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CNN pundit Jonah Goldberg struggled to make sense of the Trump administration's threat against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Kimmel revealed upon his return to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday that he interviewed James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, but ABC, the home of Kimmel's show, pulled the interview and will air it on YouTube instead because of fears about the FCC's threat to late-night hosts over equal airtime for political candidates.

Goldberg, a veteran conservative political analyst, said that the Trump administration's threat didn't make sense and tore into the move during a Thursday roundtable discussion on CNN....

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will reportedly see his show come to an end in 2027 amid a feud with President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, the New York Post's Page Six reported that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will air its final season in 2027. The end of his show comes as it has faced backlash from the Trump administration after criticism by Kimmel.

An anonymous source told Page Six, "his contract is not getting extended," leading to the end of his show. The next season of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is scheduled to begin on Tuesday night and will wrap up in May 2027. The show has been on the air for 24 years, Page Six noted. ...

While applying to renew its licenses, ABC dug into a Trump official for his "assault" on speech and TV stations, per a new report.

ABC filed applications for eight TV stations and blasted an order by Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to begin an early license renewal process for ABC, according to reporting by Politico.

"The Order is inconsistent with a legitimate exercise of investigative authority and is plainly incompatible with the First Amendment," one of the eight applications read. ...

Stephen Colbert wrapped up "The Late Show" last week after alleged pressure from President Donald Trump on his parent network, but his replacement isn't exactly filling the gap, according to new reporting.

The series finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert drew more than 6.7 million viewers, according to reporting by The Daily Beast, which looked at Nielsen data.

The show filling Colbert's time slot on CBS, Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed," drew only 995,000 viewers with its first episode, The Daily Beast reported. Allen is the billionaire owner of the Allen Media Group. ...

A former GOP political strategist blasted the attack on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and how the country is turning into a "banana republic" as Trump persecutes his enemies.

"They're terrified of jokes. They're terrified of laughter," Steve Schmidt said on his podcast on Friday. "Now, ABC News and the new CEO of Disney have a decision to make: you either stand up for America or you get on your knees to Trump."

Schmidt noted that Melania Trump, the target of Kimmel's "expectant widow" punchline that now has the White House after him, was "offended five days after" the joke was made. He sarcastically added, "Yes, it was Jimmy Kimmel who instigated the madman to charge into the room with a shotgun." ...

Veteran political journalist Maggie Haberman highlighted damning comments by President Donald Trump in the wake of the Hollywood director Rob Reiner's death.

"One of the things that's striking here is President Trump celebrated," when Reiner was killed, Haberman said on "The Lead" with host Jake Tapper on Thursday. "President Trump said something insensitive at best when Rob Reiner and his wife were killed, allegedly, by their child."

Haberman was referring to Trump's Truth Social post after the beloved celebrity's slaying. Trump appeared to make the director's death all about himself, even though it allegedly stemmed from issues with his son, Nick Reiner....