Kimmel show cancellation eclipses Trump UK visit |
President Donald Trump's war with late-night TV hosts isn't over. Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show has been indefinitely pulled from ABC – news that overshadowed Trump's historic second state visit to Britain. In his first public comments about Kimmel's show being indefinitely postponed, Trump said that Kimmel "was fired because he had bad ratings, more than anything else." (Kimmel's ratings are second among late-night hosts to CBS's Stephen Colbert, and first in the key 18 to 49 years-old demographic.) ABC's shakeup came amid pressure from Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr over comments Kimmel made regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Highlights from Trump's trip to the UK. |
Next on Trump's list: Trump on late Wednesday celebrated Kimmel's suspension and urged other networks to target other late-night hosts, including Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon. "Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. | U.S. President Donald Trump talks at a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept. 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. Leon Neal, via REUTERS |
For the first time since last year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a cut to rates – albeit a small one – of a quarter percentage point to its benchmark interest rate. It's expected to be the first in a series of reductions that should make borrowing more accessible for consumers. But what does that mean for your wallet? The quarter percentage point cut alone won't make "too much of a difference" for borrowers, said Michael Pearce, deputy chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. What borrowers can expect from the rate cuts. |
Where Charlie Kirk stood on issues |
Was he a truth-teller or was it bigotry? Charlie Kirk was one of the right's preeminent provocateurs. A conservative leader and MAGA celebrity, Kirk, who was killed last week by a gunman in Utah, traveled the country debating other young people and building a juggernaut youth group, Turning Point USA. The slain activist produced hours of commentary for his online show and spent years traveling the country for events where he talked about guns, diversity efforts, abortion, LGBTQ issues and more. Critics accused him of promoting racism, homophobia, antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. Supporters said he was a fearless visionary. See some of his views. | | Turning Point USA was founded by Kirk in 2012 when he was 18 and has since become a prominent force among conservative politics. | | The hepatitis B vaccine has been recommended for all infants and young children since 1991. | | | | Trump is the first president to try to fire a Federal Reserve governor. The law's "for cause" removal requirement has never been tested in court. | | | | CDC employees with a reasonable accommodation to work from home are being told they now must work in person, according to internal documents. | | | | Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia student who became a lightning rod over pro-Palestinian protests, is one step closer to being deported. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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