Trump Threatens NYC Funding Over Mamdani, Jezebel’s Curses on Charlie Kirk, Global Bible Translation Progress

Top headlines for Wednesday, October 1, 2025

President Donald Trump threatens to pull federal funding from New York City if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race, controversy erupts after Jezebel’s piece on hiring witches to curse Charlie Kirk just days before his death, and a global push to translate the Bible into every language reaches historic milestones.

00:11 Trump warns Mamdani: No federal funds for a ‘communist’ mayor
01:02 Elon Musk shares Erika Kirk's call to 'go to church'
01:46 Missionary pilots risk all for forgotten communities in the DRC
02:41 4 news outlets that promoted witchcraft ahead of Jezebel backlash
03:33 Pope Leo tells European officials to have a 'healthy secularism'
04:22 Islamists attempt to seize Evangelical school housing Christians
05:11 Bible translation work accelerates as millions more gain access

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Links to the News

• Trump warns Mamdani: No federal funds for a ‘communist’ mayor | Politics
• Elon Musk shares Erika Kirk's call to 'go to church' | U.S.
• Missionary pilots risk all for forgotten communities in the DRC | World
• 4 news outlets that promoted witchcraft ahead of Jezebel backlash | U.S.
• Pope Leo tells European officials to have a 'healthy secularism' | Church & Ministries
• Islamists attempt to seize Evangelical school housing Christians | World
• Bible translation work accelerates as millions more gain access | Church & Ministries