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Backlash Intensifies After Kimmel Suspension: Live Updates

 The campaign to cancel and punish critics of Charlie Kirk is expanding, as is the pushback. Here are the latest developments. By Intelligencer Staff
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Was Tyler Robinson Radicalized Online? Were the Rest of Us?

 By John Herrman A lot of Americans are wondering how their fellow citizens could possibly say or believe the things they do.
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Democrats Are United in Fear of Another Shutdown Surrender

 By Ed Kilgore Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer have proposed a laundry list of Democratic demands that Republicans will reject — but they’re fine with that.
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just asking questions
America Isn’t a Democracy. Yet.
By Sarah Jones
Osita Nwanevu discusses his new book, how our political structure turned up the temperature after Charlie Kirk, and what meaningful change looks like.
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early and often
Trump Is Going to Lose the War on Free Speech
By Ross Barkan
You can’t threaten your way to making bad ideas popular.
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we'll do it live
Backlash to Trump Crackdown Intensifies After Kimmel Suspension: Live Updates
By Intelligencer Staff
The campaign to cancel and punish critics of Charlie Kirk is expanding, as is the pushback. Here are the latest developments.

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  1. Backlash to Trump Crackdown Intensifies After Kimmel Suspension: Live Updates
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Hollywood Comes to Jimmy Kimmel’s Defense
By Bethy Squires
Pedro Pascal, Tim Heidecker, David Letterman, and more celebs have joined the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in expressing support for Kimmel.
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What Is Disney Thinking?
By Josef Adalian
By pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air, Bob Iger risks tarnishing his legacy in Hollywood.
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Trump’s Beef With Jimmy Kimmel: A Brief History
By Margaret Hartmann
Trump tried to censor Kimmel years before his Charlie Kirk comments. Here’s how an Oscars jab and a plea to save Obamacare fueled their feud.
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A Government Shutdown Could Lead to the Last Filibuster
By Ed Kilgore
If a shutdown persists, Trump may order Republicans to kill the filibuster altogether. Will Democrats risk the loss of their one tool for resistance?
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Kimmel’s Comments Weren’t What MAGA Critics Say They Were
By Ed Kilgore
The late-night host’s comments may have been clumsy, but they were far from incendiary.
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Nexstar Led the Charge Against Jimmy Kimmel. It Had a Business Motive.
By Matt Stieb
The massive media conglomerate that helped kick the comedian off the air may be focused on appeasing President Trump to help future mergers.
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royal rumblings
Trump’s U.K. State Visit: All the Pomp, Protests, and Royal Drama
By Margaret Hartmann
Protesters greeted Trump by projecting Epstein photos on Windsor Castle, but on the bright side, he got a carriage ride with King Charles.
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Democrats Are United in Fear of Another Shutdown Surrender
By Ed Kilgore
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer have proposed a laundry list of Democratic demands that Republicans will reject — but they’re fine with that.
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Was Tyler Robinson Radicalized Online? How About the Rest of Us?
By John Herrman
A lot of Americans are wondering how their fellow citizens could possibly say or believe the things they do.
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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’
By Josef Adalian
The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s murder.
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What’s Really Going On With Trump’s Hand Bruise and Health Issues?
By Margaret Hartmann
Despite revealing Trump’s chronic-venous-insufficiency diagnosis, the White House explanation is still odd and incomplete. Here’s everything we know.
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politics
Sanders Changes Course, Says Israel Is Committing Genocide
By Nia Prater
He became the highest-profile politician to use that term about the war in Gaza.
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we'll do it live
Ex-CDC Director Testifies on RFK Jr., Ouster, and Upheaval: What Happened
By Intelligencer Staff
Susan Monarez and Debra Houry testified about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to upend U.S. vaccine policy. Here’s what happened.
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Two Republican Trump Foes Announce They’re Running in 2026
By Ed Kilgore
The Georgia governor’s race just got interesting.
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Trump’s Memphis Takeover Another Step Down the Road to Authoritarianism
By Ed Kilgore
By pushing a red-state governor to let him take over law enforcement in a blue city, Trump is polarizing the crime issue more than ever.
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Why Trump Wants a 2026 Midterm Convention
By Ed Kilgore
They didn’t work out so well when Democrats held them in the 1970s. But President Trump may want one more opportunity to put himself at center stage.
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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson: What We Know
By Margaret Hartmann
Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder and authorities will seek the death penalty. He allegedly confessed to his roommate via text.
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The TikTok Ban Was Never What It Seemed
By John Herrman
A strange and tortuous saga may end with Trump allies controlling another social-media platform.
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The Very Good News Hiding in Plain Sight for Democrats
By Ross Barkan
Are they a party lost or a party about to be found?
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‘I’ve Had Enough’: Authorities Say Charlie Kirk Suspect Confessed to Partner
By Matt Stieb
“Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” Tyler Robinson allegedly texted.
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Luigi Mangione Wins a Major Victory in Court
By Madeline Leung Coleman
Prosecutors accused him of terrorism, but a judge said the charge doesn’t fit the evidence and dismissed it.
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Pam Bondi Is Clueless About the First Amendment
By Ed Kilgore
The U.S. attorney general’s vow to crack down on “hate speech” was so clearly unlawful that even conservatives called her out.