A U.S. court has dismissed Donald Trump’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against a major newspaper over a controversial report linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. The judge ruled that the case failed to meet the strict “actual malice” standard required in defamation claims involving public figures. 

A major media controversy has erupted after a political interview was removed from a late-night television broadcast, prompting host Stephen Colbert to publicly criticize his own network. The segment, blocked over broadcast compliance concerns tied to federal election rules, was later released online — igniting a debate over censorship, corporate pressure, and free speech.