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Reçu aujourd’hui — 19 septembre 2025

Late-night show hosts decry suspension of Kimmel’s show: ‘Blatant assault on freedom of speech’

19 septembre 2025 à 04:18

Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman criticize ABC’s parent company, Disney, and FCC chief, Brendan Carr

Late-night show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon and former host David Letterman have all rallied behind Jimmy Kimmel following ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend his popular late-night show after his comments about the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk.

In his opening monologue on Thursday night, Stephen Colbert mocked executives at Disney, ABC’s parent company, for caving to threats from Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, when they pulled Kimmel off the air.

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© Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

© Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

How Xi Is Using a TikTok Tradeoff to Court Trump

19 septembre 2025 à 08:32
Agreeing to a deal suggests that the fate of TikTok matters less to Beijing than gaining leverage on issues it cares most about, like tariffs, technology and Taiwan.

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President Donald Trump reaching out to shake hands with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, during the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.

Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech

19 septembre 2025 à 06:45
The president’s suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics’ language is driven in part by personal animus.

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President Trump and Melania Trump boarding Air Force One and departing London on Thursday. “I would think maybe their license should be taken away,” the president said of broadcast networks.

Late-Night Hosts Sound Alarm Over Censorship After Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s Show

19 septembre 2025 à 06:26
“Blatant censorship,” Stephen Colbert said of ABC’s move to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show after pressure from the Trump administration.

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Stephen Colbert during “The Late Show” last week. On Thursday he dedicated his entire episode to Mr. Kimmel’s situation.

Trump and Xi Set to Finalize TikTok Deal

19 septembre 2025 à 06:00
The two leaders are expected to speak Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.

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President Trump and President Xi in Beijing in 2017.

Disney Pulled Jimmy Kimmel as Pressure Built on Multiple Fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.

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A temporary suspension of the Jimmy Kimmel show has exposed a little-seen side of the television industry involving the relationship between local affiliate stations and national networks.

Trump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverage amid outrage over Kimmel suspension

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that TV networks which cover him “negatively” could be punished by the government after his celebration of ABC suspending late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

On Air Force One, the president spoke to reporters on his flight back to the US from his state visit to the UK. The president said major US networks were “97% against me”, though he did not offer evidence to prove this figure or detail how this conclusion was evaluated. He said he read the statistic “someplace”.

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© Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

© Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility

Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside.

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Jumaane D. Williams, the New York City public advocate, was among the elected officials arrested on Thursday while protesting outside a federal building where migrants are detained.
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Book Review: ‘107 Days,’ by Kamala Harris

18 septembre 2025 à 21:59
The new memoir by the former vice president defends her campaign and allows others to criticize Joe Biden and his team for her failure to win.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaking in San Francisco in April.
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