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After Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended, a key question is: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech?

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact

At issue in the Kimmel case is how much influence the FCC can bring to bear under its statutory authority and First Amendment protections for free speech.

What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the FCC

By Associated Press

Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Donald Trump in November. In the months since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC news.

4 things to know about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air, indefinitely — an unprecedented move that followed backlash over the comic's remarks after last week's killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Here’s what we know.

What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump

By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Jonah Anderson, Kayan Taraporevala

The political fallout from the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk continues. Wednesday, Disney suddenly suspended ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" following comments Kimmel made about how President Trump’s supporters were responding to the killing. That suspension was cheered by Trump…

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Kimmel suspension highlights Trump’s growing power over U.S. media landscape

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Kimmel's suspension has led to a debate about free speech and media influence. Trump celebrated the decision and called for more shows to be canceled. Kimmel hasn't commented publicly on his suspension.

WATCH: Trump says Jimmy Kimmel ‘said a horrible thing’ about Charlie Kirk

By Steff Staples

President Donald Trump dismissed reactions to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show as an attack on free speech, saying the move was due to a "lack of talent."…

Reactions pour in about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, who is often a target of Kimmel's jokes, applauded the move in a social media post.

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Kimmel's comments about Kirk's death “are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division. Nexstar operates 23 ABC affiliates.

Jimmy Kimmel to return as Oscars host for the third time

By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

The late-night talk show host will preside over the ceremony in March, the show’s producers said Monday.

The Emmys are live and virtual this year: ‘What could possibly go wrong?’

By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

Come for the awards, stay for the suspense of the first big Hollywood ceremony to attempt a live — but socially distanced — broadcast amid the coronavirus pandemic.