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Trump Helps to Replace Historic White House Tree

White House calls it a 'MAGAnolia'

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday helped shovel dirt onto the replacement for a historic White House tree that had to be removed because of safety concerns around its deteriorating condition. "We have a beautiful tree now at the White House," Trump said. The White House did not allow news...

Trump Halts $1.8B in Funding for Cornell, Northwestern

Administration says alleged civil rights violations are being investigated at the schools

(Newser) - More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both schools, the White House says. It's part of a broader push to use government funding to get major academic...

Elon Musk: Peter Navarro Is a 'Moron'

Feud between DOGE mastermind and Trump's top trade adviser heats up

(Newser) - Elon Musk continued ramping up the rhetoric in his ongoing tariff-related feud with President Trump's top trade adviser, calling Peter Navarro a "moron" who is "dumber than a sack of bricks." The insults came in response to Navarro referring to Musk as a "car assembler"...

Trump Signs 4 Orders on 'Beautiful' Coal

'I told my people, never use the word coal unless you put beautiful, clean before it'

(Newser) - President Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that's long been in decline. Under the four orders, Trump uses his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing...

Democratic Congressman Bucks Party on Tariffs

Maine's Jared Golden supports the idea to help manufacturing

(Newser) - Congressman Jaren Golden occupies an unusual place on Capitol Hill: He is a Democrat who supports President Trump's tariffs. "My biggest worry is that they're going to do this and lose faith and political will and back away," he tells Axios , adding that he would vote...

After Edits to Underground Railroad Page, NPS Reverts

Harriet Tubman pic, slavery mentions were deleted; NPS rep says edits were made 'without approval'

(Newser) - The National Park Service has restored a webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad after Tubman's photo was removed, along with numerous mentions of slavery. The Washington Post described various website changes on Sunday, attributing these to strict interpretations of President Trump's executive orders to eliminate "...

Supreme Court Gives Trump a Win on Firings

Justices temporarily halt order requiring probationary workers to be rehired

(Newser) - President Trump has scored a second—albeit temporary—win from the Supreme Court in as many days. On Tuesday, the court paused a lower court's ruling that the government must rehire thousands of probationary workers who were dismissed, reports the Washington Post . The 7-2 ruling comes a day after...

You Don't Want to Know How Much an iPhone May Soon Cost

If tariff talks don't work and Apple doesn't absorb the hit, an iPhone 16 Pro Max could be $2.3K

(Newser) - As the stock market rides another rough day on Monday, Americans are nervously waiting to see what the Trump administration's tariffs war will do to their shopping bills. It doesn't look good when it comes to picking up a new iPhone: Analysts on Thursday said that iPhone prices...

Report: Trump Wants to Fine Migrants $998 a Day

'It's to project fear in communities,' a former ICE official tells Reuters

(Newser) - The Trump administration is continuing its push to deport or otherwise vacate immigrants from the United States, and it's now come up with a plan for those who won't leave on their own: Deplete their bank accounts. Reuters has seen documents that suggest President Trump plans to fine...

Navarro Ramps Up Tariffs Fight With Musk
Navarro
Ramps Up
Tariffs Fight
With Musk
the rundown
Apr 8, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

Navarro Ramps Up Tariffs Fight With Musk

Their feuding illustrates a growing split in Trump world

(Newser) - Two of President Trump's top advisers are having a nasty war of words about tariffs. The spat involves Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, the latter being Trump's top trade adviser and a lead architect of the tariffs. Musk has spoken out against them, and Navarro again suggested on...

How Fake News Caused a Market Surge
How an Errant Headline
Caused Markets to Surge
the rundown
Apr 8, 2025 5:21 AM CDT

How an Errant Headline Caused Markets to Surge

News outlets trace false information, though origin is still vague

(Newser) - Markets see-sawed wildly Monday before ultimately ending slightly lower , thanks in part to what the Trump administration referred to as "fake news" regarding tariffs. What happened, per CNN and NBC News :
  • At around 8:30am Eastern time, Fox News interviewed National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who was asked
...

Soldiers Discharged Over Vaccine Mandate Are Reenlisted

Trump ordered the move early in his 2nd term

(Newser) - The US Army has reenlisted more than 23 soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine after the Pentagon mandated the vaccine in 2021. The action follows an order by President Trump to rehire affected troops and provide back pay; the vaccine mandate was dropped in 2023 and...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Deportations Resume
Divided SCOTUS Says
Deportations Can Resume
UPDATED
Apr 7, 2025 6:32 PM CDT

Divided SCOTUS Says Deportations Can Resume

But migrants must get a chance to challenge deportation under 18th century wartime law

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law. In a bitterly divided 5-4 decision Monday, the court said the migrants still must get a chance to challenge their deportation before they are taken out of the...

Trump Reveals US Is Having 'Direct Talks' With Iran

He also discusses hostages, tariffs after meeting with Netanyahu

(Newser) - The US is holding "direct talks" with Iran, President Trump revealed during an Oval Office meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. " Were having direct talks with Iran, and they've started," Trump said. He said there would be a "very big meeting" Saturday and...

Trump Mocks Senators During Dodgers' White House Visit

'We have a couple senators here. I just don't particularly like them, so I won't introduce them'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the Los Angeles Dodgers and poked fun at California's two Democratic senators when he welcomed the 2024 World Series champions to the White House on Monday. The president shook the hands of players including Shohei Ohtani, the Guardian reports. "He looks like a movie star,...

Trump Reportedly Getting His Parade

Seven years after initial plan, one is expected to mark his 79th birthday in DC

(Newser) - President Trump wanted to oversee a military parade in Washington during his first term. The plans never came to fruition , but it appears they will in his second term. Washington City Paper reports that DC will host a military parade on June 14 to mark the president's 79th birthday....

Beijing Slams Tariffs, Trump Calls Them &#39;Beautiful&#39;
Trump Threatens Another
50% Tariff on China
UPDATED
Apr 7, 2025 10:59 AM CDT

Trump Threatens Another 50% Tariff on China

Move comes as rhetoric escalates between the 2 nations

(Newser) - China slammed President Trump's tariffs on Monday, while Trump himself remained defiant in the wake of cratering world markets. In fact, Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on China if that nation doesn't withdraw the 34% tariff it slapped on US goods (matching the penalty Trump...

It's Already Been a Wild Day on Wall Street

Markets began with a plunge, rebounded into positive territory, then repeated that cycle

(Newser) - The key word Monday for the US stock market appears to be volatility, but that might be an understatement. The major indexes began the day with another steep plunge before rebounding into positive territory—then taking another big plunge back into the red before rebounding yet again, reports the Wall ...

US Shrimp Industry 'Grateful' for Trump Tariffs

Shrimp farmers are hoping to gain ground lost to cheaper imports, disasters, higher fuel costs

(Newser) - "We are grateful for the Trump administration's actions today, which will preserve American jobs, food security, and our commitment to ethical production." So says a somewhat uncommon statement of support for the White House's recent tariffs from John Williams of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, which represents...

Artist of Portrait Trump Hates Speaks Out

Sarah A. Boardman says president's criticism is hurting her business

(Newser) - Sarah A. Boardman is the artist who painted the portrait of President Trump that was, until recently, hanging in Colorado's state capitol—and she says the hubbub surrounding the picture is hurting her business . Despite the fact that the portrait was commissioned, paid for, and approved by Republicans in...

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