Trump News for Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Disney investors demand internal records on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, say the board may have breached duties

Katherine Li, Business Insider

A group of shareholders is asking Disney to disclose communication related to Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension after Disney shares dipped.

For the first time in nearly 6 decades, a Syrian president steps up to speak at the U.N.

The Associated Press, NPR

Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa addressed the U.N. General Assembly, marking the first time any president from his country has done so in almost 60 years.

Jimmy Kimmel's comeback show reached 6.26 million viewers, Disney says

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert, Business Insider

A Nielsen report reviewed by Business Insider showed that Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night reached a massive audience of 6.26 million viewers.

Is This ‘America First’?

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

Trump’s political nihilism was on full display yesterday at the United Nations.

Donald Trump Immediately Returns To Threatening Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel’s Speech

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

We’ve repeated over and over again that anyone who believes Donald Trump’s claims of supporting free speech is either a brainwashed cultist or the dumbest person alive. And now, in his doddering old age, he’s becoming ever more brazen and belligerent in his a…

Howard Stern Was Original Face of FCC Persecution

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

‘He’s been through all of this stuff and then some,’ says Jimmy Kimmel

More Than 100 Former ABC News Employees Call On Disney CEO Bob Iger To Make Clear Network “Will Not Be Silenced Or Intimidated By Political Pressure”

Ted Johnson, Deadline

More than 100 former ABC News employees including Sam Donaldson, Tom Bettag and Judy Muller have signed on to a letter urging Walt Disney Company CEO Bob...

OpenAI Says It'll Build Five More Huge Data Centers. Here's Where

Jon Reed, CNET

The ChatGPT maker is teaming with Oracle and SoftBank on the facilities, at an expected cost of more than $300 billion.

Trump's cartel war is pulling US warships into a Caribbean show of force. Another destroyer just showed up.

Kelsey Baker, Business Insider

There are over half a dozen US Navy warships in the Caribbean amid efforts to crack down on the drug trade.

Newly appointed US Attorney will attempt to charge James Comey: Sources

Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, Peter Charalambous, Luke Barr, ABC News

The new U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.

Apple Delaying ‘The Savant’ Really Doesn’t Matter (Probably)

Ben Travers, IndieWire

Tuesday's decision to postpone Jessica Chastain's upcoming thriller — about an investigator who impersonates online extremists in order to prevent domestic terror attacks — has sparked backlash, even from the star herself. But there are more reasons to believ…

Theo Von Tells ICE to Pay Up for Using His Face in Deportation Propaganda

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

He kindly asks that his own jokes about immigration not be used in government jokes

Watch: White House replaces President Biden portrait with image of an autopen

BBC News

President Donald Trump has previously claimed Biden used an autopen to sign important documents, including pardons.

Intel and Apple hold investment talks, no deal in sight

Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac

Following a practically lost decade, Intel has had a busy few months, which culminated in investments by Nvidia and the US government. Now, the chipmaker is looking at Apple to help continue its comeback. Here are the details. more…

Slovakia pushes back on pressure over Russia energy purchases

John Irish, Yahoo Entertainment

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Slovakia on Wednesday pushed back on pressure it is facing to cut back its purchases of Russian energy, saying it was ready to...

WATCH: Social media car stunt challenges turn deadly

ABC News

Two teens accused of driving recklessly while attempting "dangerous social media challenges" have been charged in stunts that left one dead and another with permanent brain damage, prosecutors said.

Polymarket Is Taking Bets on ‘South Park’s Polymarket Episode

JM McNab, Cracked.com

Oh my God, they bet a bunch of crypto on Kenny

Brendan Carr Is A Shameless Liar: Now Pretending He Didn’t Break The Law And Censor Comedians Critical Of His Dim, Unpopular Boss

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Brendan Carr is fairly typical of a far right wing zealot, in that he has absolutely no compulsion about lying, constantly, about everything. The latest case in point: Brendan Carr is trying to pretend he didn’t abuse FCC power and break the law to try and ce…

China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions

BBC News

It is China's first firm goal to reduce emissions but falls well short of what is needed to meet global targets.

Joe Rogan Warns ‘Crazy’ Conservatives Celebrating Kimmel Suspension: ‘This Will Be Used On You’

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

Don’t play into the hands of the globalist lizard people who secretly run the world

The right wants Charlie Kirk’s death to be a “George Floyd moment”

Zack Beauchamp, Vox

It is impossible, I think, to grasp the terrible consequences of Charlie Kirk’s death without understanding who he was in life.  Liberals had a dim view of that track record — focusing on his often-offensive radio broadcasts and contributions to Trump’s autho…

A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared

Rachel Treisman, NPR

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

How doctors in the US are responding to Trump's autism announcement

BBC News

Physicians worry pregnant women may forgo a treatment over an unproven link between Tylenol and autism.

Jimmy Kimmel's comeback monologue is already his most-viewed YouTube video of the year ahead of official ratings release

ledmonds@businessinsider.com (Lauren Edmonds), Business Insider

Jimmy Kimmel's monologue from last night has more than 13 million YouTube views, his most-watched video this year. Nielsen ratings are still pending.

Trump Admin ‘Stands Ready’ to Bail Out the Guy Who Handed Elon Musk a Chainsaw

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the goal is to help Milei in the next election.

Defense Department Will Only Allow Access To Journalists Who Promise Not To Obtain ‘Unauthorized Material’

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Everything’s a purge in this administration. The Defense Department — now absurdly referred to by the administration as the “Department of War” — is headed by a guy no one really seems to respect and who has the unfortunate habit of ignoring OPSEC 101 at ever…

Jason Aldean and Wife Brittany Sang a Luke Bryan Cover for Charlie Kirk

Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone

Jason Aldean and his wife Brittany paid tribute to Charlie Kirk with a cover of Luke Bryan's 'Drink a Beer.'

Jessica Chastain Says She’s ‘Not Aligned’ With Apple’s Decision to Postpone ‘The Savant’

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone

The show, which deals with online extremism and violence, appears to have been pulled amid concerns over its content in relation to the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Russia will expand aggression beyond Ukraine unless he is stopped, Zelensky warns

BBC News

Vladimir Putin "will keep driving the war forward wider and deeper", the Ukrainian president tells the UN.

PC memory costs to climb as fabs chase filthy lucre in servers and HBM

Dan Robinson, Theregister.com

TrendForce warns of Q4 memory hikes as suppliers squeeze consumer markets PC memory prices are set to rise as the major suppliers allocate manufacturing capacity to the more lucrative server DRAM and HBM instead amid reports of tightening supplies.…

Trump’s Hurricane Helene Fund Raised Millions. Good Luck Finding the Receipts

Katie Myers, Grist, Gizmodo.com

The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.

'The Savant' Star Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV+ Delay Is Wrong Call Amid Violence

Juli Clover, MacRumors

Earlier this week, Apple made the decision to delay the release of upcoming Apple TV+ series "The Savant" due to its topic and the current political climate. Jessica Chastain, who plays the main character in the series, today said that she does not support Ap…

America’s Zombie Democracy

George Packer, The Atlantic

Its trappings remain, but authoritarianism and AI are hollowing out our humanity.

Why Assassinations Shaped the 1960s and Haunt Us Again

David Frum, The Atlantic

Geoffrey Kabaservice on political violence and assassinations in the 1960s. Plus: Is Trump making a massive political miscalculation?

Apple TV+ star Jessica Chastain is ‘not aligned’ with Apple on canceled release

Ryan Christoffel, 9to5Mac

Yesterday in a last-minute move, Apple decided to cancel its planned release of new Apple TV+ series The Savant. Now, the show’s star Jessica Chastain has released a statement disagreeing with the decision. more…

First Lunar Crew Since Apollo Could Launch in 4 Months. Seriously?

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

Agency officials are eyeing a February 5 launch for the mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon, but can they actually stick to this aggressive timeline?

Tonight's New 'South Park' Will Apparently Satirize Polymarket

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Satan and Trump are still expecting in the hotly anticipated next installment of Season 27

Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won't solve America's wildfire problem

Tony Cheng, Space.com

In other words, more fire is coming, more often.

Migrant Detainees Shot in Attack at Dallas ICE Facility

Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone

Multiple individuals were shot at an ICE facility in Dallas, with the Department of Homeland Security reporting migrants were among those injured.

Is the New York Times finally getting real about Trump? “In the...

Jason Kottke, kottke.org

Is the New York Times finally getting real about Trump? “In the last 10 days or so, several Times articles have been conside

OpenAI Announces Plans for Five More ‘Stargate’ Data Centers in the US

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

Stargate’s AI data centers are about to pop up across the U.S.

Jimmy Kimmel Made Himself Unassailable — Will That Be Enough?

Ben Travers, IndieWire

In his emotional return to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," the late-night host delivered a strong show and an even stronger monologue, clearly illustrating he's not the enemy in this fight. But is that enough for this administration to back down?

Jimmy Kimmel Is Just Another Benghazi, Says John Fugelsang

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: September 24th, 2025

Trump’s Strategy to ‘Make Memphis Safe Again’ Has Failed Once Before

Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic

The president’s plans for Memphis resemble the aggressive, showy, and ultimately failed crime-fighting strategy once used by the city’s police.

Podcaster Theo Von tells DHS to take down a video celebrating deportations that features a clip of him

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

Von responded to the video, saying that his views on immigration are "more nuanced than this video allows."

Air Canada plans US growth in 2026, beginning with 3 new routes

Edward Russell, The Points Guy

Air Canada adds three new routes to Cleveland, Columbus and San Antonio in 2026.

How the World Is Reacting to Trump’s Tylenol Autism Scare

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

Other countries and major health organizations have been quick to denounce the Trump administration's attempts to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy.

Trump Threatens To Sue ABC Again After Jimmy Kimmel‘s 28-Minute Return Monologue

Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku

The late-night show was pulled from the air after Kimmel said Republicans were weaponizing Charlie Kirk’s assassination for ‘political points’ The post Trump Threatens To Sue ABC Again After Jimmy Kimmel‘s 28-Minute Return Monologue appeared first on Kotaku.

Roseanne Wants to Know Why She Can’t Come Back Too

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: September 24th, 2025

Trump and RFK Jr.’s Autism Fixation Is Becoming a Public Health Risk

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s advised pregnant women against taking Tylenol, claiming without real evidence that it can lead to autism.

Disney sure picked a terrible time to raise prices

Emma Roth, The Verge

Disney is in a tangled web of its own making. In just one week, the entertainment giant managed to anger both sides of the political spectrum, and then topped it all off with a Disney Plus price hike that made just about everyone mad. Now, Disney's facing cri…

Jimmy Kimmel's return represents a big, final test for Disney's Bob Iger before he heads for the exits

Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider

Disney CEO Bob Iger is set to step down at the end of next year, but the Jimmy Kimmel drama has created one final challenge for me.

Trump Gets Instant Fact Check Over 'Proud' Brag At The UN: 'Does He Just Not Know?'

Yahoo Entertainment

YouTube Gives the Right Wing What it Wants, Says Biden Admin ‘Pressed’ it to Remove Content

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

It'll also reinstate accounts banned for spreading misinformation.

One Woman's Family Accused Her Of Causing Her Son's Autism Through Vaccines, And 11 More Families Torn Apart By MAGA

Alexa Lisitza, Buzzfeed

What was the "final straw" that made you cut someone off because of their political beliefs?View Entire Post ›

Trump signals major shift on Ukraine war and taking back territory

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has said he believes Ukraine can reclaim all the territory lost to Russia.

Jimmy Kimmel Met the Moment

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

The late-night host responded to an authoritarian crackdown with an appropriate blend of sincerity and scathing humor

‘Trump is right’: MAGA erupts after old post from Tylenol resurfaces

Rachel Cohen, nj.com

A 2017 post is making its rounds on social media.

Final Fantasy Tactics’ Themes of Class and Resistance Hit Way Harder in 2025

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone

The Ivalice Chronicles is a remake of the PlayStation classic that leans even further into its timely political messaging

Jimmy Kimmel Returns as Trump Vows to Further ‘Test’ ABC

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The late night host struck the right tone during his first episode back. But Trump still wants to silence dissent.

Bessent says aircraft engines, chemicals could be leverage in US-China talks

Andrea Shalal and Doina Chiacu, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. aircraft engines and parts, along with certain chemicals, could provide important leverage for the United States in its talks with...

Boeing stays silent on Machinists’ proposed strike settlement

Sara Samora, Manufacturingdive.com

IAM District 837 is willing to meet the fighter jet manufacturer at the negotiating table, but is “not going to bargain against ourselves,” said Resident...

So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic

The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity.

The Right Wing Zealots At Sinclair & Nexstar Push Their Luck, Refuse To Put Jimmy Kimmel Back On The Air

Karl Bode, Techdirt

The flood of outrage at the Disney/FCC cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel ultimately forced the company to retreat and put Kimmel back on the air. Disney apparently didn’t much like the wave of folks cancelling their Disney+ streaming video subscriptions in respons…

You Know ICE Barbie! Now Meet ICE Ken.

Danielle Han, Jezebel

According to a new report from New York Magazine, Kristi Noem might be the face of the Department of Homeland Security, but Corey Lewandowski is running the show.

WATCH: Huge chunk of ice breaks of glacier and crashes into ocean

ABC News

Eyewitness video captured a large chunk of ice breaking off in spectacular fashion from the Bruggen Glacier in southern Chile.

WATCH: Flood waters crash through hotel doors in Hong Kong

ABC News

Video circulating online shows the dramatic moment floodwaters smash through the doors of a hotel in Hong Kong.

Trump is pushing leucovorin as a new treatment for autism. What is it?

Cassandra Willyard, MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. At a press conference on Monday, President Trump announced that his administrati…

Government shutdown odds increase. And, Trump shifts stance on Russia-Ukraine war

Brittney Melton, NPR

President Trump canceled a meeting Democrats, increasing the odds of a potential government shutdown. And, the president suggests that Ukraine could win back all the territory it lost to Russia.

Campaigners urge UK PM Starmer to dump digital ID wheeze before it's announced

SA Mathieson, Theregister.com

Labour accused of sneaking in plans it denied before the general election Seven campaign groups have written to UK prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to scrap plans for a mandatory digital identity system – a project that is expected to be announced immin…

WHO debunks Trump claim on autism link to paracetamol during pregnancy

Edna Mohamed, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has linked childhood vaccine use and paracetamol use by pregnant women to autism.

Jimmy Kimmel’s return showed the potential — and limits — of celebrity resistance

Christian Paz, Vox

Our great national censorship nightmare is over — but only for about three-quarters of the ABC stations in America. Jimmy Kimmel was back on the air Tuesday night after Disney, the parent company of ABC, reversed its decision last week to suspend his talk sho…

Michael Moritz says Trump's "H-1B caper will backfire" and shows the "fragile grasp" Trump and his acolytes have of what makes the US tech sector so successful (Michael Moritz/Financial Times)

Techmeme.com

Michael Moritz / Financial Times: Michael Moritz says Trump's “H-1B caper will backfire” and shows the “fragile grasp” Trump and his acolytes have of what makes the US tech sector so successful  —  The move shows how slender a grasp the president has of what …

Statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein appears in US capital

Al Jazeera English

A pop-up statue showing Donald Trump holding hands with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared near the US Capitol.

Video: Arab and Muslim leaders meet Trump to push for end to Gaza war

Al Jazeera English

Leaders from Arab and Muslim nations met US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations GA.

I'm a Trump supporter — but I might move back to India over his H-1B policy

Charles Rollet, Business Insider

A software engineer from India says he's considering moving back home. The US feels too unstable after President Donald Trump's H-1B fees, he says.

Trump's H-1B overhaul could kneecap startups in the talent wars.

Ben Bergman,Charles Rollet,Julia Hornstein,Alex Nicoll,Henry Chandonnet, Business Insider

Startup founders are worried that changes to the H-1B visa program could make it even harder to compete with bigger companies in the talent wars.

The 20 financial firms that could be hardest hit from Trump's new H-1B fee — from Goldman Sachs to Citi

Alex Nicoll, Business Insider

Business Insider combed through the data to find the financial industry's biggest users of the H-1B visas. See which firms have the most to lose.

Zelenskyy praises 'well-informed' Trump after president's Russia war pivot

David Brennan, ABC News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his “productive meeting” with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Celebrities and politicians celebrated Kimmel's return to the air — with a few detractors

Aditi Bharade, Business Insider

Gavin Newsom, Don Lemon, and Stephen King were among those who reacted to Kimmel's heartfelt monologue.

I'm an international student worried about H-1B visa changes. Now, I'm hunting for tech jobs in Canada and abroad.

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

International student Yuran Zhang hopes she can stay in the US after graduating college. Trump's H-1B visa fee may push her to seek work in Canada.

Tariff evasion could cost the US $40 billion in revenue, Goldman Sachs warns

Huileng Tan, Business Insider

More than $200 billion in annual imports could be affected, which would slash tariff revenue by roughly $40 billion versus a full-compliance scenario.

Late-night show hosts are sending a message to Trump: They'll be thorns in his side for as long as they can be

Cheryl Teh, Business Insider

The big boys of late-night are competitors, but they're also friends. And despite Trump's threats, they'll back each other and keep the jokes coming.

Inside the Trump Administration's chaotic H-1B visa overhaul, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick initially presenting the $100,000 fee as an annual charge (Wall Street Journal)

Techmeme.com

Wall Street Journal: Inside the Trump Administration's chaotic H-1B visa overhaul, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick initially presenting the $100,000 fee as an annual charge  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sowed confusion over whether new fees wer…

Kimmel returns to television to mock FCC Chair Brendan Carr

Sarah Jeong, The Verge

Jimmy Kimmel made a triumphant return to television (in most, but not all, cities) on Tuesday night, devoting his monologue to his short but shocking removal from the air. The comedian tackled the uproar head-on, directly naming Brendan Carr, the Federal Comm…

'We have to speak out,' Jimmy Kimmel says in his late night return

Clare Lombardo, NPR

The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night.

Watch Jimmy Kimmel Address Suspension, Sarah McLachlan Perform on Kimmel

Walden Green, Pitchfork

The late-night talk show host discussed his current relationship with ABC and tapped Robert De Niro to play FCC chair Brendan Carr

I didn't intend to 'make light' of Charlie Kirk murder, says Jimmy Kimmel

BBC News

Kimmel made the comments in his first monologue since broadcaster ABC lifted the suspension of his show.

What Jimmy Kimmel said as he returned to the air after show was preempted

Mason Leib, Jack Moore, ABC News

Jimmy Kimmel returned to air with his late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after the show was preempted on Sept. 17.

He planned to run for Ohio governor. Now Jon Husted could be in the US Senate’s toughest 2026 race

JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Yahoo Entertainment

Sen. Jon Husted looks on as Vivek Ramaswamy fires up a standing-room-only crowd in Ohio, making the case for why he should be their next governor. In just...

Arizona Democrat wins special congressional election — putting Republicans in the hot seat

Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News

The victory of Adelita Grijalva to replace her late father will bring the House makeup to 219-214, and will likely secure the signatures required to vote on ...

Trump Finally Addresses ‘Not Funny’ Kimmel’s Victorious Return

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Trump unleashed a Truth Social rant ahead of tonight’s highly anticipated new episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Trump is railing against Jimmy Kimmel ahead of the comedian's return to late-night

Brent D. Griffiths,Aditi Bharade, Business Insider

Before Donald Trump's comments, two of the nation's largest station owners said they would not air Kimmel's show on their local stations.

Safety mechanism caused Trump escalator malfunction, UN says

BBC News

The US president's videographer "may have inadvertently triggered the safety function" while capturing his arrival, the UN says.

India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise

Simon Sharwood, Theregister.com

Watch out, Microsoft and Google India’s minister for information technology yesterday said he’s dumping his current word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics packages, will adopt the locally made alternatives from Zoho instead, and urged India’s …

Vietnam PM seeks new trade deals to counter US tariff impact

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's prime minister said Hanoi was pursuing new trade deals this year to mitigate the impact of tariffs imposed on its goods by the...

TikTok child data protection inadequate, Canadian privacy officials say

BBC News

TikTok says it will introduce measures to "strengthen our platform" although it disputes some of the findings.

Fact-checking President Donald Trump's claims about autism

Eric M. Strauss, Sony Salzman, Liz Neporent, ABC News

The Trump administration recommended pregnant women limit Tylenol intake.

Footage of deadly ICE shooting in Chicago suburb challenges official narrative

Renee Hickman and Brad Brooks, Yahoo Entertainment

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Police records and witness accounts from a Chicago suburb where a man was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent earlier ...