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Senate Dems Demand Donor List for White House Ballroom

Tech giants, defense contractors among those funding Trump's $300M ballroom

(Newser) - Senate Democrats are demanding full disclosure of donors funding President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project, raising concerns about potential influence-peddling and conflicts of interest, the Guardian reports. The call for transparency, led by Adam Schiff and joined by Alex Padilla, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Duckworth,...

Administration Goes After Laws on Consumers' Medical Debt

Draft would sideline states' credit report protections

(Newser) - The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that may protect consumers' credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has drafted a rule related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act that interprets the law in a way that says the act should...

ObamaCare Plans Will Cost a Lot More Next Year

Millions could pay much more if enhanced federal subsidies end

(Newser) - The Trump administration has released the latest pricing for ObamaCare plans, revealing steep premium hikes for millions of Americans who buy insurance on their own. In the 30 states where the federal government manages the insurance markets, rates will jump by an average of 30%, the New York Times reports....

Trump Axes Panel Members Set to Review Ballroom Plans

All 6 members of the Commission of Fine Arts are dismissed

(Newser) - The White House has dismissed all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, the century-old independent federal agency tasked with advising the president and others on the construction of government buildings, monuments, and memorials in the capital. The commission, which is typically staffed by architects and urban planners, had...

MacKenzie Scott Makes One of Her Biggest Nonprofit Gifts Ever

Billionaire philanthropist donates $60M to Center for Disaster Philanthropy

(Newser) - MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from the nonprofit. The donation is among the largest single gifts that Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made...

Over Two Dozen States Sue White House Over Food Stamps

They want judge to order the use of emergency reserves to keep benefits going amid shutdown

(Newser) - The prospect of 42 million Americans losing their federal food benefits because of the government shutdown is now in the hands of the courts. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia filed suit on Tuesday, asking a federal judge to require the Trump administration to use emergency reserves to continue...

Hegseth Says US Strikes 4 Alleged Drug-Running Boats

14 killed, with one survivor in eastern Pacific

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the US military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement made on social media on Tuesday marks a continued escalation in the pace of the...

Ex-DOJ Officials, Scholars: Comey Case Must Be Tossed

Former officials say prosecution is political retribution, not justice

(Newser) - More than 100 former Justice Department officials are pushing a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, alleging the prosecution is driven by political motives rather than legal merit, the Washington Post reports. The group—which spans both Republican and Democratic administrations and includes...

Trump Admin Prefers Border Patrol to ICE, Sources Say

White House seeks to accelerate deportations amid ICE frustrations

(Newser) - The Trump administration is set to shake up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership, aiming to speed up deportations by installing Border Patrol officials in key positions, sources tell outlets including NBC News , ABC News , and CNN . Citing frustration with the current pace of arrests—ICE averages about 1,178...

Bipartisan DOJ Alumni Urge Judge to Throw Out Comey Case

Group argues prosecution is politically driven and breaks precedent

(Newser) - A bipartisan group of more than 100 former Justice Department officials has asked a judge to dismiss the case against James Comey, arguing that the prosecution is driven by political motives. The group, which includes former attorneys general and US attorneys from past Republican and Democratic administrations, filed an amicus...

Venezuelan Leader Urges Punishment for Aiding US Military

Vice president accuses Trinidad and Tobago of hostile actions

(Newser) - The vice president of Venezuela called Monday for canceling energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago over that nation's military cooperation with the US. A warship involved in President Trump's campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedboats he says are carrying drugs is being hosted by Trinidad. "The prime minister...

Trump to SCOTUS: Let Me Fire Copyright Chief

Federal appeals court blocked Perlmutter's dismissal

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the US Copyright Office. The administration's newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira...

Union to Congress: End Shutdown, Pay Workers Now

Union representing 820K workers says shutdown is hurting families

(Newser) - The largest union representing federal workers is urging Congress to end the government shutdown immediately, calling it an "avoidable crisis" that has left hundreds of thousands of families in financial distress. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents around 820,000 federal and Washington, DC, government workers,...

Transportation Secretary: I'm Revoking Funding for California

Duffy says state will lose funding over commercial driver's license issue

(Newser) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver's licenses to noncitizens, the AP reports. In an appearance on Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning ...

WH: There Probably Won't Be an Inflation Report Next Month

It would be first time in more than 7 decades, due to government shutdown

(Newser) - The government shutdown, now in its fourth week, likely means there won't be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, leaving Wall Street and the Federal Reserve without crucial information about consumer prices. "Because surveyors cannot...

That Cup of Joe Is Getting Costly
That Cup of Joe
Is Getting Costly
Oct 25, 2025 8:30 AM CDT

That Cup of Joe Is Getting Costly

Tariffs, weather cause coffee prices to spike in US

(Newser) - It's getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix. The average US price of a pound of ground coffee hit $9.14 in September, a 3% increase from the August average of $8.87, and 41% higher than in September 2024, per US government figures. Coffee prices...

US Slams Colombian Prez, Family With Sanctions

Gustavo Petro 'has allowed drug cartels to flourish,' per Treasury chief Scott Bessent

(Newser) - The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family, and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with the leftist leader of one of the closest US allies in South America. The Treasury Department leveled...

State Democrats Object to DOJ Sending Election Monitors

Administration says Republicans in California, New Jersey asked for federal observers

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Friday it will send federal election observers to California and New Jersey to monitor their Nov. 4 elections. The Trump administration said it's responding to requests from the states' Republican Party organizations, the Guardian reports, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying the goal is to...

Abrego Garcia Fights ICE's New Plan: Liberia

Lawyer says Trump administration wants to inflict 'maximum hardship'

(Newser) - The US government now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and could do so as soon as Oct. 31, according to a court filing on Friday. The Salvadoran national's case has become a magnet for opposition to President Trump's immigration policies since he was mistakenly deported...

Chelsea Clinton Has Some Thoughts on WH Demolition

Former first daughter says she's 'unsettled' by Trump's razing of East Wing in USA Today op-ed

(Newser) - If anyone might have thoughts on President Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for a new ballroom, it's Chelsea Clinton, who lived decades ago at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as a child when her dad, Bill Clinton, was president. But "although I...

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