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Melania Joins Trump at Signing of Revenge Porn Law
Both Trumps Sign
Take It Down Act
May 19, 2025 5:22 PM CDT

Both Trumps Sign Take It Down Act

Melania Trump lobbied lawmakers to pass anti-revenge porn law

(Newser) - President Trump, alongside his wife, Melania, signed the Take It Down Act on Monday, a measure the first lady helped usher through Congress to set stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery online, or "revenge porn." In March, Melania Trump used her first solo public appearance...

Somebody Swiped Bronze Statue of Melania Trump

It was near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia

(Newser) - A second tribute to Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia is gone, much like the first. Police are investigating the theft of a lifesize bronze statue depicting the first lady, reports the AP . And it took some doing: The thief or thieves had to chop it off at...

Melania Trump Hosts Event Honoring Barbara Bush

(Newser) - First lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered Thursday in the East Room of the White House to unveil a postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Barbara Bush. Dorothy Bush Koch, the late first lady's daughter, told attendees, "It's unlikely that...

Melania Trump Is Back in the Public Eye

She uses her first solo public appearance during Trump's 2nd term to address 'revenge porn'

(Newser) - Melania Trump on Monday made her first solo public appearance since her husband's inauguration. The Hill reported last month that the first lady is expected to return to her "Be Best" initiative, launched during President Trump's first term, which included a focus on online safety, and on...

USAID Shutdown Efforts Are 'Chaotic,' 'Tectonic'
USAID Shutdown Efforts
Are 'Chaotic,' 'Tectonic'
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 7, 2025 9:19 AM CST

USAID Shutdown Efforts Are 'Chaotic,' 'Tectonic'

US farmers to lose out on sales; patients stranded with devices, experimental drugs in their bodies

(Newser) - The Trump administration is intent on dismantling the US Agency for International Development, which delivers food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid to the world's poorest. The stop-work order on USAID, which is now under the purview of Marco Rubio's State Department, immediately halted the agency's disbursement of...

Parsing the Message of First Lady's New Portrait

Melania Trump looks ready to 'step out of the shadows'

(Newser) - The White House unveiled the official portrait of first lady Melania Trump on Monday, a black-and-white photo shot by Belgium photographer Régine Mahaux. Some of the assessments:
  • All business: The BBC has Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, faculty director for the Department of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania,
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Melania Makes a Statement With Her Hat

We've found Carmen Sandiego, as well as other reactions

(Newser) - It was at times difficult to discern what Melania Trump thought of her husband's inauguration on Monday, owing to the wide-brimmed hat she wore. "Whatever she was thinking was impossible to see—by design," according to the New York Times ' chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman.
  • Opinion
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Melania: No, I Don't Always Agree With Donald
Melania Trump: This Time
It Will Be 'Very Different'
the rundown
Jan 13, 2025 9:52 AM CST

Melania Trump: This Time It Will Be 'Very Different'

Incoming first lady speaks with Fox News about the next 4 years

(Newser) - Melania Trump spoke about the upcoming four years in an interview with Fox News , and the 54-year-old predicted a smoother stint as first lady in round 2. "I just feel that people didn't accept me maybe, they didn't understand me the way maybe they do now,"...

Report: Amazon Is Paying $40M for Melania Documentary

'Unprecedented' documentary will be on Prime Video later this year

(Newser) - Amazon said Sunday that "an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes" documentary about Melania Trump's life will be coming to Prime Video later this year. No price tag was disclosed, but Puck News , citing "three sources familiar with the deal," reports that Amazon is paying $40 million to license the...

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

Melania Trump Surprises Attendees at Trump's NYC Rally

Former first lady makes her first speech of this election cycle

(Newser) - Melania Trump made her first rally speech of this election cycle Sunday night at her husband's Madison Square Garden event. The Hill calls it an "exceedingly rare" appearance by the former first lady, and notes that Donald Trump's campaign did not list his wife among the speakers...

Melania on 2020 Election: 'It Was a Mess'

Former first lady dishes on that, her first encounter with husband, son Barron, and more in new book

(Newser) - Melania Trump's new memoir, Melania , dropped on Tuesday, and the reviews range from describing it as one of "graceful grievance" to calling it "truly bad" and "deeply weird." The former first lady's remarks about her stance on abortion rights earned attention before the 256-page...

Melania Trump Staunchly Supports Abortion Rights in Book

According to the Guardian , which says it received an advance copy of her memoir

(Newser) - Melania Trump's upcoming memoir , out on Tuesday, reportedly includes a staunch defense of abortion rights, according to the Guardian , which says it received an advance copy of the book. Three key passages quoted by the newspaper:
  • "It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their
...

Melania Trump: There's More to the July Shooting Story

Former first lady gives rare interview, discusses assassination attempts

(Newser) - Melania Trump has given her first TV interview in more than two years, one in which she questioned the narrative surrounding the attempted assassination of her husband in Pennsylvania, reports CNN . The former first lady spoke to Fox News for the interview that aired Thursday, which comes ahead of the...

Melania Trump Questions 'Truth' About Rally Shooting

'There is definitely more to this story,' she says of assassination attempt

(Newser) - Melania Trump apparently believes she is not being told the truth about the attempt to assassinate her husband at a rally in Pennsylvania two months ago. In a video posted on her social media accounts on Tuesday, the former first lady says there is "definitely more to this story,...

Melania Trump Has a Book Deal
Melania Trump Has
a Book Coming Out
Jul 25, 2024 10:50 AM CDT

Melania Trump Has a Book Coming Out

Former first lady is releasing Melania this fall

(Newser) - Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as "a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity, and defined personal excellence." Melania will be released by Skyhorse Publishing, reports the AP...

Melania Trump Isn't Listed as Convention Speaker

Former first lady is still expected to attend Milwaukee gathering, though

(Newser) - Organizers of the Republican National Convention released an official list of speakers Saturday, and Melania Trump is not on it. Three favorites to be Donald Trump's running mate are listed—Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum—along with his sons Donald...

The Youngest Trump Enters the Political Spotlight

Barron, 18, attends his first rally for his father, gets a big ovation

(Newser) - When Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Miami on Tuesday night, he acknowledged a first—the presence of his youngest child, Barron. "That's the first time he's done it," Trump said of the 18-year-old, per the Palm Beach Post . As cheers grew, the former president...

Melania Had 'Power Struggle' in WH With More Than One Trump

Book on America's first ladies features numerous nuggets on her private clashes with Donald, Ivanka

(Newser) - A new book on contemporary US first ladies is out, and within its pages are some nuggets on Melania and Donald Trump's clashes while the latter was in the Oval Office. People notes that while Melania Trump "was always publicly supportive of her husband ... the two often felt...

Melania Trump's Mother Dies at 78
Melania Trump's
Mother Dead at 78
Jan 10, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Melania Trump's Mother Dead at 78

Amalija Knavs lived at Mar-a-Lago with her husband before her death

(Newser) - Amalija Knavs, mother of Melania Trump, died Tuesday in Florida after what ABC News calls "a long health battle." The former first lady confirmed her mother's death on X . "It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija," she...

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