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12:20 PM ET, September 23, 2025

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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: MSNBC, To the Contrary and PoliticusUSA
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NPR:
Trump blames Tylenol for autism.  Science doesn't back him up  —  In a White House press conference Monday, President Trump and several deputies said the Food and Drug Administration would be updating drug labelling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting a link between the common painkiller and autism.
Maya Goldman / Axios:
Trump's Tylenol warning could fuel new lawsuits  —  President Trump's linking Tylenol to autism could stoke a new round of litigation against the manufacturer of the painkiller and its generic versions. … - Publicly asserting a connection the way Trump did may also encourage lawsuits around Tylenol use …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump's Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience
Associated Press:
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
NBC News:
Trump claims acetaminophen use during pregnancy may cause autism, without clear proof
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
UK Tells Patients 'Don't Pay Attention' to Trump on Tylenol
Discussion: Al Jazeera and CBS News
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The flimsy evidence behind Trump's big autism announcement, explained
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:   In Targeting a Common Painkiller, Trump Oversteps His Own Advisers' Guidance on Autism
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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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Trump Cancels Meeting With Top Democrats Ahead Of Government Shutdown  —  The president initially agreed to the meeting at the White House, but then changed his mind, citing “ridiculous demands” made by Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled …
United States Secret Service:
U.S. Secret Service dismantles imminent telecommunications threat in New York tristate area  —  Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations  —  NEW YORK - The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used …
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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: The Verge
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
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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 and Mediaite
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to his late-night show after ABC lifts suspension  —  Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump's ability to police …
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CNN:
Kimmel's show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations
John Koblin / New York Times:
Jimmy Kimmel's Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night
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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Christopher Mathias / MSNBC:
Trump's new anti-antifa panic is the start of something much more dangerous
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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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation  —  President Trump's border czar was investigated for potential bribery after accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash, but the case was closed after Mr. Trump took office.  —  House and Senate Democrats have opened separate investigations …
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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: KQCA-TV, UPI, New Republic and Raw Story
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 …
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Eric He / Politico:   Judge orders Trump administration to restore more than $500 million in research funds to UCLA
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The most unprecedented presidency in 250 years  —  Not since America's founding 250 years ago has a U.S. president expanded power — and punished critics — in more unprecedented ways than Donald J. Trump. … But Trump has veered, often suddenly, proudly and loudly …
Discussion: Raw Story
John Yoo / Washington Post:
What's wrong with a military campaign against the drug trade  —  Trump's boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war.  —  John Yoo is a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Discussion: Raw Story and PolitiFact
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Kamala Harris gives Zohran Mamdani a tepid endorsement: ‘I endorse the Democrat in the race’  —  The former vice president also said of the New York mayoral candidate, “as far as I'm concerned, he's the Democratic nominee and he should be supported.”  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered …
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 …
Bloomberg:
China Floods the World With Cheap Exports After Trump's Tariffs  —  Shipments have soared outside the US this year, but countries dealing with the glut appear reluctant to take on another trade war — for now.  —  President Xi Jinping's export engine has proved unstoppable during five months …
Discussion: Deseret News
Reuters:
‘Guess what?’  Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade  —  Even presidents are subject to the annoyances of New York City traffic, as French President Emmanuel Macron learned late on Monday, when a New York City police officer stopped him crossing the street because of U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade.
 
 
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Financial Times:
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Percent saying America on the “wrong track” hits new high
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Conservative writer Bill Kristol took to social media today to say: “So many coverups. …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump vs. the world
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Nick Fuentes' Plan to Conquer America
Mike Allen / Axios:
Chad Mizelle to leave as DOJ chief of staff
Discussion: The Dispatch
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner
 

 
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