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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanTrump disputes Ted Cruz’s criticism of FCC chair’s threats over Kimmel
President Trump on Friday said he disagreed with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over criticism of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s threat to take action against ABC, before late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air indefinitely. Cruz said that Carr’s threat to take action against ABC sounded like something “right out...
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DOJ asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
The Trump administration on Friday asked theSupreme Courtfor an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:More than 400 arrests made so far in Chicago area enforcement operation, top ICE official says
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested more than 400 people as part ofan operation in the Chicago areathat launched a little less than two weeks ago, a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Nations ratify world’s first treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters
A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign on, paving the way for the treaty to take effect next year.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:What economic and policy experts think about the U.S. government’s stake in Intel
Though the government has purchased portions of U.S. companies before, in recent history it was typically to save major corporations and protect the economy.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Senate confirms former national security adviser Mike Waltz as Trump’s UN ambassador
Waltz served for mere weeks asTrump’s national security adviserbefore he was ousted in May after mistakenly adding a journalist to aprivate Signal chat used to discusssensitive military plans.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion
Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace was the most serious cross-border incident into a NATO member country since the war in Ukraine began with Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel decides not to run for governor in 2026
Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won’t run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown
Democrats accused Republicans of not negotiating with them to address some of their priorities on health care. Republicans said Democrats were making demands that would dramatically increase spending and were not germane to the core issue.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Federal judge tosses Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Associated Press-NORC poll shows who still watches late-night talk shows
Only about one-quarter of Americans say they have watched a late-night talk show or variety show at least monthly in the last year, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll was conducted after the announcement that Stephen Colbert’s show was being canceled but before Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea next month and he’ll later go to China
In a Truth Social post afterward, Trump said Xi would come to the United states and noted the leaders made progress on "the approval of the TikTok Deal.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Sudanese paramilitary group reportedly kills 43 in mosque drone strike, says a local medical group
The Sudan Doctors Network said Friday on X that Muslim worshipers, including older people and children, were killed in a drone strike launched by the Rapid Support Forces, calling it a “heinous crime” against unarmed civilians that showed the group’s “blatant disregard for humanitarian and religious values and international law.”
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:After Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended, a key question is: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech?
At issue in the Kimmel case is how much influence the FCC can bring to bear under its statutory authority and First Amendment protections for free speech.
Published on: September 19, 2025 | Source:Kirk memorial in Arizona to have Super Bowl-level security
The upcoming memorial honoring late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona will have Super Bowl-level security, according to officials familiar with the matter. The memorial for Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a college event in Utah last week, will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., where the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Letterman responds to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air
Former late-night host David Letterman responded to ABC taking comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air on Wednesday night, hammering President Trump’s administration for purportedly creating “managed media.” “And then my good friend Jimmy Kimmel. I just, I feel bad about this because we all see where this is going, correct? It’s managed media and it’s...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Senate set to consider pair of spending bills with shutdown looming
The Senate is expected to vote on a pair of stopgap spending packages on Friday as lawmakers seek a way to avert a government shutdown ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline. Early in the day, the House is set to vote and potentially pass the GOP’s seven-week “clean” continuing resolution, sending it over to the...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:House GOP plots spending plan
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story House Republicans plan to jam Senate with spending bill House GOP leaders are telling members that the chamber may not return until after Oct. 1 after passing a short term funding stopgap in a move that...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:CDC panel decision confounds experts
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC vaccine panel changes shots for kids The vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to change the childhood vaccine schedule; but none of the outside experts involved knew why. AP...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:4 things to know about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show
ABC pulledJimmy Kimmel’s late-night showoff the air, indefinitely — an unprecedented move that followed backlash over the comic's remarks after last week's killing of conservative activistCharlie Kirk. Here’s what we know.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump
The political fallout from the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk continues. Wednesday, Disney suddenly suspended ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" following comments Kimmel made about how President Trump’s supporters were responding to the killing. That suspension was cheered by Trump and his allies, but also raised censorship concerns. William Brangham discussed more with Dylan Byers of Puck.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Brendan Carr suggests it's 'worthwhile' for FCC to probe 'The View'
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr on Thursday said it may be “worthwhile” to consider investigating ABC’s “The View” amid controversy about late night host Jimmy Kimmel’s firing. “I would assume you could make the argument that ‘The View’ is a bona fide news show, but I'm not so sure about that,” Carr said...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Democrats fume over after Kimmel suspension
Democrats on Capitol Hill are fuming after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and are accusing Republicans of backing censorship and trampling on the First Amendment. Democrats are directing their ire in particular at Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, who applauded the suspension,...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump wraps up state visit to the UK
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump closed out his state visit to the UK with a series of deals, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's board of governors and Pennsylvania prosecutors say that a suspected stalker was hiding at his ex-girlfriend's house when he opened fire on police who came to arrest him.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:CDC panel overhauled by RFK Jr. changes childhood vaccine recommendations
It is a big week that may change vaccine guidance and access. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices began a two-day meeting to discuss and vote on various recommendations. It's being watched closely because the committee was completely overhauled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ali Rogin discussed more with Dr. Tom Frieden, the CDC director under President Obama.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Senate Republicans change rules to push through Trump nominees
One of the largest groups of President Trump’s nominees was just confirmed in the U.S. Senate. The group includes 48 individuals who would hold significant jobs in the military, national security and overseas. The move was possible only because Republicans changed the rules of the Senate to get more nominees through, more quickly. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Trump sets his sights on Bagram Air Base
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump wants to take back Bagram Air Base President Trump said he is aiming to regain control of Bagram Air Base, which has been under Taliban control since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. ...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Israeli ambassador to U.S. says war ends when Gaza is ‘free of Hamas’
This week, Israel intensified its military campaign in Gaza City and an independent United Nations human rights commission concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide. Nick Schfirin spoke with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter to discuss the operation in Gaza City, Israel’s long-term plans and the recent strike in Qatar.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:How debt interest is becoming a bigger problem for the U.S. government
The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As economics Paul Solman explains, simply paying the interest on that debt is already swallowing a larger portion of the federal budget.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him ‘bad publicity’ to be revoked
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re getting a license, I think maybe their license should be taken away. It’s up to Brendan Carr.”
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm on its new originalist analysis of the Constitution
This week marks 238 years since the signing of the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The language of the document has been debated ever since. In our first of two conversations about that debate, Amna Nawaz sat down with John Malcolm, executive editor of the “Guide to the Constitution” from the conservative Heritage Foundation. It's part of our series, On Democracy.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once after GOP changed the chamber’s rules
Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it easier to confirm large groups of lower-level, non-judicial nominations. Democrats had forced multiple votes on almost every one of Trump’s picks, infuriating the president and tying up the Senate floor.
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:HHS seeks to cut ties with Florida organ transplant group in reform effort
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is moving to shut down a major organ procurement organization amid actions to reform the nation’s organ transplant system. The HHS said an investigation uncovered “years of unsafe practices, poor training, chronic underperformance, understaffing, and paperwork errors.” If completed, the move would mark the first...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:China hawk spurns Trump's rumored TikTok deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Key Republican raises concerns about TikTok deal Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm from its China-based parent company as the Trump administration nears a deal on...
Published on: September 18, 2025 | Source:Tlaib, Donalds get in shouting match during DC oversight hearing
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) engaged in a fierce shouting match Thursday after the progressive Democrat urged her colleagues to resist President Trump’s “fascist takeover” in Washington, D.C., during a congressional oversight hearing. Tlaib attacked her GOP colleagues for depicting Washington as a crime-ridden and dilapidated city, saying that’s not the reality...
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