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Washington Post:
‘Based on what I feel’: Trump escalates attack on childhood vaccines  —  Trump promoted long-debunked claims that vaccines can cause autism as he called for changes to the childhood immunization schedule sought by anti-vaccine activists.  —  Public health experts were already on edge …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Associated Press:
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism  —  President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced …
NBC News:
Trump claims acetaminophen use during pregnancy may cause autism, without clear proof  —  The over-the-counter drug has been used in Tylenol and many other other widely used medications for decades as a pain and fever reliever during pregnancy.  —  President Donald Trump said Monday the Food …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump's Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience  —  Trump Promotes Unproven Ties to Autism and Tylenol Use  —  Where Things Stand  — Autism: President Trump, speaking at the White House, gave direct and unproven medical advice contradicting decades of research …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The flimsy evidence behind Trump's big autism announcement, explained  —  Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism.  Here's the context he's missing. … During a highly anticipated announcement today, President Donald Trump urged pregnant people to avoid taking Tylenol if possible because of the painkiller's possible link to autism.
New York Times:
‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump's Autism Remarks  —  Alex Ellerbeck, an Opinion health and science editor, hosted an online conversation with four autism experts to discuss the Trump administration's news conference Monday on autism.
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
In Targeting a Common Painkiller, Trump Oversteps His Own Advisers' Guidance on Autism  —  The president's warning against Tylenol use for pregnant women and children went beyond the advice of his drug regulatory agency  —  WASHINGTON—For a generation, parents have waited for an answer …
Discussion: CBS News
Politico:
RFK Jr. to link Tylenol to rising autism rates
NPR:
Trump blames Tylenol for autism. Science doesn't back him up
Politico:
Playbook: Trump vs. the world
Discussion: KSTP-TV
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
For Trump, Who Has ‘Strong Feelings’ About Autism, the Issue Is Personal
Discussion: Fox News, Axios and STAT
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 212. 9/22/25
John Koblin / New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night  —  The network removal of Mr. Kimmel's show last week almost immediately morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America.  —  Jimmy Kimmel is coming back.  —  ABC said on Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return to its airwaves on Tuesday …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday  —  Jimmy Kimmel will have more to say on late-night TV.  —  Disney and ABC will bring the comedian back to its schedule starting Tuesday night, after a decision to take his show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” off the air for an indefinite period of time.
CNN:
Kimmel's show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Jimmy Kimmel's show set to return on Tuesday  —  Jimmy Kimmel's show set to return on Tuesday  —  Trump links autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy, contradicting decades of evidence
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on Its 38 ABC Stations  —  The preemption means that ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will remain unavailable for some of the U.S. despite its return after a nearly week-long suspension.  —  Jimmy Kimmel may be returning to ABC Tuesday night …
CNBC:
Disney says ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will return to ABC on Tuesday
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump posts his Watergate tapes  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌊🌊 Subscribe to PN 🌊🌊  —  One of the biggest lessons we can take from the Trump era is that Richard Nixon thought way too small.  —  Watergate?  Pffft.
Discussion: Washington Post and New Republic
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New York Times:
Trump's Handpicked Prosecutor Takes Over Comey and James Cases  —  The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted.
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Unease grows at the Justice Department as Trump's threats get even more blunt
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and CBS News
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization  —  Section 1.  Antifa as a Terrorist Threat.  Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.
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Paul Leech / JURISTnews:
Trump labels Antifa as domestic terrorist organization  —  US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.  —  The order calls Antifa a “militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government.”
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.  —  Elon Musk's Father 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.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner  —  The justices said they will consider overruling a landmark Supreme Court precedent that has limited the president's ability to fire top officials at the agency.  —  A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to fire …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire Democratic member of trade commission
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants  — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in UCLA medical research grants.  — The grants were suspended over allegations of campus antisemitism, use of race in admissions …
NBC News:
Secret Service agents dismantle system used to convey assassination threats  —  Agents discovered a system in five locations in and around New York that could be used to disable cell phone towers.  —  NEW YORK -U.S. Secret Service agents have dismantled a network of electronic devices located …
Discussion: CBS News, KSTP-TV and Washington Times
Emily Peck / Axios:
Most CEOs say Trump policy has harmed their businesses, new survey finds  —  In private, the leaders of some of the country's best-known companies say that a number of White House policies have been bad for their businesses — and possibly illegal, per the results of a survey from Yale School of Management, shared with Axios.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Arizona voters are set to put Mike Johnson in a corner … Grijalva — who is heavily favored to succeed her late father, Raúl Grijalva, in a district Trump lost by 22 points — said she will be pleased to force the issue.  She would be eligible to sign immediately after she is sworn in, likely early next month.
Discussion: Raw Story
MSNBC:
Harris blasts ‘feckless’ billionaires bending to ‘tyrant’ Trump  —  Maddow: Why the heck is Donald Trump destroying cancer research?!
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
A lot of powerful people just don't realize how unpopular Trump is  —  Last week, ABC/Disney canceled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of television stations that carry the program.
 
 
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