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11:45 PM ET, September 23, 2025

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Politico:
Trump's Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration … Still, Trump's address from the White House Monday, full as it was with errors and overstatements, is causing headaches for his advisers.  They are uneasy with Trump's willingness to raise women's alarm when the evidence is mixed …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jonathan Lambert / NPR:
World health officials reject Trump's claims that Tylenol is linked to autism  —  Health officials around the globe are rejecting President Trump's assertion that pregnant women should avoid taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy because of unfounded links to autism.
Max Rego / The Hill:
GOP senator on Trump linking autism, Tylenol: ‘Not the case’
Associated Press:
Global health authorities, US lawmakers rebut Trump's Tylenol claims
Discussion: CNN, Reuters and The Hill
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
On Covid and Autism, Trump Strays From the Science
Discussion: STAT and MSNBC
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly  —  President Trump's speech, filled with grievances and false claims, comes as the United States has withdrawn funding and support for U.N. programs.  Speaking before him, the U.N.'s secretary general warned …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump's UN Address Was a Tragedy of Shakespearian Proportions  —  ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE  —  Of course, the president's main messages today were ones of irrationality and instability, so who knows what the plot points and soliloquies will be tomorrow or next week.  —  OPINION
Axios:
Trump's middle finger to the UN: “Your countries are going to hell”
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Turns Out Trump's Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter
Adam Kredo / The Washington Free Beacon:
Trump to UN: Stop Propping up Iran and Hamas, Stop Your Members From Buying Russian Oil, and Fix Your Damn Escalators
Washington Post:
Trump upbraids U.N. in speech, claiming ‘your countries are going to hell’
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel's Return to Late Night  —  Together, the two TV station groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, control more than 20 percent of ABC's local affiliates.  —  Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show is returning to ABC on Tuesday night after a tense standoff from remarks …
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners over pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show  —  ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns Tuesday night, but Nexstar and Sinclair are keeping the show off their affiliate stations.  —  Four Democratic lawmakers are opening a probe into Nexstar and Sinclair …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Rages Over Jimmy Kimmel's Return—and Reveals a Big Trump Weakness  —  Now that Disney and ABC have bucked President Trump's authoritarian censorship regime and reinstated comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show, MAGA personalities are in a seething fury.  They're claiming the move insults Charlie Kirk's memory …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and New York Post
Randi Kaye / CNN:
Would-be Trump assassin tries to stab himself after guilty verdict  —  Fort Pierce, Florida —  Ryan Routh, the 59-year-old accused of attempting to kill Donald Trump as the former and future president played a round of golf on his Florida course last year - the second attempt …
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NBC News:
Ryan Routh found guilty in Trump golf course assassination attempt  —  Routh started stabbing himself in the neck with a pen in the courtroom after the verdict was read.  —  FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The trial of Ryan Wesley Routh came to a dramatic end Tuesday when he started stabbing himself …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump's stunning pivot on Ukraine thrills hawkish Republicans  —  Senate Republican foreign policy hawks praised President Trump on Tuesday for posting that he believes Ukraine can “win” the war against Russia and take back all of its lost territory. … Several key GOP congressional leaders …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Mediaite and The Hill
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Axios:
In extraordinary shift, Trump says Ukraine can win war with Russia
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
In major shift, Trump says he now thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory taken by Russia
Politico:
Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries … Trump decided to cancel the meeting after House GOP leadership relayed their concerns about it to the White House, according to two people granted anonymity to describe private conversations.  —  Earlier Tuesday, Jeffries and Schumer …
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NBC News:
Trump cancels meeting with top Democrats on how to prevent a government shutdown
Politico:
House centrists attempt quiet rescue of Obamacare subsidy talks
Discussion: The Daily Signal
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse  —  Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found.  Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.  —  12 MIN READ  —  ABOUT OUR REPORTING
Eric Vilas-Boas / Vulture:
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule  —  The latest series debut from Apple TV+ has been put on ice.  The Savant, a buzzy new Jessica Chastain-led thriller which features themes and storylines that echo recent politically sensitive real-life events, was originally set to premiere this Friday …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Scott Jennings Forwards Alleged Threat From Well-Known Commentator To FBI  —  The conservative CNN pundit reacted to terse words from the former MSNBC host.  —  CNN conservative foil Scott Jennings alerted FBI Director Kash Patel to a perceived threat from fellow media figure Keith Olbermann on Monday.
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands placed on National Mall  —  The work is the latest installation in Washington by an anonymous group of artists critical of the president.  —  A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” that depicts President Trump …
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Lucas Frau / NorthJersey.com:
NJ PBS and state unable to reach deal.  Will this be the end of the local news network?  —  WNET Group, the company that runs local broadcasting channel NJ PBS and the media outlet NJ Spotlight News, will not sign a new contract with the state, possibly marking the end of an era for the local news network.
Wired:
‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague.  A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say  —  The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area.  Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Can Liberalism Be Saved?  —  The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.  —  For several decades, Cass Sunstein has been one of the most prominent and prolific legal scholars in the United States.  A onetime faculty member at the University …
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Rid me of this meddlesome priest, Pam!  —  How mob boss Trump sped through all of Watergate in just a single weekend. … We are watching a Watergate-level presidential scandal unfold basically every day — and they're happening so quickly and so blatantly it's nearly impossible to process.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
The Atlantic:
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise  —  No matter how hard ideologues try to exclusively blame their political foes for acts of political violence, the truth is that violent extremists today emerge from across the political spectrum.  We have studied this problem and believe that our data …
Discussion: IJR, The Post Millennial and Townhall
Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Jeffrey Epstein ‘threatened to destroy’ Sarah Ferguson before her apology  —  Duchess's then spokesperson recalls disgraced financier's ‘Hannibal Lecter-style’ phone call after she disowned him  —  The Duchess of York allegedly sent an email apologising to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump wants piece of company in charge of America's biggest lithium mine  — Trump seeks equity stake in largest planned lithium mine in US  — Thacker Pass seen as key to U.S. lithium supply chain  — GM invested $625 million, holds 38% stake in Nevada project
Dekleptocracy / The Dekleptocracy Substack:
Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security  —  When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem.  When that payment arrives just weeks after Trump visits the UAE and announces …
Associated Press:
After cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employees  —  Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.  The General Services Administration has given the employees …
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
76 percent of Americans say Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize  —  Most Americans also say former president Barack Obama did not deserve to win the prize in 2009.  —  As President Donald Trump continues his campaign to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Americans are broadly skeptical that he merits the honor.
Discussion: Politico and Newsweek
Politico:
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump texts, loses First Amendment case over his firing … Jackson, an Obama appointee, stressed that she was not ruling on whether Strzok's firing “was the appropriate sanction” for his conduct, only that the voluminous evidence assembled over years of litigation …
Wall Street Journal:
Group Organizing America's 250th Birthday Fires Executive Director  —  Bipartisan commission terminated Ariel Abergel after Instagram post related to Charlie Kirk, he says  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, the bipartisan organization overseeing the nation's 250th birthday celebration …
 
 
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Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's ‘winning’
Tara Suter / The Hill:
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Discussion: UPI and One America News Network
Frances Robles / New York Times:
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Discussion: Reuters
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide
The Daily Signal:
EXCLUSIVE: Department of War Discontinues $1.1 Million Committee Criticized for Promoting Abortion, Feminism
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
Jonathan Rauch / The UnPopulist:
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 Earlier Items: 
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Texas Officially Walks Back Justification For Redistricting, Throws DOJ Under Bus
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hit by Devastating Polls on Issues That Won Him the Election
Discussion: Reuters and New York Magazine
Vox:
RFK Jr. is running a dangerous experiment on all of us
Discussion: Washington Post
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
YouTube reinstating creators banned for COVID-19, election content
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump's mathematically impossible promise to cut drug prices by ‘1,000%’
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
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Reuters:
‘Guess what?’ Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade