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After Guilty Verdict, Routh Tries to Stab Himself

Would-be Trump assassin was later brought back to the courtroom in shackles

(Newser) - Ryan Routh tried to stab himself in the neck Tuesday after he was found guilty of attempting to assassinate President Trump on a golf course last year. The AP reports that the 59-year-old was swarmed by officers after he grabbed a pen from a desk and tried to stab himself....

Trump Scraps Shutdown Talks With Top Democrats

Shutdown looms in a week as both sides dig in

(Newser) - The chances of striking a deal to avert a government shutdown just got a little slimmer. President Trump on Tuesday called off a meeting with top Democratic leaders in Congress, reports NPR . The president had been scheduled to sit down with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority...

Laser Pointer Aimed at Marine One Ends in Arrest

Trump was aboard; the DC man charged faces up to 5 years in prison

(Newser) - A laser pointer might or might not be fine for entertaining your cat, but definitely don't point one at the presidential helicopter: As the AP reports, a man accused of shining a laser pointer at Marine One with President Trump aboard the helicopter has been arrested on a federal...

France's Macron Has a Very New York Experience

French president gets stuck in traffic, even reaches out to Trump

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron got what the New York Post describes as an "authentic New York experience" Monday night: His limo got stuck in the gridlock of UN traffic. Ironically, it was caused when the NYPD shut things down so President Trump's own motorcade could arrive, per USA ...

In UN Speech, Trump Bashes Climate Change 'Hoax'

President also criticizes the world body itself as well as former President Biden

(Newser) - Once the teleprompter glitch was out of the way, President Trump hit a wide range of subjects in an aggressive speech on Tuesday to the UN General Assembly. Highlights via the BBC , the AP , the Hill , the Washington Post , and the New York Times :
  • Climate change: He called this the
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Trump's 'Tough It Out' Advice to Pregnant Women Questioned

Ignoring a high fever in the first trimester puts the fetus at risk, say critics

(Newser) - During his news conference on Monday, President Trump warned pregnant women not to take Tylenol —and he repeated the warning 10 times by the count of the Washington Post . "Don't take Tylenol, don't take it," Trump said. "Fight like hell not to take it....

Trump Jokes About Teleprompter Glitch at UN

It wasn't working as president began his speech to the General Assembly

(Newser) - President Trump returned to the UN on Tuesday to address the General Assembly, but his speech got off to a glitchy start. "I don't mind making this speech without a teleprompter—because the teleprompter is not working," Trump said to laughter, as seen in a CNN video...

US Warning on Tylenol Shines Unwanted Light on Drugmaker

Cautioning against using acetaminophen due to autism link reignites debate, suits against Kenvue

(Newser) - Kenvue, the company behind Tylenol since its 2023 spinoff from Johnson & Johnson, is preparing for a significant increase in lawsuits after federal officials under the Trump administration flagged a possible connection between acetaminophen—the active ingredient in Tylenol—and autism when taken during pregnancy. While Kenvue and some...

Trump Slammed for 'Dangerous' Tylenol Advice

President suggests there is a link to autism, without offering new evidence

(Newser) - "Taking Tylenol is not good," President Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. "I'll say it. It's not good." The president—flanked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the surgeon general—said that acetaminophen, the active ingredient...

4 Takeaways From Charlie Kirk's Memorial

Erika Kirk emerges as national figure, while president and Elon Musk shake hands

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of mourners packed the pro football stadium near Phoenix on Sunday for the memorial of Charlie Kirk . Some of the big takeaways from coverage:
  • Widow: The Hill sees the emergence of Erika Kirk as a national figure as among its key moments. She notably forgave the assassin
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Kim Suggests Talks Could Resume With US Under One Condition

US has to drop the 'delusional obsession with denuclearization'

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he still has good memories of US President Trump and urged Washington to drop its demand the North surrender its nukes as a precondition for resuming long-stalled diplomacy, the AP reports. Speaking to Pyongyang's rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, Kim stressed that he...

As Erika Kirk Forgives Assassin, Trump Voices 'Hate' for Foes

Speakers praise Charlie Kirk as a religious and political martyr at Arizona memorial

(Newser) - President Trump praised political activist Charlie Kirk as a martyr while expressing hate for his opponents during an hourslong memorial event in an Arizona stadium on Sunday, just after Erika Kirk told thousands of mourners that she forgives her husband's assassin. "I forgive him because it was what...

3 Major Allies Break With US to Recognize Palestinian State

UK, Canada, Australia make announcements ahead of UN General Assembly in New York

(Newser) - In a a break with the US and a dramatic departure from long-held policy, the UK, Canada, and Australia officially recognized a state of Palestine on Sunday. Reflecting international opposition to Israel's attacks in Gaza, the announcement by the nations' prime ministers was made the day before United...

Trump Wants Bagram Air Base Back. The Taliban Isn't Having It

'If they don't do it, you're going to find out what I'm going to do,' says president

(Newser) - The Taliban government on Sunday rejected President Trump's bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban's hands. Trump on Saturday renewed his call to reestablish a US presence at Bagram, even saying "we're talking now...

Trump Names Aide to Replace US Attorney He Forced Out

Nominates White House aide Lindsey Halligan to head office probing Letitia James

(Newser) - President Trump said Saturday that he would be nominating senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown into turmoil when its US attorney was pushed out Friday. In a Truth Social post , Trump wrote he was nominating Halligan...

White House Answers $100K H-1B Visa Confusion

Companies warn H-1B holders against travel

(Newser) - A surprise $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications has tech giants and foreign governments scrambling to protect their workforces and respond to an unprecedented shakeup in the US skilled immigration system. The decision prompted immediate reactions from major technology and finance companies, which rely heavily on the...

Cruz Warns Allies FCC Move Could Backfire

Strategy to silence Kimmel could be used against others, senator says

(Newser) - Editorials from Republican-leaning outlets including the Wall Street Journal and the Free Press have objected to the FCC chairman's push to knock Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air . GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has joined the outcry, warning allies they might come to regret their victory, the Washington Post...

Tear Gas Deployed as ICE Protest Erupts at Chicago Site

Federal agents, protesters clash amid ongoing immigration enforcement sweep

(Newser) - Federal agents in riot gear deployed tear gas on demonstrators outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago on Friday, as protests over the Trump administration's intensified immigration crackdown reached a boiling point. The confrontation erupted after protesters blocked a vehicle from leaving the Broadview ICE...

US Attorney Who Turned Up No Evidence on NY AG Resigns

Erik Siebert steps down amid pressure from Trump administration over Letitia James mortgage

(Newser) - A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James hasn't resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the Trump administration. Erik Siebert confirmed his departure in an email to colleagues, reviewed by the AP , in which he praised them...

Trump: We've Just Taken Out More 'Narcoterrorists'

Details aren't clear on who was aboard 3rd alleged drug-trafficking boat that US military struck, killing 3

(Newser) - On Friday, President Trump announced that the US military has destroyed a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, the third such strike in a month's time, reports the New York Times . "On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with...

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