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Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension

Jimmy Kimmel returned to U.S. late-night television, six days after his on-air remarks about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk led Disney to suspend his show.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 22: Jimmy Kimmel performs onstage as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual "Power Of Love" gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional return to TV: I didn’t mean to ‘make light of the murder of a young man’

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel received standing ovations and chants of “Jimmy, Jimmy,” upon his return to the studio.

Senator Joni Ernst (IA) speaks on stage during The Hill & Valley Forum 2025 at The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for 137 Ventures/Founders Fund/Jacob Helberg )

Report: Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection

Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst has informed confidantes that she will not seek re-election in 2026. She is expected to make a formal announcement next week, according to multiple incoming reports.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) gives a statement after a policy luncheon with Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican senators are considering a rescissions package that is backed by U.S. President Donald Trump that would take back $9.4 billion of congressionally approved funds. Senate is expected to vote on the rescissions package next week ahead of a July 18 deadline, with Trump threatening to withhold endorsements from Republican senators who don’t support the rescissions package. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans pass Trump’s rescissions package, slashing $9B to foreign aid and public broadcasting

Senate Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s $9 billion rescissions bill aimed at slashing foreign aid programs and left-leaning public broadcasting stations.

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Long Beach on March 4, 2025 in Long Beach, California, as US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect. US President Donald Trump could announce a compromise tariff arrangement with Canada and Mexico on March 5, his commerce secretary said in an interview, shortly after sweeping 25-percent levies went into effect.

Democrat-Led Senate Vote Falls Short In An Effort To Halt Trump’s Tariff Plan

An effort by Senate Democrats to overturn President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy fell short on Wednesday.

TL| Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the Republicans weekly policy luncheon on January 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. Negotiations over border security, military aid to Ukraine and Israel, and the government budget continue this week on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) TR| U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as Majority Leader, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) as Assistant Majority Leader, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) as Republican Conference Chair, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as Republican Policy Committee Chair, Sen. James Lankford as Republican Conference Vice Chair and Sen. Tim Scott (R-FL) as National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair for the 119th Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) BL| U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) heads to the Senate Chamber to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democrats blocked the bill that protected born-alive abortion survivors. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) BR| U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walks to a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to take up The Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation negotiated between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling until 2025 and avoid a federal default. The House passed the bill last night with a bipartisan vote of 314-117. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump Blasts ‘Disloyal’ GOP Senators Over Potentially Voting To Scrap Canada Tariffs

President Donald Trump has blasted Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul for potentially joining Democrats in blocking his tariffs on Canadian goods.