The NewsWorthy - Shooting Divides Nation, Fed Eyes New Data & Emmy Awards – Friday, September 12, 2025

The news to know for Friday, September 12, 2025!

We’ll bring you the latest on the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer—and how even his death seems to be dividing the nation.

Also, the new Jeffrey Epstein emails uncovered, and why one diplomat has lost his job over them.

Plus: which one of President Trump’s political allies just received a prison sentence, what’s in the latest data set to influence the next interest rate decision, and who’s leading the pack ahead of this year’s Emmy Awards.

 

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Pod Save America - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, one of the most influential voices in the MAGA movement and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, is shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. Jon and Dan react to the news and discuss the reactions from the left and right, and why we're seeing such a troubling rise in political violence. Then, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen talks to Tommy about Charlie Kirk, Van Hollen's visit to Gaza, and his fight to get Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from CECOT.

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WSJ Tech News Briefing - Meta’s AI Recruiting Spree Leads to Internal Tensions

Tech heavyweight Meta Platforms spent millions of dollars this summer recruiting AI stars, but they’re sparking tension with the company’s old guard. WSJ reporter Meghan Bobrowsky joins us to discuss. Plus, you may not need to replace your old iPhone yet—you could save a lot of money by simply updating or repairing it. Belle Lin hosts.


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The Best One Yet - ⚽ “Yellow card” — World Cup’s surge seating. Winklevii Bros’ IPO. Casey’s pizza station. +Zodiac Investing.

FIFA began selling tickets to the 2026 World Cup in USA yesterday… and it’s messing with StubHub.

The Winklevoss twins didn’t get Facebook… but their crypto company Gemini just IPO’d.

The 5th biggest pizza chain in America is actually a gas station… Casey’s General Store.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - ICE raids, cooling on capitalism, and a Murdoch settlement

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. 

On today’s episode: the concept of capitalism is cooling in American minds; the U.S. policies behind the Hyundai ICE raid; and an influential family’s succession saga comes to a thrilling (and expensive!) conclusion. 

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | You Can’t Escape the Charlie Kirk Video

Graphic, violent videos like the shooting of right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk circulate across social media moments after they happen, finding an audience even among people who have made no effort to seek them out.


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Short Wave - The Most Convincing Evidence Yet Of Life On Mars

Was there ever life on Mars? Planetary scientists think there could have been but there hasn’t been any direct evidence. After years of roaming Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover saw spots on Mars rocks. These spots could be the most likely clue that Mars had organic life millions of years ago. Host Regina G. Barber speaks with recent PhD graduate and planetary scientist Hemani Kalucha. She explains why the size, shape and color of these spots – as well as the location of these rocks on Mars – point to ancient life.


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Opening Arguments - It’s Still the Shadow Docket, Despite Kavanaugh’s Pathetic Rebrand Attempt

OA1189 - The Supreme Court’s next term may not start until October, but their infamous shadow--sorry, “interim”--docket is in rare form as they issue snap decisions on everything from exactly where one 14-year-old boy can pee to just how openly racist ICE gets to be. Matt and Jenessa review which major precedents the conservative majority is ignoring to enable Trump’s worst policies this week before getting on to some Epstein-related legal updates and a radical new development from the Board of Immigration Appeals with massive implications for Trump’s mass deportation plans. 

Finally, Matt drops a footnote to address one of our nation’s least pressing legal questions: is it really true that a wedding in Kentucky can be legally officiated by a dead bear once described as “filled to the brim with cocaine”?

  1. SCOTUS order in Trump v. Slaughter  (9/8/2025) 

  2. SCOTUS order (with Kavanaugh concurrence and Sotomayor dissent) in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo (9/8/25)

  3. Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 21 I&N 216 (BIA 2025)

  4. Kentucky Revised Statute 402.070 

P.S. Matt messed up his audio and is very sorry about it!

It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #33

The gang discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Epstein birthday book, an ICE raid of a Hyundai plant in Georgia, the DOJ's consideration of a trans gun ban, and an update on the Cop City RICO case.

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https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/422/873/

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/customs-and-border-protection-settles-federal-lawsuit-american-citizens-racially

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/l.g.m.l.-v.-noem--a-hearing-diary

ttps://qz.com/higher-investment-means-hyundai-could-get-2-1-billion-1850832920

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/10/hyundai-factory-ice-raid-legal-visa

https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-reactions-charlie-kirk-shooting-civil-war/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-news

https://x.com/mkraju/status/1965108206969241953

https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1963635111112446449

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-considering-banning-trans-people-buying-guns-us-media-2025-09-04/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment 

https://archive.ph/kI2Uo

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/rfk-jr-hhs-to-link-autism-to-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-and-folate-deficiencies-e3acbb4c 

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