{"id":164705,"date":"2025-09-17T07:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-vows-to-stop-radical-left-media-after-filing-nyt-lawsuit-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T07:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:50:07","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-vows-to-stop-radical-left-media-after-filing-nyt-lawsuit-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-vows-to-stop-radical-left-media-after-filing-nyt-lawsuit-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president vows to stop \u2018radical left media\u2019 after filing NYT lawsuit &#8211; The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After filing a lawsuit against the New York Times, Trump said the \u2018radical left\u2019 media would be stoped at \u2018each and every level\u2019. Key US politics stories from 16 September 2025<br \/>After filing a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> has vowed to stop the \u201cradical left media\u201d from \u201cdestroying\u201d the nation.<br \/>Taking to his social media platform Truth Social, the president said that he had received \u201camazing\u201d feedback on his case.<br \/>\u201cThe predominant feeling and sentiment is, \u201cIT\u2019S ABOUT TIME!\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe Radical Left Media is working hard to destroy the U.S.A. We are going to stop them at each and every level!!!\u201d<br \/>In a case filed in the Florida courts, Trump has accused the NYT of spreading \u201cfalse and defamatory\u201d content about him.<br \/>A spokesperson for the NYT said: \u201cThis lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics. We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favour and stand up for journalists\u2019 first amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people.\u201d<br \/>The case is the latest of several multibillion-dollar lawsuits Trump has launched against US media outlets since his return to the White House.<br \/>Here are the key stories at a glance.<br \/>Donald Trump filed a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/new-york-times\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New York Times<\/a> in his latest use of legal action targeting a major media outlet. The US president accused it of being a \u201cmouthpiece\u201d for the Democratic party and of \u201cspreading false and defamatory content\u201d about him.<br \/>The New York Times said last week that it had been threatened with legal action by the White House after articles about a crude birthday note given to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The note bears Trump\u2019s signature but the president has denied being its author.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/donald-trump-says-he-is-suing-new-york-times-15bn-lawsuit-against-newspaper-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>Donald Trump arrived in the UK for an unprecedented second state visit. The US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, touched down on Tuesday evening at London Stansted airport onboard Air Force One ahead of a series of events over the next two days, including being hosted by King Charles, military parades and a possible flypast by the Red Arrows alongside British and American F-35 jets.<br \/>It comes amid criticism in the UK of Trump\u2019s policies and rhetoric, with the Stop Trump Coalition gathering for a protest in Windsor on Tuesday and the group planning another demonstration in central London on Wednesday.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/donald-trump-lands-in-uk-for-second-state-visit-as-protesters-gather-in-windsor\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>A defiant Kash Patel on Tuesday denied Democratic senators\u2019 accusations that the firings of top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/fbi\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">FBI<\/a> agents were politically motivated and insisted he was staying as the bureau\u2019s director despite reports that the White House had grown concerned with his leadership.<br \/>\u201cWhat I am doing is protecting this country, providing historic reforms and combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of you,\u201d the FBI director told the Senate judiciary committee, where he made his first appearance since being confirmed to lead the bureau in February. His exchanges with senators became heated at times.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/kash-patel-fbi-senate-hearing\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>The chair of the House foreign affairs committee moved to cut a contentious provision from legislation that would have granted the secretary of state sweeping powers to revoke US citizens\u2019 passports over allegations of supporting terrorism.<br \/>Representative Brian Mast, a Florida Republican, filed an amendment to eliminate the measure from his department of state policy provisions act after widespread criticism from civil liberties advocates, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2025\/09\/15\/marco-rubio-revoke-passports-brian-mast\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the Intercept<\/a>. The original language would have given Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, the power to deny or revoke passports for individuals the department determines have provided \u201cmaterial support\u201d to terrorist organizations.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/brian-mast-marco-rubio-revoke-passport-measure\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>A top House Democrat on Tuesday accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> of \u201csystematically dismantling\u201d efforts to prosecute sex crimes and hunt down traffickers, as the president faces continued pressure to make public investigative files related to disgraced financier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jeffrey-epstein\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/jamie-raskin-trump-sex-crimes-traffickers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>US health officials are reportedly planning to release data on child deaths and serious side effects they would attribute to Covid-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/vaccines\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">vaccines<\/a>, raising alarm among public health experts who say the publicly available data does not support these claims and the report may lead to increased anti-vaccine sentiment.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/sep\/16\/vaccine-recommendations-anti-vax-data\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/trump-has-fanned-the-flames-of-divisive-politics-around-the-world-says-sadiq-khan\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to encourage the intolerant far right across the globe<\/a><\/strong>. His comments came hours before Trump touched down in the UK for a second state visit. Trump\u2019s visit comes days after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ng-interactive\/2025\/sep\/16\/far-right-march-london-transatlantic\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">huge far-right march in London exposed the creeping influence of the US far right<\/a>.<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/fani-willis-appeal-georgia-supreme-court-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">The Georgia supreme court on Tuesday declined to hear Fani Willis\u2019s appeal <\/a><\/strong>of a lower court\u2019s ruling disqualifying the Fulton county prosecutor from prosecuting Donald Trump\u2019s election interference case. In a 4-3 decision, the state\u2019s highest court let stand the lower court order disqualifying Willis from the racketeering and election interference case that initially snagged 19 defendants, including Donald Trump, in 2023.<br \/>Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/16\/trump-administration-news-updates-latest-today\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">15 September 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgFBVV95cUxPbXAzT2QwNkVRVm1aMzNTRzlxTzJKM1BVSm5ENjJ2RVBXSlJhclJsaVlLRkQ2c3RGVXEtX2V1TmZaeGZIZjc1azBhcHdweEdLZGVTQ0gxNzZLQXFLdW9Lc2RqRzFTaTR3NmVTWDNqcmpwbm1jNk5ISGVmcmFTMmNLNVprNzBMUGZhVTNxblhkbEpadw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After filing a lawsuit against the New York Times, Trump said the \u2018radical left\u2019 media would be stoped at \u2018each and every level\u2019. Key US politics stories from 16 September 2025After filing a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times, Donald Trump has vowed to stop the \u201cradical left media\u201d from \u201cdestroying\u201d the nation.Taking to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}