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Obama's Office Issues a Rare Response to Trump

Calls president's claims about Russia investigation 'outrageous'

(Newser) - President Trump rehashed longstanding grievances over the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his first term, lashing out Tuesday following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow's interference in the 2016 election, the AP reports. "It's time to...

Trump Announces Trade Deal With Japan

He says tariff will be reduced from 25% to 15%

(Newser) - President Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation. "This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never been anything like it," Trump posted on Truth Social , adding that the United States "...

Trump Meets Leader, Lowers Tariff From 20% to 19%

He says US will also work together militarily with the Philippines

(Newser) - The president of the Philippines managed to secure a reduction in the US tariff rate on his country's exports Tuesday, but it wasn't a huge one. After meeting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump praised Marcos as a "very good, and...

ICE Facing New Wave of Resistance Online

Websites, apps use real-time tips to warn communities of officer sightings

(Newser) - A new wave of digital resistance is reshaping the battle over deportations: A growing number of online activists are using digital tools to monitor and publicize the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, aiming to help undocumented immigrants evade arrest during stepped-up enforcement actions. Sherman Austin, who...

Coca-Cola Reveals New Trump-Approved Recipe

Version made with American cane sugar will be added to existing product lineup later this year

(Newser) - Coca-Cola is shaking up its recipe, announcing plans to launch a US version of its iconic soda sweetened with American cane sugar following a push from President Trump . Trump posted on Truth Social last week, claiming he had discussed the idea with Coca-Cola and that the company had agreed...

For 2nd Time, Trump Leaves UNESCO
For 2nd Time,
Trump Leaves UNESCO

For 2nd Time, Trump Leaves UNESCO

US says it's leaving UN cultural agency, only 2 years after rejoining

(Newser) - The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the UN's educational, scientific, and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias, only two years after rejoining. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the withdrawal was linked to UNESCO's perceived agenda to "...

Colbert Hits Back at Trump With an Expletive

Meanwhile, Jon Stewart and David Letterman pile criticism on CBS

(Newser) - In his first show since announcing his show will be canceled next year, Stephen Colbert responded directly to President Trump's celebration of the fact , and his claim that the Late Show host lacks talent. "How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following...

Trump Steps Up Fight With Wall Street Journal

WSJ reporter barred from Air Force One for Trump's trip to Scotland

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday followed up his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over last week's Jeffrey Epstein story by banishing one of the newspaper's reporters from Air Force One for an upcoming Scotland trip. The White House said it was removing a Journal reporter from the pool...

Greene: 'Dangling Bits of Red Meat No Longer Satisfies'

Trump supporters want 'the whole steak dinner and will accept nothing else,' she says

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene didn't name names in a post on X Monday morning, but Politico sees it as a clear warning to President Trump that his supporters won't stand by him if he fails to release more information on Jeffrey Epstein.
  • "If you tell the base
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Trump Shares Fake Video of Obama Arrest

It comes after Gabbard alleged criminal activity by Obama administration to subvert 2016 election

(Newser) - President Trump shared a dicey fake video on his Truth Social feed about one of his predecessors in the White House. The video depicts former President Obama being arrested in the Oval Office by FBI agents as the Trump-favorite "YMCA" plays in the background, reports Time . The video begins...

Ellen DeGeneres: Yes, I Moved Because of Trump

'Everything is better here,' she says of England

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres has been living in the UK since November , and she is for the first time confirming speculation that it was her dislike of President Trump that sent her packing. Asked during a public appearance at a theater in Gloucestershire whether she and wife Portia de Rossi moved because...

Trump: Ditch 'Commanders' or I'll Block New Stadium

President pressures DC's NFL team to revert to 'Redskins'

(Newser) - President Trump wants the Washington Commanders to go back to being called the Washington Redskins—and now he's threatening to block a stadium deal if the team refuses, reports CNN :
  • "I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to
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Gabbard Accuses Obama Aides of a 'Treasonous Conspiracy'

Intelligence director alleges a 'treasonous conspiracy' to hurt Trump

(Newser) - In a new attempt to discredit the findings that Russia wanted Donald Trump to win the 2016 presidential election, the US director of national intelligence has accused several officials in Barack Obama's administration of participating in a "treasonous conspiracy." Tulsi Gabbard said she'll provide her newly...

Durbin: Bondi 'Pressured' FBI on Review of Epstein Files

Dem senator says in letters to DOJ, FBI that 1K agents were made to 'flag' any references to Trump

(Newser) - Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is raising new questions about how the FBI has handled files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. According to letters Durbin sent to the Justice Department and FBI leadership, agents reviewing Epstein's files earlier...

Trump Files $10B Suit Against Murdoch, WSJ

President is peeved after paper reported on ties between himself, Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - As promised , President Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over the newspaper's reporting on ties between Trump and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, seeks at least $10 billion in damages, per...

DOJ Asks Judge to Release Epstein, Maxwell Testimony

Grand jury secrecy laws complicate such disclosures

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge in Manhattan to unseal grand jury testimony from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, after demands from President Trump's supporters to release documents about the case threatened to overshadow the administration's agenda. The department requested a similar release in the...

Trump: Rupert Ignored My Demand, Will Pay the Price

President livid over Wall Street Journal report about him and Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - President Trump says he personally warned Rupert Murdoch not to let his Wall Street Journal publish a story about him and Jeffrey Epstein . And because the Journal went ahead and printed it anyway, Trump says he's relishing a court fight, reports the Hill .
  • "I look forward to getting
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Bolsonaro Gets Unwanted Ankle Accessory

Former Brazilian president, on trial, is ordered to wear an ankle monitor

(Newser) - Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by the nation's top court to wear an ankle monitor. The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party's headquarters in Brasília, reports the AP . Bolsonaro is also barred from using social media or...

What You Should Know About Trump's Swollen Ankles

A primer on the medical condition known as chronic venous insufficiency

(Newser) - Swollen legs led to President Trump being diagnosed with what's called chronic venous insufficiency. It's a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of swelling in the legs. Here are some things to know, per the AP :
  • What
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Trump Celebrates Colbert Cancellation

President hopes Kimmel is next

(Newser) - It won't come as much of a surprise that President Trump is thrilled that CBS is cancelling Stephen Colbert's late-night show:
  • "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired," he wrote on Truth Social. "His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel
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