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Pope Has Shared Posts Criticizing Trump, Vance

In February, Leo XIV shared an article titled 'JD Vance is wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the election of the first American pope on Thursday—but Pope Leo XIV might not have been thrilled when Trump was elected in November. When Leo was Cardinal Robert Prevost, he shared numerous posts on X criticizing the policies and statements of Trump and Vice President JD...

Trump: Time to End 'Woke' Program on Internet Access

Calls Biden-era measure 'unconstitutional'

(Newser) - An initiative started under former President Biden to expand internet access in communities with lousy access might be on the rocks. President Trump said Thursday he intends to end the Digital Equity Act, reports Bloomberg . "No more woke handouts based on race!" Trump wrote in a scathing Truth...

Trump Wants New Tax Bracket for the Wealthiest Americans

President pushes idea of raising taxes on those who make at least $2.5M

(Newser) - President Trump is reportedly pushing Congress to raise taxes on the richest Americans, which Punchbowl News describes as a "seismic shift" that many GOP lawmakers oppose. It's all part of the ongoing negotiations with the sprawling fiscal package now underway. Trump has spoken with House Speaker Mike Johnson...

Ahead of Talks, Trump Floats a Lower Tariff for China

But his suggestion of 80% is still higher than expected

(Newser) - Earlier this week, the US struck a deal with the UK on tariffs. Now, President Trump appears ready to strike another with China. "80% Tariff on China seems right!" Trump wrote Friday morning on Truth Social. He added that it would be up to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,...

2 Arrested After Woman's Neighbors Surround ICE Agents

One of those detained is the woman's 16-year-old daughter

(Newser) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement "targeted" an immigrant family in Worcester, Massachusetts, this week, an immigrant advocacy group says, and two people ended up arrested after attempting to intervene—including the family's 16-year-old daughter. Her father had already been detained by ICE on Wednesday, and agents returned to the...

Acting Chief Is Out After Defending FEMA's Existence

Trump, Noem have expressed differing views

(Newser) - The day after he broke with the Trump administration line on eliminating FEMA, the agency's acting boss was fired. Cameron Hamilton, who was appointed by President Trump, was called to Department of Homeland Security headquarters on Thursday and dismissed, Politico reports. He was then driven back to his Federal...

In Rare Defeat, Trump Pulls Controversial Nominee's Name

Ed Martin will not be US attorney for DC after a key Republican opposes him over Jan. 6

(Newser) - The controversial interim US attorney for DC will not get to remain in the powerful post. President Trump on Thursday pulled the nomination of Ed Martin when the opposition of a GOP senator made it clear he would not be confirmed, reports the New York Times . The 55-year-old Martin is...

Rove: Trump Is Making the Same Mistake as Biden

He responds to president's 'total Loser' remark

(Newser) - Karl Rove says he is a "bit cloudy" on why President Trump called him a "total Loser" in a Truth Social post late Sunday, but he believes it must have been the criticism he mixed in with praise in a Fox News appearance that night. The veteran GOP...

After Fed Move, Trump Slams 'Fool' Powell

President rails against decision not to cut interest rates

(Newser) - The Federal Reserve did not cut interest rates on Wednesday as President Trump wished, and Trump vented on Truth Social early Thursday about the head of the central bank:
  • "'Too Late'" Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn't have a clue," Trump wrote . "Other
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US Strikes First Trade Deal, and Markets Are Happy

Trump says White House reached a trade agreement with the UK

(Newser) - The US and the UK have struck a deal on trade after President Trump's imposition of tariffs, the first of what could be dozens to follow, reports the Washington Post . Details are scant at the moment, but President Trump plans to address it at a 10am Eastern news conference....

Judge Intervenes as Some Migrants Told They're Going to Libya

Judge says US must not do so without first allowing migrants a court challenge

(Newser) - Following a report that the Trump administration was planning to deport migrants to Libya, some migrants have indeed been told that's where they're being sent—despite the fact that they're not from Libya, and the North African nation has a history of human rights violations against migrants....

Trump Replaces Nominee Loomer Wanted Out

Casey Means is the president's choice for surgeon general instead of Janette Nesheiwat

(Newser) - The day before she was scheduled to appear for her Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for surgeon general was replaced. Trump influencer Laura Loomer had called for pulling the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, ABC News reports. Her objections included Nesheiwat calling the COVID-19 vaccine "a gift...

May 8 Will Now Mark Victory in World War II, Trump Decides

But it won't be a federal holiday

(Newser) - He didn't leave much time for planning, but President Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the US to celebrate victory in World War II as countries in Europe already do. Cities from London to Moscow are holding parades, flyovers, and memorials this week as...

Pakistan 'Prepared for an All-Out War'
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What India's Operation Sindoor Signifies

It's a nod to the women who lost their husbands in Kashmir in April

(Newser) - India and Pakistan have so far managed "to avoid a descent into full-blown conflict," but the nuclear-armed countries who both lay claim to the region of Kashmir were tip-toeing around it Wednesday, per the Wall Street Journal , following what Pakistan's president said was "an act of...

Biden on Trump So Far: 'What the Hell's Going On Here?'

Former president calls Trump's moves on Ukraine 'appeasement' of Russia, talks dropping out of race

(Newser) - Former President Biden had his first official interview since leaving office in January, and he had a lot to say about his successor in the Oval Office. Speaking with the BBC in an interview that aired Wednesday, the former commander in chief slammed President Trump's handling of the Russian...

WSJ: Trump Admin Takes 'Concrete Step' in Push for Greenland

Denmark responds after sources say intelligence agencies told to ramp up spying

(Newser) - Amid the Trump administration's ongoing rhetoric regarding a possible takeover of Greenland , two sources tell the Wall Street Journal the US is ordering its intelligence agencies to increase spying in the semiautonomous Arctic territory. Specifically, the administration wants information on Greenland's independence movement as well as how residents...

Trump Is Going to Rename Another Gulf: Report

Sources tell the AP official name used by the US for Persian Gulf will be Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia

(Newser) - President Trump is planning to rename another gulf, insiders say. The president is set to announce during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia that the United States will begin calling the Persian Gulf either the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two US officials who spoke...

Carney: Trump Is 'Willing to Negotiate'

Trump says meeting with Canadian PM was 'great'

(Newser) - President Trump complained once again about the US "subsidizing" Canada in a Truth Social post before his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday—but both men sounded upbeat about US-Canada relations after the meeting. At a press conference at the Canadian embassy, Carney said that after "...

Trump: Houthis 'Don't Want to Fight Anymore'

He says US airstrikes will stop because rebels have 'capitulated'

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that he's ordering a halt to nearly two months of US airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, saying that the Iran-backed rebels have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital maritime corridor. "We're going to stop the bombing of the Houthis, effective immediately,...

SCOTUS Says Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed

Court's 3 liberal justices dissent

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold, the AP reports. The court acted in the dispute over a...

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