Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist fired over Charlie Kirk comments

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM MDT

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah, whose job has been reinstated nearly a year after she was fired over her comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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