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Trump Zings NATO, and EU Chief Zings Back
Trump Zings NATO, and 
EU Chief Zings Back
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Jul 10, 2018 7:46 AM CDT

Trump Zings NATO, and EU Chief Zings Back

President leaving for Brussels on Tuesday

(Newser) - President Trump is leaving for his NATO summit in Brussels on Tuesday morning in an apparent good mood—and happy to take some preemptive shots at the world bloc. "Thank you to all of my great supporters, really big progress being made," Trump tweeted . "Economy is ROARING....

Trump's Longtime Personal Driver Sues Over 'Callous' Treatment

He says he was denied raises, stiffed for overtime pay

(Newser) - President Trump's longtime personal driver says the billionaire exploited him in an "utterly callous display of unwarranted privilege and entitlement." Noel Cintron is suing the Trump Organization, claiming he was stiffed for around 3,300 hours in overtime over six years and didn't receive a "...

Meet President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53, gets the nod to replace Anthony Kennedy

(Newser) - It's Brett Kavanaugh. President Trump made his monumental Supreme Court pick Monday night, selecting the 53-year-old to replace Anthony Kennedy, reports CNN . Prior to the announcement, Sam Baker of Axios looked over the four presumed finalists and wondered , "Do you think Trump will nominate the very conservative appellate...

Trump Responds to Breastfeeding Controversy

Says resolution was opposed because women shouldn't 'be denied access to formula'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday addressed the recent New York Times report that the US used threats in an attempt to block a WHO resolution promoting breastfeeding, insisting the US was only opposed to the fact that the resolution called for limits on promoting infant formula, the AP reports. "The...

Trump Close to Picking 'Exceptional' Supreme Nominee

He plans to make up his mind by noon Monday

(Newser) - After a weekend spent golfing at his private club in New Jersey, President Trump told reporters that he was "very close" to a decision likely to determine the direction of the Supreme Court for decades to come. Trump said he plans to make up his mind on a Supreme...

McConnell to Trump: Popular Supreme Court Pick a Bad Idea

The Republican leader sees problems with Brett Kavanaugh

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell has been calling the White House daily, and not to discuss President Trump's golf game . McConnell has been carefully explaining—without explicitly telling Trump what to do—which Supreme Court nominees would get faster approval before the November elections arrive and make everything dicey, insiders tell the...

The AP Uncovers Secret Trump Memo on Comey

The note was sent to special counsel Robert Mueller

(Newser) - Lawyers for President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a confidential memo last year to the special counsel, casting him as "Machiavellian," dishonest, and "unbounded by law and regulation" as they sought to undermine the credibility of a law enforcement...

Anti-Trump Protests in London Likely Won't Be Seen by Trump

His itinerary next week will largely keep him out of the city

(Newser) - President Trump may not see much of a blimp that plans to soar over London next week to mock him. The president arrives in Britain Thursday, but his itinerary will largely keep him out of the capital city and away from protesters, reports the Guardian . Trump will spend one night...

Trump's Gift to Kim: a One-Time Insult, Now Set to Music

Mike Pompeo reportedly delivering CD to North Korean leader

(Newser) - President Trump is about to dredge up what the Guardian says was a "low point" in his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but this time around as a wry attempt to suggest "no harm, no foul" to the North Korean leader. At least, that's what appears to...

Pruitt&#39;s Departure: His Decision or Forced by Trump?
Was an 'Embarrassing'
Story Pruitt's Undoing?
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 6, 2018 6:51 AM CDT

Was an 'Embarrassing' Story Pruitt's Undoing?

And more on EPA administrator's sudden 'resignation'

(Newser) - There was no "final straw" that led to the departure of Scott Pruitt from the EPA, per President Trump, who says it was Pruitt who asked to step down, the Hill reports. "It was very much up to him," Trump said when pressed by reporters about Thursday'...

Fiery Trump Takes Shots at Warren, 'Me Too' Movement

At rally in Montana, Trump says he'd like Massachusetts senator to take DNA test

(Newser) - President Trump visited Montana Thursday for a campaign rally in which he railed against familiar targets, but his longest attack came against a potential 2020 rival: Elizabeth Warren, reports NBC News . As he has done repeatedly before, Trump mocked her claims of Native American ancestry with the derisive label of...

Massive 'Trump Baby' Balloon Will Greet POTUS on UK Visit

Plus protests—lots of them

(Newser) - US President Donald Trump is fairly unpopular in Britain, and he's headed there next week. A warm welcome isn't exactly expected, reports NBC News . Rather than paying an official state visit to the UK ( an idea that was opposed by nearly 2 million people in a petition),...

Trump's New Communications Chief Is Former Fox News Exec

Bill Shine to take role left vacant by Hope Hicks

(Newser) - President Trump has chosen his fifth communications chief: former Fox News co-president Bill Shine, who will take over a post left empty by Hope Hicks's March departure. Anthony Scaramucci, Sean Spicer, and Michael Dubke previously held the position. The AP quotes the White House as saying Shine "brings...

Senator Gives Trump a Tongue-in-Cheek Greeting

Sen. Jon Tester ran full-page ad in a dozen Montana newspapers

(Newser) - Sen. Jon Tester gave President Donald Trump a tongue-in-cheek welcome to Montana on Thursday by taking out a full-page ad in more than a dozen newspapers thanking him for signing 16 bills the Democrat sponsored or co-sponsored. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in the city of Great Falls...

Guy Grabs Teen's MAGA Hat, Throws Drink in His Face

Video of the incident has gone viral

(Newser) - A group of teens was eating at a Whataburger in San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday when a "patriotic hat" got them some unwelcome attention. The hat in question appears, in a video posted by the mom of one of the teens, to be a red "Make America Great...

The White House July 4th Concert Includes ... Who?

Marquee names still keeping a distance from President Trump

(Newser) - Tuning into the White House July 4th concert on the Hallmark channel? You're not likely to see many celebs, unless you like American Idol finalists—"as in, not actual winners," the Washington Post explains. Idol alumni Jax and Jonny Brenns, country singer Sara Evans, and Russian-born classical...

Trump Wanted to Invade Venezuela: Official

AP reports top advisers had to talk president out of military action after he brought it up repeatedly

(Newser) - As an August meeting in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can't the US just invade? The suggestion stunned those at the meeting, including...

Trump: I'm Not Capitalizing My Words Randomly

President assures readers that he capitalizes certain words 'only for emphasis'

(Newser) - Some may have wondered why President Trump capitalizes certain words in his tweets that, grammatically speaking, don't require capitalization, but the president has now addressed the issue and says the practice is purposeful. "After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to...

This Federal Judge May Be Conservative 'Dream' for Court

Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic and mother of 7, is seen as a top contender

(Newser) - President Trump will announce his next Supreme Court nominee in less than a week, and one name popping up on everybody's short list is Amy Coney Barrett. CBS News , for example, reports that Coney Barrett is one of two leading contenders, along with another federal judge, Brett Kavanaugh. Coney...

After 'Impeach 45' Shirts Found on Walmart Site, an Uproar

#BoycottWalmart ensues

(Newser) - It's not every day Americans are rankled by baby clothes, but today is apparently that day. Fortune reports that Walmart is finding itself in President Trump supporters' crosshairs after the presence of a T-shirt sloganed "Impeach 45" was found on its website. Per a tweet , searching for the...

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