresh questions about press independence and regulatory power. International Business Times UK · Sep 24, 2025
Google Says Biden Admin Pressured Company To Remove Content Plus: ICE helps arrest sex workers, the SIM farm "security threat," Waymo car crashes caused by human error, and more... Reason · Sep 24, 2025
Donald Trump beyond enraged as his temporary win is burned down to teach him the world doesn’t revolve around him Another day, another hit at Trump's ego. We Got This Covered · Sep 24, 2025
After A Tearful Monologue, Inside Source Reveals Jimmy Kimmel’s Staff Threatened To Walk Out Jimmy Kimmel returned from a weeklong suspension with an emotional monologue addressing the controversy over his comments on Charlie Kirk. Bored Panda · Sep 24, 2025
8 Highlights From Jimmy Kimmel's Return Speech Fans Can't Stop Talking About From emotional clarifications to stinging political jokes, Jimmy Kimmel's monologue has quickly become one of the most talked-about moments in late-night TV this year. International Business Times UK · Sep 24, 2025
The Jimmy Kimmel saga explained — what happened and what did he say? What did the comic do to get pushed off air in the first place? Here’s everything we know Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025
Robert De Niro joins Jimmy Kimmel to mock Trump’s FCC chairman Robert De Niro made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s first episode back after the host was suspended following comments made about the death of Charlie Kirk. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel returns: DeNiro cameos as Disney decides to up its prices Jimmy Kimmel returned last night and delivered an opening monologue that earned him several standing ovations. He even had Robert DeNiro cameo for a skit about freedom of speech. Amid the suspension fallout, Disney announced a price hike of its streaming services. Talk about poor timing... Euronews · Sep 24, 2025
What Jimmy Kimmel said in his first monologue on return from suspension Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night show after a suspension following remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025
Elizabeth Warren Says Kimmel Is Back But Many Americans Can't Watch Him: Senator Demands Answers On Business Deals That Need Trump Approval On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused two of the nation's largest TV station owners of potential corruption for blocking Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show while seeking regulatory approval from the Donald Trump administration. Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025
Kimmel returns with monologue defending free speech: "We have to stand up" "Our government cannot be allowed to control what we do and do not say on television," Kimmel said. Axios · Sep 24, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel returns to air, addresses Charlie Kirk comments during emotional monologue In an emotional mologue, the late-night host thanked those who supported him, addressed the comments he made about Charlie Kirk, and criticised the government and ABC affiliates who took his show off the air. Euronews · Sep 24, 2025
The Guardian - US · Sep 24, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is ‘anti-American’, as his show returns to air after suspension The host’s monologue noted that the suspension of his late-night programme had ignited a national debate over free speech
Reason · Sep 24, 2025 Trump's Vision of Broadcast Regulation Is a Threat to Conservatives History suggests that Republicans will regret letting the FCC police TV programming.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel breaks social media silence with photo of First Amendment champion Norman Lear ahead of late-night return The Instagram post is Kimmel’s first public statement since his show was taken off the air
Reason · Sep 23, 2025 Free Speech Unmuted: Kimmel, the FCC, and the Government's Power Over Broadcast Speech, with Prof. Ash Bhagwat (UC Davis) Ash Bhagwat is an expert on federal communications law, as well as on the First Amendment; he is also Jane Bambauer's and my co-Executive-Editor on the Journal of Free Speech Law.
Reason · Sep 23, 2025 Brendan Carr Says Networks Must Serve the 'Public Interest.' What Does That Mean? Congress placed the term in the law but chose not to define it, leaving that task for future regulators.
Benzinga · Sep 23, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel Back On ABC Tuesday, But Not Everyone Will Get To See Late Night Show Fans of late-night talk shows and Jimmy Kimmel are no doubt happy with the announced return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC. Some consumers, however, won't be able to watch Kimmel's return because one of the largest regional television operators in the country is refusing to air his show.
The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2025 TV hosts celebrate Kimmel’s return to air after ‘massive backlash to Trump’s crackdown on free speech’ Late-night hosts give credit to people who boycotted Disney after corporation had indefinitely suspended Kimmel
Cinemablend · Sep 23, 2025 As Jimmy Kimmel Heads Back To Air, And Some Stations Still Preempt Him, FCC Chairman Walks Back (Alleged) Threats To ABC Late night is kinda-sorta returning to normal.
Reason · Sep 23, 2025 Tough It Out Plus: Charlie Kirk's funeral's aesthetics, Kamala Harris' election postmortem, and more...
Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2025 Why is Jimmy Kimmel returning to ABC, what did his suspension cost Disney? Kimmel’s show was suspended last week following his comments about Trump and MAGA responses to Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Axios · Sep 23, 2025 Behind the Curtain: Trump and the most unprecedented presidency in 250 years Trump has veered, often suddenly, proudly and loudly, into unprecedented territory in at least 15 different areas.