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Society / September 18, 2025 Texas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm. Ad Policy On Wednesday, Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 7, which seeks to stop Texas residents from receiving abortion pills by mail.(Brandon Bell / Getty Images) In likely the most aggressive attempt to stymie the flow of abortion medication by any state thus far, Republican Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law an extreme bill that seeks to stop its residents from receiving abortion pills by mail. House Bill 7 empowers private citizens to…

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Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation’s organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ procurement organization.”Every American should feel safe becoming an organ donor and giving the gift of life, yet decades of ignored patient safety concerns have driven more and more Americans off the donor list,” Kennedy said. “Today, under President Trump’s leadership, we are taking bold action and historic action to restore trust in the organ procurement process.”Transplant experts said last year there had been a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, after…

Jimmy Kimmel, winner of the Outstanding Host for a Game Show Award for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, attended the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. On Wednesday, ABC suspended Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images As First Amendment scholar Evelyn Douek watched the news unfold of ABC yanking Jimmy Kimmel from air, she was aghast: “The hypocrisy is enough to give one vertigo,” she said. It’s shocking to Douek, because she is…

Los Angeles — Cookie connoisseur Lara Adekoya started her baking business during the pandemic, selling cookies to masked customers out of her Los Angeles home.  Now, customers flock to her L.A. bakery, Fleurs et Sel, to get their hands on flavors like oatmeal chocolate chip walnut, peanut butter and Nutella, and matcha dark chocolate.Adekoya says she’s now paying $50 to $100 more per bag for premium ingredients imported from countries around the world, including France and Japan, due to President Trump’s tariffs.  She says that amounts to an extra $3,000 to $4,000 per month she is now spending on supplies.Adekoya…

Society / September 18, 2025 The mainstream media is complicit in the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era. Kimmel’s suspension is just the latest proof. Ad Policy Jimmy Kimmel on the September 16 edition of his talk show.(ABC) Donald Trump has lamented the fact that the United States hasn’t won a major war since 1945. But the president might soon claim credit for breaking that streak, because he’s winning his war against one of his most implacable foes: late-night TV shows. For decades, the hosts of these shows have mocked American presidents of both parties. These gibes…

In the week since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university event, comments from some of his critics have ignited a battle over free speech in an increasingly polarized nation.Kirk, who routinely debated progressive students at his Turning Point USA events and espoused controversial opinions on his podcast, was a stalwart proponent of the First Amendment. “Hate speech does not exist legally in America,” he wrote on X last year. “There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.”But over the last several days, the administration he supported…

President Trump on Thursday floated revoking TV broadcast licenses for networks that cover him negatively, a day after ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.”They give me only bad publicity or press,” the president said of the broadcast networks on the flight back from London. “I mean, they’re getting a license. I would think maybe their license should be taken away. It will be up to Brendan Carr,” who is the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.On Wednesday, ABC yanked Kimmel’s late-night talk show over a monologue comment about the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, hours after Carr had told right-wing…

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and President Trump (L) attend a joint press conference following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on Sept. 18 on the second day of the US President’s second State Visit. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said he disagrees with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to recognize the Palestinian state sometime this month unless Israel commits to peace in Gaza. Trump, speaking at a press conference with Starmer on Thursday, said he wants the immediate release of hostages. The disagreement with…

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow President Trump to remove Lisa Cook from her position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while a legal challenge to her firing moves forward.In its request for emergency relief from the high court, the Justice Department said that the justices should freeze a lower court decision that ordered Cook to be reinstated to her post on the Fed Board.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled earlier this week that Cook could remain in her role while a legal challenge to her firing…