Trump News for Friday, September 19, 2025
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Prosecution rests in Ryan Routh trial over alleged attempt on Trump's life
Peter Charalambous, ABC News
Federal prosecutors on Friday rested their case against Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to kill Donald Trump on his Florida golf course last year.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:28 PM

Trump claims the US is about to get a tremendous fee for taking TikTok out of China
Sean Hollister, The Verge
A 10 percent stake in Intel, 15 percent of Nvidia’s China sales, a “golden share” of Nippon Steel — what price will Trump extract next in exchange for favorable treatment? Well, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Trump Administration is “expected t…
Sep 19, 2025, 11:15 PM

Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
Whitehouse.gov
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created to bring temporary workers into the United
Sep 19, 2025, 11:15 PM

US attorney plans to resign amid pressure from Trump: Sources
Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, Alexander Mallin, ABC News
U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert said he plans to resign, according to sources, amid pressure from President Trump after sources said he refused to charge NY AG Letitia James.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:05 PM

Faisal Islam: Will the US tech bromance turn around the UK economy?
BBC News
In the week the UK hosted Donald Trump for a second state visit, the country also rolled out the red carpet for US tech firms.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:03 PM
Hiring H-1B visa workers may cost $100K more with Trump's latest executive order
Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that changed the annual H1-B visa fee.
Sep 19, 2025, 10:28 PM

WATCH: Mother of hostage being held in Gaza speaks out
ABC News
The mother of one of the 20 hostages still believed to be alive in Gaza is speaking out with a clear message: "Save my son."
Sep 19, 2025, 10:23 PM

Judge tells Meta not to share Instagram users’ information with Trump admin
Alfred Ng, Politico
The temporary order comes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s department subpoenaed the tech giant over posts naming a border patrol agent.
Sep 19, 2025, 10:05 PM

Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats “out-of-control intimidation”
Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge
Michael Eisner, Disney's former CEO who ran the company for 21 years and oversaw its acquisition of ABC in 1995, does not think his successor, Bob Iger, made the right decision in moving to put Jimmy Kimmel Live! On indefinite pause following threats from Tru…
Sep 19, 2025, 10:01 PM

The Old Disney CEO Just Called Bob Iger a Chicken
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 19th, 2025
Sep 19, 2025, 9:30 PM

I Know What’s Going On And So Does Everyone Else
Ethan Gach, Kotaku
You can run and hide but you don't have to play along The post I Know What’s Going On And So Does Everyone Else appeared first on Kotaku.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:27 PM

Jimmy Kimmel’s Next Move: Brooklyn or Bust?
Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's removal from ABC airwaves, insiders at the show are unsure whether a run at Brooklyn's BAM starting Sept. 29 will go on.
Sep 19, 2025, 8:52 PM

Trump Pardoned Him. Now He Won’t Have to Pay Back $660 Million
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Trevor Milton and his wife donated $1.8 million to Trump in 2024.
Sep 19, 2025, 8:50 PM

Michael Che Has Different Take on Comedians Speaking Their Minds
Matt Solomon, Cracked.com
‘listen, im black.. we have a different understanding of ‘freedom of speech’’
Sep 19, 2025, 8:30 PM

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S prices are going up again in October
Tomas Franzese, Android Police
Microsoft is raising the price of every Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S model for the second time in 2025
Sep 19, 2025, 8:10 PM

FCC Chair Brendan Carr Used to Love Free Speech and Late Night
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: September 19th, 2025
Sep 19, 2025, 8:00 PM

Microsoft Is Torpedoing Xbox With Yet Another Price Hike
Kyle Barr, Gizmodo.com
It’s blaming today’s ‘macroeconomic environment,’ aka President Donald Trump.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:54 PM
People are canceling their Disney+ and Hulu accounts and calling for a boycott in protest of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension
Henry Chandonnet,James Faris, Business Insider
"If Disney's going to cave to Trump, then Disney doesn't get my money," one former Disney+ subscriber who canceled told Business Insider.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:45 PM
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelan migrants
MARK SHERMAN, Yahoo Entertainment
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order allowing it to strip legal protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan...
Sep 19, 2025, 7:41 PM

Tim Cook Swears Tariffs Aren’t to Blame for iPhone 17 Pro Price Hike
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook says tariffs played no role in the higher price 'to be totally clear.'
Sep 19, 2025, 7:40 PM

Have a Delicious Weekend.
Joanna Goddard, Cupofjo.com
What are you up to this weekend? Tonight Freddie and I are going to a wedding, where we will clap, cheer, toast, tear up, and not dance; and tomorrow the boys and I will be hitting up block parties, arguably the best part of fall in Brooklyn.… Read more The …
Sep 19, 2025, 7:40 PM
Kimmel's suspension spreads fear and anger through the late-night world as insiders wonder if Fallon and Meyers are next
Lucia Moses, Business Insider
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension has provoked dread in the late-night world. Hollywood writers rallied against Disney and Trump.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:27 PM

Microsoft Reveals The First $800 Xbox With Another Round Of Price Hikes
Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku
Microsoft cites ‘changes in the macroeconomic environment’ for the decision The post Microsoft Reveals The First $800 Xbox With Another Round Of Price Hikes appeared first on Kotaku.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:26 PM

The free speech paradox
Sean Illing, Vox
Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t suspended because of poor ratings. He wasn’t suspended because he crossed some ethical red line. He was suspended because the president of the United States decided to make an example of him. The supposed justification came on Kimmel’s Mo…
Sep 19, 2025, 7:24 PM

Tariffs bite Xbox fans even harder, as Microsoft (again) increases Xbox Series X|S prices in the US — here's how much more you'll pay
jez@windowscentral.com (Jez Corden) , Jez Corden, Windows Central
Microsoft cites challenging "macroeconomic" environment for the price increases, which sees the Xbox Series X hit a whopping $649.99.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:00 PM

Landing site for Rosalind Franklin rover may be ripe with clues about ancient Mars life
Stefanie Waldek, Space.com
Natural geologic processes at Mars' Oxia Planum may improve the Rosalind Franklin rover's chances of detecting organic compounds.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:00 PM

WATCH: Police say teen with loaded gun threatened to shoot up NYC high school
ABC News
A student was arrested after allegedly posting a threat online and being found with a gun in their backpack at a New York City high school on Thursday, officials said.
Sep 19, 2025, 6:14 PM

This is how Trump ends democracy
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — the direct result of an FCC threat to pull the licenses of networks that aired him — has shown us how authoritarianism can come to America. I mean this literally. The specific threats that Federal Communications Commission head Bre…
Sep 19, 2025, 6:10 PM

Children’s Hospital Chaplain Jailed by Trump Admin Finally Released
Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone
Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children’s hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, had been jailed by Donald Trump’s administration since July 9.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:55 PM

How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
It’s fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe’s on the other foot. For years, we’ve been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign manipulation on social media was “censorship” and a violation of Americans…
Sep 19, 2025, 5:50 PM

Trump Gives Suspiciously Vague Update on TikTok Deal
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
"appreciate the TikTok approval"
Sep 19, 2025, 5:43 PM

So… is there a TikTok deal or not?
Adi Robertson, The Verge
China and the US have “made progress” on granting permission for ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American consortium, fulfilling a nine-months-overdue legal requirement. After saying a tentative deal had been reached Monday and that approval would come Friday,…
Sep 19, 2025, 5:35 PM

Here’s What a Kimmel Staffer Has to Say About Disney, Trump and the Future
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
The interview was published on the ‘Too Much TV’ Substack from Rick Ellis
Sep 19, 2025, 5:30 PM

WATCH: Trump announces efforts to regain control of Bagram air base in Afghanistan
ABC News
President Trump said on Thursday that his administration is making efforts to gain control of Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base, though he provided no details on how exactly the U.S. would regain control.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:10 PM

Erika Kirk will lead her late husband's organization. Here's what to know about her
Rachel Treisman, NPR
Erika Kirk, 36, has a devotional podcast and Christian clothing line. She has vowed to continue her late husband's work.
Sep 19, 2025, 4:59 PM

Judge tosses Trump's $15B suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House
Peter Charalambous, ABC News
A judge has tossed President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, and gave Trump's lawyers 28 days to refile.
Sep 19, 2025, 4:38 PM

Trump Says Late Night Shows Are 'Not Allowed' to Be Mean to Him
Susan Rinkunas, Jezebel
Barf Bag: The party of free speech, everyone!
Sep 19, 2025, 4:38 PM

Judge strikes down Trump's $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times
BBC News
A US federal judge took issue with the contents of Trump's lawsuit against the newspaper and gave him 28 days to amend it.
Sep 19, 2025, 4:38 PM

Bill Would Give The State Dept. The Ability To Deny Passports To Citizens Who Criticize Israel
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
This isn’t anything that actually needed to be done. The federal government has plenty of options at its disposal if it thinks someone is providing material support for terrorism. It’s one of things that keeps the FBI loaded up with anti-terrorism dollars, th…
Sep 19, 2025, 4:29 PM

Nvidia Wants in on the Robotaxi Race
Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com
Nvidia is exploring $500 million investment in Wayve Technologies, a London-based AI startup.
Sep 19, 2025, 4:25 PM

MCU Actors Call For Disney Boycott Following Jimmy Kimmel Fiasco
Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku
ABC has pulled the talk show off the air after a monologue regarding the death of Charlie Kirk The post MCU Actors Call For Disney Boycott Following Jimmy Kimmel Fiasco appeared first on Kotaku.
Sep 19, 2025, 3:56 PM

Trump and Xi to meet in South Korea as TikTok deal approved
BBC News
The president plans to meet Xi at a global summit in South Korea next month and will travel to China next year.
Sep 19, 2025, 3:45 PM

Acosta, who negotiated Epstein's plea deal, appears before House Oversight Committee
Lauren Peller, ABC News
Acosta didn't respond to questions as he walked into the committee room.
Sep 19, 2025, 3:36 PM

Meta’s quest to own your face
David Pierce, The Verge
Meta obviously believes in smart glasses. It's not alone: Google, Apple, Samsung, and others all appear to be heavily invested in the idea that the next big gadget will be on your face. But at least for now, it appears Meta is the company building the best, m…
Sep 19, 2025, 2:47 PM

Trevor Milton's Nikola Case Dropped by SEC Following Trump Pardon
Eletric-vehicles.com
The US Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) has dropped its fraud case against Nikola’s founder and former CEO Trevor Milton, after Trump’s pardon six months ago.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:43 PM
Everything you need to know about what's going on with Jimmy Kimmel and the war on late-night
Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension over his comments regarding Charlie Kirk has elicited strong reactions and raised questions about the state of the media.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:36 PM

Trump’s Golden Dome Projected to Cost Exponentially More Than the Manhattan Project
Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com
A lot of folks are skeptical the shield would even work as advertised.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:35 PM
Newly revealed Epstein secrets could help victims get their hands on more of his fortune
Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider
Only about 25% of Jeffrey Epstein's fortune went to his sexual abuse accusers. Congressional investigations into his finances could change that.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:33 PM

The right’s big lie about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
Eric Levitz, Vox
The Trump administration is openly coercing media organizations into suppressing speech that it does not like. On Monday night, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel (irresponsibly) seemed to suggest that Charlie Kirk’s killer had conservative sympathies, before …
Sep 19, 2025, 2:26 PM
Johnson County leaders denounce Trump administration executive orders in resolution
Ryan Hansen, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City Press-Citizen
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors condemned and denounced more than 25 executive orders issued since President Donald Trump took office.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:26 PM

O Comptroller, My Comptroller
Danielle Han, Jezebel
ICE arrested and detained 11 NYC Dems on Thursday for trying to access one of its facilities, including Comptroller Brad Lander.
Sep 19, 2025, 2:15 PM

Don’t Get Too Excited for That Nvidia and Intel Chip Just Yet
Kyle Barr, Gizmodo.com
Intel and Nvidia promise a new age of mobile gaming, but there are reasons to be cautious.
Sep 19, 2025, 1:10 PM

If the World Has to Be on Fire, I’m Glad We Have Caleb Hearon to Get Silly With It
Tara Ariano, Cracked.com
The prolific comic’s début special, ‘Model Comedian,’ is an instant classic
Sep 19, 2025, 1:00 PM

'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will fly by Earth in April 2029 — and these 3 space probes will be watching
andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) , Andrew Jones, Space.com
A trio of missions are on track to intercept and study the famous near-Earth asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with our planet in April 2029.
Sep 19, 2025, 1:00 PM

Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
"They're not allowed to do that," said Trump. (They're allowed to do that.)
Sep 19, 2025, 12:45 PM
Kamala Harris strikes back at allies she felt didn't act that way: New book takeaways
Francesca Chambers and Susan Page, USA TODAY, USA Today
In a new book about her 107-day campaign for the presidency, Kamala Harris takes issue with Biden, Trump and those who doubted she could win.
Sep 19, 2025, 12:44 PM

Seth Meyers Worried About Losing His Show Due to Factors ‘Outside His Control’ As Early As This Summer
Carly Tennes, Cracked.com
By Carly Tennes Published: September 19th, 2025
Sep 19, 2025, 12:30 PM

Warner Bros CEO Laments ‘Terrible’ Streaming TV Experience’ He Created, Proposes More Shitty Mergers And Price Hikes As The Fix
Karl Bode, Techdirt
We’ve mentioned repeatedly how the AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery series of media mergers were some of the most destructive and pointless business efforts ever, resulting in tens of thousands of layoffs, the cancellation of endless popular programs, higher pric…
Sep 19, 2025, 12:26 PM

Jon Stewart Mocks Donald Trump Following Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Jon Stewart is using heavy sarcasm to rip into Donald Trump ... this on the heels of Jimmy Kimmel getting suspended by ABC over his remarks about Charlie Kirk's killer. "The Daily Show" host made an unusual appearance on the show Thursday -- he's…
Sep 19, 2025, 12:17 PM

Taliban official dismisses Trump's hope to 'take back' Afghan airbase
BBC News
Bagram airbase was handed over to the Afghan military shortly before the Taliban returned to power.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:45 AM

Trump and MTG’s Boyfriend Discuss How to Make Pride Flag a Terrorist Symbol
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Brian Glenn, a ”reporter," told Trump that if he labels ”transtifa”—the far-right’s new hate-mongering term—a domestic terrorist group, then he could get the flag taken down.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:42 AM

WATCH: Breaching whales awe kayakers
ABC News
Stunning footage shows a group of kayakers up close and personal with a humpback whale and its calf as the pair breached in Costa Rica.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:38 AM

WATCH: Rescuers pull 10-year-old girl from rubble of Gaza building
ABC News
Eyewitness video shows the moment a 10-year-old girl named Marah was pulled from the rubble of a building in Gaza City.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:37 AM

Kirk's death fuels free speech disputes. And, vaccine panel changes MMRV guidance
Brittney Melton, NPR
Free speech has become an increasing focal point after comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination have caused people to lose jobs. And, a CDC vaccine panel rolls back MMRV vaccine guidance.
Sep 19, 2025, 11:08 AM

10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • How to Build a Million-Dollar Future for Your Kids: Setting your child up for life doesn’t require a windfall — just time, consistency and a willingness to think beyond bonds and birthday cards. (Bloomberg) • The Citi…
Sep 19, 2025, 10:30 AM

It’s Time for a New Two-Party System
Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic
Bret Stephens says we need a new liberal party, and it’s not what you think.
Sep 19, 2025, 10:00 AM

Justin Baldoni Just Hired Diddy's Lawyer...
Audra Heinrichs, Jezebel
Thought the actor and director’s defense was aggressive enough already? He just added an attorney who previously represented Diddy and Sam Bankman-Fried.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:32 AM
Putin said he's eying higher taxes on the rich to bankroll the Ukraine war and pointed to a precedent set by the US
Huileng Tan, Business Insider
Russia's central bank expects the economy to expand just 1% to 2% this year, down from 4.3% in 2024.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:06 AM

Who offered Trump an exceedingly rare second state visit? Find out in the quiz
Holly J. Morris, NPR
This week's quiz also features late-night hosts, Emmy losers, the pope, geometry and bears.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:01 AM
Red dress, red politics? Why Sydney Sweeney's Emmys dress struck a nerve
Callie Ahlgrim, Business Insider
The controversy over Sydney Sweeney's "MAGA red" dress at the Emmy Awards speaks to the color's charged role in the current political climate.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:00 AM

Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness
Cory Turner, NPR
The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:00 AM

A deadly assault in Charlotte underscores a shift in crime on public transit
Joel Rose, NPR
A violent killing in Charlotte's transit system has gotten a lot of attention. The numbers say trains and buses remain safe overall, but assault has eclipsed robbery and theft as the biggest concern.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:00 AM

20 years later, Israelis ask if the Gaza exit backfired — and if it's time to go back
Itay Stern, NPR
Twenty years ago, Israel dismantled its settlements and withdrew from the Gaza Strip. Now, Israelis ask if it helped pave the way for the Oct. 7 attack, and some want to resettle there.
Sep 19, 2025, 9:00 AM
Analysis-Saudi pact puts Pakistan's nuclear umbrella into Middle East security picture
Saeed Shah and Maha El Dahan, Yahoo Entertainment
With many Arab nations feeling a rising threat from Israel, the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact announced this week brings Pakistan - and its nuclear umbrella - ...
Sep 19, 2025, 8:54 AM
Jimmy Fallon says he hopes Jimmy Kimmel gets to go back on ABC
Aditi Bharade, Business Insider
Fallon called Kimmel a "decent, funny, and loving guy," and said he hoped the latter's show would be reinstated.
Sep 19, 2025, 8:16 AM

Late-Night Hosts Rally After Kimmel Suspension: Can’t Give an ‘Autocrat’ an ‘Inch’
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone
As ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel continues, Kimmel's fellow late-night hosts took to their own monologues show their support on Thursday evening.
Sep 19, 2025, 7:38 AM
Iraq fails to win US approval to import Turkmen gas via Iran
Maha El Dahan and Muayad Hameed, Yahoo Entertainment
Iraq's attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad...
Sep 19, 2025, 7:04 AM
Late-night hosts reacted to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with the sharpest tools in their kit: comedy and defiance
Aditi Bharade,Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Sarah Gray, Business Insider
Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon weighed in on Kimmel's suspension, making jokes about Trump while they were at it.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:54 AM

Jon Stewart’s Best Thursday Night Moments Had Nothing to Do with Jimmy Kimmel
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
His interview with Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa was a true balm
Sep 19, 2025, 5:45 AM

WATCH: Theme park guest dies after roller coaster ride in Florida
ABC News
Authorities say a 32-year-old man has died after riding a roller coaster at Universal’s Epic Universe theme park in Florida.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:41 AM

Jon Stewart Mocks Trump in Song to the ‘Dear Leader’ After Kimmel Suspension
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone
Jon Stewart stepped behind the Daily Show desk on Thursday, breaking with the show's usual schedule after Jimmy Kimmel's show suspension.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:33 AM

'The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Lays Out "Cynical Ploy" Behind The Government Cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel
Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com
Critics of Trump’s FCC would call this entire controversy a smokescreen — if they wanted to lose their jobs
Sep 19, 2025, 5:20 AM
Seth Meyers says Jimmy Kimmel's suspension is a 'big moment' for democracy
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan, Business Insider
"Trump promised to end government censorship and bring back free speech, and he's doing the opposite," Meyers said on his late-night show.
Sep 19, 2025, 5:11 AM