On September 22, 1999, The West Wing premiered on NBC.

On September 22, 1975, President Gerald Ford survived an assassination attempt in San Francisco, California, 17 days after an earlier attempt on his life in Sacramento.

🚨Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday night—his highest-profile endorsement yet. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

On September 22, 1980, Iraqi forces invaded Iran, kicking off a bloody war that lasted nearly eight years.

On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation establishing the Peace Corps as a permanent government agency.

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

🚨 Breaking: ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return to air tomorrow night. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

📰 Portugal’s government said it would recognize Palestine as a state, joining a growing list of Western nations to do so. www.bbc.com/news/article...

On this day in 1981, Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Central American nation borders Mexico and Guatemala and is home to dozens of ancient Mayan sites.

⚠️ Israeli strikes across Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people on Sunday, according to health officials. The death toll in the besieged coastal enclave surpassed 65,000 earlier this week. apnews.com/article/isra...

📰 Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom formally recognized Palestine as a state on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy spoke at Rice University to emphasize the urgency of the country’s space program, challenging the United States to become the ‘world’s greatest space-faring nation.’

📝 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries penned a letter to President Donald Trump demanding a meeting with him to avert a looming government shutdown.

🗳️ New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is weighing whether to run for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028, according to Axios. www.axios.com/2025/09/19/a...

🗳️ New York Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said he would not endorse NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, his party’s nominee, citing disagreements over Israel and democratic socialism.

🗳️ Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel announced he would not run for governor next year, clearing the path for entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to secure the Republican nomination. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

🗣️ Texas Senator Ted Cruz scorned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr over comments he made about late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel shortly before ABC suspended his show, comparing the move to the Mafia. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/09/...

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had struck an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in international waters, the second this month. www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...

📞 President Donald Trump said he held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, during which the two leaders “made progress” on a range of bilateral issues, including a proposed deal on video app TikTok. He added that he would visit China early next year.

📅 On September 19, 1957, the United States detonated the first-ever underground nuclear explosion in Nevada.

🇳🇿 On this day in 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant universal suffrage for women.

📄 President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum overhauling the H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, adding a $100,000 annual fee for applicants. apnews.com/live/donald-...

On this day in 1881, President James Garfield died months after being shot by an assassin. Garfield, 49, had been in office for just over six months. Upon his death, Vice President Chester Arthur was sworn in as president.

🇺🇳 The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to serve as ambassador to the United Nations in a 47-43 vote. Waltz previously served as national security advisor to President Donald Trump. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

🏛️ The Senate on Friday rejected two government funding bills. Absent congressional action, federal agencies will shutter at the end of the month. abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...

📖 In her new book, former Vice President Kamala Harris writes that her first choice for a running mate was then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

🏛️ The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single sweeping vote, marking the first bloc confirmation since Republicans changed the chamber’s rules to expedite consideration of nominees. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

📰 The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

🏛️ The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on November 5. www.axios.com/2025/09/18/t...

On this day five years ago, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87.

🚨 BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he would designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was diagnosed with skin cancer on Wednesday. The news comes just a week after the far-right leader was convicted on charges of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. Bolsonaro, 70, was sentenced to 27 years in prison. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/a...

📊 The share of undergraduate students in the United States who say using violence to stop speech on campus is acceptable in some cases has increased to 34%, according to a poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

📉 The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, the first rate cut since President Donald Trump returned to office. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/09/...

On this day in 1787, the United States Constitution was signed at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

🗳️ Democrat Xp Lee defeated Republican Ruth Bittner in a Minnesota special election to fill the seat previously held by state Representative Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

🗳️ President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the Republican Party would hold a “Midterm Convention” ahead of the 2026 elections. Democrats are reportedly considering similar plans to highlight the stakes of the vote. www.axios.com/2025/09/16/t...

🚨 BREAKING: The suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was charged with seven offenses, including aggravated murder. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty.

🗳️ Former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, who was previously a Republican, entered the Democratic field for governor. The Peach State has not elected a Democrat as governor since 1998. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

📣 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced he would seek a third term next year. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

⚠️ President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would consider designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

On this day in 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in the United States for a state visit. The visit, which came at the height of the Cold War, was the first by a Soviet leader to the U.S. and spanned two weeks of memorable moments.

🏛️ The Missouri Legislature has approved a redistricting plan meant to add one Republican seat to the state’s congressional delegation in next year’s midterm elections, a move supported by President Donald Trump.

📰 Everything you need to know for Friday, September 12, 2025. Consider it like your very own Presidential Daily Briefing. My goal is simple: to keep you fully informed each day—through photos, videos, maps, and a touch of history. Subscribe today. open.substack.com/pub/everythi...

President Ronald Reagan, President-elect George H. W. Bush, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Governor’s Island, New York City, with the World Trade Center present in the background. December 1988.

The front page of The New York Times on September 12, 2001.

📈 BREAKING: Annual inflation in the United States accelerated to 2.9% in August, more than anticipated by economists.

California Governor Ronald Reagan responds to news that presidential candidate George Wallace was shot. May 15, 1972.

🚨 BREAKING: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...

📖 In an excerpt from her new book, former Vice President Kamala Harris described President Joe Biden’s decision to seek reelection in 2024 as ‘recklessness.’ www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...