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Markets Tumble Ahead of 'Liberation Day'

Dow futures and world markets fall ahead of April 2 tariffs, as White House works on details

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be another rough day for the stock market as investors brace for a new round of tariffs on Wednesday from President Trump—a day he has christened "Liberation Day."
  • Dow futures fell more than 250 points early Monday, reports CNBC . Futures for the
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Elon Musk Hands Out $1M Each to 2 Wisconsin Voters

State Supreme Court declined to stop him from carrying out his plan

(Newser) - Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Trump's agenda and "the future of civilization." "It's a...

Conspicuously Absent From 7.7 Earthquake Response: the US

Report says US has so far sent no one to Myanmar, as death toll exceeds 1.7K

(Newser) - The devastating earthquake in Myanmar is highlighting the vastly different aid landscape in the wake of the Trump administration's ascent to power in the US. As the death toll from Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake soared above 1,700, with that number expected to climb even higher , US aid...

Trump: Putin's Comments Made Me 'Very Angry'

President criticizes Russian leader's remarks about Zelensky

(Newser) - During an interview with NBC News Sunday (in which he also said he's not joking about a potential third presidential term ), President Trump's tone toward his Russian counterpart took a decided turn. He's long appeared to be "cozying up" to Vladimir Putin, worrying many in...

Late-Night Mass Firing Guts Another DC Institution

US Institute of Peace is effectively dissolved, as is USAID

(Newser) - Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , have received email notices of their mass firing, the AP reports. The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost access...

Tariffs Will Bring In Trillions, Navarro Says

Trump says he doesn't care if auto prices go up

(Newser) - A White House adviser's analysis of the impact of President Trump's planned tariffs suggested Sunday that it will be dramatic. Peter Navarro said on Fox News that the tariffs will result in more than $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade. Experts said that almost surely...

US 'Will Not Get' Greenland, New Prime Minister Says

Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects Trump's confidence in a US takeover

(Newser) - The newly elected prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by President Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US. Trump wants to annex the territory,...

Trump: 'I'm Not Joking' About a Third Term

President says there are ways to get around the Constitution's prohibition

(Newser) - President Trump said Sunday that though it's early to be thinking about a third term in office, there are ways around the 22nd Amendment's prohibition on being elected president more than twice. Asked during a phone interview with NBC News if he wants another term, Trump answered, "...

Trump to Iran: Make a Nuke Deal
Iran Answers Trump
on Direct Talks: No
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Mar 30, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Iran Answers Trump on Direct Talks: No

President had sent a letter pushing for a new nuclear agreement

(Newser) - Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday answered President Trump's proposal sent earlier this month, rejecting direct talks over its nuclear program with the US. Nevertheless, "it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open," the Islamic Republic News Agency reported him as saying. At...

Trump Commutes Sentence of Ozy Media Founder

Carlos Watson was convicted in multimillion-dollar fraud case

(Newser) - Carlos Watson had his criminal fraud sentence commuted by President Trump on Friday, shortly before the founder of Ozy Media was to begin serving a 116-month prison sentence. Watson was convicted last year of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. At the...

Law Firm Cuts $100M Deal to Avoid Trump Punishment

Like others, Skadden Arps was threatened with executive order

(Newser) - A prominent international law firm reached a deal with President Trump on Friday to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks. The...

Trump Pardons Founder of Bankrupt EV Firm Nikola

Trevor Milton was appealing a fraud conviction for duping investors

(Newser) - President Trump has issued another high-profile pardon : that of Trevor Milton, the founder of the bankrupt electric vehicle company Nikola. The 42-year-old Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison—though he was out pending appeal—after being convicted of fraud, reports the Wall Street Journal . Prosecutors say he...

Trump on Call With Canada's Carney: 'Extremely Productive'

'We agree on many things,' US president said after call with new PM, amid tense tariff wars

(Newser) - US President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hopped on the horn on Friday amid the two nations' escalating trade war, with the former calling the conversation "extremely productive," reports Bloomberg . "We agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election...

Stefanik Move Puts Focus on GOP's Thin Margin in the House

Trump doesn't want to take any chances even in a seemingly safe district

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise decision to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik out of contention to be UN ambassador and have her remain in Congress instead has outlets reading the political tea leaves on what this means for her and for House Republicans:
  • Trump cited the GOP's thin majority in the
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Clinton Has a One-Word Take on Trump Administration

'Dumb,' former secretary of state says of Signal breach, many other moves Team Trump has made

(Newser) - "Dumb" is the operative word in Hillary Clinton's latest op-ed for the New York Times , in which she takes on former rival President Trump and his administration for "a string of self-inflicted wounds" since he took office, including the headline-making Signal breach that DOD chief Pete Hegseth,...

Trump Targets 'Improper Ideology' at Smithsonian

Executive order cites 'divisive, race-centered ideology' at museums

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting what he calls "improper ideology" at the Smithsonian Institution. In recent years, Trump said, the institution has "come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology," which has "promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently...

Rubio: At Least 300 Students Have Had Visas Revoked

Secretary of state says he pulls visas 'every day'

(Newser) - If you're finding it hard to keep up with the number of foreign students in the US who have had their visas revoked in recent days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it's "at least 300." The Hill reports that number is "far higher" than...

Putin: Trump Will Likely Go After Greenland 'Systematically'

His comment comes a day after Trump said US will 'go as far as we have to go' to obtain it

(Newser) - With the Vances' trip to Greenland looming, two notable quotes on the subject of the Trump administration's stated desire to take over the Arctic island:
  • From Trump: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday, the president said, "We need Greenland for national security and international security. So
...

&#39;Attack Plans&#39; Versus &#39;War Plans&#39;


Legal Angle
Emerges
in Signal
Controversy
the rundown
Mar 27, 2025 11:39 AM CDT

Legal Angle Emerges in Signal Controversy

And Trump nemesis Boasberg has been assigned the case

(Newser) - The White House is digging in on the Signal breach controversy, insisting that the information discussed in a text group wasn't as sensitive as critics allege. For proof, press chief Karoline Leavitt noted that a new Atlantic headline refers to "attack plans" instead of "war plans" and...

Masked Federal Agents Grab Tufts Student Off Street

Rumeysa Ozturk was apparently targeted for deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed

(Newser) - A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by US Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition...

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