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Reports of Racist Attacks Surge After Trump Win

But La. cops say Muslim student lied about attack

(Newser) - Police in Louisiana say a Muslim student who said she had been attacked by Donald Trump supporters hours after his election victory has admitted inventing the incident. The 18-year-old University of Louisiana student claimed she had been attacked by two white men in Trump shirts who shouted racial obscenities before...

'Muslim Ban' Disappearance From Trump Site Just a Glitch

It's back now

(Newser) - Donald Trump's infamous "Muslim ban" briefly vanished from his campaign website Thursday, but it's back now and a spokesperson says the disappearance was simply the result of a glitch. Some had shared the news on social media as a sign that Trump was softening his views on...

Trump, Family Will Sit Down With 60 Minutes

Interview airs Sunday

(Newser) - 60 Minutes has landed the first extensive interview with President-elect Donald Trump, the AP reports. CBS announced on Thursday that Lesley Stahl will interview Trump on Friday at his home in New York City. 60 Minutes will broadcast the interview, which will focus on Trump's election, on Sunday night....

Trump Camp, Russian Officials in Contact During Campaign: Minister

'Obviously, we know most of the people from [Trump's] entourage'

(Newser) - The Trump camp is saying "nyet," but Russia's deputy foreign minister claims members of his government corresponded with Donald Trump's advisers throughout the US presidential campaign, the New York Times reports. "There were contacts," Sergei A. Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Interfax. "...

Trump's 'Forgotten' Americans: DC Ignored Us Too Long

'Working-class people have been forgotten'

(Newser) - In his speech after Tuesday's election, Donald Trump referred to America's "forgotten men and women" who propelled him to victory. Think blue-collar workers in the manufacturing towns of the Rust Belt and the hollowing coalfields of Appalachia, write Amy Forliti and Claire Galofaro for the AP . These...

GOP's Risky Move Over Supreme Court Pays Off

Trump could shape Court's direction for years to come

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell's controversial decision to put Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court on hold until the next president takes office is suddenly looking quite savvy, notes Politico . Conservative critics who were worried Hillary Clinton would win warned the move could backfire in allowing her to nominate someone...

Obama: Meeting With Trump Was 'Excellent'

President-elect calls president a 'very good man'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump got a first-hand look at his future home Thursday during a visit to the White House, where he met with President Obama. Both had good things to say afterward in the presence of reporters. "Excellent conversation," said Obama. "We now are going to want to...

Amy Schumer Has Harsh Words for Those Vowing to Move to Canada

'Just as disgusting as anyone who voted for this racist'

(Newser) - Apparently when Amy Schumer saying she's going to leave the country if Donald Trump is elected president was a joke, but other people saying the same thing is a serious matter. The comedian went on a rant against such people Wednesday on Instagram , first clarifying that she said she...

Women's Rights Advocates: Get Your IUDs Now, Before Trump

Amid fears of stripped reproductive rights, ObamaCare repeal, women look for long-term birth control

(Newser) - Donald Trump's statements on abortion caused no small outcry, and now some women worried about what reproductive health rights look like under a Trump administration are looking toward long-term contraception. The Washington Post reports there's been a recent uptick in various media—including Jezebel and Elle —and...

Bernie: I'll Work With Trump, With One Big Asterisk

Sanders will only cooperate in ventures that aren't 'racist, sexist, xenophobic, and anti-environment'

(Newser) - On Wednesday morning, a Bernie Sanders adviser said the Vermont senator's campaign had "nothing polite to say" about Donald Trump's Election Day upset , per Talking Points Memo . But a statement released by Sanders later that day, which NBC News notes didn't offer congrats, softened that stance—...

How Late-Night Hosts Reacted to Trump Win

'Thank God we legalized marijuana yesterday'

(Newser) - Late-night hosts pivoted from candidate Donald Trump to President-elect Trump on Wednesday night, combining punchlines and audience group counseling after the billionaire's defeat of Hillary Clinton, the AP reports. A selection:
  • "For years I've come out every night and asked how you're doing, but I've
...

ObamaCare Won&#39;t Be Wiped Out Overnight
Trump Said ObamaCare
Would End. Here's How
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 10, 2016 5:56 AM CST

Trump Said ObamaCare Would End. Here's How

It won't be repealed overnight

(Newser) - President-elect Donald Trump has promised to make getting rid of ObamaCare a priority—but he's not going to be able to simply summon the Affordable Care Act to the boardroom and tell the law it's fired. Instead, experts say repealing and replacing the ACA is a process that...

Michael Moore to 'Shocked' Democrats: You Weren't Paying Attention

Filmmaker's 'Morning After To-Do List' is going viral

(Newser) - On Wednesday, filmmaker and activist Michael Moore penned a " Morning After To-Do List " for Democrats that has, as of Thursday morning, been shared more than 180,000 times, liked more than 350,000 times, and commented on more than 18,000 times. Item No. 1? "Take over...

Border Wall Maker's Share Price Jumps After Trump Win

Prison shares up, gun shares down

(Newser) - This is a good time to be in the wall-building business: Shares in Israeli firm Magal Security System, which helped build the wall around Gaza and many other barriers around the world, jumped around 6% Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump's surprise election victory, the Independent reports. Trump...

Mexico: We're Still Not Paying for Trump's Wall

Victory means trouble ahead for country's economy

(Newser) - Mexico's leaders say they're willing to work with Donald Trump—but they're still not paying for his border wall. Paying for a wall is "out of our vision," and "the vision that we have is a vision of integration, of how Mexico and the...

Thousands Protest: Cries of 'Not My President' Ring Out

In LA, they burned a giant Trump head

(Newser) - The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump's election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast, many...

6 'Historic Firsts' of President Trump

First president to have appeared in a Pizza Hut ad, for example

(Newser) - Voters made history on Election Day, just not in the way most assumed they would. The Houston Chronicle compiled a list of President Donald Trump's "historic firsts"—"both meaningful and dubious." Here are six of them:

How Trump Pulled Off the Impossible
How Trump Achieved
the Seemingly Impossible
ELECTION 2016
Nov 9, 2016 2:32 PM CST

How Trump Achieved the Seemingly Impossible

Politico reviews his 'unflinchingly shameless campaign'

(Newser) - For those still reeling from the election that named a former reality TV star as president-elect , Politico takes a look at how it happened. Sure, Donald Trump looked like a long shot candidate this summer, even as Hillary Clinton appeared to shoot herself in the foot repeatedly with email scandals...

Trump Won, So Martin Shkreli Is Sharing His Wu-Tang Album

He bought the only copy of 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' last year

(Newser) - Well, it seems Donald Trump isn't going anywhere. Also not going anywhere: Martin Shkreli , who took the opportunity of Trump's victory to release some unheard Wu-Tang tracks. As part of his national troll tour, Complex reports the infamous pharma bro bought the only existing copy of Wu-Tang Clan'...

Obama: 'Presidency Is Bigger Than Any of Us'

President speaks on the election, Clinton, Trump, and the nation's future

(Newser) - President Obama called Donald Trump in the early morning hours after the president-elect claimed victory in Election 2016, extending an invite to visit the White House on Thursday to talk about the power transition. After Hillary Clinton delivered her concession speech Wednesday morning from Manhattan's New Yorker Hotel, Obama...

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