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Next Executive Order Mandates Closing Education Department

White House ceremony is planned for Thursday, though elimination requires congressional action

(Newser) - President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday designed to eliminate the Department of Education, White House officials said. A ceremony is scheduled in the East Room of the White House with Republican governors and state education commissioners, USA Today reports. Trump will instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon...

Trump Takes Credit for Astronauts' Return

But the particulars are a little fuzzy on that

(Newser) - The safe return to Earth of two astronauts stranded for months on the International Space Station has gotten political in a hurry. President Trump took to Truth Social to blame former President Biden for their stranding and to take credit for bringing them home.
  • "This began when I asked
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Rubio Says Trump Had 'Fantastic' Talk With Zelensky

Trump told Ukrainian leader that US could run country's power plants

(Newser) - President Trump says he had a "very good telephone call" with Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, the day after he spoke to spoke to Vladimir Putin about a ceasefire proposal. "Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both...

Analysts: Putin Didn&#39;t Give Up Much in Trump Call
Analysts: Putin Didn't Give Up
Much in Trump Call
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Mar 19, 2025 11:22 AM CDT

Analysts: Putin Didn't Give Up Much in Trump Call

They also note that the Russian leader kept the US president waiting

(Newser) - A day after Vladimir Putin and President Trump spoke by phone , analysts are skeptical that Putin offered much in the way of concessions toward a ceasefire. In fact, the Russian leader "conceded little," writes Paul Sonne in a New York Times analysis, arguing that much of what Putin...

Vance Rises in MAGA, but Bannon Sees 3rd Trump Term

VP now seen as the heir apparent, but some Trump allies think president will run again

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee, in what the AP sees as another sign that he's cementing his status as the torchbearer of the MAGA movement.
  • It's the first time in the RNC's history that
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House GOP Moving to Impeach Judge Who Halted Trump Order

Republicans introduce impeachment article against James Boasberg, who tried to stop deportations

(Newser) - On Tuesday, President Trump called for the impeachment of James Boasberg, the chief judge at DC's District Court who recently ruled against the Trump administration's deportation orders— drawing a rare rebuke from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. House Republicans are now moving toward impeachment anyway, with Trump supporters...

It's 'Domestic Terrorism,' Says Bondi as More Teslas Burn

Las Vegas facility targeted with bullets, Molotov cocktails on Tuesday

(Newser) - Attacks on Tesla dealerships will be treated as "domestic terrorism," Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday as more Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas were targeted, per the New York Times . People have been selling off their Teslas , citing the behavior of Tesla CEO Elon Musk , a senior advisor...

Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Trans Troops

Service members sued after executive order and ensuing Pentagon policy

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's executive order that led to an effective ban on transgender troops from serving in the military, ruling that the Pentagon cannot enforce it because it is discriminatory and in violation of the constitution's equal protection clause. In a 79-page ruling,...

Putin Agrees to Halt Strikes on Ukraine Energy Sites

But Kremlin is resisting broader ceasefire proposal

(Newser) - The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin agreed to immediately halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure after speaking to President Trump on Tuesday. After Trump presented a proposal for Russia and Ukraine to pause the strikes for 30 days as part of a partial ceasefire deal, Putin "responded positively to...

Trump: US to Return to 'Clean' Coal Power

President complains China has gained an advantage with its coal-fired power plants

(Newser) - Appearing to dismiss environmental concerns around coal power, President Trump says he's authorizing his administration "to immediately begin producing energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL." Trump made the comment late Monday on Truth Social , noting "other countries, in particular China," have been able "to gain...

Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight
Stephen Miller, Team Trump
Relish This Judicial Fight
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Mar 18, 2025 6:45 AM CDT

Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight

Aide calls Democratic critic of deportations 'an absolute moron'

(Newser) - The White House is aggressively pushing back against challenges to its deportation of immigrants over the weekend. A Justice Department lawyer, for example, clashed with a federal judge in court on Monday, maintaining that the move was a matter of national security because the deportees were alleged gang members. And...

Trump Pulls Security Details Guarding Biden's Children

Both presidents extended protection for their families

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday that he is ending "immediately" the Secret Service protection details assigned to Joe Biden's children, which the former president had extended until July shortly before leaving office in January. Trump had done the same thing for his children when he was leaving office after...

Trump: Iran Will Face 'Consquences' Over Houthi Attacks

He says any retaliation for US airstrikes will be viewed as a 'shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran'

(Newser) - President Trump explicitly linked the actions of Yemen's Houthi rebels to the group's main benefactor, Iran, on Monday, warning Tehran would "suffer the consequences" for further attacks by the group. Describing the Houthis as "sinister mobsters and thugs," the group's attacks "all emanate...

New Bill: 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' Is a Mental Illness

Minnesota Republicans propose the change in their state

(Newser) - "Trump derangement syndrome" is typically a dig lobbed by supporters of President Trump at his critics. But five state GOP lawmakers in Minnesota want to elevate it from an insult to a formal designation of mental illness, reports the Star Tribune . The proposal being put forth on Monday defines...

Trump: Biden's Last-Minute Pardons Are 'Void'

President says predecessor used an autopen to sign them

(Newser) - President Trump claims last-minute pardons signed by former President Biden are "void" because they were signed with an autopen. Shortly before leaving office, Biden pardoned his own family members , members of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee , and others perceived as Trump's political enemies. A branch of the...

'Oopsie, Too Late': Behind a New Deportation Controversy

White House denies it violated judge's ruling on Venezuelans flown out of the country

(Newser) - Sunday saw one of the most dramatic developments yet on the deportation front: President Trump invoked a rarely used law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. The move came after a federal judge issued a ruling against the deportations and ordered that any planes carrying the immigrants out of...

Trump: I&#39;ll Talk to Putin Tuesday
Trump: I'm Talking
to Putin Tuesday
Mar 17, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Trump: I'm Talking to Putin Tuesday

'We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,' US president says

(Newser) - President Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine, the AP reports. The US leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. "We will...

As Canadians Cancel US Trips, 'Hurt Is What Comes Through'

Regular tourists write notes explaining why they won't visit this time

(Newser) - The Myrtle Beach Welcome Center prepared Tim Hortons coffee and cookies with maple leaves, as it does every year in anticipation of Canadian visitors arriving for winter vacations in South Carolina. But they're not all coming this time, a reaction to President Trump's trade imposition of tariffs and...

Citing an Invasion, Trump Invokes Alien Enemies Act

Judge blocks the use of the law temporarily, though the administration announced an appeal

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday invoked the seldom-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law giving the president broad power to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation in wartime. Trump said the US is being invaded by a Venezuelan gang in a proclamation on using the law to order...

US Attacks Houthis in Yemen as Trump Issues Warning to Iran

Air, sea bombardment is an escalation over the Biden operations

(Newser) - The US carried out sweeping air and naval strikes Saturday in Yemen, warning that Houthi targets will be pounded until the attacks on Red Sea shipping stop. "The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated," President Trump posted on social media, Axios reports. "We will use...

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