Trump administration tries to tamp down panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul … But critics of Trump's order said the administration needs to publicly make clear the bounds of the new policy, even as immigration lawyers signal that lawsuits challenging the administration are likely in the works.

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access  —  The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.  —  The Pentagon said Friday …

Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to President Trump Saturday to demand a meeting to discuss the expiration of government funding on Sept. 30, which could result in a shutdown.

Pressure mounts on Disney over Kimmel suspension as some boycott calls spread  —  The company faced protests outside its studios, celebrities threatening to break ties and political pressure from Republicans and Democrats.  —  Disney is under siege from all sides.

EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say  —  Staff from the EPA's Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered scientists in at least …

Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining  —  Police are expecting around 100,000 people to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.  The event is receiving Super Bowl-like security measures.

‘No evidence’ found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, federal officials say  —  Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk's assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

Trump says prosecutor fired after gaining “UNUSUALLY STRONG” Democratic support  —  President Trump claimed the U.S. attorney in Virginia who didn't pursue a case against New York's attorney general Letitia James was fired following earlier reports he resigned.

Trump's Most Lethal Policy  —  The Trump administration has claimed that no one has died because of its cuts to humanitarian aid, and it is now trying to cancel an additional $4.9 billion in aid that Congress already approved.  Yet what I find here in desperate villages in southwestern Uganda …

Zelenskiy Will Meet Trump at UNGA to Push on Security Guarantees  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet with US President Donald Trump next week in a bid to persuade the US administration join a security guarantees framework supported by Kyiv and its European allies.

Disney Is Scrambling After The Backlash To Jimmy Kimmel's Cancellation Blew Up  —  Wholly unsurprising to anyone paying attention, the backlash over the abrupt cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is only continuing to grow and spread, and Disney is now scrambling to fix a situation quickly spiraling out of its control.

I'm a Congressional Candidate.  I Was Assaulted by ICE.  —  On Friday, Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic U.S. House candidate in Illinois's 9th congressional district, was thrown forcefully to the ground by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent at a protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings  —  Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices showed a tenuous grasp of process and cited flawed research as they revisited covid, hepatitis B and MMRV shots.  —  The chair of a new panel …

U.S. conducts fourth strike against vessel transferring drugs, Trump says  —  The U.S. military conducted a strike on Friday against a vessel that was allegedly transferring drugs, President Trump said. … He also posted a video of the strike.  — He claimed the vessel was …

Sinclair pulls Charlie Kirk documentary from ABC affiliates  —  Sinclair, Inc. reversed its commitment to air a documentary on the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a Friday evening time slot normally reserved for repeats of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”  —  The decision was announced …

USCG Releases Dramatic Video of Interdiction of Narco Fast-Go Boat  —  The U.S. Coast Guard began an enhanced drug interdiction program in the Pacific during August, known as Operation Pacific Viper.  To date, it reports that more than 75,000 pounds of cocaine have been seized in the Eastern Pacific.

Federal Judge Strikes Trump Defamation Lawsuit For Being Too Annoying to Read  —  Lawsuits rarely get tossed under Rule 8.  But then again, lawsuits rarely spend 85 meandering pages talking about things like the plaintiff's “singular brilliance.”  —  On Friday, September 19 …

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report  —  The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday postponed the release of a key annual report central to future inflation data. … - There is heightened concern about the future of U.S. statistics, including the politicization and accuracy …