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Trump takes on the UN

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Tue Sep 23 2025

Rebecca Morin | Newsletter Writer

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Hi! Rebecca Morin here. Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show is coming back tonight. Are you planning on watching?

Trump vs. the world

A teleprompter mishap. A decades-old real estate grudge. President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Allies of the United States were hoping to hear answers about Gaza, Ukraine, and America's role in the overseas wars in Trump's speech. Instead of answers, world leaders got a nearly hour-long speech where Trump questioned the role of the UN and criticized some countries immigration and green energy policies. What allies wanted from Trump's speech.

Technical issues: Trump was met with teleprompter issues at the start of his speech. About 10 minutes into the speech, Trump said the teleprompter had started working. But he said he might prefer to continue reading it the old-fashioned way, from paper in a binder on the podium in front of him.

A renovation grudge: Trump in his speech complained over a failed bid he made to renovate the UN's New York City headquarters. Trump still seemed sore about not being tapped to do the renovation project in the early 2000s.

Thwarted security threat: The Secret Service said it has foiled a telecommunications network of tens of thousands of devices that could have been used to wipe out cell networks in New York City as world leaders met for the U.N. General Assembly. The devices no longer pose a threat, officials said.

Meanwhile in DC: Trump pulled out of an expected meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday to avoid a government shutdown, calling their demands "unserious and ridiculous." Government funding lapses at midnight on Sept. 30.

•	The French president got 'frozen' in New York traffic. So he called Trump.

President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on Sept. 23, 2025.

Mike Segar, REUTERS

A politics pit stop

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Tylenol and autism

President Donald Trump and his top health care aides urged pregnant women not to take Tylenol and announced an array of efforts aimed at understanding autism spectrum disorder. Trump during the remarks included many of his own unverified medical opinions. He and the officials also outlined a new potential treatment for autism, Leucovorin, which is not widely accepted in the medical community. Key takeaways from Trump's announcement.

•	'We've regressed so horribly': Autism groups respond to Trump administration's Tylenol claims.
•	Photos: Trump admin promotes unproven link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.

Kimmel back on TV

Less than one week after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show was suspended "indefinitely," the show is coming back on Tuesday night. There was widespread backlash from some lawmakers like former President Barack Obama, Hollywood stars, and late-night talk show hosts on the decision to suspend "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" President Donald Trump praised the suspension, which came after Kimmel's comments regarding Charlie Kirk's death, his politics and the president's reaction to the Sept. 10 fatal shooting. Walt Disney Co., which owns ABC, said it "spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy." Those talks led to the decision to bring the show back. Will Kimmel apologize?