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Disney has pulled Jimmy Kimmelâs talk show after his comments on the shooting of Charlie Kirk. The move raises questions of free speech and âwhat we as a country believe folks should be able to say in public forums,â Megan Messerly says on
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Trump plans to announce that using Tylenol during pregnancy could contribute to autism risk and will advise pregnant women to use it only for high fevers.
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Trump to advise pregnant women to limit Tylenol use to stem autism risk
The president is expected to say that acetaminophen, the most commonly used pain reliever during pregnancy, should only be used for high fevers.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-autism-tylenol-acetaminophen-fever-00574564
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Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?
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Donald Trump made big gains with Black voters in 2024. Can Republicans hold them in the midterms?
Black conservatives are urging the GOP to begin its outreach to Black voters now if they want to maintain control of Congress in 2026.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-black-voters-2026-election-00568650
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Hereâs what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials
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Hereâs what happens when big-time lobbyists become big-name Trump officials
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles were lobbyists in their past lives. Their former firms are reaping the benefits.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/lobbying-connections-duffy-wiles-00574382
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Trump promised to reform American diplomacy. Insiders say heâs breaking it instead, to the point where heâs undermining his own global influence.
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Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say
More than 60 ambassadorships donât even have a nominee, while diplomats are told theyâre being evaluated on their âfidelity.â
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/trump-embassies-ambassadors-00573848
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Republicans walk a tight rope in defending Trump, yet condemning the weaponization of the DOJ.
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Republicans walk tight rope in defending Trump, condemning weaponization of DOJ
âLawfare in all forms is bad," Sen. Rand Paul said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/rand-paul-trump-weaponization-lawfare-mullin-00574538
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Meet Charles T. Munger Jr., the bow-tied, megadonor physicist standing against Californiaâs blue tide.
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The bow-tied megadonor trying to derail Gavin Newsomâs gerrymander
In less than a month, Charles Munger Jr. has spent more than $30 million to defeat a redistricting campaign in California.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/charles-munger-jr-campaign-california-gerrymander-00545278
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On Saturday, Trump publicly urged AG Bondi to prosecute his rivals and said the lack of charges was âkilling our reputation and credibility.â âWe canât delay any longer,â the president wrote on Truth Social.
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âWe canât delay any longerâ: Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals
In a Truth Social post Saturday, the president specifically called out Sen. Adam Schiff, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James for prosecution.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trump-bondi-truth-social-00574380
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Why Vladimir Putin decided to arrest Evan Gershkovich
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Why Vladimir Putin Decided to Arrest Evan Gershkovich
The inside story of how Vladimir Putin decided to arrest Evan Gershkovich.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/21/how-putin-forced-america-human-poker-00560958
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Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that Canada officially recognizes the state of Palestine, marking a major shift in its foreign policy.
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Canada recognizes Palestinian statehood
Britain and Australia did so as well.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/21/canada-recognize-palestine-israel-00574494
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Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by federal law enforcement last year and allegedly accepted $50k in cash from agents who were posing as business executives seeking government contracts, MSNBC reports.
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Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by DOJ for potential bribery, MSNBC reports
In statements to POLITICO, senior Trump administration officials confirmed an investigation but slammed it as "blatantly political."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/tom-homan-department-of-justice-investigation-00574379
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Newsom to sign five bills aimed at protecting Calif.'s large immigrant population from Trumpâs mass deportation agenda â including a ban on face coverings for federal agents.
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Gavin Newsom rebukes Trumpâs immigration crackdown with suite of new laws
The California governor traveled to Los Angeles to sign five bills that Democrats say will shield the stateâs large immigrant population from federal law enforcement overreach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/ca-immigration-bill-signing-00574378
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On Friday, Trump re-upped his claim that critical television coverage of him is âillegalâ and pushed back on criticisms that his administration was taking actions that limit free speech. Click below to read the full story đ
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The "Red Scare" echoes in Jimmy Kimmelâs suspension.
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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/20/red-scare-echo-kimmel-tv-00574226
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Berkeley is in upheaval after Trump turned his attention from East Coast universities to the West.
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âItâs a capitulationâ: Berkeley grieves as its university bends to Trump
Berkeley is in upheaval after Trump turned his attention from East Coast universities to the West.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trumps-campus-crackdown-berkeley-protest-culture-00574096
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NEWS: Trump has tapped Mary âMaggieâ 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 âframedâ for Jan. 6 because of her conservative views. w/
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www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Trump taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation
Trump forced out Erik Siebert from the role amid reports an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James was not resulting in charges.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/trump-new-virginia-us-attorney-letitia-james-00574349
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The 2028 presidential primaries are already unfolding on YouTube.
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Could 2028 be the 'YouTube electionâ?
Amid the rapid decline of cable news, potential candidates and other elected officials are locked in a digital arms race to draw subscribers, boost their reach and build what amounts to their own broa...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/2028-youtube-election-politics-campaign-00574335
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Sen. Tom Cottonâs new ad pushes a link between former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooperâs policies and the Charlotte murder of Iryna Zarutska. It comes amid a broader GOP push to pitch law-and-order to voters despite violent crime rates falling across the country.
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Sen. Tom Cotton ties Roy Cooper to Charlotte murder in new ad campaign
The ad comes amid a broader push by Republicans and the Trump administration to make a law-and-order pitch to voters despite falling rates of violent crime across the country.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/sen-tom-cotton-ties-roy-cooper-to-charlotte-murder-in-new-ad-campaign-00573711
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Harris claims in her book that Newsom didn't return her call after Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Newsom says he didnât realize it was Harris calling.
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Newsom on Harris' hiking jab: 'There was an unknown number'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris asserted in her book that Gov. Gavin Newsom didn't return her call after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/newsom-on-harris-hiking-anecdote-there-was-an-unknown-number-00573544
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The Trump admin is asking the Supreme Court to require passport applicants to select their sex assigned at birth.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to restore birth-sex passport requirement
A federal judge enjoined the Trump administrationâs passport policy in June, finding that it likely violated the constitutional rights of transgender and nonbinary people.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/supreme-court-appeal-passports-case-00573312
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The shutdown showdown is officially on.
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Shutdown standoff hits fever pitch
Senate Democrats voted to reject a House-passed stopgap Friday, cementing the partisan showdown.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/government-shutdown-standoff-senate-vote-00573168
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New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs says he will resign from his post if Gov. Kathy Hochul requests it â a day after he broke with her by announcing he wouldnât endorse Mamdani.
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Hochulâs key political ally weighs resignation after Mamdani endorsement
New York Democratic party chair Jay Jacobs is uncomfortable with the democratic socialistâs candidacy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/hochuls-top-political-ally-weighs-resignation-after-mamdani-endorsement-00573154
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Cruz admonishes the FCC for taking down Kimmel, calling Carrâs actions âdangerous as hell.â
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Cruz calls out FCC for taking down Jimmy Kimmel
The Senate Commerce Committee chair called Brendan Carr's actions "dangerous as hell."
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/19/congress/cruz-calls-out-fcc-for-taking-down-jimmy-kimmel-00573159
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Senate Republicans reject a Democratic bill to fund the government past the end of the month.
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Senate GOP rejects Democratic funding proposal
Democrats are also expected to reject a House-passed CR favored by Republicans Friday.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/19/congress/democratic-cr-fails-shutdown-00573163
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A federal judge dismisses Trumpâs $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, calling it an undignified public relations exercise.
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Judge tosses Trumpâs $15B lawsuit against New York Times
The judge gave Trumpâs attorneys 28 days to refile the lawsuit and ordered it to be limited to 40 pages, saying Trump must follow the rules requiring complaints to be clear and precise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/donald-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-order-00573073
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Abbott renews his legal push to oust dozens of legislators who fled Texas in August to briefly block a hyperpartisan redistricting vote.
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Abbott renews push to oust state lawmakers who fled Texas to block redistricting vote
Itâs a sign the bitter feud over the GOPâs push to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections is still raging.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/texas-redistricting-greg-abbott-case-00572983
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Late-night hosts blast Trump after Kimmel's suspension. âIf ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive,â Stephen Colbert warned.
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Late-night TV hosts blast 'autocrat' Trump after Kimmel yanked off air
âIf ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive,â Stephen Colbert warned after the ABC star was taken off the air.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/donald-trump-censorship-jimmy-kimmel-live-late-night-reaction-00572648
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the new midterm swing voters: They broke for Trump in 2024, they're a toss-up for 2026 â and they're wearing weighted vests all over your neighborhood.
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Weighted vest women are the 2026 swing voters
Meet the new midterm swing voters: They broke for Donald Trump in 2024, they're a toss-up for 2026 â and they're wearing weighted vests all over your neighborhood.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/weighted-vest-women-are-the-2026-swing-voters-00572657
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BREAKING: The House passed a stopgap funding bill, putting Congress on a path to avert a government shutdown â if the Senate can pass the measure, too.
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House approves stopgap funding bill, putting shutdown ball in the Senateâs court
Federal funding is due to expire Oct. 1 if Congress canât find an agreement.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/house-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-putting-shutdown-ball-in-the-senates-court-00572968
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COLUMN: Donât be fooled by a Trump-Xi deal on TikTok. Regardless of any agreement, Trump has been breaking the law all year, writes our legal columnist Ankush Khardori.
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Donât Be Fooled by a Trump-Xi Deal on TikTok
Regardless of any agreement, Trump has been breaking the law all year.
https://politi.co/4nbUvwJ
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During the UN General Assembly next week, a growing number of nations are bucking the Trump administration to recognize a Palestinian state. But the move highlights the limited options available to countries that want to break with Washington on Israel.
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Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood
France and others frustrated with U.S. inaction on Israel have few options to reorient the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/palestine-statehood-trump-un-00572206
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Canada and Mexico vow to stick together and work with the Trump admin ahead of what are expected to be tough negotiations on a renewed North American trade deal.
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Mexico and Canada make nice ahead of high-stakes trade talks
Carney and Sheinbaum vow to stick together and work with the US on a deal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/mexico-canada-high-stakes-trade-talks-00572632
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 state legislators arrested as they protest being denied access to holding rooms for migrants at 26 Federal Plaza.
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Elected officials arrested as anti-ICE protests escalate at 26 Federal Plaza
New York Democrats demand to inspect conditions for detained migrants after a federal judge cited overcrowding and lack of sanitation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/ice-nyc-protest-00572418
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Harris details distracting pre-debate phone call from Biden: âwhyâs he asking that?â
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âWhyâs he asking that?â: Harris details distracting pre-debate phone call from Biden
The former Democratic nominee recalls in her new book that Biden asked if she was "saying bad things" about him minutes before her debate with Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/harris-phone-call-biden-00572494
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EXCLUSIVE: Harris wanted to ask the former transportation secretary to be her running mate in 2024, but thought âit was too big of a risk.â âI just believe in giving Americans more credit than that,â
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Buttigieg to Harris: It wouldnât have been too risky to pick me as your running mate
The former transportation secretary responded to a recent passage from the former vice president's new book that explained why she didn't pick him as a running mate.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/buttigieg-harris-runing-mate-107-days-00571954?fbclid=IwY2xjawM5bqlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmnJHqNPa6nPGcte-BixsvoFvgJU00oDXqQqkQos72LnxD20sn6LYDYokUAd_aem_Jba2m4fCbVtcd9iEBlVkgA
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RFK Jr.âs vaccine panel votes to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children.
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RFK Jr.âs vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule
The panel voted to recommend against the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for young children. It postponed to Friday a vote on a recommendation to drop universal newborn vaccina...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-advisory-panel-makes-controversial-changes-to-two-childhood-shots-00572187
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Some GOP lawmakers come out against the FCCâs role in Kimmel axing.
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GOP lawmakers come out against the FCCâs role in Kimmel axing
Republicans are splitting on FCC Chair Brendan Carrâs pressure tactics. "We all should be very cautious" about regulating speech, one GOP senator told POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/gop-lawmakers-come-out-against-the-fccs-role-in-kimmel-axing-00572140
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FCC Chair Carr questions whether ABCâs âThe Viewâ should be subject to review from the agency. In a podcast appearance, Carr said the daytime show could be subject to the FCCâs equal time rule.
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FCC chair puts âThe Viewâ under the spotlight after Kimmel pressure
In a podcast appearance, Brendan Carr said the daytime show could be subject to the FCCâs equal time rule.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/fcc-brendan-carr-the-view-00572178
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Trump suggests that networks should lose their broadcast licenses if their on-air talent is critical of him.
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Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses
âTheyâre giving me all this bad press, and theyâre getting a license,â the president said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/trump-floats-stripping-networks-critical-of-him-of-their-broadcast-licenses-00571953
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The MAHA movement is rallying behind RFK Jr..
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RFK Jr.âs movement is coming to his defense
Make America Healthy Again groups are planning rallies from coast to coast in defense of the health secretary after some lawmakers denounced him.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/rfk-jr-s-movement-is-coming-to-his-defense-00571826
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Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades
D.C. Council member Robert White, a former Norton aide, said Thursday he will challenge her in 2026.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/robert-white-eleanor-holmes-norton-challenge-00571433
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EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are in talks to pass a funding extension Friday, then leave town until after the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline and jam the Senate.
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GOP leaders consider Senate jam plan after House CR vote
They're discussing leaving town until after Oct. 1 once the stopgap passes Friday.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/18/congress/house-cr-vote-senate-jam-00571830
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Jimmy Kimmelâs suspension set off a heated debate over free speech.
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Kimmelâs suspension set off furious debate over free speech
The FCC chair accused Kimmel of upsetting âlots and lots of peopleâ and hinted at going even further.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-reaction-00571616
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Obama condemns the White House after Kimmelâs suspension, saying that the Trump admin has taken cancel culture to a "new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies."
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Obama denounces White House after Kimmelâs suspension
Key Democrats are now calling for FCC Chair Brendan Carr to resign.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/obama-denounces-white-house-after-kimmel-suspension-00571397
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GOP Reps. Nancy Mace and Cory Mills are locked in an escalating personal clash over Maceâs failed effort to censure Dem Rep. Ilhan Omar for her response to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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Nancy Mace and Cory Mills clash over failed censure vote
The two House Republicans sparred online after Maceâs attempt to condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/18/congress/mace-vs-mills-00571398
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Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, to helm Turning Point USA.
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Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, to helm TPUSA
Kirk will take over one of the most influential conservative organizing groups from her late husband.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/erika-kirk-turning-point-usa-charlie-kirk-00571290
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Opinion: Jimmy Kimmel has Supreme Court precedent on his side. He should sue the Trump administration, writes law professor Aziz Huq. Read the full opinion piece:
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Disney has pulled Jimmy Kimmelâs talk show after his comments on the shooting of Charlie Kirk. The move raises questions of free speech and âwhat we as a country believe folks should be able to say in public forums,â Megan Messerly says on
#playbookpod
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Trumpâs big day with the king is over. Now itâs Starmerâs turn. At their joint press conference today, expect questions on a bunch of uncomfortable topics for both the US and UK leaders â from the war in Gaza to the Epstein scandal. Weâre covering it all live:
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Trumpâs UK visit: Weakened Starmer rolls out red carpet â live updates
Britainâs Labour prime minister welcomes Trump to his official country residence to talk trade, Ukraine and Winston Churchill. Follow the action at Chequers and beyond
https://ow.ly/JVeI50WYARQ
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Sanders is calling the war in Gaza a "genocide" for the first time.
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Sanders calls war in Gaza a âgenocideâ for the first time
âThe truth is, whether you call it genocide or ethnic cleansing or mass atrocities or war crimes, the path forward is clear. We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestini...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/bernie-sanders-israel-gaza-genocide-00569586
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Dems fail to subpoena major banks in Epstein case. Only Republican Rep. Thomas Massie sided with the minority party.
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Dems fail to subpoena major banks in Epstein case
Only Republican Rep. Thomas Massie sided with the minority party.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/17/congress/dems-fail-to-subpoena-major-banks-in-epstein-case-00569352
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