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Carney Says Canada to Reconsider F-35 Deal

Portugal also suggests US can't be counted on to stick to any agreement on the fighter jet

(Newser) - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canada's defense minister to review the planned purchase of America's F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options "given the changing environment"—an apparent reference to President Trump's trade war and talk of absorbing the longtime US...

Trump Order Effectively Shuts 7 Agencies, Including VOA's

Seven chiefs are told to do only the minimum required by law

(Newser) - President Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle seven more federal agencies, including the one that runs the Voice of America. Trump signed the order on Friday night after the Senate passed a government funding bill, and on Saturday, his administration began carrying it out. The New York Times...

At Justice Department, Trump Delivers Fiery Speech

The president goes after his perceived enemies, condemns the previous 'weaponization' of the DOJ

(Newser) - In an extraordinary speech to the Justice Department on Friday, President Trump delivered a fiery condemnation of the "weaponization" of the department that has indicted him twice while calling his adversaries "scum." As the New York Times reports, while the speech was meant to serve as major...

Columbia Chief 'Heartbroken' as DHS Agents Enter Dorms

Agents searched 2 student residences—and it's not the only university in the government's sights

(Newser) - As former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil fights the Trump administration's plans to deport him for his past pro-Palestine activism at the New York City institution, the school itself contended with more federal activity on campus this week. The New York Times reports that agents from the Department...

Trump: We Can End This 'Bloody War' Soon

President says envoy's talks with Putin went well

(Newser) - "We had very good and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, and there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end," President Trump posted on social media Friday, after his envoy and the Russian ruler met in...

Schumer Defends Shutdown Strategy in Op-Ed

One Senate Democrat says it's like giving a bully 'all of your lunch money'

(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised enough Democratic support to pass the Republican funding bill that will avoid a government shutdown, despite admitting the bill is "terrible." In a guest essay at the New York Times , he explains himself while calling President Trump a "nihilist" who'...

US Wine Industry: Businesses Will 'Shatter' Under Tariffs

Foreign wine stocks suffer under latest Trump threats

(Newser) - After Jack Daniel's whiskey maker Brown-Forman tumbled 5% Wednesday in response to a 50% tariff from the European Union, European wine and spirits suffered Thursday following President Trump's threat to apply 200% tariffs . Certificates of US shares in France's Pernod Ricard fell by almost 5%, and by...

Report: Trump Asks Pentagon to Look at Panama Canal Options

Administration wants DOD to draw up 'credible military options' for 'unfettered' US access to canal

(Newser) - Panama's leader has been pushing back hard on President Trump's insistence on "reclaiming" the Panama Canal for the United States, going so far as to accuse him of lying, but that hasn't stopped Trump from moving forward with his ultimate plans for the Central American waterway....

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center
JD Vance Booed
at Kennedy Center
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Mar 14, 2025 5:46 AM CDT

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center

Reaction follows Trump's gutting of board, appointment as chair

(Newser) - A crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday was none too pleased to see a certain vice president in the audience. As JD Vance and his wife, Usha, took their balcony seats for a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra, loud boos and...

FBI: Habitat for Humanity Among Groups Under Investigation

As well as other organizations that received Biden-era grants

(Newser) - Sources say the FBI, under the direction of the Trump administration, is moving to criminalize organizations that received Biden-era climate grants. In court filings Wednesday, Citibank said that the FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Treasury Department requested that the accounts of some nonprofits and state government agencies be...

2nd Judge Orders Trump Administration to Rehire Workers

White House has not yet responded to this judge's order

(Newser) - A second federal judge on Thursday handed down an order requiring President Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, slowing down for now the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government. Both judges separately...

Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Rehired

Ruling calls Trump administration's firing of probationary employees an illegal 'sham'

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the government to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired after President Trump took office, reports the New York Times . Judge William J. Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said the mass firings were a "sham" and ordered the...

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs
Trump Hits Back on
EU Counter Tariffs
Mar 13, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs

Threatens 200% tariff on EU alcohol, complains 'Entire World is RIPPING US OFF!!!'

(Newser) - President Trump says he'll slap 200% tariffs on wine and other alcohol from Europe if the European Union doesn't nix a planned 50% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey. The EU announced counter tariffs on Wednesday on $28 billion worth of US goods in response to Trump's "...

All Migrants at Guantanamo Sent Back to US

The operation has cost $16M so far, per NYT

(Newser) - A group of 40 migrants taken to Guantánamo Bay in recent weeks was returned to the US on Tuesday, marking the second time the Trump administration has brought people to the US military base only to remove them a short time later—"a costly and time-consuming exercise,"...

Trump Accuses Ireland of Taking Advantage of US

'I think the Irish love Trump,' Trump says during event with country's leader

(Newser) - President Trump welcomed Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Wednesday for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House, where he added Ireland to the list of countries he says are taking advantage of the United States. The Irish leader, who offered only gentle pushback to some...

Rosie O'Donnell Didn't Stick Around for Trump's 2nd Term

She'll consider returning to the US 'when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights'

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell confirmed in a TikTok video Tuesday that she moved out of the US days before President Trump began his second term. O'Donnell, a frequent Trump target for many years, said she moved to Ireland on Jan. 15 with her daughter Clay. She hinted at the move...

With Trump's Tariffs Now Live, Canada Hits Back

Its move follows a similar one from the EU

(Newser) - It's a double-whammy Wednesday on the retaliatory-tariffs front: Hours after the EU rolled out new duties on goods ranging from motorcycles to bourbon , Canada followed suit. The country said Wednesday that it plans to impose 25% reciprocal tariffs on roughly $21 billion of imports from the US. The move...

After 7 Hours of Negotiations, Russia Now Holds 'the Key'

Whether a 30-day ceasefire will come to pass is up to Putin

(Newser) - Will a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine come to pass? "The key is in Moscow's hands," is how the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office put it, reports ABC News . Some seven hours of negotiations on Tuesday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National...

Trump's 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect

Tariffs on imports from Canada remain at 25% despite earlier threat

(Newser) - President Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create US factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown, the AP reports. Trump removed...

White House Reacts to Musk's Social Security Comments

Trump administration insists benefits won't be cut

(Newser) - Elon Musk sparked alarm Monday when he suggested the Department of Government Efficiency might make cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs, and the Trump administration on Tuesday clarified that no cuts would be made to benefits that are collected under those programs.
  • Musk: "The waste and fraud
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