Thune splits from the GOP on government regulation of free speech and recent warnings linking Tylenol to autism.

In 2016, JD Vance mused that Trump might be "America's Hitler"

My latest for @foreignpolicymag: Why Europe still can’t rely on Trump. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/24/e...

Yet 247 days (and counting) after the deadline to close it, TikTok keeps ticking along despite the lack of any binding agreement. Ignoring the law, Trump has granted four extensions — three more than legally allowed — to keep the app in business. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

⚡️Ukraine hits oil facilities, drone production site in Russia, General Staff confirms. One of the largest oil refineries in Russia, the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical plant in the Republic of Bashkortostan, came under Ukrainian attack overnight on Sept. 24.

There is no basis in law for designating domestic terrorist organizations. Period. Trump can try to intimidate Americans, but no one should act like he has powers that he simply doesn’t have. This order is just a Truth Social post with bigger words.

There are, to be sure, far more egregious examples of Trump exceeding the traditional limitations on presidential power. But it’s hard to find a more clear-cut example of lawbreaking than Trump keeping TikTok open long after Congress mandated that it had to shut down in the U.S. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Every China-watcher knew who Jerome Cohen was. The man was a legend, and when he said something, everyone stopped to listen.

Only in the 5th and 6th paragraphs do we get the perfectly innocent explanation that a member of the U.S. delegation inadvertently triggered the escalator stoppage. Yet Karoline Leavitt and Fox act like it’s an international incident. 2/2

Summary of Trump’s speech to the UN today: 1. Your countries all suck. 2. None of you know what you are doing. 3. The US is better at everything. 4. All because of me. 5. I’m right about everything. 6. You should listen to me & do what I say. 7. And give me lots of awards.

It’s a nice step in the right direction at least rhetorically. But talk is cheap. When will Trump impose sanctions on Russia?

There are, to be sure, far more egregious examples of Trump exceeding the traditional limitations on presidential power. But it’s hard to find a more clear-cut example of lawbreaking than Trump keeping TikTok open long after Congress mandated that it had to shut down in the U.S. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

More evidence that Trump often echoes whoever he talked to last. A big difference from earlier in the year when Trump was demanding that Ukraine make territorial concessions for peace.

Trump seems to have given up hopes of having the US government control the new company (he once expressed a desire to have the government own 50%). But he is stacking the owners group with his supporters. Might they be tempted to make TikTok more overtly political and right-wing? wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Trump seems to have given up hopes of having the US government control the new company (he once expressed a desire to have the government own 50%). But he is stacking the owners group with his supporters. Might they be tempted to make TikTok more overtly political and right-wing? wapo.st/4mAzYAP

There are, to be sure, far more egregious examples of Trump exceeding the traditional limitations on presidential power. But it’s hard to find a more clear-cut example of lawbreaking than Trump keeping TikTok open long after Congress mandated that it had to shut down in the U.S. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Many of the likely investors in TikTok USA are Trump supporters, and they will now receive a potential windfall from ownership of this lucrative platform. Will they be encouraged to transform TikTok into something more overtly political and right-wing? wapo.st/4mAzYAP

There are, to be sure, far more egregious examples of Trump exceeding the traditional limitations on presidential power. But it’s hard to find a more clear-cut example of lawbreaking than Trump keeping TikTok open long after Congress mandated that it had to shut down in the U.S. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Trump seems to have given up hopes of having the US government control the new company (he once expressed a desire to have the government own 50%). But Trump is apparently still angling for the government to get an unprecedented multibillion-dollar fee for brokering the transaction. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Many of the likely investors in TikTok USA are Trump supporters, and they will now receive a potential windfall from ownership of this lucrative platform. Will they be encouraged to transform TikTok into something more overtly political and right-wing? wapo.st/4mAzYAP

Yet 247 days (and counting) after the deadline to close it, TikTok keeps ticking along despite the lack of any binding agreement. Ignoring the law, Trump has granted four extensions — three more than legally allowed — to keep the app in business. wapo.st/4mAzYAP

John Yoo: After 9/11, the U.S. declared that it would wage war for the first time against an organization, rather than a nation. But the drug cartels alone do not present a similar challenge that rises to the level of war. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Instead of applying 50% tariffs on the entire Indian economy, why not just apply sanctions on Reliance Industries? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Can the makers of Tylenol sue Trump and RFK for defamation? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“That was the most dangerously irresponsible press conference in the realm of public health in American history,” said Paul Offit, a pediatrician and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia vaccine researcher who has long sparred with anti-vaccine groups. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

This is a huge win for free speech and a massive credit to the millions of people who expressed their outrage and sent a clear signal with their voices and their wallets. And it's a credit to Bob Iger and Disney as well that in the end they did the right thing. ca.news.yahoo.com/jimmy-kimmel...

4th deadly US strike on a boat in the Caribbean. As with the others: -in area US military operates freely -arrest low risk -no legal rationale -violates international law -no evidence of who US hit If really traffickers—very much an if—the move is interdiction. Would get evidence and intelligence.

Cartoon by Ivan Ehlers Via Samuel Long

Lysenko is somebody you’re hearing about more and more, very strongly.

A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl

From the aspiring Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

For months Trump has criticized Putin, but he has not followed through with any actions, even as Putin ramps up his air attacks. Then Trump offered a new excuse for inaction: EU nations buying oil from Russia. But the biggest buyers are Hungary and Slovakia, led by Trump allies. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

Cambodia and Armenia woke up not knowing they’ve been fighting each other According to the president, Armenia has also been fighting Albania and Aberbaijan - not to confuse with Azerbaijan

Posts across social media attested to travel chaos, with people describing being pulled from meetings and immediately sent to the airport. Some travelers were trying to connect through Abu Dhabi, where they can pass through U.S. immigration before arriving in America. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A. The Russians built Bagram. B. I don’t think the Taliban are scared of America. They defeated the US—and it was Trump who capitulated by signing a one-sided peace agreement that Biden carried out.

Trump says Afghanistan must give "Bagram Airbase back to those that built it." Interesting, considering who built it.

NATO leaders have announced a new initiative, Eastern Sentry, to defend the airspace of frontline states. But the U.S. response has been underwhelming—nonexistent, really. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the incursion of Russian drones into Poland may have been accidental. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

Majorities of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of crime, immigration, tariffs, the economy, Russia and Gaza, per @washingtonpost.com @ipsosus.bsky.social poll. Overall, Trump's approval rating is 43%. @emgusk.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

When I was fighting in Iraq & Afghanistan, I needed to know that journalists could ask tough questions to hold those in power accountable. It's a dangerous moment when our leaders require the press to self-censor their reporting, or face punishment. Free speech is under attack.

It is still the Dept of Defense. Congress hasn’t changed the name! “Its chatbot is taking off with coders and developers, and its work with the Department of War includes collaboration with the National Security Agency and a lucrative partnership announced in July.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...

Spoke with @washingtonpost.com about the absence of legal justification for the U.S. government’s premeditated killing of people aboard boats in the Caribbean. “In essence, the President is asserting a license to kill outside the law.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Again, this requires legislation. Can't be done by executive order.

The government is dictating business decisions for a major corporation. How is this not “socialism”? Way worse than Mamdani wanting to open a few city-owned grocery stores (also a bad idea). www.wsj.com/business/tru...

Despite his tariffs, Trump is going soft on China as well as Russia. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NATO leaders have announced a new initiative, Eastern Sentry, to defend the airspace of frontline states. But the U.S. response has been underwhelming—nonexistent, really. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the incursion of Russian drones into Poland may have been accidental. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

For months Trump has criticized Putin, but he has not followed through with any actions, even as Putin ramps up his air attacks. Then Trump offered a new excuse for inaction: EU nations buying oil from Russia. But the biggest buyers are Hungary and Slovakia, led by Trump allies. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

Western experts were still debating whether the incursion of at least 19 Russian drones into Polish air space last week was accidental or deliberate when news arrived on Friday that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets had flow into Estonian air space. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

Putin may be testing NATO’s response to Russian aggression against member states, such as the Baltics. Will other NATO members, led by the United States, come to their aid or not? If that is what Putin is trying to figure out, the tepid response he is getting is worrisome. on.cfr.org/4mwpUbX

Trump cannot enact this major change in the immigration law by executive order. It requires an act of Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This appears to be the 3rd lethal US strike in the Caribbean. Once again, the specific "terrorist" entity targeted is not identified. No legal justification is offered for this premeditated killing. President Trump is asserting a license to kill outside of the law. 1/n