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

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<p>Plus, robot fight club. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-shutdown-democrats.html" target="_blank">Trump Cancels Meeting With Democrats as Shutdown Nears</a> by Catie Edmondson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-un-aid-israel-gaza.html" target="_blank">‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N.</a> by Luke Broadwater</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine.html" target="_blank">In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia</a> by David E. Sanger</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/business/media/jimmy-kimmel-return-monologue.html" target="_blank">Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC</a> by John Koblin and Michael M. Grynbaum</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/trump-ryan-routh-trial-florida.html" target="_blank">Man Found Guilty of Trying to Assassinate Trump in Florida</a> by David C. Adams and Patricia Mazzei</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/technology/san-francisco-robot-fight.html" target="_blank">‘Peak SF’ on a Friday Night Is a Robot Fight</a> by Natallie Rocha</p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>