Jimmy Lai’s son says his father will die in prison if he’s not saved soon

President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Beijing, where Taiwan is expected to be a key issue. Sebastian Lai, the son of imprisoned pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, told “CBS News Mornings” that his father will die in prison if he is not saved soon. Source link

White House ramps up pressure on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over first lady remark

The White House on Tuesday intensified pressure on ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a comment he made about first lady Melania Trump last week, with a top aide saying the comedian “should be shunned for the rest of his life.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more

FCC orders Disney to file for early license renewal after Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it has ordered the Walt Disney Co. to file for early license renewal applications for its ABC television stations.  The FCC said in its order that it is investigating ABC stations for “possible violations” of the Communications Act of 1934 and the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination.  An … Read more

A witness describes the correspondents’ dinner shooting and Jimmy Kimmel defends joke: Morning Rundown

The suspect in the correspondents’ dinner shooting is charged with attempting to assassinate the president. Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump’s calls to fire him. And the OpenAI trial begins with a tricky question for jurors. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Here’s what to know today. … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for him to be fired

Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling on Monday for ABC to fire him in the wake of the late-night comic making a joke last week in which he described the first lady as having “the glow of an expectant widow.” The remark about the president’s wife was part of a routine … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel says joke was not call for assassination as Trumps call for his ouster after shooting

Hours after the president and first lady called for Jimmy Kimmel’s ouster, the late-night host defended the joke that sparked their ire in the wake of an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Days before an armed … Read more

Jane Fonda’s free speech group urges ABC to resist Trump’s demand to fire Jimmy Kimmel

The Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech advocacy group led by actor Jane Fonda, criticized President Donald Trump for urging ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over his comments about first lady Melania Trump. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “In America, satire … Read more

Melania Trump blasts Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes before correspondents’ dinner as “hateful and violent rhetoric”

First lady Melania Trump, in a rare statement Monday, called jokes made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner “hateful and violent rhetoric.” “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country.  His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the … Read more

Melania Trump rips Jimmy Kimmel and urges ABC to ‘take a stand’

First lady Melania Trump sharply criticized ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday for on-air comments he made about her and urged the Disney-owned broadcast network to “take a stand.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a post on X, Trump said Kimmel’s “hateful and … Read more