Trump links Tylenol to autism, Jimmy Kimmel prepares comeback: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 23, 2025

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00:01President Trump to pregnant women don't take Tylenol.

00:04The claim about autism and the pushback from doctors and the drug maker.

00:08Plus, Trump takes the stage at the United Nations.

00:11From Gaza to Ukraine, his big test on the world stage.

00:15And Jimmy Kimmel back on late night.

00:17After a high-profile suspension, what will he say tonight?

00:23The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:28These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:35Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:37We begin this morning with the Trump administration's new announcement on autism,

00:40focused on Tylenol and a potential new treatment.

00:44In an Oval Office address on Monday, President Trump said that pregnant women should avoid Tylenol,

00:49known generally as acetaminophen, warning it could increase the risk of autism.

00:54He also urged parents not to give it to babies.

00:58I want to say it like it is, don't take Tylenol.

01:01Don't take it.

01:03If you just can't, I mean, it's a fight like hell not to take it.

01:08There may be a point where you have to and that you'll, you have to work out with yourself.

01:13So don't take Tylenol.

01:15First, effective immediately, the FDA will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen,

01:22well, let's see how we say that, acetaminophen, acetaminophen, is that okay?

01:32Which is basically commonly known as Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.

01:45Trump framed the announcement as part of his Make America Healthy Again agenda,

01:50joined by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makari.

01:55But medical experts say the link to Tylenol is not proven.

01:59They point out the claims rely on older studies that many scientists have rejected.

02:04You know, we're all trying to understand autism.

02:08We're trying to find the causes.

02:10We're trying to find treatments.

02:12And to have, you know, these kinds of statements be infused into the conversation is, is unhelpful.

02:23And it just provokes anxiety.

02:25And I think it's going to steer people who are, you know, pregnant to do things maybe against the advice of their physicians.

02:35Tylenol's manufacturer says it strongly disagrees with the administration's claims.

02:40At the same time, Trump announced the FDA will move to approve a chemotherapy drug called Leucovorin

02:47as a potential treatment to help some children with autism.

02:50Early studies have shown some promise, but experts say the evidence for that is still limited.

02:56A major Supreme Court ruling to tell you about this morning,

02:59one that could rewrite the balance of power in Washington.

03:02In a divided order, the justices cleared the way for President Trump to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter,

03:08a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission.

03:11The move revives a 90-year-old fight over presidential power.

03:15Since 1935, courts have said presidents cannot fire independent agency heads without cause.

03:22Now the High Court will hear arguments in December on whether to strike that precedent down.

03:27Justice Elena Kagan, in a fiery dissent, warned the ruling gives presidents, quote,

03:33full control of all those agencies, letting them remove, quote,

03:37any member he wishes for any reason or no reason at all.

03:42The decision builds on earlier cases where the court let Trump fire other Democratic commissioners,

03:48and it could soon affect the Federal Reserve, where a challenge is still pending.

03:52The case will be back before the justices in December.

03:55World leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

04:01And President Trump will deliver the first address of his second term later this morning.

04:06But he arrives more isolated than ever.

04:09Trump has slashed U.S. funding for U.N. programs, owes billions and back dues,

04:14and pulled support for humanitarian agencies even as the global crises grow.

04:19Meanwhile, several close U.S. allies, including France, Britain, Canada, and Australia,

04:24are formally recognizing a Palestinian state.

04:27They will use a high-level conference in New York to push a two-state solution amid the war and starvation in Gaza.

04:34Israel is warning of retaliation, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing a Palestinian state, quote,

04:40will not be established west of the Jordan.

04:43Trump is set to meet with Netanyahu, Ukraine's President Zelensky, and Syria's new leader during the week.

04:49Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to late night.

04:53His suspension is over after a week that ignited a firestorm over censorship and free speech.

04:59ABC benched Kimmel last Wednesday after he blasted MAGA supporters,

05:04accusing them of trying to distance themselves from Charlie Kirk's alleged killer.

05:09The comments sparked backlash.

05:11Major broadcast giant Sinclair and Nexstar said their affiliates would stop airing his show.

05:16ABC followed, prompting outrage and warning of government pressure on free speech.

05:21Disney released a statement Monday saying, quote,

05:24It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.

05:30We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy,

05:33and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.

05:38CNN reports Kimmel is expected to address the controversy in his monologue tonight,

05:43but not everyone will see it.

05:45Sinclair says its affiliates will still keep the show off the air.

05:49That includes the affiliate in Washington, D.C.

05:52In her first news interview since leaving office,

05:56former Vice President Kamala Harris sounding off on President Trump's second term.

06:01Speaking with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about her new book, 107 Days,

06:06Harris blasted business leaders, she says, have failed to stand up to Trump after writing that she predicted how he would act if he won again.

06:14And I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy,

06:27for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions.

06:33And one by one by one, they have been silent.

06:40They have been, you know, yes, I use the word feckless.

06:45Democracy sustains capitalism.

06:49Capitalism thrives in a democracy.

06:52And right now we are dealing with, as I called him at my speech on the Ellipse, a tyrant.

07:00We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators.

07:06That's what we're dealing with right now in Donald Trump.

07:08And these titans of industry are not speaking up.

07:14Harris said she understands why some business leaders are bending to Trump,

07:18but insisted they have to, quote, stand up for the people who rely on them.

07:22She also pointed to the return of Jimmy Kimmel's show as proof of what she called the power of organized resistance.

07:29Finally this morning, fall is here, the air is cooler, the pumpkin spice is flowing, and it's time for Fat Bear Week.

07:37Every year, Alaska's Katmai National Park holds the wildly popular contest to crown the chunkiest champion as the bears bulk up for hibernation.

07:46Already, you say, yep.

07:48Voting opens today with 11 bears in the bracket, including last week's cub winner, Junior 128, now moving up to the big leagues.

07:56But Junior faces tough competition, including his own mother, Grazer, the two-time defending champ.

08:02You can watch the action and cast your vote right now on explore.org.

08:06Isn't that kind of neat, though? Bears eat, then they fall asleep for the winter, wake up and it's spring.

08:12Would you like that? I would to some degree, but you know what? I don't want to miss Christmas. How about that?

08:18All right, there's plenty on the calendar today. Here's what we're tracking.

08:21President Trump takes the world stage at the United Nations just before 10 this morning.

08:26Later this morning, Arizona voters get ready for a special election to replace the late Congressman Raul Grijalva.

08:32His daughter is running against her Republican challenger to fill the seat.

08:36At 11, a Missouri woman tied to a fraud scheme involving Elvis Presley's Graceland heads to sentencing.

08:43At 1230, in Providence, Rhode Island, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will lay out the economic outlook after last week's interest rate cut.

08:51Hit the snooze on the gossip. Wake up with real news.

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08:59Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Tuesday. We'll see you back here tomorrow.

09:03For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelly. Have a great day.

09:06I'm Craig DeGrelly. Have a great day.

Trump links Tylenol to autism, Jimmy Kimmel prepares comeback: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 23, 2025

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