Trump’s Big Flip on Ukraine, and a Defiant Jimmy Kimmel

Plus, robot fight club. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Cancels Meeting With Democrats as Shutdown Nears (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-shutdown-democrats.html) by Catie Edmondson

‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N. (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-un-aid-israel-gaza.html) by Luke Broadwater

In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine.html) by David E. Sanger

Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/business/media/jimmy-kimmel-return-monologue.html) by John Koblin and Michael M. Grynbaum

Man Found Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/trump-ryan-routh-trial-florida.html) by David C. Adams and Patricia Mazzei

‘Peak SF’ on a Friday Night Is a Robot Fight (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/technology/san-francisco-robot-fight.html) by Natallie Rocha

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