🗞️Trump's historic second state visit

September 17th, 2025

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• President Trump arrived in the United Kingdom for a historic second state visit, he was welcomed by King Charles III at Windsor Castle with grand royal ceremonies…the visit aims to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and the UK, focusing on securing billions in technology investments, discussing tariffs, and addressing global issues such as Ukraine and Israel…the trip is notable as Trump is the first U.S. president to receive two state visit invitations from the British monarchy

• FBI Director, Kash Patel, testified today before the House Judiciary Committee for nearly five hours in a second day of questioning, he faced similar questions as he did yesterday during his first hearing when he was asked about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder, and the dismissal of FBI agents…watch today’s hearing here

• A 12-foot golden statue of President Trump holding a Bitcoin was unveiled outside the U.S. Capitol

• The House of Representatives is starting to use Microsoft Copilot to integrate AI into its daily operations, aiming to modernize workflows and improve constituent services…the rollout began as a pilot program this fall, providing up to 6,000 licenses, with added legal and data protections tailored for congressional use

• ABC has pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air indefinitely following Jimmy Kimmel's comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

• Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the company because he said that Ben & Jerry’s independence and ability to advocate for social issues had been silenced under Unilever’s ownership

• The Federal Reserve announced that it has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (.25%), this marks the first interest rate cut in 2025

• The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is currently at 6.13%, which is the lowest level in three years

• DOW up .57% / S&P down .10%

• China has officially banned its top technology companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba, from purchasing Nvidia’s AI chips

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