Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will return Tuesday, less than a week after the US comedian was taken off air over comments about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kimmel’s suspension became a flashpoint in the country’s debate over speech and the Trump administration’s efforts to assert control over public and private institutions, prompting even some ardent Trump allies to criticize government overreach. That broader fight is still unfolding: A Supreme Court case that could give Trump the power to fire more officials at quasi-independent agencies may have implications for the president’s desire to control the Federal Reserve.
A favorable ruling could hand him a “powerful weapon for punishing his enemies,” given the bank’s vast lending powers, The Atlantic wrote.