Comedy hosts including Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert criticize Kimmel's suspension  —  The suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after criticism and threats of action by the Trump-appointed FCC chair has sparked concerns about government intimidation.  —  Late-night comedy hosts reacted …

House passes GOP bill to avert a shutdown, but Senate looks likely to reject it  —  The Republican bill would keep the government from shutting down at the end of this month, buying another seven weeks for the parties to negotiate.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House …

A Rogue Nation on the High Seas  —  Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.  —  Donald Trump is being cagey about how many people he's ordered the U.S. Navy to kill on the high seas.  The official toll from American military strikes on two boats suspected of running drugs …

Trump poised to fire US attorney for resisting effort to charge NY AG Letitia James: Sources  —  Trump officials had pushed Erik Siebert to bring criminal charges against James.  —  President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One, September 16, 2025, during the flight to the United Kingdom.

Pessimism about the direction of the country is growing among Republicans  —  Forty-nine percent of Republicans say things in the United States are heading the right direction down from 75% in June. … Since June, the share of adults who say the country is on the wrong track increased 13 percentage points from 62% to 75%.

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel makes a controversial change to the childhood vaccine schedule … However — in a highly unusual move — the panel voted not to change the current coverage for the MMRV shot under the Vaccines for Children program, meaning the program will still cover it for the younger children …

Judge strikes down Trump's $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times  —  Judge says US president's complaint that the newspaper is ‘spreading false content’ about him violates federal rule  —  A US judge on Friday struck down Donald Trump's $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper and some of its individual journalists.

Russian fighter jets breach Estonian airspace near Tallinn  —  Russian MiG-31s flew into Estonian airspace before Italian jets were scrambled to intercept them.  —  Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace on Friday in what would appear to be the third attempt by the Kremlin this month to test NATO's eastern border.

Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds  —  The Post-Ipsos survey paints a downbeat picture of Trump's presidency, as Americans disapprove of his performance by double-digit margins on a broad range of issues.  —  Just now

AOC builds toward a big choice for 2028  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her team are positioning her to run for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028, according to people familiar with her operation. … A fellow New Yorker, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 74, is up for re-election in 2028.

The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients  —  Devon Archer, Trevor Milton and Carlos Watson were convicted in fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.  Now, they will not be required to pay back victims.  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission …

Soros Gives $10 Million to Newsom Redistricting Fight … Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has cast the ballot measure as a way for Democrats to push back on Texas's recent remapping and counter President Trump's efforts to squeeze more Republican districts out of red states.Andri Tambunan for The New York Times

Don't Be Fooled by a Trump-Xi Deal on TikTok … In January, just days before the Supreme Court unanimously upheld Congress' ban on TikTok and Donald Trump returned to the White House, Sen. Tom Cotton took to the Senate floor and warned the country that the “lethal algorithm” …

The Fallout From Charlie Kirk's Killing Reveals Two Truths of Trumpism  —  It didn't take long for the speculation to begin.  In the hours after the shocking, livestreamed assassination of Charlie Kirk, the posts on social media came thick and fast.  —  “ANOTHER TRANSGENDER ANTIFA TERRORIST?” one person posted on X.

EU targets Russian LNG, banks, crypto and ‘shadow fleet’ in new round of sanctions  —  The new package of EU sanctions comes amid intense pressure from Donald Trump to end all purchases of Russian energy.  —  The European Commission has unveiled a new round of sanctions to cripple Russia's ability …

Trump asks Supreme Court to halt order letting transgender people choose passport sex markers  —  The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge's order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports.

The political mood feels like 9/11 again  —  Cancel culture comes around.  And everybody is on their worst behavior. … In 2002, ABC canceled Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect amid pressure from advertisers and the Bush White House.  The show had been embroiled in months of controversy …

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’  —  The university had been roiled over a student who filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children's literature course that recognized more than two genders.  —  Texas A&M University's president will step …

Lawmakers will introduce bill to kill tariffs on coffee  —  The bipartisan legislation would give coffee a carve-out from President Donald Trump's tariffs.  —  Reps. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) and Ro Khanna (D-California) plan to introduce a bill to exclude one everyday product from President Donald Trump's tariffs: coffee.

House Oversight chair says committee has Epstein files from Treasury  —  Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Friday his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation into the agency's handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump nixed $400 million in Taiwan military aid, pushing future arms sales  —  President Donald Trump declined to approve a package of weapons to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.  —  just now