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Trump Has One Big Gripe About Qatar Luxury Jet

'Frankly, it's much too big,' he told reporters on Wednesday of the controversial 'gift' from Mideast

(Newser) - President Trump makes no secret of admiring "big, beautiful" things , but the controversial $400 million luxury jet he says was a gift to the US from Qatar may be too large, even for him. Although Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the recently accepted Boeing 747, which the Defense...

Elon Musk's Time With the Trump Administration Is Over

Billionaire is no longer a special government employee

(Newser) - Elon Musk's time as a special government employee has officially come to an end, a White House official tells NBC News . The billionaire, who had recently pledged to pay more attention to the actual companies he runs , started offboarding from his role in the Trump administration Wednesday—the day...

'Disappointed' Musk Breaks With Trump on Spending Bill

DOGE master says the 'Big Beautiful Bill Act' will inflate federal deficit, undermines DOGE work

(Newser) - Elon Musk says he's stepping back a bit from helping the Trump administration slash federal spending via his Department of Government Efficiency, and he's also now stepping back a bit in supporting the Trump agenda—at least when it comes to the "big beautiful" spending package recently...

Report: Feds Plan to Step Up Vetting for Student Visas

Embassies pause student visa interviews to prepare for increased scrutiny of social media

(Newser) - The Trump administration is considering mandatory social media checks for all foreign students applying to study in the US. A cable obtained by Politico directs US embassies and consulates to halt scheduling new visa interviews for students until further notice to prepare for stepped-up vetting. The order, signed by...

NPR Sues White House Over 'Textbook Retaliation'

Broadcaster says Trump administration isn't being subtle about cutting off funding, 'comes as a wolf'

(Newser) - National Public Radio promised to fight a presidential executive order cutting off its federal funding, and now that's exactly what it's doing. The public broadcaster—which, along with PBS, was targeted by President Trump's executive order earlier this month accusing them of being "biased media"—...

Trump Yanks $100M in Federal Contracts From Harvard

Admin official calls it 'a complete severance' of the government's business relationship with the school

(Newser) - The Trump administration isn't done punishing Harvard. After cutting billions of dollars in federal funding, the federal government is now set to cancel all remaining contracts with the university, worth about $100 million, per CNN and the New York Times . In a Tuesday letter, the General Services Administration will...

Farming Was Tough for Them. Here's How It Got Worse
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Farming Isn't Easy. All of a Sudden, It's Worse

The Washington Post looks at how one Kansas family is weathering funding changes

(Newser) - "I thought it would be easier by now." So says Jacob Thomas of the 10 years he and wife Jennifer have spent farming land in northeast Kansas. Their 70-year-old family farm—spanning 15 acres of vegetables and over 500 acres for hay and livestock—relies in part...

Judge Orders Administration to Facilitate Another Return

Administration conceded a mistake in case of a gay Guatemalan it sent to Mexico

(Newser) - Saying it's likely that the deportation of a Guatemalan man "lacked any semblance of due process," a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return. The government had delivered the man, who is gay, to Mexico despite his protestations that he feared for his...

Press Group: New Pentagon Restrictions a 'Direct Attack'

Journalists must now have escorts when visiting DOD, per new rules from Secretary Pete Hegseth

(Newser) - The Pentagon has tightened access for journalists, with new rules requiring official escorts for credentialed reporters in most areas of the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the change on Friday, saying it's meant to better protect classified intelligence and operational security, per Reuters . Journalists won't be...

After Waltz Exit, Another 'Shake-Up' at the NSC

Sources say White House is set to shrink the National Security Council, oust political appointees

(Newser) - President Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees, and return many career government employees back to their home agencies, according to two US officials and one person familiar with the reorg. The number...

EU Steps In as Trump Holds Back Radio Liberty Funds

Broadcaster turns to Europe after US withholds $75M in funds

(Newser) - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is now accepting millions in emergency funds from the European Union amid a funding standoff with the Trump administration. The EU grant, totaling $6.2 million, is aimed at keeping the broadcaster operating after the US government withheld $75 million that Congress already allocated to...

MAHA Commission Releases Long-Anticipated Report

It targets over-processed foods, chemicals in the environment, and, unsurprisingly, vaccines

(Newser) - During his election night party, President Trump promised to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. do whatever he wants to "make America healthy again." With Kennedy as America's top health official, that process is now well underway. The Make America Healthy Again Commission that Trump established after taking...

Supreme Court Doesn't Halt Independent Agency Firings

Victory for Trump includes a caution about the Federal Reserve chair

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to immediately reinstate the heads of two independent regulatory agencies removed by President Trump, saying the president may well have the authority to fire them. The decision, a temporary one in effect while the issue is considered by lower courts, sets the stage for...

Trump Order Could Decimate Harvard Rosters

Review found 21% of school athletes listed an international hometown

(Newser) - Harvard's sports teams would take a major hit under a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas. Sportico reported last month that 21% of the players on the school's rosters...

Judge Stops Administration on International Students' Status

Nationwide injunction bars changes while case is being decided

(Newser) - A judge in California on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations is pending. The order by US District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland bars the government from arresting, incarcerating, or moving students elsewhere based...

Judge Orders Education Dept. to Reinstate Employees

He blocks Trump order to shut down department

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs . US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans...

Trump Has Big Plans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

He's 'giving very serious consideration' to bringing the 2 mortgage firms public

(Newser) - President Trump has moved his attention to the mortgages market—specifically, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants. Per Axios , the US president on Tuesday evening wrote in a Truth Social post that he's "giving very serious consideration" to bringing the government-sponsored mortgage firms public, noting that...

Trump's 'Gold Card' Visa Coming Within Weeks: Lutnick

Commerce secretary says President Trump's idea is being brought to fruition

(Newser) - President Trump's "gold card" is real, and it's coming soon, Howard Lutnick said Wednesday. The commerce secretary, speaking at an Axios event in Washington DC, said foreign nationals will imminently be able to apply for a "gold card" visa for $5 million, an idea Trump...

Institute of Peace Retakes Headquarters From DOGE

Trump administration lacked authority to close the agency, judge found

(Newser) - The US Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute's acting president, George Moose, entered the organization's headquarters with private security...

Trump Administration Drops Local Police Investigations

Minneapolis, Louisville officials say they'll still make the changes agreed upon after notorious killings

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is moving to drop lawsuits and abandon agreements intended to provide oversight of local police departments accused of abuses, including civil rights violations. The reversal applies to departments including those in Louisville and Minneapolis, NPR reports. Monday is the fifth anniversary of the death...

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