A clear-cut case of actual First Amendment infringement — the federal government abridging the freedom of speech of an individual and his employer — is playing out right now.

Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension from his late night television job after a Trump administration official publicly urged ABC and its parent company Disney to “take action on Kimmel” prompted warnings of government censorship from several quarters Thursday,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has used threats, lawsuits and government pressure as he remakes the American media landscape, unleashing his long-standing grievances against an industry that has mocked, criticized and scorned him for years.

Protesters are planning to gather Thursday outside the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studios to decry ABC’s indefinite suspension of the late-night talk show following the comedian’s comments on the shooting death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

The Trump-appointed FCC head threatened broadcasting companies shortly before 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' was put on hiatus, saying, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way"

On a Wednesday podcast, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said ABC had to act on Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk. “We can do it the easy way or the hard way,” the Trump appointee told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson.

Nexstar Media Group — which owns television stationsbroadcasting to 70 percent of the American public — announced Wednesday its ABC‑affiliated television stations will preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for the foreseeable future,