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AP Gets a Look at Plans for Trump's Military Parade

Parade has not been finalized, but plans call for 6.6K soldiers to march on Trump's birthday

(Newser) - Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands, and possibly a couple thousand civilians, the AP has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April...

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to Step Down

A month after Signalgate, Trump is reportedly pushing out top adviser and his deputy

(Newser) - It looks like Mike Waltz will be the first high-level head to roll in the second Trump administration. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the national security adviser is being removed from his job about a month after Signalgate , in which Waltz inadvertently added a reporter to a high-level group...

In Oregon, a 'Flashpoint' for America's Homeless Problem

Those camped out on land in Deschutes National Forest are being forced out for wildfire mitigation

(Newser) - The Forest Service plans to overhaul a portion of Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, with a project designed for restoration and wildfire mitigation, but it has one task to complete first: remove the dozens of homeless people currently living on that land. That process was set to begin Thursday,...

White House Launches Site With a Very Familiar Look

New portal dedicated to pro Trump news closely resembles the Drudge Report

(Newser) - The White House has a new website to highlight pro-Trump news, and it looks pretty familiar. Dubbed "White House Wire," the portal features a large photo at the top of the page, underneath which are a bunch of headlines that link to full news articles singing the praises...

Kamala Harris: Yes, Things Will Probably Get Worse First

Former VP, presidential candidate emerges to give big anti-Trump speech

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor. In her most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January following her defeat to Trump, Harris said...

States Sue Trump Over Gutting of AmeriCorps

Lawsuit claims illegal grant cuts threaten programs serving vulnerable communities

(Newser) - Two dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration over the gutting of AmeriCorps and the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in community project grant funding. The Democratic state officials allege that President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency...

Things Got Testy in Trump's '100 Days' Interview on ABC

President called the network 'one of the worst,' told interviewer he'd never heard of him

(Newser) - In addition to his Michigan rally , President Trump gave an interview to ABC News to mark his 100th day in office Tuesday, and it wasn't exactly a friendly one. Words like "contentious" and "testy" were being used to describe Trump's sit-down with Terry Moran, an anchor...

Trump to Revisit Auto Industry Tariffs
Trump's 'Significant
Reversal' on Auto Tariffs
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Apr 29, 2025 7:52 PM CDT

Trump's 'Significant Reversal' on Auto Tariffs

He signs executive order to ease impact on US automakers

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales, and make US production...

Judge: White House Must Give Radio Free Europe Its $12M

The money had been appropriated by Congress

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years. US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee, granted the temporary restraining order...

Amal Clooney Faces Threat of Trump Sanctions

Human rights lawyer could be targeted for work with International Criminal Court

(Newser) - British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney could be denied entry to the US, where she owns a home with actor husband George Clooney, under possible sanctions. The UK Foreign Office has warned that the Trump administration could level sanctions against several top lawyers who worked on the International Criminal Court'...

White House Is Not Happy With Amazon&#39;s Reported Tariff Plan
Amazon: No, We're Not
Adding a Tariff Label
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Apr 29, 2025 12:50 PM CDT

Amazon: No, We're Not Adding a Tariff Label

Company responds after heavy criticism from the White House

(Newser) - The Trump administration is taking none too kindly to reports that Amazon might slap labels on their imported wares letting consumers know how much tariffs affected the price . "I just got off the phone with the president about ... Amazon's announcement. This is a hostile and political act by...

They're 'Using the Civil Rights Division Against Civil Rights'

Lawyers flee DOJ office as it shifts focus to 'woke ideology,' anti-Christian bias

(Newser) - Half of the lawyers employed by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have left their jobs in recent weeks as a new director brings the office in line with President Trump's agenda, the Washington Post reports. Harmeet Dhillon, a California lawyer who represented Trump in challenging the 2020...

The Trump Presidency at 100 Days
Trump Slams 100-Day Polls,
Late-Night Hosts Disagree
the rundown
Apr 29, 2025 6:38 AM CDT

Trump Slams 100-Day Polls, Late-Night Hosts Disagree

Tuesday is president's 100th day of his second term

(Newser) - Tuesday is President Trump's 100th day of his new term, and he plans to mark the occasion with a speech in Michigan later in the evening outside Detroit, reports CBS News . In the meantime, there is no shortage of 100-day assessments.
  • Polls: Trump's approval rating has dropped , particularly
...

Deported Moms' Only Option Was to Take Kids: Lawyer

Lawyer refutes Trump administration's insistence that moms chose to keep kids with them

(Newser) - The Trump administration insists the two mothers recently deported along with their young children—despite the fact that those children are US citizens , and one of them has cancer— chose to take their children with them . A lawyer representing one of the families says that's not so. "Here...

Trump Order Aims to 'Unleash' Law Enforcement

Executive orders aim to bolster law enforcement, punish sanctuary cities

(Newser) - Among President Trump's latest executive orders is one promising to strengthen and "unleash" the country's law enforcement. The order calls for resources to be directed toward the legal defense of law enforcement officers who find themselves incurring "expenses and liabilities" related to actions carried out in...

60 Minutes Reporter Rebukes CBS Owner on Air

Scott Pelley speaks out after longtime executive producer resigns

(Newser) - The AP calls it "an unusual peek behind the scenes at the sort of inner turmoil that viewers seldom get the opportunity to see:" At the end of Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes, correspondent Scott Pelley paid tribute to Bill Owens, the executive producer who left the...

ICE Sends 3 Citizens—Ages 2, 4, and 7—to Honduras

Judge schedules hearing in case of the youngest deportee

(Newser) - Three children under age 10—all US citizens—have been deported along with their mothers, lawyers for the families said, including a 4-year-old who has stage 4 cancer and was removed without medication. US officials said the mothers, who were in the US without documentation, chose to take their children...

Wisconsin Republicans Pledge to Act If Judge Is Convicted

FBI says Hannah Dugan interfered with immigration enforcement

(Newser) - Wisconsin Republicans said they're prepared to move against a Milwaukee County judge arrested by the FBI and accused of interfering with immigration enforcement if she's convicted. Judge Hannah Dugan was released on her own recognizance after being taken into custody on Friday in her courtroom. Assembly Speaker Robin...

In Canadian Travel Circles, 'Near-Total Collapse of US Business'

Neighbors to the north are hedging on travel to the US amid Trump's verbal attacks, tariffs

(Newser) - Trump's attacks on Canada's economy via his tariffs-driven trade war and threats to make it the 51st state have infuriated Canadians, who are canceling trips to the United States in big numbers. They also seem to have flipped the narrative heading into Canada's parliamentary elections on Monday,...

New DOT Rules Change 'a Win for Tesla, a Loss for Waymo'

Tweak could allow certain automakers—namely, Tesla—to report fewer crashes with self-driving cars

(Newser) - Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary. The Transportation Department announced Thursday it will no longer require automakers to report certain kinds of nonfatal crashes—but the exception will apply...

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