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Senate Republicans squirm over FCC comments on Jimmy Kimmel

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Senate passes "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk"

Charlie Kirk at the 2024 Republican National Convention

Expect tight security at State Farm Stadium for Charlie Kirk memorial

An aerial image from above a light silver, oblong football stadium surrounded by mostly empty parking lots.
Sep 18, 2025 - Health

CDC panel votes to limit MMRV vaccines

Martin Kulldorff speaks during a meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters on September 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in "nuclear" move

A long, dark-haired Kimberly Guilfoyle, the newly confirmed U.S. ambassador to Greece, wearing a bright red coat and white blouse, gestures as she speaks into a mic at a podium as a smiling President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with a US flag pin, a white shirt and purple tie, looks on.

Trump suggests pulling TV licenses from critics

U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews after attending the U.S. Open men's final in New York
Sep 18, 2025 - Economy

The growing chasm between MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans on Trump's economy

An illustration of a MAGA has melting and scattered white letters on a blue background; partially visible text reads "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN".
Sep 18, 2025 - Business

Exclusive: Trump "wrong on the facts" in $15 billion defamation suit, NYT editor says

New York Times executive editor Joseph Kahn speaks at Media Trends Live.
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Business

Exclusive: FCC commissioner criticizes administration for "weaponizing" agency's authority

FCC commissioner Anna Gomez speaks from a white armchair, wearing a navy blazer and white blouse, with social media like and play icons in the background.
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Obama calls Jimmy Kimmel suspension "government coercion"

Former US president Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, died on October 10 at the age of 96. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloom
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Business

Supreme Court to hear Trump tariff case Nov. 5, as Cook appeal looms

An exterior view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Democrats voice fears of violence over Charlie Kirk vote

Charlie Kirk, wearing a blue suit and holding up both of his hands while speaking at a podium with a "Trump Vance" poster on it in front of a crowd of rally-goers holding up red, white and blue pro-Trump campaign signs.
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, picked as new Turning Point USA CEO

Charlie and Erika Kirk at the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball in January.
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

What to know about Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC chair

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr sits while speaking at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference.
Sep 18, 2025 - Economy

Federal workers urge Democrats to stand up to White House

Image of U.S. Capitol building at sunset
Updated Sep 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Tensions erupt among House Dems over vote to honor Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, wearing a blue suit and standing in front of a neon blue, white and red backdrop behind a podium and two glass teleprompters.

Top House Dems demand FCC chair resign over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Hakeem Jeffries and his leadership team
Sep 18, 2025 - Economy

Fed meeting hints at new future of the central bank

Photo illustration of Fed Chair Jerome Powell with a percent sign with a downward facing arrow
Sep 18, 2025 - Health

Crunch time arrives for RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers

Photo illustration of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. in profile surrounded by red syringes

Media's MAGA makeover

Photo illustration of an elephant’s silhouette on a wall of screens featuring images of Elon Musk, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, the Meta logo, the CBS News logo, X logo and The Washington Post logo.

Washington's next big debate: what to do about jobs AI eliminates

Photo of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at Axios' AI+ Summit
Sep 18, 2025 - World

Scenes from Trump's U.K. visit, from pageantry to protests

Left, Protesters marching against President Trump hold placards saying "Dump Trump" and other signs, while one holds a "baby Trump balloon" in central London on Sept. 17; right, Trump and King Charles III in a golden royal carriage at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, on Sept 17.

Immigration judge says Mahmoud Khalil must be deported to Syria or Algeria

A black-haired, trim-bearded former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, wearing a black t-shirt with a white symbol and a red and green flag tied around his neck, holds his right hand aloft while speaking in a crowd.
Updated Sep 17, 2025 - Business

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel attends the 28th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's "Taste For A Cure" event at Beverly Wilshire on May 2, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Trump says he's designating antifa as "a major terrorist organization"

President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with a US flag pin, a white shirt and a red tie, speaks into microphones on the White House grounds.
Updated Sep 17, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Ilhan Omar censure fails to pass in shock House vote

Rep. Ilhan Omar, wearing a black dress and black headscarf, stands in front of the Capitol and behind a circular green sign that says "decriminalize."
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