News Summary

• The assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has given the administration further opportunity to use its power to influence the media industry.
• So far, companies have largely shown an unwillingness to fight back.
• “The people who have the most money and power are the first to give up, and frankly that should be mortifying for them,” a writer for a late-night show said.
• The decision to pull Kimmel off the air came two months after CBS, following its settlement of a lawsuit with Trump, canceled Stephen Colbert’s show.