❓WHAT HAPPENED: CBS announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, citing financial reasons. President Donald J. Trump welcomed the news, prompting a seething response from Colbert.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stephen Colbert, CBS executives, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: CBS announced the end of the run for the show, set for May 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Go f**k yourself.” – Stephen Colbert
🎯IMPACT: The cancellation highlights financial challenges in late-night television and political commentary, with Colbert’s show reportedly hemorrhaging around $40 million a year.
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Failing late-night host Stephen Colbert had harsh words for President Donald J. Trump after the America First leader mocked the cancellation of his show. During his July 21 broadcast, Colbert told Trump to “go f**k yourself.”
CBS had announced the cancellation of Colbert’s show, stating it was a financial decision. “We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘The Late Show’ franchise in May of 2026,” the network said in a statement. The announcement came shortly after Colbert criticized CBS’s $16 million settlement with Trump for doctoring a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, calling it a “big, fat bribe.”
While Democrats and leftist pundits suggest Colbert’s cancellation is politically motivated, reports indicated that the show had been losing the network $40 million annually while employing a team of 200 people, and paying Colbert himself between $15m and $20m annually.
Trump celebrated the news, saying, “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!”
Colbert responded during his broadcast, reading Trump’s statements and saying, “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?” before staring into the camera to deliver a humourless “Go f**k yourself.”
The cancellation of The Late Show marks the end of an era in late-night television. Talk show host David Letterman initially started the show in 1993.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, claiming defamation over allegations tied to a letter he supposedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Judge Darrin P. Gayles, The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, and WSJ reporters.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed in July in Miami, Florida, and assigned to Judge Gayles of the Southern District of Florida.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The reason for those failures is because no authentic letter or drawing exists.” – Trump lawsuit complaint
🎯IMPACT: The case being run by a judge appointed by former President Obama raises concerns that President Trump will not receive a fair hearing.
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President Donald J. Trump has launched a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, its parent company News Corp, Dow Jones, and several others, alleging they published a false and defamatory report claiming he sent a sexually suggestive birthday card to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, has been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles. Judge Gayles was trumpeted by the left as the first openly gay black man confirmed to the federal bench when then-President Barack Obama appointed him in 2014.
Trump accuses the WSJ of fabricating the story and failing to present any legitimate proof, such as the alleged letter or evidence confirming he wrote it. “The reason for those failures is because no authentic letter or drawing exists,” Trump’s legal team argues in the complaint.
The suit also names high-profile defendants, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, publisher Dow Jones, and the two journalists responsible for the article. Trump’s lawyers allege the report was crafted with the intent to harm his reputation.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has welcomed the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by CBS.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stephen Colbert, CBS, Paramount (CBS’ parent company), and President Donald Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on Thursday, with the show set to conclude in May 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced, this is all just going away.” – Stephen Colbert
🎯IMPACT: Colbert’s firing appears to be linked to the merger negotiations between Paramount, the parent company of CBS, and Skydance Media.
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On Thursday, CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, amid parent company Paramount’s proposed merger with Skydance Media, which requires Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval. Colbert recently called out Paramount for its $16 million settlement with the America First leader, who has welcomed the host’s apparent firing.
“I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding, “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert!”
During his monologue on Paramount’s settlement with CBS, Colbert had stated, “While I was on vacation, my parent corporation, Paramount, paid Donald Trump a $16 million settlement over his 60 Minuteslawsuit. As someone who has always been a proud employee of this network, I am offended, and I don’t know if anything will ever repair my trust in this company.”
In a press release, CBS described the decision to fire Colbert as “agonizing,” claiming that the move was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”
Colbert addressed his audience on Thursday, saying, “It’s not just the end of our show, but it’s the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced, this is all just going away.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: CBS news journalist Weijia Jiang has been appointed as the new President of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Weijia Jiang, a CBS news journalist originally from China, the White House Correspondents’ Association, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: July 2025, Washington, D.C.
🎯IMPACT: This appointment may further influence media dynamics and access within the White House, especially given Jiang’s history with the Trump administration.
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CBS news journalist Weijia Jiang has been named as the new President of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA). The organization has long acted as a racket, controlling media access to the President and key senior officials. However, that has dramatically changed under President Donald J. Trump—with whom Jiang has repeatedly clashed—with the WHCA’s gatekeeping powers significantly curbed to allow the White House press team to determine access.
Jiang has been a vocal critic of President Trump since his first term. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started a blazing row with the America First leader when he told her to “ask China” why he was, in her words, treating coronavirus testing as a “global competition” with other countries. Jiang, who was born in China, demanded, “Why are you saying that to me, specifically?” implying the response was racist.
Jiang also alleged a White House staffer described the disease as the “Kung Flu,” but she did not disclose the individual’s identity.
Jiang is married to Luther Lowe, a prominent Big Tech lobbyist associated with progressive causes. Lowe, who leads policy for Y Combinator, has shown some support for Trump-era tech policies, but primarily backs Democratic candidates, including support for Steve Bullock’s 2020 presidential bid.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The corporate media is again attempting to portray an illegal immigrant with a concerning background in a positive light, seemingly to undermine public sentiment toward President Donald J. Trump’s nationwide immigration enforcement actions.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ayman Soliman, the Cincinnati Enquirer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the former Biden government.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Soliman was recently detained by ICE after his asylum status was revoked by the former Biden government in 2024.
💬KEY QUOTE: “What my hometown paper [the Enquirer] doesn’t want to tell you is this Egyptian national was flagged on the FBI terror watchlist. He had his asylum status revoked by the *checks notes* BIDEN Administration.” — DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin
🎯IMPACT: The situation mirrors a similar attempt by the corporate media to paint illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a ‘Maryland man’ and ‘Maryland father.’
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The corporate media have once again been caught attempting to whitewash an illegal immigrant‘s concerning background in an attempt to portray them in a sympathetic light and undermine President Donald J. Trump’s nationwide immigration enforcement actions. In this instance, Ayman Soliman—an Egyptian imam—who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is being presented by the Cincinnati Enquirer as a “children’s chaplain” despite having had his asylum status revoked by the former Biden government in 2024 over his name being flagged on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) terrorism watchlist.
Soliman’s portrayal by the corporate media is reminiscent of a similar attempt to paint illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a ‘Maryland man’ or ‘Maryland father.’ Abrego Garcia is currently facing criminal charges related to human trafficking. In addition, Attorney General Pam Bondi alleges that Abrego Garcia was involved in drug smuggling, gun running, and abusing women and children.
Soliman, who did serve as a chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, was imprisoned several times for agitating in Egypt against the country’s government. Notably, opposition to the al-Sisi government is rife with Islamist elements tied to the radical Muslim Brotherhood.
“What my hometown paper [the Enquirer] doesn’t want to tell you is this Egyptian national was flagged on the FBI terror watchlist. He had his asylum status revoked by the *checks notes* BIDEN Administration,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), blasting the newspaper’s framing of Soliman and his detention. The Cincinnati Enquirer has subsequently updated their story on Soliman, briefly noting the FBI terrorism flag but still attempting to portray the imam’s activities in Egypt in a positive light.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump issued a statement urging Republicans to support his Recissions Bill.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The statement was made on Truth Social.
💬KEY QUOTE: “DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: Trump warned that Republicans supporting the continued funding of PBS and NPR would lose his endorsement.
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In a recent post on Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump urged Republicans to back cut funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which encompasses PBS and NPR, in an administration-backed Recissions Bill. Defunding federally funded media outlets with a partisan bias has been an early priority for the America First leader, with Kari Lake spearheading budget and staffing cuts at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together. Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he wrote.
President Trump previously signed an executive order aimed at restricting funding to NPR and PBS, describing them as “entities that receive tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds each year to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”
“No media outlet has a constitutional right to taxpayer subsidies, and the Government is entitled to determine which categories of activities to subsidize,” he added.
Both outlets have been embroiled in anti-Trump controversies, with NPR’s CEO admitting it failed to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story adequately ahead of the 2020 election, and PBS alleging Trump planned to “purge” LGBT Americans in 2024, for instance.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Documents confirm that U.S.-funded “independent media” in Europe was co-managed with George Soros’s Open Society Institute during the post-Soviet transition.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, George Soros’s Open Society Institute, and Open Media Research Institute (OMRI).
📍WHEN & WHERE: 1994–1997, Central and Eastern Europe; financial disclosures from 2023.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Yep, that’s right, our government co-founded the research arm for ‘independent media’ in Europe alongside George Soros – an arrangement that was in place for several years.” — Jennica Pounds, a.k.a. “Data Republican”
🎯IMPACT: Confirms decades-long entanglement between U.S. federal media operations and the Soros network’s influence campaigns in former communist nations.
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In the 1990s, George Soros’s Open Society Institute partnered with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)—a U.S. government-funded “independent” broadcaster—to establish the Open Media Research Institute (OMRI). This joint venture, headquartered in the Czech capital of Prague, took over the analytical responsibilities of RFE/RL’s dissolved Research Institute and operated from 1994 to 1997.
Archival material highlighted by software engineer Jennica Pounds, known by her X (formerly Twitter) handle @DataRepublican, confirms that OMRI’s work fed directly into RFE/RL’s reporting. OMRI’s Information Services Department ran multiple archives and compiled intelligence on post-Soviet and Eastern European developments. These documents were later deposited with the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives, named after the father of Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State under President Joe Biden.
At the same time, RFE/RL—classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and operating under EIN 52-1068522—was and still is funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). In FY2023, RFE/RL disclosed receiving over $167.7 million in federal funds, of which $167.5 million came from USAGM. No subrecipients were listed for any of the funds.
The financial structure of this arrangement reveals a long-running public-private fusion between U.S. federal messaging efforts and Soros-backed information infrastructure, operating under the guise of “independent journalism.” These ties remain relevant today, as RFE/RL continues broadcasting into Europe and beyond while relying entirely on U.S. taxpayer dollars.
The Blinken Archives formally processed and revised these records in 2003. The archival listing directly states that OMRI was the institutional successor to RFE/RL’s internal analysis unit, and its funding and staffing were heavily integrated with Soros-backed foundations during its entire operation.
Under the Trump administration, the Senior Advisor to USAGM, Kari Lake, has moved to aggressively cut back the agency’s staff and budget, saying, “For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that’s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now.”
House Republicans are also investigating USAGM for years of alleged visa abuses and potential infiltration by foreign spies.
Fun fact: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a 501(c)(3) supervised and financed by USAGM (EIN 521068522). They used to have a “Research Institute.” Open Society Institute entered a partnership with RFE/RL to create Open Media Research Institute to take over the… https://t.co/1hQiwbsoddpic.twitter.com/hD3Issil1C
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) July 6, 2025
❓WHAT HAPPENED: TheNew York Times has finally admitted that President Donald J. Trump was right in his claims about the violent illegal immigrantcrime crisis that plagued the city of Aurora, Colorado, in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: TheNew York Times, President Donald J. Trump, illegal immigrants from Venezuela, Tren de Aragua, residents of Aurora, Colorado, and journalist Ted Conover.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Aurora saw a series of violent crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants between 2023 and 2024, with the NYT acknowledging Trump was correct on July 3, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “[T]heir refusal to acknowledge the violence that some residents were seeing with their own eyes came off not as reassurance but as erasure,” writes Ted Conover, describing Democrat lawmakers and the corporate media who waved off the incidents of violent illegal immigrant crime in Aurora in 2024.
🎯IMPACT: The issue of illegal immigrant crime became a major presidential campaign issue for Trump, with his administration subsequently enacting a sweeping nationwide crackdown on those in the country unlawfully.
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The New York Times has finally acknowledged that President Donald J. Trump was right about the illegal immigrant Venezuelan gangs that have plagued residents in Aurora, Colorado. In a sprawling exposé, author and journalist Ted Conover details a violent series of incidents perpetrated by illegal immigrants believed to be members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, that became a core focus of President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Conover admits that, at the time, the corporate media and Democrat politicians ignored the city’s illegal immigrant gang crisis, writing, “[T]heir refusal to acknowledge the violence that some residents were seeing with their own eyes came off not as reassurance but as erasure.” Notably, the NYT itself ran a story with the headline, “How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump” and waved away the crisis, stating: “The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord.”
While city officials in Aurora had been engaged in a protracted battle with CBZ Management—a Brooklyn, New York-based landlord company—over sanitation and blight conditions at three apartments along East Colfax Avenue, these issues appear only tangentially connected to the spike in violent crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants at the complexes. Speaking with several former residents of the CBZ Management properties in Aurora, Conover details incidents that far exceed the claims made by Trump during the election.
While a video of a group of young male Venezuelan illegal immigrants brandishing firearms and breaking into a residential unit at the Edge at Lowry apartment complex last year garnered some corporate media attention, the details surrounding the incident and the frightening extent of criminal activity were largely ignored. Notably, while the illegal immigrants appeared to leave after briefly entering the apartment unit, they subsequently confronted the resident, Oswaldo José Dabion Araujo, outside the complex and shot and killed him. “It looked like Beirut, with bullet holes in the front,” a local pastor said, describing the state of the property after a wave of illegal immigrants, mostly young men in their twenties, arrived from Venezuela in late 2023.
In addition to the murder of Dabion Araujo, the three apartments owned by CBZ Management saw other violent assaults. In one incident, a man and a woman arguing in a parking lot outside one complex were attacked by a group of illegal Venezuelans, ending with the man being shot several times in the leg. Other residents reported illegal immigrants stealing motorcycles and riding them through the hallways of the buildings. All three properties were plagued with drug dealing, theft, and prostitution.
Two Venezuelan nationals appear to have controlled a bulk of the criminal activity in at least one of the apartment buildings. Brothers Jhonnarty and Jhonardy Pacheco Chirinos ran what Aurora Police now believe was a local affiliate of Tren de Aragua, financing their gang operations through—among other things—the theft of items from a nearby Walmart. Both brothers have subsequently been arrested.
While President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration has begun to turn the tide—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in Colorado are up over 250 percent—Aurora is still seeing some violent incidents. In June, the city’s Chief of Police, Todd Chamberlain, publicized a new video of an apartment break-in perpetrated by illegal immigrants believed to be members of a gang. “This might sound like déjà vu,” Chamberlain said at the time, adding: “This is something that we are proactively addressing with everything that we can.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has entered a legal battle involving allegations that majormedia outlets and tech corporations coordinated to suppress independent journalism through the Trusted News Initiative (TNI).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Plaintiffs include Children’s Health Defense (CHD), independent publishers, and reporters. Defendants include TNI participants such as the BBC, Reuters, The Associated Press (AP), The Washington Post, and tech firms like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed in 2023, with the DOJ filing its notice of intent last week in federal court.
💬KEY QUOTE: The DOJ highlighted the CHD lawsuit’s focus on “anticompetitive collusion among competitors over product features” as of particular interest.
🎯IMPACT: The DOJ’s involvement could signal a shift in addressing anticompetitive practices and bolster the plaintiffs’ case against TNI.
IN FULL
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is entering a legal battle challenging an alliance between establishment media outlets and technology corporations accused of stifling independent journalism. According to the lead plaintiff, the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the Trusted News Initiative (TNI)—a BBC-led international consortium that includes the likes of Reuters, The Associated Press (AP), and The Washington Post—unlawfully coordinated with technology companies to throttle independent media competitors by labeling their reporting as “misinformation” or “disinformation.”
In federal filings, the plaintiffs argue that the collusion between TNI and the technology industry constitutes a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, contending the scheme is an anti-competitive practice. While the lawsuit was initially filed in 2023, it languished in federal court until last week, when the DOJ indicated it would soon submit a statement of interest in the case. Notably, a statement of interest is a filing where the DOJ informs a court of its stance on a particular legal issue or argument. Specifically, the DOJ highlighted the CHD lawsuit’s focus on “anticompetitive collusion among competitors over product features” as of particular interest.
Mary Holland, the CEO of CHD, welcomed the Trump administration’s involvement in the case, which could help advance the lawsuit. Plaintiffs argue that the collusion between TNI and social media companies resulted in shadow bans and targeted content removals under the guise of fighting “disinformation.” The plaintiffs state these measures were aimed at restricting their media reach and ability to conduct business.
Founded by the BBC’s former Chief of Staff, Jessica Cecil, TNI publicly presents itself as an international coalition of media outlets, technology corporations, and social media companies working to counter “disinformation.” However, CHD and its co-plaintiffs contend that the organization’s true purpose is to protect the corporate media’s market monopoly, using anti-competitive practices to stifle independent news companies.
In court filings, they cite comments by figures close to TNI’s operations, like former BBC news controller Jamie Angus, who stated that independent media competitors had unleashed “a tidal wave of unchecked [reporting] that’s being piped out mainly through digital platforms.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Paramount has agreed to settle President Donald J. Trump’s lawsuit against CBS, paying $16 million over a doctored Kamala Harris interview.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Paramount, CBS, Kamala Harris, Shari Redstone, David Ellison.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Reported July 2025, United States
💬KEY QUOTE: “CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle,” said a spokesman for Trump’s legal team.
🎯IMPACT: Paramount will pay Trump $16 million and release future interview transcripts, while its merger with Skydance remains under FCC review.
IN FULL
Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over a doctored 60 Minutes interview with 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Previews of the interview showed disjointed “word salad” answers on foreign policy, but were changed by CBS for shorter, more coherent answers when the interview aired in full.
The settlement includes Trump’s legal fees and costs, and the remaining amount will go toward his presidential library, according to Paramount. The company will also begin releasing full transcripts of 60 Minutes interviews with eligible presidential candidates after they air, with redactions only for legal or national security reasons.
Paramount’s chairwoman, Shari Redstone, supported pursuing a settlement. Analysts speculate that this may have been related to the company’s pending merger with Skydance, which requires Trump administration approval via the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). However, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has said the lawsuit had no bearing on the merger review process.
This is the second multi-million-dollar settlement Trump has secured this year. Several months ago, ABC News paid $15m in a defamation case against George Stephanopoulos, who falsely claimed Trump was found “liable” for rape during a civil proceeding.
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