Donald Trump has long complained about the hosts of "The View." Now, it's apparently on FCC Chair Brendan Carr's target list. The day after ABC "indefinitely" pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel from the air, some on the right have suggested that the developments are wholly unrelated to government censorship since the government wasn't directly involved in what transpired. This was, the argument goes, an example of a private company punishing an employee, and nothing more. It's a difficult position to take seriously. After Donald Trump spent months targeting Kimmel, the president's Federal Communications Commission chair, Brendan Carr, appeared on a far-right podcast and referenced his agency's role in granting broadcast licenses. Referring specifically to Kimmel's monologue, Carr added, "When we see stuff like this, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way." It was around that point when Nexstar Media Group -- which owns television stations nationwide and wants the FCC's approval on a multibillion-dollar merger effort -- announced that it would stop airing Kimmel's show. ABC acted soon after, prompting Carr to celebrate and take some victory laps. Yes, Kimmel is an employee of a private corporation, but to deny the existence of government pressure in this week's developments is to overlook the relevant details. What's more, there's no reason to believe that Carr is done. As the public learned of the news about Kimmel on Wednesday night, Carr appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News program -- a symbolically significant choice, given Hannity's alliance with the Trump White House -- described the pulling of Kimmel's show as an "important turning point." The FCC chairman added, "There's more work to go." A day later, he elaborated on a possible next target. Politico reported: Appearing on a different far-right podcast, Carr questioned whether "The View" -- a talk show in which Trump is often criticized -- met the standard of a "bona fide" news program. "I think it's worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether 'The View,' and some of these other programs that you have, still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore are exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place," he told conservative commentator Scott Jenning and his listeners. I won't pretend to know where this is headed. Maybe Carr was just floating a random idea that he doesn't intend to act on. Maybe "The View" and its hosts will feel a chilling effect. Maybe corporate interests will intervene and put the future of the show in jeopardy. Time will tell. But it shouldn't be lost on anyone that Trump's FCC chair specifically singled out a talk show that the president has long hated. Indeed, the Republican is on record using the word "degenerates" to describe the hosts of "The View," adding that he sees the hosts as "low IQ people."

Dozens of Israelis protest near Gaza border calling for end to war, hostages' release Israel's military said it had expanded operations in Gaza City on Friday and bombarded Hamas infrastructure, while displaced Palestinians traumatized by the advance said they had no means to flee. "The situation is really bad. All night long, the tank was firing shells," said Palestinian Toufic Abu Mouawad, who left a camp for the displaced with nowhere else to go. "I want to flee with the boys, the girls, the children. This is the situation that we are living in. It is a very tragic situation. We call on all the Arab countries and the people who have a good conscience to stand with us." Israeli forces control Gaza City's eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas, where most of the population is sheltering. The Gaza health authorities said 33 Palestinians had been killed in the last 24 hours. On Thursday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it believed 350,000 people had left Gaza City since the start of September and that about 600,000 remained. Satellite imagery from Sep.18, reviewed by Reuters, shows new tents appearing in the areas south of Gaza City after Sept. 5. It also shows crowds of people on the Al Rashid road and what appear to be vehicles on the Salah al-Din road. In leaflets dropped over Gaza City, the military had told Palestinians they could use the newly reopened Salah al Din road to escape to the south. The IDF said an airstrike had killed Mahmoud Yusuf Abu Alkhir, whom it identified as deputy head of military intelligence in Hamas's Bureij Battalion. It said he had taken part in "terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and the state." Hamas, the militant group administering Gaza, triggered the war when it attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli figures. Families of the remaining 20 or so surviving hostages have been imploring Netanyahu to stop the offensive and instead negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to free their loved ones. Dozens of protesters gathered on the Israeli side of the border, calling for an end to the war. They held banners or placards with slogans that included "Stop the genocide in Gaza" and "Free Gaza, isolate Israel." The armed wing of Hamas said on Thursday that the hostages were distributed throughout the neighbourhoods of Gaza City. "The start of this criminal operation and its expansion means you will not receive any captive, alive or dead," it said in a written statement. Israel Katz, Israel's defence minister, said on X: "If Hamas does not release the hostages and disarm, Gaza will be destroyed and turned into a monument to the rapists and murderers of Hamas." In almost two years of fighting, Israel's fierce offensive has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and demolished most of the structures in the tiny enclave, which is now gripped by hunger and even famine. Israel says the extent of hunger has been exaggerated and that Hamas could end the war at once if it surrendered, freed the hostages, disarmed and disbanded. Hamas says it will not disarm until a Palestinian state is established. Numerous attempts to mediate an end to the conflict have failed. Displaced Palestinian Osama Awad said the Israeli shelling, bombing, airstrikes and naval bombardment were coming closer: "For one week, we have been living nights of horror." It is a horror that most of Gaza's two million Palestinians have experienced over and over again in repeated Israeli onslaughts and multiple displacements. All around Awad, children sat on top of piles of their families' meagre belongings while others moved a few possessions on carts.

Right-wing Dutch and Hungarian political leaders are beginning to follow President Donald Trump's lead in calling for the designation of Antifa, short for anti-fascists, as a terrorist organization. Geert Wilders, head of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, filed a motion Thursday asking his government to label Antifa a terrorist organization in the Netherlands. Lawmakers in the Hague approved the motion, according to The European Conservative. (RELATED: Editor Daily Rundown: Trump Labels Antifa A Terrorist Organization) Wilders first acknowledged Trump's lead in the motion posted to X. "It is suspected that Antifa cells are also active in our country, threatening politicians, disrupting meetings, intimidating students and journalists, and not shying away from using violence," he alleged in the motion. Such a provision could grant the government countermeasures to stifle the organization, such as taking down websites, police monitoring, the use of special forces and a spot on the national terrorism list, according to the Dutch government. Hungary followed suit, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announcing Friday that he was "pleased" by Trump's intent to designated the group as terrorists and adding that he would take steps to do the same, according to The Associated Press. "Antifa is indeed a terrorist organization," Orbán said on a state-sponsored radio program Friday. "In Hungary, too, the time has come for us to classify organizations such as Antifa as terrorist organizations, following the American model." Trump "[informed] our many U.S.A. Patriots" on Truth Social Wednesday that he would designate "ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION." Trump said he would also recommend that "those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices." The announcement followed the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said relatives and people close to the alleged assassin said he followed a leftist ideology. While not an official unified organization under one leader, observers noted that Antifa is found across the West as a number of loosely tied far-left groups, according to The European Conservative.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The recently wrapped New York Fashion Week proved why the city has a reputation for never sleeping. But I'm not referring to the jam-packed calendar of runway shows debuting spring/summer 2026 collections. I'm talking about the nightly parties, from swanky soirées with champagne-spilling socialites and untouched deconstructed hors d'oeuvres to ragers where Bushwick-obsessed club kids lose themselves on vodka-soaked dance floors alongside off-duty models. This season, there was something for everyone lucky enough to be on the list. The real thrill begins before even gaining entry. Picture lines of designer-clad attendees weaving past mountains of trash bags spilling into the street, iPad-clutching publicists in head-to-toe black stationed at the entrance and the dizzying pop of flashbulbs whenever a celebrity, flanked by bodyguards, is swept inside. Wait long enough, and you might see what happens when a TikToker is told they are not on the list. Just be sure to have your iPhone ready, and thank me later If you took a social media break on Wednesday, September 10th, you might have missed Valentino Beauty reviving Studio 54 for a one-night-only bougie boogie. Inside, disco hits and a Cher appearance mesmerized sequined attendees. Outside, dolled-up scenesters swarmed the barricades under the glow of the discotheque's instantly recognizable marquee, lighting up Instagram stories for twenty-four hours. While celebrity-studded extravaganzas dominate headlines and feeds, the more offbeat affairs reveal what NYFW is truly about. Earlier Wednesday night, a head-turning handful of tastemakers -- including powder-pink-haired editors, stylists, internet personalities and RuPaul's Drag Race winner Aquaria, who rocked a bleached-blond hair-and-brow combo -- had already trekked uptown for the Diet Prada tenth-anniversary dinner. For those not among Diet Prada's three million-plus Instagram followers, the account is known for calling out the fashion world and delivering unfiltered takes. The intimate dinner took place in The Times Square EDITION's jewel-toned, sophisticated 11th-floor hideaway. In attendance were the two creators behind the account, Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler, whose Ginger Spice-hued curls added a vibrant pop of color to the moodily lit space. When asked to name some stand-out Diet Prada moments over the decade, Schuyler recalled, "Posts that snowballed into industry-wide action, whether it was calling out design knockoffs, predatory photographers or designers. Even the importance of publications correctly identifying people, which you would hope would not even need to be said at this point. We have had a lot of labels thrown at us, but I think we also helped a lot of people be able to speak up and hold those in power accountable." As for what makes the perfect NYFW party? "Good gossip!" Mission majorly accomplished: Throughout the evening, guests mingled at the bar over tipples before taking their seats around a calla lily and candle-sprinkled table in the dining room, replete with a terrace overlooking hypnotic neon signs and colossal billboards. The vibes were lush; the overheard debates ("Tate McRae or Addison Rae?") were lively. Gift bags with fragrances from Bella Hadid's Orabella line awaited each guest on exit, and suddenly I knew what I was getting my mom for Christmas. It was also a chic reminder that the night -- make that week -- was just getting started. Judging by this season's slew of magazine parties, print is far from dead. At West Chelsea's typically ritzy Crane Club on Thursday, Office Magazine hosted a basement bash where the scene resembled a Charli XCX Y2K-themed music video casting call: teeny-tiny metal tops, lingerie-forward numbers, distressed trucker hats, tattered bodysuits tucked into baggy pants, all shimmering under a gigantic disco ball. DJs including Memphy and Lord Fascinator served up spicy sets to a crowd of impossibly hip creatives -- plus Machine Gun Kelly and Landon Barker. That same night in NoHo, The Nines toasted the launch of Numéro New York, the American debut of the French magazine. The devilishly opulent piano bar-supper club provided a picture-perfect backdrop for guests like Taylor Hill, Alton Mason, Lila Moss and Coco Rocha, all naturally dressed to the nines. At the exit, a candlelit table stacked with magazines sat beside a three-tiered tray of Marlboro Lights and Numéro-branded matches, accented by a no-smoking sign. Outside, the cobblestoned street turned into its own runway, cigarette smoke curling upward like plumes of steam from a Manhattan manhole, fashionistas lingering as if this were the only place to be. Friday night offered endless opportunities to enjoy open bars and rub elbows with the fashionable crowd. Still, the undeniable magnet for the cool kids was downtown at Wu's Wonton King for Lu'u Dan's "Slurp Noodles" late-night rager. Launched in 2021 and named after the Vietnamese slang for "dangerous man," the bold brand transformed the locals' favorite joint into a red-light-soaked drinking den crammed with heavily pierced and tattooed attendees including Evan Mock. Unmissable Lu'u Dan looks were on full display, with founder and creative director Hung La rocking a killer floor-length leather trench. DJs Crush Sahara and Miss Parker blasted trance-inducing sets as partygoers slurped Wu's wonton soup and gripped wads of Lu'u Dan-stamped pseudo cash to try their luck at what La dubbed "sheisty Asian games," with winnings traded for Lu'u Dan goodies, including a one-of-a-kind hand-painted Noodle King leather jacket. "'Slurp Noodles' was never about throwing a party -- it was about staging a takeover," said La. "Our events channel the parties my parents threw when I was a kid: endless food, off-key karaoke, mahjong tiles clacking, cash on the table -- warped into the sleazy villain energy of Lu'u Dan. At Wu's Wonton King, an OG Chinatown spot, we served it up Fashion Week-style in a way only we can: legendary wonton and lobster noodles, gangster photos on the walls, bass shaking the floor. It is sheisty Asians serving up noodles, liquor flowing nonstop and fun that feels a little dangerous." Pushing through the motley crew of intimidatingly stylish partygoers outside the entrance, who had flooded the corner of East Broadway and Rutgers, was a visceral sign of all of the above. Meanwhile, all signs pointed to me being uncool as I called it a night before 1 a.m. There weren't any Monday blues in sight at the Paper Magazine-hosted blowout presented by Outcast Clothing. Instead, an eclectic guest list of NYFW front-row regulars, downtown nightlife fixtures and a few reality television stars (including The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Meredith Marks and The Traitors' Gabby Windey) partied the night away at Boom, the glittering 18th-floor boîte crowning the eternally buzzy The Standard, High Line. Guests flocked to the gilded bar, where specialty cocktails and champagne flowed freely. After midnight, a sea of iPhones lit up as Paper's newest cover star Demi Lovato appeared, sunglasses on, before the DJ booth and treated enthralled onlookers to songs from her forthcoming album. Camera flashes burst against the walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, framing Blade Runner-esque vistas of the flickering skyline, a winking reminder that New York City is always wide awake.

Newsweek reached out to Collins' and Kleban's spokespersons for comment via email. The poll underscores the competitive nature of the race, but internal polls are generally not viewed as reliably as independent polls, as they are often selectively released. Collins has outperformed polls in the past. She did not lead a single poll in 2020 but went on to defeat Democrat Sara Gideon with more than 50 percent of the vote. Maine, a blue-leaning state that backed former Vice President Kamala Harris by seven points in last November's election, is a must-win for Democrats as they seek to reclaim a Senate majority. Kleban, co-founder of Maine Beer Company, is casting himself as the strongest candidate to take on Collins, touting his small business background as preparing him for the Senate. Independent polling on the race is limited, but it is expected to be among the most competitive midterm elections. The internal poll from the Public Policy Polling and Normington Petts found Kleban leading Collins by nine points on the initial ballot (44 percent to 35 percent) and eight points on an informed ballot (46 percent to 38 percent). A significant number of respondents said they were still undecided about who they would support: 21 percent on the initial ballot and 16 percent on the informed ballot. The poll also found that the political environment in the Pine Tree State is a "warning sign" for Collins, as only 43 percent of residents are giving President Donald Trump positive marks during his second term, and 53 percent disapprove of his job performance. It polled 642 Maine voters from September 8 to September 9, 2025. It notably did not poll on the Democratic primary or ask about other candidates. The Maine Senate race has drawn several challengers in addition to Kleban. Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, and Jordan Wood, who served as vice president to End Citizens United, are also among those running. Governor Janet Mills is also viewed as a potential candidate. Maine has not voted for a Republican at the presidential level since George H.W. Bush in 1988, although it does split its votes, and the more conservative Second District has given its vote to a Republican. However, the state has been willing to elect moderate Republicans over the years, including Collins, who has enjoyed popularity in the state for decades. Collins easily won reelection in 2008 and 2014, but faced her closest reelection race in 2020 against former Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. Still, she won with nearly 51 percent of the vote. Some polls have found Collins' favorability has dropped since her last election. A University of New Hampshire poll from June found that 14 percent of Maine voters view Collins favorably, while 57 percent view her unfavorably; 26 percent were neutral. It surveyed 846 Mainers between June 19 and June 23, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. A recent Morning Consult poll found that Collins' approval reached a record low of 38 percent, while 54 percent of Mainers disapproved of her. A Pan Atlantic Research poll showed better results for Collins. It found that 49 percent of Mainers view the senator favorably, while 45 percent view her unfavorably. The survey of 840 likely voters from May 12 to May 26, 2025, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Jill Normington, partner at Normington Petts, wrote in a press release: "This Senate seat is primed for the taking. Collins significantly underperformed her historical vote share in 2020 by only winning with 51%, and she is more unpopular than ever...Collins's past success is largely due to her crossover support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents. "This support is evaporating, and Dan Kleban is poised to not only consolidate the Democratic base in Maine, but also win over Independents and flip this seat." Uni Watch writer Anthony Emerson, on X: "They didn't publish crosstabs and didn't poll any other question other than 'Kleban or Collins' and approvals of Collins and Trump. No D primary, no other D candidates against Collins, nothing." The Cook Political Report classifies the race as "Lean Republican," meaning it is "considered competitive," but that Collins "has an advantage." Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.