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Trump's war on media expands with suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show

'Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person,' Trump said. 'He had very bad ratings, and they should have fired him a long time ago'

Trump pressures broadcasters over coverage, escalating attack on speech

The president's suggestion that broadcasters should lose their licenses because of criticism of him indicated that his assault on critics' language is driven in part by personal animus

Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel show as pressure built on multiple fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration

BAPS welcomes US Justice Dept decision to close worker exploitation probe

The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in the United States has welcomed the Justice Department decision to close an investigation against it over alleged claims of exploitation of workers. In 2021, a group of Indian workers had filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of New Jersey alleging violations of human trafficking and wage law against the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). The workers alleged that they were confined and forced to work for about USD 1 on constructing the massive Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey. The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in the United States welcomes the decision by the United States Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey to close their investigation of BAPS and the creation of BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, BAPS North America said in a statement. A report in The New York Times had said that the complaint had named six men who had said they were among more than 200 Indian nationals w

Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting Guatemalan migrant children

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the US alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court struggle over one of the most sensitive issues in Trump's hard-line immigration agenda. The decision by US District Judge Timothy J Kelly comes after the Republican administration's Labor Day weekend attempt to remove Guatemalan migrant children who were living in government shelters and foster care. Trump administration officials said they were seeking to reunify children with parents who wanted them returned home. But that explanation crumbled like a house of cards about a week later," Kelly, who was nominated by Trump, wrote. There is no evidence before the Court that the parents of these children sought their return. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement insisted on the administration's initial claims that parents requested being reunited

Trump to designate Antifa as terrorist organisation after Kirk's murder

Antifa, short for anti-fascists, is an umbrella term used for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. Antifa consists of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis

Trump's Caribbean boat strikes spark fresh debate over legality, threats

The circumstances of the strikes were still unclear and questions lingered about the true threat posed to the US

Trump lists 23 major drug transit nations, including India, Pak, and China

The US President expressed commitment to defeating the threat posed by the illegal drug trade in the US

Why Trump's renewed push to nix quarterly reporting may succeed this time

Trump on Monday called for the SEC to allow US-listed companies to issue periodic disclosures every six months instead of requiring quarterly reports

Prosecutors dropped dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, says judge

More than 50 people have faced federal charges in Washington, DC, since President Donald Trump's emergency law-and-order surge began last month. Already, prosecutors have dropped at least 11 of those cases, an unusually high collapse rate that judges say is wasting court resources. The dismissals highlight the risks of Trump's emergency surge strategy: an unprecedented flood of arrests that has produced headline-grabbing numbers but faltered under judicial scrutiny, with some of the most serious cases from assaults on federal agents to gun charges unravelling before they ever reach trial. On Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh dismissed two felony assault cases at the request of US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office. He delivered a blunt warning from the bench as he questioned whether prosecutors are making charging decisions before cases are properly investigated and vetted. That's not the way it's supposed to work, and it has real-world consequences, Sharbaugh said. This

Trump's threat to target 'radical left' after Kirk killing sparks fears

President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the radical left following Charlie Kirk's assassination, stirring fears that his administration is trying to harness outrage over the killing to suppress political opposition. Without establishing any link to last week's shooting, the Republican president and members of his administration have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits. The White House pointed to Indivisible, a progressive activist network, and the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, as potential subjects of scrutiny. Although administration officials insist that their focus is preventing violence, critics see an extension of Trump's campaign of retribution against his political enemies and an erosion of free speech rights. Any moves to weaken liberal groups could also shift the political landscape ahead of nex

Microsoft, OpenAI, other US firms herald Trump's UK visit With pledges

The tech giants are dedicating more than £31 billion ($42.3 billion) to artificial intelligence systems, quantum computing initiatives and other tech projects

TikTok US operations buyers to include Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen

If finalised, a deal will resolve a sticking point in Beijing-Washington relations and help shape the fate of China's most valuable private company

What to know about TikTok, algorithm, US-China deal to keep it running

A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed after it's divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance. Now, it appears that it can. Wang Jingtao, deputy director of China's Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, told reporters in Madrid Monday there was consensus on authorisation of the use of intellectual property rights such as (TikTok's) algorithm a main sticking point in the deal. The sides also agreed on entrusting a partner with handling US user data and content security, he said. But while China has agreed that a divested TikTok could use its algorithm, it's uncertain how that would work. What is the deal? Little is known about the actual deal in the works, including what companies are involved and whether the United States would have a stake in TikTok. Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative, said the two sides have

University of California students, professors, staff sue Trump admin

The Trump administration is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the University of California in an attempt to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by faculty, staff, student organisations and every labour union representing UC workers. The lawsuit comes weeks after the Trump administration fined the University of California, Los Angeles $1.2 billion and froze research funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus and other civil rights violations. It was the first public university to be targeted with a widespread funding freeze. The administration has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against elite private colleges, including Harvard, Brown and Columbia. According to the lawsuit, the Trump administration has made several demands in its proposed settlement offer to UCLA, including giving government access to faculty, student, and staff data, releasing admissions and hirin

Suspect in Kirk killing charged with murder after DNA found on gun trigger

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder, a prosecutor announced, saying Robinson left behind his DNA on the trigger of the rifle that fired the fatal shot. The charge means Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted of killing Kirk last week at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 64 km south of Salt Lake City. The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said in announcing the charges. Kirk was gunned down on Sept 10 as he spoke with students and died soon after. Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building. A Utah Valley University police officer was watching the university campus crowd from an elevated position and identified the roof of the Losee Centre as a potential position for a shooter, Gray said. The officer found evidence on the roof immediately, he

US court blocks Trump bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

A US appeals court has ruled Lisa Cook can remain on the Federal Reserve board while her lawsuit proceeds, after Trump tried to dismiss her over alleged mortgage fraud

Trump's fondness for UK royalty offers Starmer a chance to boost ties

That affection has been leveraged by the British state in the months since Trump retook the White House

Trump makes final push for court approval to fire Fed's Lisa Cook

Trump last week asked the Washington-based appeals court to temporarily pause a lower court's Sept. 9 injunction blocking him from firing Cook

Trump vows crackdown on illegal immigrants after Indian beheaded in Dallas

Trump condemned the Dallas beheading of Indian-origin motel manager Chandra Mouli Bob Nagamallaiah, blaming Biden's immigration policy and calling the accused a repeat offender