On Thursday’s episode of The Ben Shapiro Show, the host said that it was wrong for the FCC to go after ABC.

NEWS: Trump has tapped Mary “Maggie” Cleary as the new acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Va. to succeed Erik Siebert. Cleary, an AUSA, once said she was “framed” for Jan. 6 because of her conservative views. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

One person familiar with the federal investigation said that “thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.

We’re fighting back against Trump & Hegseth’s Orwellian censorship crackdowns. My legislation with @houlahan.house.gov restores banned books to schools for children of our servicemembers, protecting students’ right to read, think and read.

75% of DOJ civil rights attorneys have left since Dhillon turned the division’s mission on its head. Now she's backfilling those jobs with people "willing to enforce the laws the way they see them politically,” not as they were written or have been interpreted, as we told @bloomberglaw.com.

When we get to pleading in my first-year Civil Procedure class, my students often ask me just how over the top a complaint would have to be for a judge to strike it without even being *asked* to do so. Thanks to President Trump, we have an answer: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

All hail @staceywescott.bsky.social, the Chicago Tribune photographer whose work will soon appear on many "Top Photos of 2025" lists.

You almost certainly aren’t going to get out of the war crimes tribunal by producing a letter that you solicited because you were aware that the legality of your orders was questionable.

Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr: Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:

Judge Steven Merryday's dismissal of Trump’s lawsuit against the NYT may be my favorite literary review of the year: deadline.com/wp-content/u...

At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...

“The resolution introduced in the House to honor Charlie Kirk’s legacy is not about healing... It is, unfortunately, an attempt to legitimize Kirk’s worldview — a worldview that includes ideas many Americans find racist, harmful, and fundamentally un-American.” www.politico.com/live-updates...

Every single Senate Republican just voted to make your healthcare more expensive. When premiums sky rocket it’s them you should thank.

First Tony Perkins and now Ted Cruz www.politico.com/live-updates...

please save of us from this kind of "reporting"

This is all part of their plan -- there is no truth, there is no law, there is no reality. It's all partisanship and power. So if I say, for example, there is an extremely strong presumption in the law against viewpoint based restrictions. They might say, "she's just saying that b/c ... (cont'd)

BREAKING: Republicans just voted against a bill to fund the government AND fix the health care crisis THEY created. Republicans voted to send premiums skyrocketing and to shut down rural hospitals.

Key insight in Supreme Court brief for amici Charlie Kirk in 2024 case of Murthy v. Missouri.⤵️ Read now in thinking about government pressure on ABC and Jimmy Kimmel. (h/t @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social for flagging the brief)

Wow, check out this thread of incidents involving the White House's new communications tactic -- demanding that reporters reveal their expert sources (on law, policy, etc.) before publication so the WH can discredit the sources based on political donations.

I experienced this last week & refused, saying I had never before been asked to provide the names of any analysts I was planning to quote to get a comment. Spox replied that maybe they were D donors. (In that case, it was 3 retired top military JAG officers.) I guess that was not a weird oneoff.

There has been a pronounced increase in GOP pessimism about the direction of the country over the last month. This is like Democrats under Biden in 2023 levels of dissatisfaction under a co-partisan president. Independents are more sour on direction than any pt in 2024 apnorc.org/projects/pes...

Does anyone know a bilingual English/Spanish transcriber who can transcribe an interview done in both languages with an interpreter (but not translate it)? I can pay $2/minute, reach out to brycercovert[at]gmail[dot]com

RFK Jr, who is causing unprecedented damage, is deeply unpopular with the public. Democrats absolutely need to demand his firing as a basic minimum for supporting any effort to fund the government.

do we think trump is gonna refile the nyt suit or just give up

A federal judge has thrown out President Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times. The suit, he says, "stands unmistakably and inexcusably athwart the requirements" of federal court rules. It is "decidedly improper and impermissible." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is exactly what the Christian right tried to do in the 1980s, it's almost like Charlie Kirk is the new Tim LaHaye (and Erika now the analog to Beverly) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

New York Times: "Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b... AP: “Trump’s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent.” apnews.com/article/trum...

It's a cliche to say it at this point, but breaking the law for over a year while negotiating a deal that gives two of his biggest campaign donors part ownership over the most influential social media platform in the world would have been the defining scandal for any other president.

Feel like this bears repeating— Donald Trump's net worth has increased by $3 billion in the past 12 months, mostly due to crypto. Anyway, how's your day?

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has unleashed a frenzy of recrimination — and finger-pointing. But the suspect's politics may be less clear than some say.

The best time to appoint a new bishop of the Archdiocese of New York was the day after Leo took office. The second-best time is today. FFS

They're worried a Dem would try to shut down their show. (Ha). Most interesting part of this is at the end, amid conspiracy theories about BLM and Antifa, panel is critical of Trump's military attacks on Venezuelan boats

WWJD (or say)

I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action

NEW: Senate Dems ask FCC chairman to turn over any communications w/ ABC re: Jimmy Kimmel “..unacceptable for the FCC Chairman to threaten a media organization because he does not like the content of its programming—it violates the 1st Amendment that you claim to champion”

Van Hollen: "We shouldn't have to be here today. The First Amendment is crystal clear — the government may not use its power to squash political dissent. But that is what President Trump has been doing...using government power to crack down on dissent and go after his critics."

as God intended

madness

First Amendment attorney here. They are 100% allowed to do that.

DC police and U.S. Marshals violently attempted to execute a warrant near a playground filled with preschoolers, terrifying the children with a totally gratuitous show of force. Oh, and they didn’t get the suspect. www.popville.com/2025/09/erod...

BREAKING: Republicans confirm 48 of President Trump's nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich, after changing the Senate's rules.

WGA members protest outside Disney HQ over the suspension of ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!’. Unions including SAG-AFTRA and AFM slam the move as censorship and government overreach, standing in solidarity with Kimmel and his writers. #JimmyKimmelLive #WGA #SAGAFTRA

See this is very sharp, but it's the kind of thing that should populate the budget bill. Any illegal impoundment should result in the immediate elimination of the presidential travel budget, for example.

Press warned to back up as DHS police take lawmakers were taken away in zip ties, among them Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 other state reps including Bobby Carol, Marcela Mitayanes, Julia Salazar, Emily Gallagher, Jabari Brisport, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas,... story TK

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

Personally I don't think we should let the president make the entire country a safe space for himself