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US Delivers New Sanctions on Iran
US Delivers New
Sanctions on Iran
Feb 3, 2017 10:58 AM CST

US Delivers New Sanctions on Iran

Trump warns he won't be as 'kind' as Obama

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to Iran's recent ballistic missile test , reports the AP . Those targeted by the Treasury Department include various individuals and companies involved in procuring ballistic missile technology for Iran. They include Iranians, Lebanese, Chinese,...

Melania Has Hired a Chief of Staff, but Little Else


Melania Has
Hired a Chief of
Staff, but Little
Else
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 3, 2017 9:14 AM CST

Melania Has Hired a Chief of Staff, but Little Else

Everyone's wondering how she'll make the first lady role her own

(Newser) - Melania Trump is holed up in New York City until at least the end of son Barron's school year, already redefining the role of first lady. The New York Times reports on that upended role, and whether Melania will even play much of one at all, noting it was...

Trump Warns Israel on New Settlements
Trump Makes
Surprise Shift
in Israel Policy
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 3, 2017 6:28 AM CST

Trump Makes Surprise Shift in Israel Policy

He warns that new settlements could undermine peace

(Newser) - President Trump made a foreign policy move Thursday almost as surprising as alienating Australians : He appeared to shift policy on Israel, taking a line closer to that of the Obama administration and warning the country that announcing new or expanded settlements is "undermining" peace efforts, the Jerusalem Post reports....

Last Weekend's Uber Protest Actually Worked

CEO drops out of Trump's economic advisory council

(Newser) - That was quick. After so many people deleted their Uber accounts in protest over the weekend that the ride-sharing company had to create a new automated process , Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Thursday he's dropping out of President Trump's economic advisory council, the Guardian reports. According to the...

Trump Allows Business Deals With Russian Spy Agency

But that may not be as nefarious as it seems

(Newser) - The Trump administration finally did what many feared it would do: rolled back sanctions on Russia. Or did it? USA Today reports the Treasury Department on Thursday granted an exemption that allows US businesses or individuals to do business with Russian spy agency FSB, as long as payments are less...

Trump Vows to &#39;Totally Destroy&#39; Johnson Amendment
Trump Goes After Separation
of Church and State
The Rundown
Feb 2, 2017 4:58 PM CST

Trump Goes After Separation of Church and State

President vows to 'totally destroy' the Johnson Amendment

(Newser) - Yes, President Trump took the opportunity of the National Prayer Breakfast to drag Arnold Schwarzenegger and his weak Celebrity Apprentice ratings. But he also brought up something arguably just as important: the Johnson Amendment, which he vowed to "totally destroy." Here's what you need to know:

Iran Says US Shouldn't Make 'Empty Threats'

It says it will continue work on its missile systems

(Newser) - On Wednesday, Michael Flynn said the US was "putting Iran on notice." President Trump seconded that notion Thursday in the way only he can: an early morning tweet-storm. "Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE," Trump tweeted . The AP reports he went on to falsely claim...

Trump Threatens University's Funding After Milo Protest

President says UC Berkeley had better allow 'free speech,' not '[practice] violence'

(Newser) - The UC Berkeley campus erupted in anger Wednesday night during a protest that turned violent against a scheduled speech by far-right Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos (the speech ended up being canceled). President Trump weighed in on the incident on Twitter, per the Hill , and it was clear from his message...

Trump Had Furious Talk With Aussie Leader
Trump Had Furious Talk
With Aussie Leader
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 2, 2017 6:17 AM CST

Trump Had Furious Talk With Aussie Leader

He slams 'dumb deal' on refugees

(Newser) - Disputes with Iran and Mexico in the early days of the Trump administration may have been predictable—but not many people predicted a clash with Australia. The disagreement became public Wednesday when the Washington Post reported that President Trump's phone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday...

Delaware Inmates Blame Trump for Hostage-Taking

'We know that the institution is going to change for the worse'

(Newser) - Authorities negotiated into the evening Wednesday for the release of the last two of four corrections department workers taken hostage by inmates at a Delaware prison, the AP reports. Earlier in the day, inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna reached out to the News Journal in...

Trump Threatens to Send US Troops to Mexico

'I think your military is scared. Our military isn't'

(Newser) - President Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send US troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by the AP . The excerpt of the call...

Trump Loses $5.8M Golf Club Lawsuit

Judge rules Trump National Golf Club violated members' contracts

(Newser) - Eric Trump said his father had taken the National Jupiter Golf Club in Florida and "made it great again," Bloomberg reports. On Wednesday, that golf club was ordered to pay more than $5 million to 65 former members whose contracts it violated after now-President Trump purchased it in...

Hillary to Dish on 2016 Race in New Book

Clinton's Simon & Schuster tome will feature favorite quotations, personal essays

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning loss last fall to Donald Trump. The former secretary of state, senator, and first lady is working on a book of personal essays that will come out this fall, Simon & Schuster tells the AP...

Intruder Spent 11 Hours at GOP Policy Retreat

Woman allegedly leaked recordings of meetings

(Newser) - Private conversations among Republican lawmakers during a policy retreat last week at a Philadelphia hotel were secretly recorded and shared with media outlets. But the leak isn't upsetting lawmakers so much as the circumstances around it. A woman posing as the wife of a member of Congress managed to...

'Dead Animal on Head,' Stewart Returns to Rip Trump

'Every instinct ... calls me to abuse of power'

(Newser) - "We have never faced this before: purposeful, vindictive chaos," Jon Stewart said Tuesday, summing up President Trump's first 10 days in office during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Impersonating Trump with a "dead animal on head" and a tie reaching the floor,...

In Radio Show, Steve Bannon Sounded Out Populist Vision

'USA Today,' 'Washington Post' look back at his populist themes

(Newser) - Top Trump strategist Steve Bannon disdains the media , but he had plenty to say publicly while hosting a daily radio show for Breitbart News before joining Donald Trump's team. USA Today has listened to dozens of hours of recordings from 2015-16, and the Washington Post did a similar deep...

1K State Department Officials Sign Dissent Memo

Spicer says they should 'get with the program' or go

(Newser) - President Trump's refugee and visa ban "runs counter to American values" and "will hurt America economically," according to a dissent memo signed by an unprecedented number of State Department officials. More than 1,000 officials, including American diplomats all over the world, had signed the cable...

Buffett Has Bought $12B in Stocks Since Trump Win

He's now world's 2nd-richest man

(Newser) - Warren Buffett didn't want Donald Trump to be president—but the Berkshire Hathaway chief didn't get rich by ignoring investment opportunities. In a recent interview with Charlie Rose , the billionaire revealed that his company has invested more than $12 billion in stocks since Trump won the election, more...

Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Justice

He's a 'reliably conservative figure'

(Newser) - It's official. As predicted by many, President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, the New York Times reports. Gorsuch is a "reliably conservative figure" with a similar philosophy to the late Antonin Scalia. If Gorsuch is confirmed, Justice Kennedy would once again be the...

Results of Poll on Trump's Refugee Ban May Surprise You

Nearly 50% of Americans support it

(Newser) - While President Trump's executive order banning refugees and others from seven Muslim nations had the appearance of being wildly unpopular—massive protests, lawsuits from multiple states, etc.—that's apparently not the case. A Reuters poll released Tuesday found 49% of American adults agree with the ban, while...

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