By Lili Loofbourow

The Washington Post

“They want to pick and choose what the news is,” Jimmy Kimmel said last night in his much-anticipated return to the airwaves after Disney suspended his show last week.

It was not a timid sally. Nor was it timidly received by an enthusiastic audience that welcomed him back with a standing ovation.

The embattled late-night host was discussing Defense Secretary’s Pete Hegseth’s shocking new initiative, which requires credentialed journalists covering the Pentagon to sign a “pledge” to not report on – that is, keep from the American public – information the administration hasn’t specifically authorized for release. Even if it’s unclassified.

“I know that’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, but it’s so important to have a free press and it is

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