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Trump Calls for Apology From Women as Democrats Fire Back

President's attacks are divisive and painful, Booker and Cummings say

(Newser) - President Trump resumed his campaign against four Democratic House members of color on Sunday morning, saying, "I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country." His tweet said, "They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) things they have said....

Justin Bieber Responds to Trump's Help of A$AP

Suggests he free kids from 'cages'

(Newser) - Like President Trump, Justin Bieber would like to see rapper A$AP Rocky released by Sweden. But Trump's intervention reminded Bieber of another issue, Vanity Fair reports. While you're at it, Bieber tweeted , "Can you also let those kids out of cages?" The rapper is in Swedish custody...

ESPN Issues Reminder After Anti-Trump Blast

Dan Le Batard criticized President Trump and his recent racist tweets

(Newser) - ESPN is reminding employees of the network's policy to avoid talking about politics after radio talk show host Dan Le Batard criticized President Trump and his recent racist comments and ESPN itself on the air this week, the AP reports. (See Le Batard's commentary here .) The reminder...

Trump Makes Surprise Offer for A$AP Rocky

The president offers to 'personally vouch' for the rapper's bail

(Newser) - President Trump said he spoke with Sweden's prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and "offered to personally vouch for his bail," the AP reports. Trump tweeted that during "a very good call" with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, he also "assured him that A$AP...

Trump: I Spoke to Kanye, Will Help A$AP Rocky

President says he is working to get the rapper released from detention in Sweden

(Newser) - President Trump is on the case—the A$AP Rocky case. The rapper, whose detention in Sweden caused an uproar last week , was on Friday ordered to be held at least until July 25, NBC News reports; he was first arrested July 2 after an alleged street fight. But Trump says...

Trump Shifts Tone, Calls Rally Crowd 'Patriots'

Praise comes a day after he said he wasn't happy with 'send her back!' chant

(Newser) - Earlier this week, President Trump criticized some of his own supporters for breaking out in a "send her back!" chant at a North Carolina rally. On Friday, however, the president shifted tone and said the crowd was made up of "incredible patriots," reports USA Today . Trump...

Iran Says It Has British Tanker as It Clashes With US on Drone
Iran Seizes 2 Vessels
Amid Rising Tensions
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Jul 19, 2019 5:18 PM CDT

Iran Seizes 2 Vessels Amid Rising Tensions

One is British-flagged, the other Liberian-flagged

(Newser) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said two vessels have been seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz, per the AP . Hunt said Friday he will attend an emergency government session to see what can be done to secure their release. One is a British-flagged vessel and the other...

Trump Criticizes 'Crazed' Media Coverage of Chant

Says mainstream media in 'sick partnership' with the left

(Newser) - On Thursday, President Trump said he wasn't happy that supporters broke out in a "send her back" chant at his political rally in North Carolina. On Friday, Trump said he wasn't happy with media coverage of the controversy, either. "It is amazing how the Fake News...

We're Good, Stormy Daniels' Attorney Said After Payment

Court records show Trump knew of efforts to keep women quiet

(Newser) - Court records released Thursday show Donald Trump was aware of efforts to keep a porn star and a Playboy centerfold silent in the days leading up to the 2016 election. But despite Trump's knowledge of those efforts—and the involvement of several others in his orbit— federal prosecutors in...

Trump: US Warship Destroyed Iranian Drone

He's calling on other countries to condemn Iran

(Newser) - President Trump says a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries, the AP reports. Trump says it's the latest "hostile" action by Iran. He's calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Iran's...

Trump: I'm 'Not Happy' With That New Chant

He disavows 'send her back' and says he will stop supporters next time

(Newser) - In the face of media criticism and some negativity in his own party, President Trump is disavowing his supporters' chant of "send her back," Politico reports. "I was not happy with it. I disagree with it," Trump said Thursday of those who unleashed the chant about...

Rep. Omar Responds to 'Send Her Back!' Chant

'I am where I belong,' she says after Trump rally

(Newser) - When President Trump spoke about Rep. Ilhan Omar at a rally in North Carolina Wednesday, supporters broke out in a chant of "Send her back!" The freshman lawmaker from Minnesota took notice. "I am where I belong, at the people’s house and you’re just gonna...

Trump Fans Have New Rallying Cry
Trump Fans Have
New Rallying Cry
Jul 17, 2019 7:30 PM CDT

Trump Fans Have New Rallying Cry

They shout 'send her back' at a rally in North Carolina

(Newser) - A combative President Donald Trump rallied Republican supporters Wednesday in North Carolina, harshly criticizing four fiery, left-wing congresswoman of being un-American and claiming they are the face of the Democratic Party that will ruin the country, the AP reports. "I think in some cases they hate our country,"...

North Korea: 'Surprise Attack' Is Brewing on Border

Pyongyang says it might also end suspension of nuclear tests

(Newser) - North Korea on Tuesday suggested it might call off its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of summertime US-South Korean military drills that the North calls preparation for an eventual invasion, the AP reports. The statement by the North's Foreign Ministry comes during a general deadlock in...

4 House Republicans Bucked Party on Trump Tweets

'We must speak out against inflammatory rhetoric from anyone in any party'

(Newser) - It was "great to see how unified the Republican Party was," President Trump tweeted after Tuesday's vote to denounce his inflammatory tweets —but while 187 House Republicans voted against the measure, there were four that voted to condemn his "racist comments that have legitimized fear...

Vote on Trump Comments Delayed After Pelosi Uses Word &#39;Racist&#39;
House Votes
to Condemn
Trump's
Comments
UPDATED
Jul 16, 2019 6:10 PM CDT

House Votes to Condemn Trump's Comments

After a fight ensued on the House floor over Nancy Pelosi's use of the word 'racist'

(Newser) - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to denounce President Trump's comments on four congresswomen of color, CNN reports. The vote was 240-187, with four Republicans (Will Hurd, Brian Fitzpatrick, Fred Upton, and Susan Brooks) and independent Justin Amash joining Democrats. The vote was delayed for nearly two hours after...

E. Jean Carroll Says She's Now 'Exploring' Legal Action

Says people are telling her it would be smart to go after the president

(Newser) - When E. Jean Carroll went public with her allegations against the president in June, she said she wouldn't be taking legal action and shared her thinking: "I would find it disrespectful to the women who are down on the border who are being raped around the clock down...

Here's What McConnell Thinks of Trump's Tweets

'The president is not racist'

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell had been refusing to comment on President Trump's controversial tweets about four congresswomen of color, but the Senate majority leader weighed in Tuesday afternoon, CNN and the AP report. "The president is not a racist," McConnell declared. He continued:
  • "Political rhetoric has really gotten
...

Trump: &#39;I Don&#39;t Have a Racist Bone in My Body!&#39;
House Readies Vote, as
Trump Denies Racism
the rundown
Jul 16, 2019 1:00 PM CDT

House Readies Vote, as Trump Denies Racism

'I don't have a Racist bone in my body!' he writes

(Newser) - The controversy over President Trump's tweeted criticism of four progressive lawmakers was poised to ratchet up even more Tuesday as the House prepared to vote on a resolution condemning his words as racist. Before the vote, however, Trump shot back against that accusation. Details and developments:
  • The resolution: NPR
...

Trump Goes After 4 Lawmakers Anew
Trump Goes After 4
Lawmakers Anew
Jul 16, 2019 6:58 AM CDT

Trump Goes After 4 Lawmakers Anew

President accuses them of 'vile' and 'hateful' comments

(Newser) - The fallout over President Trump's volatile criticism of four female members of Congress apparently isn't going away soon. Trump himself continued the theme Tuesday morning on Twitter. "The Democrat Congresswomen have been spewing some of the most vile, hateful, and disgusting things ever said by a politician...

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