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DA Suggests 'Novel Remedies' in Trump Case

One option is to close the case with a notation acknowledging the conviction

(Newser) - Eager to preserve President-elect Trump's hush-money conviction even as he returns to office, prosecutors are suggesting various ways to handle the criminal case—including the novel notion of borrowing a procedure some courts use when defendants die. In court papers made public on Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg'...

Trump Taunts 'Governor' Justin Trudeau

Calls Canadian PM the 'governor' of the 'Great State of Canada'

(Newser) - Things are getting frosty on the US-Canada border as President-elect Trump and Justin Trudeau continue to duke it out over Trump's threat to slap a 25% tariff on Canadian exports as soon as he gets the keys to the Oval Office. As NBC News reports, the latest salvo came...

Pete Hegseth&#39;s Chances Have Suddenly Improved
How Pete Hegseth's Chances
Have Suddenly Improved
the rundown
Dec 10, 2024 6:54 AM CST

How Pete Hegseth's Chances Have Suddenly Improved

Skeptical GOP senator, Joni Ernst, signals support after fierce backlash

(Newser) - A week ago, it seemed that Pete Hegseth's chances of becoming the next defense secretary were doomed, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis floated as a possible replacement . Things look much different now, however, after what Punchbowl News describes as a "vibe shift" on Capitol Hill in favor of...

Trump Turns Photo Op With Jill Biden Into Fragrance Ad

After Notre Dame chat with first lady, president-elect pushes 'fragrance your enemies can't resist!'

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Jill Biden turned heads over the weekend when they were spotted briefly chatting at a Paris event for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, as a chair between them meant for French first lady Brigitte Macron was temporarily unoccupied. It's what the US president-elect posted...

Liz Cheney Fires Back After Trump's Jail Threat

Remarks on House Jan. 6 committee 'a continuation of his assault on the rule of law,' she says

(Newser) - Former Rep. Liz Cheney fired back Monday after President-elect Trump said members of the House committee that investigated the Capitol riot should be in jail. Cheney, the committee's vice chair, said Trump's claims were "ridiculous and false" and his Sunday remarks were "a continuation of his...

Trump: Maybe RFK Jr. Could Look Into Vaccine-Autism Link

Both have a history of promoting the long-debunked claim

(Newser) - Assuming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as President-elect Trump's Health and Human Services secretary, it appears he may be utilizing that role to delve into the idea—long-debunked—of a connection between vaccines and autism. Kennedy has long pushed the theory, and Trump has done the same since...

Melania Praises Barron&#39;s Role: &#39;He Knows His Generation&#39;
Melania Praises Barron's Role:
'He Knows His Generation'
in case you missed it
Dec 8, 2024 3:05 PM CST

Melania Praises Barron's Role: 'He Knows His Generation'

Soon-to-be-first lady says their teen son advised his father during the campaign

(Newser) - The soon-to-be first lady praised her teenage son on Friday for his role in getting his father elected to a second term. "He is a grown young man," Melania Trump said of 18-year-old Barron in a Fox News interview, per USA Today . "I'm very proud of...

Trump: Rioters Will Get Pardons on Day 1
Trump Pledges
Fast Pardons of Rioters
the rundown
Dec 8, 2024 11:30 AM CST

Trump Pledges Fast Pardons of Rioters

But Liz Cheney deserves jail, president-elect says

(Newser) - President-elect Trump said his supporters convicted of attacking the US Capitol will not have to wait long to be pardoned once he takes office. "I'm going to be acting very quickly. First day," Trump said on NBC's Meet the Press. More than 1,251 people have...

Trump, Zelensky, Macron Meet in Paris

In-person talks between US, Ukrainian presidents are the first since November election

(Newser) - President-elect Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Saturday for the first time since the US election, in a session hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron before they attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Macron's office announced the meeting minutes before it began; he had been scheduled to...

Trump Says Support for Hegseth Is 'Strong and Deep'

'We've got his back,' Vance says

(Newser) - After days of relative silence on his nominee for defense secretary and rumors that he was eyeing replacements , President-elect Trump spoke out in support of Pete Hegseth Friday morning. Hegseth "is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have...

Biden Considers Some Preemptive Pardons

Media outlets name Liz Cheney, Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, Jack Smith

(Newser) - President Biden and his aides are discussing preemptive pardons for figures ranging from Anthony Fauci to Liz Cheney amid increasing fears that President-elect Trump will go after them, according to reports. Seeing Trump's picks for law enforcement positions , many of whom have called for retribution against Trump's political...

Trump Picks His Ambassador to China

He says former Sen. David Perdue 'brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has chosen former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China. Trump said in a Truth Socia l post Thursday that Perdue, a former CEO of firms including Dollar General, "brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China." Perdue lost his Senate seat to...

The FBI Is Not Woke


The FBI
Is Not Woke
OPINION
Dec 5, 2024 3:05 PM CST

The FBI Is Not Woke

Putting Kash Patel in charge would be a grave mistake, argues historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's wish to make Kash Patel the next director of the FBI would be a serious mistake that could haunt America for decades, writes historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff in a New York Times op-ed. Patel's only qualification for the post seems to be that he...

Morning Joe Criticizes Guest's Joke, He Fires Back

David Frum suggests MSNBC hosts are in 'fear' of incoming Trump White House

(Newser) - The Morning Joe team is again making headlines over its handling of the incoming Trump administration. Once more, critics say Joe Scarborough and wife Mika Brzezinski are kowtowing, while the MSNBC hosts defiantly reject the idea. The latest flap stems from an appearance on Wednesday by Atlantic writer David Frum,...

Bezos: I May Be 'Naive,' but I'm 'Very Optimistic' About Trump

Amazon founder says he thinks 'it's going to be great' under the incoming administration

(Newser) - Some Americans started thinking about fleeing the country after Donald Trump won his second presidency, but Jeff Bezos isn't too worried—in fact, he's "very optimistic this time around." Speaking Wednesday at the New York Times' DealBook Summit , the Amazon founder said that President-elect Trump "...

After Trump Tariffs Threat, Mexico Makes Huge Drug Bust

Mexico makes what officials say is biggest fentanyl seizure ever there

(Newser) - Mexican soldiers and marines seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days...

Pete Hegseth Says He's 'Not Going Anywhere'

He vows to abstain from alcohol as defense secretary to woo hesitant senators

(Newser) - "We're not going anywhere," Pete Hegseth told reporters Wednesday as he tried to convince lawmakers to back his bid to become defense secretary. "I spoke to the president this morning, he supports me fully," said the former Fox News host. President-elect Trump is reportedly considering...

Bitcoin Hits a Big Milestone as Post-Election Rally Continues
Bitcoin Hits a Big Milestone
Dec 5, 2024 1:30 AM CST

Bitcoin Hits a Big Milestone

Cryptocurrency tops $100K for first time

(Newser) - Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark for the first time as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on, the AP reports. The milestone comes just hours after the president-elect signaled a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto...

Trump Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Georgia Case

Election makes prosecution unconstitutional, filing argues

(Newser) - Now that Donald Trump has won the election, his lawyers have asked an appeals court to dismiss the Georgia criminal case against him because a "sitting president is completely immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal." Prosecuting the 2020 election interference case would be unconstitutional,...

Trump: DEA Pick Didn't Pull Out, I Pulled Him Out

Trump said he didn't like what Sheriff Chad Chronister 'said to my pastors'

(Newser) - In a post on X Tuesday, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration said he had concluded that he "must respectfully withdraw from consideration." Trump, however, slammed the Wall Street Journal Wednesday for reporting that Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister had pulled out. "He...

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