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Trump Threatens to Give Trade Schools Harvard&#39;s Grants
Trump Issues
New Threat to Harvard
May 26, 2025 3:07 PM CDT

Trump Issues New Threat to Harvard

He says grants could go to trade schools instead

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday escalated his war on Harvard, threatening to redirect $3 billion in grants for scientific and engineering research from the university to trade schools. The president posted on Truth Social that he's considering taking the grants away "from a very antisemitic Harvard" and giving them...

Trump Honors America's 'Best and Bravest'

President placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before delivering remarks

(Newser) - President Trump honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, calling them "great, great warriors" who were "America's best and bravest." We just revere their incredible legacy." Trump said. "We salute them in their eternal and everlasting...

Syria to Help Locate Missing Americans

Move follows sanctions relief and direct talks between the two countries

(Newser) - For the first time since the Syrian civil war began, the Syrian government has pledged to help the US locate missing Americans—an unexpected move reflecting rapidly warming ties between the two countries. Syria's new government has agreed to assist the US in locating and returning Americans who...

Trump Rails Against 'Scum' in Memorial Day Post

President slams 'incompetent' Biden and 'USA hating judges' on border policy

(Newser) - "Happy Memorial Day!" President Trump wrote on Monday morning. A bit later came the fiery elaboration, reports USA Today : "Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds," Trump wrote in...

Russia Downplays Trump's Slam of Putin

Everyone is 'emotional' right now, says a Kremlin spokesman

(Newser) - President Trump complained on Sunday that Vladimir Putin has gone "absolutely crazy" given his continued assaults on Ukraine. On Monday, the Kremlin responded in what the BBC describes as a "pointedly polite" manner:
  • "This is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of
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Johnson to Senate: Don't Ruin My 'Balance'

Speaker warns against changes to spending package being pushed by Rand Paul and others

(Newser) - Fiscal hawks in the House nearly derailed the "big beautiful bill." Now, the legislation—which is crucial to President Trump's domestic agenda—is facing the same threat in the Senate. Two prominent Republicans suggested over the weekend they would defy Trump and hold up the bill in...

Trump: I&#39;ll Delay 50% EU Tariff
Trump: I'll Delay
50% Tariff on EU
May 26, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Trump: I'll Delay 50% Tariff on EU

US president says he got a call from the president of the European Commission

(Newser) - President Trump announced Sunday that he would delay his threatened 50% tariff on the European Union to July 9. "I received a call today from Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, requesting an extension on the June 1st deadline on the 50% Tariff with respect to...

Trump on Putin: He's 'Gone Absolutely CRAZY'

US president has some of his harshest words yet for Russian counterpart

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday delivered some remarkably harsh comments on the subject of his Russian counterpart. Asked by reporters as he was preparing to board Air Force One from New Jersey back to Washington, DC, for an update on the Russia situation, Trump responded, "Yeah, I'll give you...

Newborns May Soon Get &#39;Trump Accounts&#39;
American Babies May
Soon Get 'Trump Accounts'
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May 25, 2025 2:45 PM CDT

American Babies May Soon Get 'Trump Accounts'

House spending bill includes plan to seed $1K saving accounts for newborns

(Newser) - One of the measures tucked into the massive spending package that cleared the House on Thursday is a plan to set up newborns with $1,000 savings accounts. More specifically, these would be for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2029, the dates covering the bulk of...

Trump Tells West Point Class He's Rebuilt the Military

Commencement address includes criticism of previous presidents

(Newser) - President Trump delivered the commencement address at West Point on Saturday, attacking political opponents, diversity efforts, and the nation's most recent commander in chief while welcoming the graduating cadets to a military he said he's rebuilt "better than ever before." Wearing a red "Make America...

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...

Trump Announces 'Partnership' Between US Steel, Nippon

Merger blocked by Biden might be cleared, but few details are released

(Newser) - President Trump announced a deal on Friday between US Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, which have been seeking approval to merge, but the scope of the agreement wasn't revealed. The president posted on Truth Social that the companies will enter into a "planned partnership" that will keep...

Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Against Law Firm

Court permanently strikes down sanctions against Jenner & Block as unconstitutional

(Newser) - President Trump's attempts to punish law firms for political reasons failed for the second time on Friday when a federal judge permanently struck down his executive order sanctioning Jenner & Block. DC District Judge John Bates ruled Trump's order an unconstitutional abuse of presidential power, Bloomberg Law reports....

Canada's New Leverage With Trump: Golden Dome

President's hope for a missile-defense system requires cooperation from Canada

(Newser) - President Trump unveiled his plans this week to put up a missile-defense system to protect the continent. And given that the continent includes Canada, Politico points out that America's neighbor to the north suddenly has leverage with Trump.
  • "(W)hether he realizes it or not, Trump suddenly finds himself
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Trump Clarifies: I'll Go After Samsung, Too

President says tariffs on foreign-made phones would apply to all makers, not just Apple

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday clarified that his threat to impose tariffs on smartphones made outside the US applies to all manufacturers, not just Apple. In the morning, Trump warned in a Truth Social post that he would put a 25% tariff on Apple iPhones unless the company starts making them...

South African Town Official Pushes Back on Trump's Claim

Bebsie Cronje of Newcastle addresses the white crosses

(Newser) - An official who represents a rural South African area that was inadvertently made famous by President Trump this week is pushing back against his claims. During a video he played for visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump pointed out white crosses on a rural road near Newcastle that he said were...

Harvard Returns Fire Over Latest White House Move

School files lawsuit over Trump administration's decision to bar foreign students there

(Newser) - Harvard has responded to the latest salvo from the Trump administration —with another lawsuit. The university sued on Friday, a day after the White House announced the school could no longer enroll international students, reports the New York Times .
  • "We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action," wrote
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Trump Makes Big Threat Against Apple

President threatens 25% tariff unless iPhones are made in the US

(Newser) - President Trump's latest tariff threat is directed at Apple—he is threatening a 25% penalty unless the company starts making iPhones in the US, reports NBC News . Most are currently made in China, though CNBC notes that the company has been recently moving some production to India.
  • "I
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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's Controversial Crypto Dinner Is Here

President will dine with top holders of his memecoin, despite protests from critics

(Newser) - President Trump will be dining at his DC golf club on Thursday, and he won't be alone. With him will be the 220 top holders of his memecoin $TRUMP , reports Reuters .
  • One of those guests will be Justin Sun, a crypto entrepreneur who is the top $TRUMP investor of
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