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U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be fully engaged in bilateral meetings with the leaders of Ukraine, China and Russia at the 80th UNGA session in New York this week. He will also be meeting with New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani and for the first time in person he will meet with a new leader of Great Britain, Andy Burhnham. Topics he will broach will include trade and the global economy, wars, and trade. Pres. Trump will speak to the UNGA body on Tuesday. Later in the week he will host China's XI in Washington. UNGA Agenda for This Week This week’s UN General Assembly session is dominated by high‑level summits, commemorations, and major thematic debates on peace, climate action, sustainable development, and global governance. According to UN News, the 80th session runs from 22–30 September 2025, with the high‑level period opening on 22 September under the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights” Key events and topics this week 8...

Vice President JD Vance spent last week on the campaign trail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, headlining the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Rally at the Mid‑America Center. The September 18 visit marked his second trip to Iowa this year and was part of a broader GOP push ahead of the November 3 midterms, where competitive races for governor, U.S. Senate, and multiple House seats are in play. He told voters Democrats are making “crazy decisions” and urgi Republicans to give President Trump “another chance.” At the rally, Vance defended the Trump administration’s record on immigration, border security, prescription drug prices, and agriculture, while sharply criticizing Democratic candidates in Iowa and beyond. He urged voters to “send the crazy packing” and threw his support behind GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn, who joined him at the event. The Iowa stop capped off a week of campaign activity as Republicans intensify their midterm strategy and work to energize voters across ...

  (Atlanta, GA) - Monday, September 21 - The message of breakthrough is already making an impact. GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award-winning recording artist, Jekalyn Carr launched her highly anticipated A Night of Breakthrough Tour with two powerful and consecutive sold-out opening nights in Tampa, Florida, on September 12 and Albany, Georgia, on September 13. What began as a tour has quickly become a growing movement of faith, worship, expectation and personal testimony. From the moment audiences entered the rooms in Tampa and Albany, the atmosphere was centered around one message: breakthrough is still possible. Carr designed A Night of Breakthrough to be more than a traditional concert. The experience combines powerful live music, worship, inspirational ministry and a message of hope for people believing in God for change in their lives. The tour's official description emphasizes faith, restoration, encouragement and expectation, inviting audiences to come believing in what once ...

  MAJOR BREAKING>> All major TV networks are standing behind CNN as the White House ban on them takes affect during the kick off of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today. CNN is not being allowed to travel on Air Force 1 to the event with the president as the assigned pooler. The remaining major TV news outlets are standing in solidarity with CNN including FOX News, CBS and ABC. They are not participating in the pool duties indefinitely due to this disruption. This means the direct coverage of the president's UNGA engagement and meeting with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdami today will not be televised to the entire country by the usual process -- if at all. Although the access of CNN and MSNOW has been suspended, the implication on how the press pool works going forward is more broadly significant. Denying one outlet effectively denies all outlets the access necessary to do their work. It also deprives the public of the news that could come from an...

  Kimora Lee has officially dropped the "Simmons" surname and is telling her own story in the Lifetime documentary Kimora Lee: On Her Own , premiering tonight, September 20, 2026 .   Reclaiming Her Name and Narrative The fashion entrepreneur and Baby Phat founder legally removed "Simmons" to return to her birth name, Kimora Lee , marking a symbolic personal and professional reset.   She was married to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons from 1998 until their divorce in 2009. She continued using his last name for over a decade afterward. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Behind the Glamour The new documentary explores the darker side of her public life, reflecting on her rise as a teenage Chanel muse, building a fashion empire, and raising five children. [ Kimora opens up about navigating painful relationships, legal battles, and single parenting her children without traditional co-parenting support.  

Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) is constatntly attempting to debunk any notiin that America is or has been a racist nation on Capitol Hill. He met gus match in a hearing with the head of the Smithsonian Ametica History Museum he challenged her in the museum selling pro-Latina merxhandise and whether Mickey Mouse was racist. National Museum of American History Director Dr. Anthea Hartig did not play into his hanfs during the House Oversight Subcommittee hearing investigating alleged ideological activism at the Smithsonian. He pressed her on whether the museum was "rewriting American history" by linking Mickey Mouse to racism and classifying politeness as a trait of white supremacy. Gill confronted the directir about The "MASS Action Toolkit" noting it identifies politeness and objectivity as characteristics of "white supremacy culture". He also asked if Hartig was a "white supremacist" for agreeing it is important to be polite. Hartig stated she...