Kimmel’s Suspension Is the Latest Display of Trump’s Growing Power Over the US Media Landscape

Trump has extracted multimillion-dollar settlements, forced companies into costly litigation and prompted changes to programming that he found objectionable.

A Timeline of Trump’s Fights With Media, Including Jimmy Kimmel and The New York Times

President Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with news organizations, and the media in general, during both his terms in office.

Trump’s Moves Against the Media Mirror Approaches by Authoritarian Leaders To Silence Dissent

Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations and social media companies to his will.

ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s Late-Night Show Indefinitely Over His Remarks About Charlie Kirk’s Death

ABC, which has aired Kimmel’s late-night show since 2003, moved swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show starting Wednesday.

Trump’s Threat To Target ‘Radical Left’ After Kirk Killing Raises Fears He’s Trying To Silence Foes

Critics see it as an extension of Trump’s campaign of retribution against his political enemies and an erosion of free speech rights.

Workers Commenting on Kirk’s Death Learn the Limits of Free Speech in and Out of Their Jobs

Laws can vary across states, but overall, there’s very little legal protections for employees who are punished for speech made both in and out of private workplaces.

Charlie Kirk’s Open-Air Debates Made Him a Draw on College Campuses. They Also Made Him Vulnerable

Kirk’s open and engaging approach veered from the well-worn tracks of provocateurs who rile audiences in campus lecture halls.

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah University

The assassination drew bipartisan condemnation, but a national reckoning over ways to prevent political grievances from manifesting as deadly violence seemed elusive.