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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Jimmy Kimmel loses his late-night TV show over an objectionable remark about Charlie Kirk's assassin, but also after a regulatory threat from the head of the Federal Communications Commission.

Is this a loss for free speech?

Is it a First Amendment problem?

And what even is the role of the FCC in the age of YouTube?

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

We're joined today by my colleagues on the editorial page,

columnists Kim Strassel and Alicia Finley.

The chain of events leading to the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV career is pretty clear to follow.

On Monday, he made some remarks that I think could be fairly called factually incorrect at the very least.

Listen to this.

We hit some new lows over the weekend with the Maga Gang desperately trying to characterize

this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything

they can to score political points from it. Then on Tuesday, the head of the Federal Communication

Commission, Brendan Carr responded those remarks. Here he is on the Benny Johnson podcast. Communication Commission, Brendan Carr, responded those remarks.

Here he is on the Benny Johnson podcast.

I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way.

These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action, frankly, on Kimmel,

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