The federal investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk has yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups on which Trump and his administration have pledged to crack down after the killing. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Rand Paul tells NBC that FCC Chair Brendan Carr's comments threatening to take action against Disney's ABC were "absolutely inappropriate."

MSNBC: In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now Trump's border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents win government contracts in a second Trump admin. Trump's DOJ just shut down the investigation into Homan's actions.

The EPA has ordered scientists in at least one of its research offices to immediately pause almost all efforts to publish research. The studies will now be subject to a new review process. 
That decision — to reevaluate all manuscripts — was made by Trump political appointees.

Trump just told Pam Bondi that "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" with prosecutions of political enemies — James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff and NY AG Letitia James. A U.S. attorney just resigned after being pressured to bring charges against James despite a lack of evidence.

BREAKING: Canada, the U.K. and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state.

Breaking: LOS ANGELES (AP) — California governor signs a law banning most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during some operations.

Gov. Josh Shapiro to NBC: "Without question, they're trying to stifle dissent." "Whether you agree with Jimmy Kimmel or not, whether you found him funny or not, to fire someone because he told a joke about the president repeatedly, and the president didn’t like it ... that is dangerous."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to occupy two different houses as his "principal residence" at the same time, mortgage docs show — the same kind of contradictory pledges Trump has been using to try to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook (there's no evidence Cook actually did that).

Ted Cruz blasts FCC Chair Brendan Carr: "I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying we're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you off air if we don't like what you’re saying."

Breaking on MSNBC: U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert, who oversees the Eastern District of Virginia, told colleagues he plans to resign. Siebert had been pressured by Trump officials to bring bogus charges against NY AG Letitia James. Siebert did not find evidence to bring those charges.

Breaking: A CDC advisory panel filled with RFK Jr.'s handpicked vaccine skeptics just unanimously recommended limiting the COVID shot to people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions, based on a decision individually or with their doctor.

Judge Steven Merryday: "A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally or the functional equivalent of the Hyde Park Speakers' Corner."

Reuters: US JUDGE STRIKES DONALD TRUMP'S $15 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW YORK TIMES, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND, COURT FILING SHOWS

The bogus mortgage fraud investigation into New York AG Letitia James is at a standstill because federal agents and prosecutors don't believe they have enough evidence to get a conviction if the case were to go to trial. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

New flag from FCC Chair Brendan Carr: "I think it's worthwhile to have the FCC look into 'The View' and some of those other programs."

Stephen Colbert calls the Jimmy Kimmel decision "blatant censorship" and says: "With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch."

New week's cover of The New Yorker, "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees the FCC: "Chairman Brendan Carr does not have the authority to police speech that he or the President don't personally like. Especially when there is a pending merger with the affected parties in front of the FCC."

The House Oversight Committee has voted to table a motion from Rep. Ro Khanna to subpoena FCC Chair Brendan Carr.

BREAKING: Trump just suggested the federal government might revoke the licenses of broadcast TV networks that are "against me." "The networks were 97% against me again … 97% against, they give me only bad press. They're getting a license." "I would think maybe their license should be taken away."

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia says he'll be launching an investigation into the Trump admin, ABC, and Sinclair "amid ongoing efforts to censor opposition to the President of the United States."

House Democratic leadership are accusing Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr of a "corrupt abuse of power" following ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and are calling on Carr to resign. "House Democrats will make sure the American people learn the truth ... This will not be forgotten."

Trump just celebrated the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel — and is already calling for the same treatment for Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers. "That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!"

Dr. Houry calls on RFK Jr. to resign:   "After seeing his Senate Finance testimony and the number of misstatements, seeing what he has asked our scientists to do and to compromise our integrity, and the children that have died under his watch, I think he should resign."

Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.

Police in the U.K. arrested four people after photos of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle. tinyurl.com/3za976ba

Democrat Xp Lee has won the special election to fill the Minnesota House seat of state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June, according to the Associated Press.

"Do we understand what the difference is between a king and president?" Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked at an event in Manhattan today.

The Trump admin has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, according to four people familiar with the matter, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

AG Pam Bondi, shrugging off First Amendment concerns: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech." Asked if DOJ would be cracking down on groups that engage in such speech, Bondi said, "We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."

Sen. Cory Booker to Kash Patel: "I don't think you're fit to head the bureau, but here's the thing, Mr. Patel: I think you're not going to be around long. I think this might be your last oversight hearing” … Trump has shown us in his first term, and in this term, he is not loyal to people like you."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz just announced that he's running for reelection in 2026.

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan — who served as a Republican but has since switched parties to become a Democrat — is running for governor in Georgia.   "Georgians deserve leaders with the courage to take on Donald Trump and do what's right."

Trump is intensifying his crackdown on media organizations: He just sued the New York Times, four of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House for at least $15 billion, claiming defamation and libel.

Reuters: U.S. APPEALS COURT DECLINES TO ALLOW TRUMP TO REMOVE FEDERAL RESERVE GOVERNOR LISA COOK

Reuters: FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR MAURENE COMEY SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER JULY FIRING - COURT RECORDS

Einbinder on saying 'free Palestine' during her Emmys speech: "It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."

Stephen Colbert's Emmys acceptance speech: "I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor."

Hannah Einbinder ends her Emmys acceptance speech: "Go Birds, fuck ICE, and free Palestine."

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook declared in financial forms that her Atlanta property would be used as a "vacation home" and NOT her primary residence, according to documents obtained by NBC News that undercut allegations of mortgage fraud by the Trump admin. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer just fired the U.K.'s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. "In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary to withdraw him."

Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot at a speaking event at Utah Valley University, according to Trump.

OREM, Utah (AP) - Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, a spokesperson says.

Breaking: Three former top FBI officials have sued FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging their firings were mandated by the Trump White House and Justice Department and that Patel followed their orders to keep his job.

A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook for now. The ruling means Cook will remain on the board of the central bank until her case is heard at length.

A new page from Epstein's birthday book, according to House Oversight Democrats: Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a "fully depreciated" woman to Trump for $22,500.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, just launched a campaign for U.S. Senate.

The Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book, according to House Oversight Dems.

NEW: The House Oversight Committee just received files from the Epstein estate. The estate was expected to include Epstein's now-infamous birthday book in the materials it handed over. @MSNBC