🔗 Share this article Royals Roll Out Red Carpet During Protests; Jimmy Kimmel Taken Off Air Over Kirk Remarks Donald Trump received royal pomp and ceremony – including processions, gifts and a flypast – on the first day of his return official trip to the UK while thousands of people took to the streets opposing his arrival. As protesters voiced their anger in the capital at a Stop Trump Coalition protest, the president was accompanied by the monarchs through a initial day that ended in a state banquet but ensured he remained out of reach from his detractors. After landing by chopper in the estate of Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, the president accompanied King Charles in a royal coach but the parade stayed inside the royal estate and out of the reach of the general populace, with security concerns given as an explanation. The president is scheduled to meet British prime minister the PM at his country residence Chequers on the following day. British Leader Hopes Billions of USD in US Investment May Ease Reality of Presidential Trip The prime minister has sought to navigate a politically treacherous state visit by Donald Trump with an declaration of £150 billion of American capital in the UK, as the president was kept safely within the confines of the royal castle and separated from thousands of protesters in the city. As the government hopes to capitalize of what could prove to be a difficult few days, the PM revealed what was described as the biggest funding deal in the UK. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended For Now After Presenter’s Conservative Activist Comments The popular talk show will be taken off air “until further notice” after the late night host’s comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the network confirmed, shortly after the presidentially selected chair of the US broadcast regulator threatened to revoke the network’s rights. The network, which is owned by the entertainment giant, announced on Wednesday night that it would remove Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the foreseeable future. US Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates The US Federal Reserve reduced borrowing costs on Wednesday, its initial reduction since December, as the monetary authority moved to stabilize a wobbling job market even as the president’s tariffs continue to push up prices. Rates are now at a range of 4.25 percent – the lowest since November 2022. But the decision is not expected to satisfy Trump, who has criticized the Fed for acting “too late” and called for a far bigger cut. Ex- Senior Health Leaders Warn of Robert Kennedy Jr’s Threat to Public Health Ex-leaders at the CDC accused Robert F Kennedy Jr of undermining the nation’s capacity to address outbreaks and health crises. Susan Monarez, appointed by RFK Jr and dismissed after a brief tenure, and Debra Houry, who stepped down, informed a Senate committee that Kennedy demanded universal vaccine clearance without proper evaluation and was threatening public health in the United States. Dismissed US Labour Statistics Chief Warns Over Administration Interference The former chief of federal labor statistics who Donald Trump fired recently described her abrupt dismissal “risky” and said the public should be alarmed about the autonomy of key economic institutions. “Investors must believe the data are not manipulated,” said the former BLS head, in her initial comments after her firing. “Firing your chief statisticians for publishing figures you disagree with, it has serious economic consequences.” DoJ Removes Study Showing Far-Right Extremists Commit More Violence The DoJ has erased a study from its website concluding that right-wing radicals have killed significantly more US citizens than other homegrown threat, shortly after a shooter fatally shot the well-known conservative activist the commentator. What Else Happened Today: Bernie Sanders on midweek became the initial lawmaker to state that the Israeli government is carrying out atrocities in the strip, labeling the assessment “inescapable”. Scott Bessent, earlier committed to reside in two different houses at the identical period as his “principal residence”, an agreement like one the president has called mortgage fraud in his unprecedented bid to fire Federal Reserve governor the economist. Barack Obama addressed the recent death of Charlie Kirk and informed a audience in the state on the previous day the country was “at an inflection point”, but that ideologically motivated aggression “is not new” and “has happened at certain periods” in US history. Obama added that despite history, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a democratic country”. Need a recap? Here’s what happened on 16 September 2025.