Ariana Grande accepts the Video of the Year award for “Brighter Days Ahead” at the 2025 MTV VMAs in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
YungBlud performs a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
A child walks past National Guard soldiers from Mississippi stationed in a Washington, D.C. metro station on September 5, 2025. The deployment was ordered weeks earlier by President Donald Trump to increase federal law enforcement presence in the capital.(Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters)
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the men’s singles final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 US Open in New York City on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
National Guard members patrol the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2025. Over 2,200 troops were deployed by President Trump in a mission experts estimate costs over $1 million daily.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Members of the National Guard walk down the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on September 4, 2025, weeks after President Trump ordered their deployment and an increased federal law enforcement presence.(Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters)
Faith, a surfing dog, rides a wave during the Helen Woodward Animal Center Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon in Del Mar, California, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP Photo)
A long exposure photograph shows the Garnet Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest, California, on September 8, 2025.(Photo by Noah Berger/AP Photo)
Sabrina Carpenter’s performance of “Tears” at the 2025 MTV VMAs featured trans dancers and drag queens advocating for trans rights, holding signs with messages like “In trans we trust” and “If you hate, you’ll never get laid.”(Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for MTV)
The Corn Moon rises behind the One World Trade Center and the lower Manhattan skyline in New York City on September 8, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. The Tribute in Light is tested ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty images)
Singer Lady Gaga arrives for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in New York City on September 8, 2025. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Actor Jerry O’Connell and his daughters, Dolly and Charlie, pose with twisted jesters at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights on September 5, 2025.(Photo by Hamilton Pytluk)
The members of the group KATSEYE—(L-R) Lara Raj, Yoonchae Jung, Daniela Avanzini, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, and Sophia Laforteza—attend the Pandora Talisman Collection launch in New York City on September 8, 2025.(Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)
Models walk the runway during the Ralph Lauren Spring 2026 Collection fashion show in New York City on September 10, 2025.(Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP Photo)
The group KATSEYE accepts the MTV Push Performance of the Year award for their song “Touch” at the 2025 MTV VMAs in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
Tate McRae performs at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
Sabrina Carpenter performs at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
Doja Cat performs at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)
Megan Moroney poses with the award for Best Country at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7, 2025.(Photo by Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
