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Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines, and autism without new evidenceAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has long recommended acetaminophen as a safe pain reliever option during pregnancy.North Carolina Republicans Unveil Broad Crime Bill After Stabbing — 9:23 p.m.
New York Times
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina unveiled a sweeping bill Monday to further restrict criminal defendants in response to the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte last month. Her killing ignited right-wing condemnation of the criminal justice system.
The state House bill would increase oversight of magistrates and judges and tighten conditions for cashless bail, among other things. But it is unclear whether any of the policy changes could have made a difference in the August killing. And experts warned that the measure is likely to result in fuller jails in North Carolina, some of which are nearing capacity.
The measure is named Iryna’s Law, after Iryna Zarutska, 23, who was riding on a light-rail train Aug. 22 when a man sitting behind her pulled out a knife and fatally stabbed her in the neck. The case gained national attention after grisly footage of the killing was released this month, with conservatives using it to fuel their arguments about crime, race and the perceived failings of big-city justice systems and mainstream news outlets.
White House Denies Homan Took Bag of Cash in FBI Inquiry — 9:01 p.m.
New York Times
A White House spokesperson denied Monday that the president’s border czar, Tom Homan, accepted a bag with $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover FBI investigation last September, contradicting news reports about the case.
FBI agents working undercover made an audio recording of the September 2024 meeting in which Homan accepted the money in a bag from the fast-food chain Cava, The New York Times reported Saturday.
In the recording, he appeared to agree to try to help the agents posing as businessmen get lucrative federal contracts related to border security in a possible second Trump administration, according to people who requested anonymity to describe details of the case.
The investigation was closed by the Trump Justice Department this year, frustrating some of the people who worked on it, these people said.
Asked by reporters what happened to the money Homan received, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Monday rejected the published accounts and said President Donald Trump remained fully supportive of his border czar.
“Mr. Homan never took the $50,000 that you’re referring to,” Leavitt said. “This was another example of the weaponization of the Biden Department of Justice against one of President Trump’s strongest and most vocal supporters in the midst of a presidential campaign.”
Trump to meet with Schumer and Jeffries as amid possible government shutdown — 8:02 p.m.
Associated Press
President Donald Trump will meet with the Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday ahead of a looming risk of a federal government shutdown.
Trump has agreed to meet with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, who are insisting on talks as the Democrats work to preserve health care programs as part of any deal to fund the government ahead of next week’s Oct. 1 deadline.
The chance for Trump and the congressional leaders to open talks comes at a critical period in the government funding cycle, with just days to go before federal money runs out with the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
New York Times
The pain reliever Tylenol is a classic American brand, with tens of millions of users and a 70-year history. The company behind it, Kenvue, is just 2 years old and unknown to most Americans.
But on Monday, President Donald Trump ignited a growing public relations nightmare for the company. In extraordinary remarks giving direct medical advice, he claimed there was a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism, a connection that remains unproven.
“If you’re pregnant, don’t take Tylenol,” Trump said repeatedly at a White House news conference.
McConnell opposes using government pressure to remove Jimmy Kimmel — 6:24 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The former Senate majority leader echoed concerns first raised by Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that some government officials may violate First Amendment principles by coercing private individuals and companies to remove speech some find distasteful.“
As a First Amendment guy, myself, I think he’s probably got it right,” McConnell wrote on X. “You don’t have to like what somebody says on TV to agree that the government shouldn’t be getting involved here.”
President Donald Trump and multiple senior officials in his administration have called on Disney, which owns the ABC network, to remove late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves and said the federal government may use its leverage to force a change. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that comments Kimmel made in the aftermath of Kirk’s killing may prompt retaliatory action from the telecommunications regulator.“
We can do this the easy way, or the hard way,”
Carr denied on Monday that he threatened to revoke ABC’s local station licenses because of Kimmel’s remarks.
Former Trump lawyer becomes top federal prosecutor for Eastern District of Virginia — 6:23 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Lindsey Halligan was sworn as interim US attorney for the prestigious prosecutors’ office that’s overseeing separate criminal investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey.
She replaces Erik Siebert, a longtime prosecutor who resigned Friday amid pressure from administration officials to indict James.
Halligan will immediately face intense scrutiny given Trump’s public calls on the Justice Department to move forward with prosecutions against the president’s perceived political foes.
Halligan has been part of Trump’s legal orbit for the last several years, including serving as one of his attorneys in the early days of the FBI’s investigation into his retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Lindsey Halligan, shown at the White House this year, was named interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday.Jabin Botsford/The Washington PostFDA begins process to approve an old generic drug for certain patients with autism — 6:16 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first steps to try and approve a decades-old generic drug for a new group of patients, including some who may have autism.
The agency said it will seek approval of leucovorin for patients believed to have low levels of folate, one form of vitamin B, in the brain. That may include some people with autism.
The agency’s highly unusual move is based on a review of small studies performed between 2009 and 2024.
Several studies have recently suggested the drug may help with autism symptoms when given to certain children. But autism experts say much larger, more rigorous studies are needed to confirm any benefit.
The discontinued drug, previously marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, was sold in tablets to treat side effects of chemotherapy. It’s currently available in other forms.
Trump wraps up autism announcement, prepares to depart for New York — 6:05 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump is flying to New York to give a speech Tuesday to the UN General Assembly.
His departure from the White House has been delayed by about a half an hour because the autism announcement started nearly an hour behind schedule.
NIH director says millions will be spent to study autism — 6:04 p.m.
By the Associated Press
As part of the president’s announcement, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said his agency has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative to “turbocharge” autism research. He said millions of dollars will be spent to collect the data.
The NIH and other research institutes have studied autism for decades.
The link between genes and autism dates back to studies of twins decades ago. Some are rare genetic variants passed from parent to child, even if the parent shows no signs of autism.
President Trump listens as Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/Associated PressTrump administration raises unfounded concerns about autism-vaccine link — 5:48 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Besides warning people about taking Tylenol during pregnancy, the Trump administration on Monday raised unfounded concerns about vaccines contributing to rising rates of autism, which affects 1 in 31 US children today, according to the CDC.
Any concern that measles vaccine — or other vaccines — could be linked to autism has been long debunked, stress scientists and leading advocacy groups for people with autism.
Medical experts say fevers can cause big problems in pregnancy — 5:47 p.m.
By the Associated Press
While Trump insists there’s no downside to not treating a fever during pregnancy, obstetricians disagree.
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine says untreated fevers in pregnancy, particularly the first trimester, increase the risk for miscarriages, preterm birth and other problems.
Tylenol maker pushes back on Trump announcement as company shares plunge — 5:31 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The manufacturer of Tylenol, the best-selling form of acetaminophen, says it “strongly disagrees” with the suggestion that its drug may cause autism.
Kenvue said in a statement that “sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism.” The company pointed to scientific reviews by multiple government regulators worldwide, including those previously published by the FDA.
Shares of Kenvue Inc. fell 7.5 percent in trading Monday, reducing the company’s market value by about $2.6 billion.
Tylenol’s original manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, spun off the best-selling brand in 2023.
In addition to Tylenol, acetaminophen is used in hundreds of other over-the-counter cold and flu formulas.
OB-GYN group leader calls Trump administration warnings on Tylenol ‘irresponsible’ — 5:28 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that suggestions that Tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism are “irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients.”
“Today’s announcement by HHS is not backed by the full body of scientific evidence and dangerously simplifies the many and complex causes of neurologic challenges in children,” Dr. Steven Fleischman said in a statement.
“It is highly unsettling that our federal health agencies are willing to make an announcement that will affect the health and well-being of millions of people without the backing of reliable data.”
Maternal-fetal medicine group says it’s safe to use Tylenol in pregnancy — 5:04 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Tylenol is “an appropriate medication to treat pain and fever during pregnancy,” the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine said ahead of an expected announcement from the White House.
The Washington Post reported Monday that the Trump administration plans to link autism to the use of the painkiller Tylenol, or acetaminophen, in pregnancy.
The expert group says untreated fever during pregnancy carries significant risks to moms and babies, such as miscarriage and birth defects.
There has been research on a potential link between Tylenol during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children, but it “does not establish a causal relationship,” the society said in its statement. It said the studies have significant limitations.
Trump announces FDA recommendations on Tylenol use — 5:03 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The president said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration will be notifying doctors that the use of acetaminophen “can be associated” with an increased risk of autism.
Trump, several minutes into the announcement, has not offered medical evidence for the FDA’s new recommendation.
Still, Trump said the FDA will strongly recommend that pregnant women not take Tylenol unless “medically necessary.”
“Ideally you don’t take it at all,” Trump said.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has long recommended acetaminophen as a safe pain reliever option during pregnancy.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has long recommended acetaminophen as a safe pain reliever option during pregnancy.Trump’s autism announcement is underway — 4:45 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The president has started his remarks on the issue.
He is speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and other administration officials who focus on health.
Mass. governor says RFK Jr. ‘should resign’ — 4:02 p.m.
By Samantha J. Gross, Globe Staff
Ahead of the Trump administration’s expected announcement linking Tylenol to autism, Governor Maura Healey called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign.
Kennedy, who made autism a major focus of his “Make America Healthy Again” policy agenda, also regularly draws lines between autism and vaccines, even though the theory has been thoroughly debunked. Healey and other governors have renewed a focus on vaccines and Kennedy’s stance on them in recent weeks, coordinating immunization policies via the newly formed Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
In a post on X, Healey wrote “RFK Jr. should resign. Until he does, we’re going to make sure that everyone in Massachusetts can get the vaccines they want and need, covered by insurance.”
Last week, Healey pledged that Massachusetts families would still be able to get childhood vaccinations, and her administration issued more detailed guidance on COVID-19 vaccines that will make the shots available to all residents six months and older.
RFK Jr. should resign.
Until he does, we’re going to make sure that everyone in Massachusetts can get the vaccines they want and need, covered by insurance. pic.twitter.com/ZqR9YVDXqA
— Maura Healey (@maura_healey) September 22, 2025
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and his show will return Tuesday — 3:53 p.m.
By the Associated Press
ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday.
“We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,” said a statement from the network.
A general view of the El Capitan Entertainment Centre where the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show is performed in Hollywood on Sept. 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama/Getty
Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling — 3:20 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Supreme Court said it will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.
The justices have allowed the Republican president to carry out some high-profile firings while lawsuits play out, signaling the conservative majority is poised to overturn or narrow a 1935 Supreme Court decision that found commissioners can only be removed for misconduct or neglect of duty.
The high court agreed to take up the case of Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission who was reinstated by lower courts under a 90-year-old ruling known as Humphrey’s Executor. In that case, the court sided with another FTC commissioner who was fired by Franklin D. Roosevelt as the president worked to implement the New Deal. The justices unanimously found commissioners can be removed only for misconduct or neglect of duty.
Russian offer of an extension of nuclear weapons treaty ‘sounds pretty good,’ White House says — 2:57 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Leavitt said Trump “is aware” of an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend by a year an arms control treaty limiting both sides’ nuclear capabilities.
She said, “I think it sounds pretty good” but that Trump “wants to make some comments about it himself” and that she’d “let him do that” when the president speaks to reporters in the Oval Office during an unrelated announcement on autism coming up later Monday.
White House says it has seen letter from Venezuela’s president — 2:21 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Leavitt said the White House had gotten a letter from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but would not detail its contents.
Venezuela said over the weekend that Maduro wrote to Trump, rejecting implications his government was involved in drug trafficking.
“I think there were a lot of lies that were repeated by Maduro in that letter,” Leavitt said.
She added, “We view the Maduro regime as illegitimate” and that Trump “has clearly shown that he’s willing to use any and all means necessary to stop the illegal trafficking of deadly drugs from the Venezuelan regime.”
Trump previously announced fetal US strikes on alleged drug smuggling vessels associated with Venezuela, and the president said Friday that a third strike took out another vessel, without providing location details.
White House restates Trump’s opposition to recognizing a Palestinian state — 2:02 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Several US allies, including Canada, Australia and Britain, have announced support for a Palestinian state, putting them at odds with Trump.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump feels such recognition won’t do anything to secure release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, nor will it end the war between Israel and Hamas.He also believes such recognition rewards the militant group operating in Gaza.
“So he believes these decisions are just more talk and not enough action from some of our friends and allies,” Leavitt said, adding that Trump would address the issue in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
White House press secretary denies that Trump is trying to weaponize Justice Department — 2:01 p.m.
By the Associated Press
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is denying that President Trump is attempting to weaponize the Justice Department by urging his attorney general to go after his perceived political foes.
Leavitt was asked at a White House briefing Monday about a social media post over the weekend that Trump directed at Attorney General Pam Bondi in which he demanded action on investigations related to public officials including former FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
His post came one day after the top federal prosecutor in charge of the Eastern District of Virginia resigned his position amid pressure to bring charges against James in a mortgage fraud investigation.
Leavitt told reporters at the White House that Trump was merely trying to demand accountability. She denied that he had weaponized the Justice Department and instead blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, for having done that.
Trump’s top diplomat Rubio meets Syrian president who’s in New York in a first for Syria’s leader in almost six decades — 1:41 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa who is in New York this week as the first Syrian leader to attend the United Nations General Assembly in nearly 60 years.
Neither man spoke as they posed for photos ahead of their US-hosted meeting at Rubio’s midtown Manhattan hotel.
The last time a Syrian head of state attended the General Assembly was in 1967. That was before the 50-year rule of the Assad family dynasty, which came to an end in December when then-President Bashar Assad was ousted in a lightning insurgent offensive led by al-Sharaa. Assad’s fall also brought to an end nearly 14 years of civil war.
Since then, al-Sharaa has sought to restore ties with Arab countries and the West, where officials were initially wary of his past ties with the al-Qaida militant group. The rebel group he formerly led, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, was previously designated by the United States as a terrorist group.
The State Department waived Assad-era visa restrictions on Syria for al-Sharaa and his delegation for them to participate in the general assembly’s high-level week, which kicks off on Tuesday.
Trump schedule at UN General Assembly includes speech, world leaders meetings and a reception — 1:24 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump flies to New York City later Monday to be in place for what White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said will be a “major speech” to the world body on Tuesday on the “renewal of American strength around the world” under his leadership.
Leavitt said Trump will also hold one-on-one meetings with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and the leaders of Ukraine, Argentina and the European Union.
Trump on Tuesday will also hold a group meeting with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
He’ll return to Washington after hosting a reception Tuesday night with more than 100 world leaders.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Associated PressTrump administration appeals case aimed at speeding deportations of people alleged to be in Venezuelan gang — 1:23 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Trump administration is appealing an appellate court panel’s ruling that it cannot use an 18th century wartime law to speed deportations of people it says belong to a Venezuelan gang.
The administration appealed the 2-1 ruling from the panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals — one of the most conservative in the nation — to the entire circuit. In doing so, the administration opted against an immediate appeal to the US Supreme Court.
The administration argues the majority of the panel erred in second-guessing President Trump’s determination that the gang constitutes an “invasion” or “predatory incursion” under the Alien Enemies Act.
4 takeaways from the Charlie Kirk memorial — 1:20 p.m.
By The New York Times
The memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday began with somber remembrances and anecdotes from friends before turning more explicitly to politics and vows to crush enemies of Kirk’s conservative movement.
Tens of thousands of mourners packed a football stadium near Phoenix — and spilled into an overflow arena nearby — for the event, during which President Donald Trump and many members of his administration eulogized Kirk. Some vowed that his death would only strengthen his efforts to bring young people to the political right.
The service took place nearly two weeks after Kirk, 31, was assassinated while holding an event on a college campus in Utah. A 22-year-old man who prosecutors said had decried Kirk’s “hatred” has been charged in his death.
Trump says ‘I hate my opponents’ at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, after widow forgives accused shooter — 1:09 p.m.
By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff
President Trump, speaking at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday, said he flatly disagreed with the conservative activist’s belief in wanting the best for his opponents, shortly after Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said she forgave the man accused of killing her husband.
“He did not hate his opponents, he wanted the best for them,” Trump said of Kirk. “That’s where I disagree with Charlie. I hate my opponents and I don’t want the best for them.”
“I am sorry, Erika.” Trump added. “Erika, you can talk to me and the whole group, but maybe they can convince me that that’s not right, but I can’t stand my opponent.”
President Trump and other prominent conservatives gathered to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance.
FCC chair denies Kimmel threats, criticizing late night TV ‘court clerks’ — 12:23 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr is denying that he threatened to revoke ABC’s local station licenses if the broadcasting company did not fire late night host Jimmy Kimmel, despite saying last week that “these companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
“Jimmy Kimmel is in the situation he’s in because of his ratings. Not because of anything that’s happened at the federal government level,” Carr said at the Concordia Annual Summit.
Carr said late night television hosts abandoned their role as “court jesters that make fun of everybody” and became “court clerks, where they were enforcing a very narrow, sort of partisan view.”
“And that’s not for me, ultimately, to judge,” Carr said. “That’s for the ratings and the audience to judge.”
By the Associated Press
The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco.
They also must get specific permission from the State Department before purchasing luxury goods.
The department’s Office of Foreign Missions determined that diplomatic memberships in wholesale club stores as well as diplomats’ ability to buy items like furs and jewelry are a “benefit” requiring US government approval.
However, the only country whose diplomats were specifically targeted is Iran.
By the Associated Press
Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Security Council for the first time Monday.
Waltz spoke during the emergency meeting of the UN’s most powerful body on the topic of Russia’s recent incursion into Estonian airspace.
“As we said, nine days ago, the United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these airspace violations,” the former Republican congressman said.
“And I want to take this first opportunity to repeat and to emphasize the United States and our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory.”
Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson — 11:24 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump said Saturday that he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the third such award he’s announced this month.
Ben Carson speaks to reporters after touring the Plymouth Place senior housing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press
A former neurosurgeon who ran against Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, Carson, 74, went on to serve as Housing and Urban Development secretary during Trump’s first administration.
The one-time rivals developed a strong bond, and Carson — seen at one point as among the top contenders for Trump’s running mate in the 2024 campaign — served as Trump’s national faith chairman during last year’s race.
A staunch social conservative who has opposed abortion rights and same-sex marriage, Carson has become a popular conservative speaker and author.
The Medal of Freedom, established in 1963, is awarded to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, or cultural or other significant public endeavors.
Oracle will manage TikTok’s algorithm for US users under Trump administration deal — 11:21 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok’s algorithm to operate for US users, according to a senior official in President Trump’s administration on Monday.
Determining next steps for the algorithm, currently owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has been one of the most closely watched issues during negotiations over TikTok’s future.
The Trump administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the emerging deal, said they believe the plan will satisfy national security concerns over a Chinese company potentially manipulating what is being shown to platform users.
Full details on investors have not been released. However, the official confirmed that Silver Lake, a private equity firm, is part of the investment group.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, signed bipartisan legislation before leaving office requiring ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, to sell its assets to an American company or face a ban.
Trump, a Republican, has extended the deadline several times as he worked to reach a deal to keep TikTok available. He spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
EXIM Bank chairman criticizes trade system — 10:18 a.m.
By the Associated Press
John Jovanovic, Trump’s recently confirmed chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, vowed no more “business as usual” in public remarks criticizing a trade system he said has placed vital supply chains under the control of free market opponents.
“EXIM will no longer be focused on distractions, namely anything that does not help create jobs here in America and ensure American companies are treated fairly in every market in which they operate,” Jovanovic said at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York.
White House plans autism announcement — 9:08 a.m.
By the Associated Press
The event, scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room, will be closely watched by scientists and advocates.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised earlier this year to determine the cause of autism by September.
The announcement alarmed experts because Kennedy has promoted discredited theories that routine childhood shots cause the developmental disability.
Speaking at a memorial for Charlie Kirk on Sunday, Trump said “I think we found an answer to autism.”On the flight back to Washington, he suggested that children receive too many vaccines. “It’s like you’re shooting up a horse,” he told reporters.
Trump’s schedule for Monday — 8:56 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump’s schedule, according to the White House
1 p.m. ET: Press secretary Karoline Leavitt will host a press briefing4 p.m.: Trump will make an announcement about the administration’s autism findings5:30 p.m.: Trump will leave the White House and head to New YorkTrump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement — 8:16 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance.
President Trump speaks at a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press
The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, drew tens of thousands of mourners, including Vice President JD Vance, other senior administration officials and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old firebrand.
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — 7:58 a.m.
By the Associated Press
The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts Monday exploring how one medication may be linked to autism and another one can treat it, according to four people with knowledge of the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement was not yet public.
GOP split as Trump allies push legal action against his critics
By the Associated Press
Eight months into his second term, President Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, speaks as President Trump listens during a White House news conference on crime in Washington.Eric Lee/For The Washington Post
From late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to Pentagon restrictions on reporters and an apparent public appeal to Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue legal cases against his adversaries, Trump has escalated moves to consolidate power in his second administration and root out those who have spoken out against him.
In a post on social media this weekend addressed to Bondi, Trump said “nothing is being done” on investigations into some of his foes.