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Trump Backs FCC License Revocations After Kimmel Suspension

His comments, following ABC’s Kimmel suspension, put fresh focus on the FCC’s licensing power.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump said he would support FCC moves to pull broadcast licenses and floated periodic reapplications, leaving enforcement to Chair Brendan Carr after ABC removed Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
  • A CDC advisory panel appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted to give MMR and varicella shots separately to children under four, with additional votes today on Covid-19 vaccines and newborn hepatitis B.
  • Turning Point USA named Erika Kirk as CEO following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and she is slated to speak at Sunday’s memorial alongside President Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
  • Hamas’ military wing warned in Hebrew that Israel’s Gaza City incursion has ended any chance of recovering remaining hostages, as public anger toward the government continues in Tel Aviv.
  • A man in his 30s died after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe, with an autopsy ruling accidental blunt impact injuries and the investigation ongoing.