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‘Tonight, we are all Jimmy Kimmel,’ Stephen Colbert says, calling Trump an ‘autocrat’
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Thursday’s July 25, 2019 show. CBS Photo Archive | CBS | Getty Images Stephen Colbert gave a full-throated defense of suspended late-night show colleague Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night and called President Donald Trump an “autocrat.” “I’m your host, Steven Colbert, but tonight, we are all Jimmy Kimmel,” […]
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Trump’s pressure on the media is mounting, with Kimmel sidelined ‘indefinitely’
Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pressure on media companies is mounting. On Wednesday, the Walt Disney Co. pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” from its ABC network after the […]
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Trump floats pulling licenses if networks are ‘against’ him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to a state visit in Britain, Sept. 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that the federal government might revoke the licenses of broadcast television networks that are “against” him. Trump’s comment came a day after […]
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FCC Chair Carr says ‘we’re not done yet’ after Jimmy Kimmel suspension by ABC
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel appeared to “mislead” the American public about facts regarding conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing in the days leading up to his show’s suspension. Carr also told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that “we’re not done yet” with the changes in “the […]
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Trump hints at ‘good news’ coming on the Russia-Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump indicated that a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine […]
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David Tepper says Fed could cut a few more times, but easing too much risks entering ‘danger territory’
watch now VIDEO9:1109:11 David Tepper: Fed could cut a few more times, but easing too much risks entering ‘danger territory’ Squawk Box Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper said the Federal Reserve could cut rates a bit more, but then risks more inflation and other dangers to the economy and markets if the central bank goes further […]
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks at the Peterson Institute For International Economics in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court rulings that have blocked President Donald Trump from firing Federal […]
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Coinbase CEO says banks are fighting stablecoin rewards with ‘boogeyman’ issues
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and other crypto executives took to Capitol Hill this week as part of a regulatory showdown between the industry and banks with potentially trillions at stake. Banking advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to prohibit crypto exchanges like Coinbase from offering customers rewards that are structured like interest payments banks offer. “I’m […]
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Microsoft to spend $4 billion on second Wisconsin data center
Microsoft’s first data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Microsoft RACINE, Wis. — Microsoft said Thursday that it will allocate $4 billion to build a second data center in Wisconsin. The first one will come online in early 2026, with the software company spending $3.3 billion on it. The first Wisconsin data center, in nearby Mount […]
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The pomp and pageantry ends as Trump’s state visit gets down to business
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle for the State visit by the President of the United States of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday left Windsor Castle — where […]
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