In Washington, Democrats threaten a shutdown over COVID-era subsidies. Rep. Dusty Johnson calls it the stupidest shutdown. No deal by midnight. Republicans want six weeks of funding. Democrats seek to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that run out at year’s end.

In Venice, Florida, Sgt. Daniel Beesting, a combat-wounded veteran, lost his home to Hurricane Ian and lived in an RV with his family. Now they have a mortgage-free home from Built to Honor via Building Homes for Heroes. Neighbors welcomed them; they begin to heal.

The Education Department alleges a FCPS staffer arranged and paid for a 17-year-old’s abortion without parental consent in 2021-22, and pressured another student to abort. It demands PPRA notices, policies on sensitive medical services, staff training, incident records, and any federal funding tied to the cases.

Zia Yusuf shut down Starmer’s swipe at Reform UK’s migration policy, accusing him of smearing and belittling the party. Reform’s head, speaking to GB News, called the PM’s remarks “beyond belief.”

YouTube will pay 22 million to settle Trump’s January 6 lawsuit; funds go to a nonprofit for the National Mall project. The move follows similar settlements: X about 10 million and Meta 25 million, with YouTube’s ad revenue exceeding 36 billion in 2024.

Springsteen appeared at the New York premiere of Deliver Me From Nowhere, defending America as a land of hope and dreams. He played an acoustic Land of Hope and Dreams; the film, about Nebraska, opens Oct. 24.

The Digest, 9/29/2025 @800PM, CDT

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