News for September 1, 2025

Labor Day “Workers Over Billionaires” protests are bringing workers across the U.S. into the streets to push back against President Donald Trump and the power of billionaires.

Trump is calling on pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, to release more data on Covid drug and vaccine success rates, saying the public needs clarity.

Christine Lagarde warned that any move by President Donald Trump to weaken the US Federal Reserve’s independence would pose a serious risk to the US and global economy.

Narendra Modi said he had an “insightful” talk with Vladimir Putin after the two leaders spent 45 minutes together in Putin’s car at a summit in China.

Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping used their meeting in China to ease tensions and reopen ties, as India looks for new partners after Donald Trump’s tariffs hit relations with the US.

The United States has reportedly tightened visa rules for Palestinian passport holders, effectively blocking most visits under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Former CDC leaders say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions as health secretary are putting Americans’ health at risk, and they are urging more oversight after President Donald Trump fired the CDC director.

A former gymnastics coach, Sean Gardner, was accused for years before his arrest of grooming and abusing girls, while USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport are now under scrutiny for missing or slow action.

Trump’s pressure on India and Russia was met with a public show of unity by Putin, Modi and Xi at a summit in China.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is fighting to stop deportation again, as ICE keeps him in custody and a federal judge weighs whether he can be sent to Uganda.

Kathryn Jones is racing to visit every Smithsonian exhibit this year, just as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to review the Smithsonian and push it away from what it calls divisive narratives.

The National Science Foundation is moving to retire the U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer, a step scientists say could weaken climate research on melting ice sheets and sea-level rise.

The Virginia and New Jersey governor races are entering a critical stretch, with Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli, and Abigail Spanberger each testing whether campaign messages about affordability, Trump, and change can win voters before Election Day.

Vladimir Putin said he reached “understandings” with Donald Trump on ending the Ukraine war, but he did not say he would join peace talks with Ukraine.