Today’s facts 09-19-2025

Today’s facts …

A short-term funding bill has passed the House.

Fewer Republicans now say the country is on the right track, with only about half agreeing in September—down from 70% in June—especially among GOP women and those under 45.

Trump wants the FCC to consider revoking TV broadcast licenses for networks that cover him negatively.

Elected officials were arrested in New York City while demanding to see ICE detention conditions.

Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow ending the “X” passport marker and requiring documents to list a person’s sex at birth, affecting transgender and nonbinary Americans.

A judge has tossed out Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

FCC Chair Carr threatened to hold up a merger if Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t pulled off the air.

Carr told CNBC, “We’re not done yet,” and suggested that ABC’s The View could be next.

Trump wants to reestablish a US presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Shrinkflation is when food and product manufacturers keep prices the same but reduce the size of items.

Last month saw the biggest jump in grocery prices in almost three years.

A Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State died by suicide.

Charlie Kirk’s widow has not filed a $40 million defamation lawsuit against ABC and The View.

Fawn Hall testified in 1987 that she helped Oliver North shred and alter documents to hide the Iran-Contra scheme.

Oliver North married Fawn Hall in August.

A plane used in the Iran-Contra scheme was abandoned in Costa Rica and is now a restaurant with the cockpit as the bar and the wingspan as cover for diners.

Obama said, “The central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence.”

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