Trump News for Monday, September 29, 2025

Trump’s Shortsighted Campaign of Vengeance

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

As the president knows too well, efforts to censor or convict foes can often make them more popular.

A reality check on Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Joshua Keating, Vox

After a pivotal Allied victory, years into World War II, Winston Churchill famously proclaimed that when it came to hopes for the end of the war, it was “not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”  That sort of expectation…

YouTube agrees to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension

Bobby Allyn, NPR

YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.

YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement

Jay Peters, The Verge

YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook) and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the…

YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle Trump lawsuit over Capitol riot

BBC News

The streaming giant is the last company to settle with the president after suspending his account in the wake of the 6 January attack in 2021.

All the Sad Young Terminally Online Men

Derek Thompson, Derekthompson.org

Political violence is like a lightning bolt: sudden, surprising, seemingly random, yet always emerging from a local weather system. Do not forget that we all make the weather.

Trump’s Bumblefuck DOJ Continues Revenge Tour With Semi-Botched Indictment Of James Comey

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Pretty much everyone who was willing to put justice ahead of Trump is long gone from the DOJ, either having been fired or resigning ahead of an expected firing. Trump has stocked the DOJ with incredibly under-qualified loyalists, overseen by the under-qualifi…

Louisiana issues warrant for California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills

Carter Sherman, Yahoo Entertainment

It is part of effort by anti-abortion activists and red states to target telemedicine abortion and providers across states

A Former White House Attorney Just Said That Every American "Should Be Scared To Death" Over Trump's Latest Actions

Lee Moran, Buzzfeed

“This is really authoritarianism,” Cobb cautioned.

Blair could help oversee Gaza transition under Trump plan

BBC News

The former UK prime minister became the first named member of a new "Board of Peace" chaired by Donald Trump.

Hegseth's mystery meeting in Quantico could cost millions, require unprecedented security

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, USA Today

Why are hundreds of Trump and Hegseth's top military commanders gathering at Quantico and what will it cost?

Gavin Newsom Signs First-In-Nation AI Safety Law

BeauHD, Slashdot.org

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law on Monday that will force major AI companies to reveal their safety protocols -- marking the end of a lobbying battle with big tech companies like…

YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit: Court filing

Peter Charalambous, ABC News

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended from the platform in 2021, a court filing shows.

Trump and Netanyahu agree new US peace plan for Gaza

BBC News

The US and Israeli leaders said they have agreed a peace plan for Gaza and warned Hamas to accept it.

EA officially going private in a $55 billion deal backed by Saudi Arabian investment — CEO Andrew Wilson to stay

samuelwtolbert@gmail.com (Samuel Tolbert) , Samuel Tolbert, Windows Central

Publisher EA is officially going private, with a $55 billion deal backed by private equity and Saudi Arabian investment announced.

A President Will Never Move to Springfield Again, Says ‘Simpsons’ Showrunner Matt Selman

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

The late George H.W. Bush will remain the town’s first and final Presidential resident

The septuagenarian suffered yet another moment of memory lapse, fueling speculations on his ability to serve.

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump incorrectly remembered when his first presidential term began. The 79-year-old Commander in Chief could not recall details from his...

Watch: Trump and Netanyahu outline peace plan to end war in Gaza

BBC News

The deal proposes an end to military operations, a release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and the immediate delivery of aid to Gaza.

What we know about Michigan church shooting and arson attack

BBC News

Officials have not yet named a motive for the shooter or the names of the four people killed.

Trump and Netanyahu to Hamas: accept Gaza peace plan or face consequences

David Smith in Washington, Yahoo Entertainment

Pair say proposal represents new chapter but Israeli PM threatens to ‘finish the job’ if Hamas officials fail to agree

Father of church shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford apologizes to victims’ families

John Wisely, USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today

'It's been a nightmare,' Thomas Sanford said of the time since his son allegedly opened fire at a Michigan church Sunday morning.

How Many Streaming Subscribers Did Disney Lose After Suspending Kimmel?

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The boycott was real.

Americans Are Already Sick of RFK Jr., Poll Finds

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Kennedy's performance as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Assata Shakur, Black Revolutionary and 2Pac’s Godmother, Dies at 78

Walden Green, Pitchfork

The Black Liberation Army member, who escaped to Cuba in the 1980s, was name-checked in songs by Public Enemy and Common

Democrats’ shutdown strategy hinges on a risky bet

Eric Levitz, Vox

The Trump administration will use a government shutdown to gut the Democratic Party’s favorite federal agencies.  Or at least, this is what the president wants Democrats to believe, as they negotiate over a bill to prevent federal funding from lapsing on Octo…

Nextel, Sinclair Fold On Kimmel Ban, Showing Once Again That If You Fight Trumpism, You Usually Win

Karl Bode, Techdirt

There’s a bit of a trend emerging: when you decide to stand up and fight against Donald Trump and his parade of dim authoritarian sycophants, you usually win. If you fecklessly fold (like CBS, Meta, Columbia, and countless others), these annoying assholes jus…

Trump outlines plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has outlined a plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza.

Need to know: Here are the travel impacts when the government shuts down

Clint Henderson, The Points Guy

If a shutdown happens, you can expect longer lines at the airport, potential passport delays and national park closures, among other issues.

Marc Maron Would Have Hosted Trump on ‘WTF’ With Certain Conditions

JM McNab, Cracked.com

We will never get to hear Maron ask the current president who his ‘guys’ are

Senile Trump Posts, Then Deletes, AI Deepfake Of Himself Promoting Wacky MedBed Conspiracy Theory

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Remember all that concerned coverage about an elderly President’s cognitive decline? And all those (admittedly overhyped) warnings about deepfake videos tricking the gullible? Well, we now have a President who was apparently fooled by an AI deepfake video of …

David Letterman Was ‘Thrilled’ to Be Attacked by President Trump

JM McNab, Cracked.com

‘LOSER’ Letterman finally responds to the president’s social media tantrum

What is the Trump plan for Gaza and will it work?

Justin Salhani, Al Jazeera English

Trump's 21-point plan is said to have Netanyahu on board, but Hamas says it's not received any proposal yet.

'McIlroy got a text from Trump' - Donald on celebrations & his future as captain

BBC News

Team Europe captain Luke Donald reflects on his side's Ryder Cup win and says Rory McIlroy received a text from President Donald Trump while they celebrated at Bethpage Black in New York.

Trump administration scraps Biden gun export restrictions

By Mike Stone, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded Biden-era restrictions on civilian firearms exports, eliminating ...

Trump Just Promoted One of the Nation’s Cruelest Conspiracy Theories

Molly Olmstead, Slate Magazine

Why did the president post a fake video of himself shilling a fake medical cure? Let's get into it.

WATCH: Sheriff praises response to Latter-Day Saints chapel shooting

ABC News

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson praised law enforcement's response to the fatal shooting at a Latter-Day Saints chapel that occurred on Sunday morning.

Cool Looking Terminator Game Suffers Another Delay Due To Trump’s Tariffs

Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku

The upcoming retro-inspired action-platformer was originally set to come out in September The post Cool Looking Terminator Game Suffers Another Delay Due To Trump’s Tariffs appeared first on Kotaku.

WATCH: Trump to meet with top Democrats as shutdown looms

ABC News

Top Congressional leaders are at the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown.

Right-Wingers Melt Down Over Bad Bunny Headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and right-wingers are not happy, railing against how the Latin artist has criticized Donald Trump.

Trump Once Again Says Movies Made Outside the US Will Face 100% Tariffs

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

President Donald Trump has once again threatened to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside of the United States -- but it remains unclear what that would actually look like. [Read More]

The ADL Defended Elon Musk’s ‘Awkward Gesture.’ Now He Calls It a Hate Group

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

"The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group," Musk tweeted Sunday.

Texas University System Bans Talking About Trans & Nonbinary Identities

Danielle Han, Jezebel

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” one professor told the New York Times.

Trump promises steep tariffs for foreign movies and imported furniture

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The US president pledged a 100 percent tariff for films made outside the country.

WATCH: Trump says 'there will be others' after indictment of former FBI Director Comey

ABC News

After the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey on multiple charges on Friday, President Donald Trump told reporters that he "thinks there will be others."

Trump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisis

Rachel Cohen, Vox

Housing in America is about to get more expensive, thanks to new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump that will take effect this Wednesday, October 1.  The new tariffs include a 50 percent tax on imported kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 percen…

Donald Trump Declares War On Portland Because Of A Few Anti-ICE Protests

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

One of the few, small things the US press could do is stop pretending this administration is normal. It isn’t. It’s motivated solely by cruelty and revenge, in service of imposing its will and white Christian nationalist imperatives on the nation, which is no…

Electronic Arts Is Going Private in a $55 Billion Jared Kushner–Saudi Takeover

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

Kushner's group of investors is ready to remake the gaming giant in their own image.

‘The Simpsons’ Will Never Be Political Like ‘South Park,’ Showrunner Claims

JM McNab, Cracked.com

‘10 months to air’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it

Trump warns he will starve NYC of funds if Mamdani elected as mayor

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, New York Daily News

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Monday warned New York City voters not to elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor, threatening to starve the city of federal...

Trump Shares Bizarre AI Video Promising Magic ‘Medbeds’ for Everyone

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

In a since-deleted Truth Social post, an AI version of Trump promised every American would soon have access to their very own medbed.

Theo Von’s Fans and Haters Are Both Concerned By His Embarrassing Bomb at A Special Taping

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Von was supposed to shoot his Netflix hour on Saturday, but the evening quickly devolved into catastrophe

NBA 2K26 Players Are Making Bloody Charlie Kirk Characters And Taking Them Online

Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku

The character creator has neck tattoo options that you can turn blood red, and one thing led to another The post NBA 2K26 Players Are Making Bloody Charlie Kirk Characters And Taking Them Online appeared first on Kotaku.

Did Sinclair and Nexstar Accomplish Anything By Banning Jimmy Kimmel?

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

Did the big losers in the Kimmel standoff win after all?

Trump considering supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles, Vance says

BBC News

Vance's comments come as Ukraine's deputy defence minister tells the BBC Western weapons could force Moscow to start peace talks.

Trump Is Threatening Tariffs on Foreign-Made Films Again

James Whitbrook, Gizmodo.com

The President has reiterated a threat he first made back in May, and once again, without any details as to how such a threat could be acted upon in the first place.

Trump keeps threatening to cut off federal funding to NYC if Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

Trump said on Monday that Zohran Mamdani "won't be getting any" federal funding to fulfill his campaign promises if elected mayor.

Trump Revives Wild Call for 100 Percent Tariff on Movies Made Outside the United States

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone

Donald Trump has brought back his roundly criticized plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on all movies made outside the United States.

Meet Lisa Monaco, the 57-year-old Microsoft executive Trump wants fired

Dave Smith, Yahoo Entertainment

The former deputy attorney general played a key role in several high-profile investigations that directly involved Trump.

Attack on Dutch-flagged ship off Yemen injures two and prompts crew to abandon vessel

JON GAMBRELL, Yahoo Entertainment

A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said, injuring two mariners and...

Video: Tel Aviv beach features Trump-Netanyahu art display

Al Jazeera English

An installation on a Tel Aviv beach depicts US President Donald Trump and Israel's PM Netanyahu to call an end the war.

"They're nanoseconds behind us" — NVIDIA's CEO sounds alarm on China's AI rise and questions US chip strategy

c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) , Cale Hunt, Windows Central

Huawei recently announced a three-year plan to overtake NVIDIA's AI dominance in China, and that's bad news for the US firm struggling with restrictions.

Michigan Church Shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford Served in Iraq War

TMZ Staff, TMZ

The shooter who killed at least four people at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan Sunday morning had extensive military experience and served in Iraq. Thomas Jacob Sanford -- who was killed after exchanging…

You won't believe who just bought EA

Tomas Franzese, Android Police

Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner are now stakeholders in EA as PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners bought the Battlefield 6 publisher

Joe Scarborough shredded the president for making his administration look like “fools” by “investigating the investigators” time and again.

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

The host of MSNBC’s flagship morning show has torn into President Donald Trump for threatening yet more legal proceedings against his political enemies...

Trump Renews Tariff Threat on Films Made Outside the U.S., Still Doesn’t Make Sense

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

"I will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States," the President said on the Truth social platform. But we still don't know what that means.

Exclusive-UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation

Samia Nakhoul, Yahoo Entertainment

ABU DHABI (Reuters) -The UAE is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal at their meeting on...

Fed, government shutdown, Nike: The Week Ahead with Anna Macdonald

Yahoo Finance Video, Yahoo Entertainment

More Fed speakers are due to speak today and Anna Macdonald from Aubrey Capital Management believes the split between some members is greater than ever. A...

Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?…

EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Group, And Others

Ethan Gach, Kotaku

The Madden publisher is going private The post EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Group, And Others appeared first on Kotaku.

The Download: AI to detect child abuse images, and what to expect from our 2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list

Rhiannon Williams, MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI Generative AI has enabled the production of child s…

The Blue State That’s Now a Bellwether

Russell Berman, The Atlantic

New Jersey is no one’s idea of a swing state. Or is it?

Ariana Grande Re-Shares Viral Post Asking Trump Voters: ‘Has Your Life Gotten Better?’

Gil Kaufman, Billboard

The singer's repost ended with the pointed question, "Has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would?"

Oh Nothing, Just the President Posting AI Videos About QAnon Conspiracy Theories

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

How much extra power would a government shutdown give Trump?

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump could use executive power to reshape federal agencies and force layoffs during a shutdown, experts say.

3 things to know about Trump's plan to send troops to Portland and Memphis

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR

President Trump ordered the deployment of troops to Portland and said he's authorized them to use "full force" to curb protests outside of ICE facilities.

Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking

LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, Yahoo Entertainment

Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing our galaxy from the forces of evil. On the social media accounts of Donald Trump ...

Trump to push new peace plan in talks with Netanyahu

BBC News

The US president has talked up prospects of an agreement, but Netanyahu said it was not finalised - and Hamas say they haven't been sent the proposal.

Here are the luxury pre-owned watches each generation — from boomers to zoomers — buys most, according to The RealReal

Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider

Boomers prefer the Rolex Datejust while millennials go for Rolex Day-Dates, according to a report from The RealReal.

President Trump Deletes AI-Generated News Report About ‘Medbeds’

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

President Donald Trump has deleted a video he posted to his Truth Social page of an AI-generated Fox News report about a mythical hospital containing "medbeds." [Read More]

Trump admin live updates: Trump to meet with Netanyahu at White House

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

Exclusive-Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations

Brad Heath, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump...

Donald Trump’s TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism

John Cassidy, The New Yorker

The sale demonstrates the President’s personal brand of industrial policy—transactional, opaque, and designed to politically benefit him and his allies.

Now That I Run the Zoo

Patricia Marx, The New Yorker

Shouts & Murmurs by Patricia Marx: The tigers eat tofu. “Child care!” / chant kang’roos. / And the sea slugs debate the best / pronouns to use.

As Siberia Gets Another Round, Fallon’s a No-Show

Ben McGrath, The New Yorker

The dive bar hidden in a subway entrance was the go-to spot for Anthony Bourdain and Quentin Tarantino. After a two-decade hiatus, it’s popped up in Columbus Circle, Ben McGrath writes.

Carol Burnett Plays On

Rachel Syme, The New Yorker

The comedy legend, at age ninety-two, discusses her career, family history, and roles in movies and TV shows including “Annie,” “Better Call Saul,” “Hacks,” and “Palm Royale.” Rachel Syme reports.

America’s Illiberalism Doom Loop

Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic

Republicans had real grievances with progressive orthodoxy—and are using them to justify drastic reprisals.

Endangered Sharks Caught in Rare Mating Ritual beneath the Waves

Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American

The Food and Drug Administration plans to update the safety label for acetaminophen products, and the strongest storm on Earth this year struck several countries in East and Southeast Asia.

Investigators probe for motive in Michigan church shooting, fire

Bill Hutchinson, Josh Margolin, Darren Reynolds, ABC News

The search for more potential victims of a mass shooting at a Michigan church continued into Monday, after a gunman killed at least four people.

Trump is set on punishing enemies. It may hurt Republicans with swing voters. | Opinion

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump is kicking off his major overhaul of student-loan repayment

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Trump's Department of Education is beginning negotiations for its plan to change student-loan repayment and place new caps on borrowing.

Google just erased 7 years of our political history

Liz Carolan, Thebriefing.ie

Google appears to have deleted its political ad archive for the EU; so the last 7 years of ads, of political spending, of messaging, of targeting - on YouTube, on Search and for display ads - for countless elections across 27 countries - is all gone. We had …

Jensen Huang says Trump's H-1B change is 'a great start' — but the $100K price tag for new visas is too high

Lee Chong Ming, Business Insider

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Trump's $100K H-1B fee is "a great start" but warned the high cost may have consequences.

LIVE: Israel keeps pummelling Gaza ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting

Tim Hume, Stephen Quillen, Faisal Ali, Al Jazeera English

Israel is continuing its intense bombardment of Gaza City with more attacks carried out across the enclave since dawn.

‘It’s about time’: Trump says he will join gathering of US military leaders

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Hundreds of top-ranking officers to convene in Quantico after being summoned by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Trump’s $900 Billion Funding Demands Face Korea, Japan Caution

Soo-Hyang Choi and Yoolim Lee, Yahoo Entertainment

“We are not able to pay $350 billion in cash,” South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said in a Channel A News television interview on Saturday ...

Trump seeks expedited Supreme Court review of birthright citizenship executive order

Devin Dwyer, ABC News

President Trump is asking the Supreme Court for a definitive ruling on his reinterpretation of more than a century of legal precedent around birthright citizenship.

NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding

Max Kozlov, Nature.com

Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disperse all of the reseach funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.