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Free speech and cancel culture. Now, the right is calling for people to be cancelled, fired and potentially investigated by federal agencies for what they say online.
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Right-wing cancel culture and free speech

Demands to fire people for their opinion have ramped up after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who talked a lot about the importance of open debate.

Air Date: September 17, 2025 12:00 pm

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Luigi Mangione looks on
Courts & Law

Why prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with terrorism and a judge said no

A judge shut down an attempt to use a 9/11-era New York terrorism law in the case against Mangione. If that sounds like an unusual use of a terrorism law, it wasn’t a first.

2 days ago

FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Courts & Law

What to know about the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.

2 days ago

Kash Patel speaks at a news conference
Politics & Policy

Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told a news conference that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting.

6 days ago

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Education

Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

High school teachers in Pennsylvania said some students stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.

1 week ago

President Donald Trump looks on
Politics & Policy

Trump note to Epstein that he denies writing is released by Congress

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a sexually suggestive 50th birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump.

1 week ago

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone outside of an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey
Politics & Policy

House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center

The House has rejected a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey.

2 weeks ago

Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone while sitting in a chair
NPR
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee

New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver is facing a censure vote in the House of Representatives over her arrest earlier this year at an immigration detention facility.

2 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

New work requirements for SNAP recipients take effect

People who receive food stamps have to work 20 hours a week, or prove they have a medical or caretaker exemption.

2 weeks ago

Paula Kerger speaks
Politics & Policy

PBS, NPR stations working to cope with — and survive — government funding cuts

More than 500 radio and television stations are affected, and while some have issues in common, most have problems and strategies unique to their own area.

3 weeks ago

Police approach the school where the shooting occured
Community

A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

Police say a 23-year-old shot rounds through the windows toward children sitting during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, and that the shooter then died by suicide.

3 weeks ago

Heather Honey, a conservative election researcher, leaves the federal courthouse in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Researcher who spread misinformation about Pennsylvania elections appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role

The agency's website shows Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now serving as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity.

3 weeks ago

Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island
Politics & Policy

Trump administration deals another blow to offshore wind, plans to kill Delmarva project

The project would provide renewable energy to about 718,000 Maryland homes. Delaware had inked a deal to reap $128 million in benefits.

3 weeks ago

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Philly District Attorney Krasner defends cashless bail as Trump’s executive order threatens states, cities that implement it

The two-term progressive district attorney said it was “no surprise” that the president was targeting the policy, given Trump’s ability to post bail during his felony trial.

3 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed federal funds to stations, is shutting down Sept. 30. The closure threatens emergency alert systems' resilience.

3 weeks ago

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