Friday morning news: September 26, 2025

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New info about ICE facility » Federal authorities say the gunman who carried out a deadly attack on a Dallas ICE facility this week left behind handwritten notes leaving no doubt about his intentions.

Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson:

LARSON:  He wrote that he intended to maximize lethality against ICE personnel and to maximize property damage at the facility.

Investigators say 29-year-old Joshua Jahn called the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement “human trafficking.”

The shooter took aim at the ICE from a nearby rooftop with a rifle.

 LARSON: The tragic irony for his evil plot here is that it was a detainee who was killed, and two other detainees that were injured when he fired into the sally port.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons added:

LYONS:  He fired so many rounds into the building itself. Right? And then he didn't even know there were detainees in that vehicle. He was just shooting 'cause they were ICE vehicles. Detainees weren't even outta the vehicle.

Jahn took his own life after the shooting.

The FBI says he acted alone, showing a high degree of planning.

He legally purchased the 8-millimeter rifle used in the attack and had marked unused ammunition with “anti-ICE” messages.

Officials are investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism.

Anti-ICE rhetoric » In the wake of that attack, Trump administration officials have been blasting those that they say have promoted dangerous rhetoric and activism against ICE.

Marcos Charles is executive associate director of Homeland Security’s Enforcement and Removal Operations. He noted that the shooter is thought to have used an app created to track ICE agents.

CHARLES:  The media has been amplifying these apps, even as we warned them, it would only lead to more attacks on law enforcement. We truly wish we didn't have to say, I told you so, but here we are.

The administration and GOP lawmakers have pressed some Democrats and activists to curb language that paints ICE agents as villains and to stop using slogans like “abolish ICE.”

The top Democrat in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies, for his part, said there is far too much political violence in the country:

JEFFRIES:  We need leadership that brings people together, not national leadership that tears people apart.

Vice President JD Vance this week said the political violence is primarily on one side of the aisle, and said Democratic leaders need to—quote—“look in the mirror.”

TikTok deal » At the White House, President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at keeping the social media app TikTok alive in the U.S.

The president effectively signed off on a deal that he says meets the terms of a law passed last year. That statute forced TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest within the U.S. citing national security concerns.

 TRUMP: We have American investors taking it over, running it, highly sophisticated, uh, including Larry Ellison.

Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping has—his words: “given us the go-ahead” on the TikTok deal.

The order also grants negotiators roughly 120 days to finalize terms.

American investors would hold a controlling stake of a new joint venture and would control TikTok’s algorithm, which largely dictates what users see.

Oracle would oversee security of the app, and the data of American users would be stored within the US.

Erdogan at White House » Also on Thursday, President Trump hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip in the Oval Office.

The two leaders have clashed at times, both during Trump’s first term and since his return to the White House. But Trump today called Erdogan a friend.

TRUMP:  We do a lot of trade with Turkey and we're gonna continue. We're gonna do some additional trade.

In addition to trade, the two leaders discussed the sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.

During Trump’s first term, the U.S. removed Turkey from the F-35 program because of concerns over Turkey's use of Russia's S-400 missile defense system.

ERDOGAN: (Speaking in Turkish)

But Erdogan said—his words: “We are experiencing a different period in Turkey-US relations.”

Erdogan has made clear he's eager to see the hold on F-35s to Turkey lifted.

Netanyahu readies fiery speech for UN GA » There could be some fireworks today at United Nations headquarters with a fiery speech expected today from Israel’s prime minister and his critics.

It's a big day at the United Nations. WORLD's Travis Kircher reports from Israel.

TRAVIS KIRCHER: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have plenty to say when he addresses the UN General Assembly.

NETANYAHU: (Speaking in Hebrew)

Netanyahu said he plans to denounce leaders who want to grant statehood to the Palestinians in his view, rewarding the terrorists behind the Oct. 7 attacks.

The UK was one of several Western nations to join a long list of nations that now recognize a Palestinian state. And British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also slated to speak today.

The United States is holding out arguing statehood should be part of a final wide-ranging agreement that resolves the entire Middle East conflict.

Netanyahu is also set to meet with President Trump once again during his visit to the U.S. to discuss the effort to defeat Hamas and bring home remaining Israeli hostages.

Reporting for WORLD, I'm Travis Kircher in Jerusalem.

Hegseth summons military leaders » Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called the military’s top brass to assemble in Quantico, Virginia next week.

He has ordered hundreds U.S. generals and admirals—one-star rank and higher—to attend.

The Pentagon has offered no public explanation.

The gathering is extraordinary: about 800 top officers are scattered around the globe in dozens of countries and time zones.

Pulling them all together at such short notice underscores how rare and logistically tough this gathering will be.

I'm Kent Covington.

Straight ahead: John Stonestreet on late night television and Ligoneer’s latest theology survey. Plus, Collin Garbarino reviews a weekend opening at the box office.

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