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Trump All in Favor of Sending US Criminals to El Salvador

President says he's checking the legality, though experts say there's no question

(Newser) - President Trump says he'd like to accept El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's offer to house US criminals and deported migrants from any country in its notorious "mega-prison," which has spawned reports of torture. "If we had the legal right to do it, I would do...

DOGE Turns to NOAA, Another Project 2025 Target

As Trump picks a figure from 'Sharpiegate' to lead the agency

(Newser) - President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became known as the "Sharpiegate" scandal , the AP reports. After Alabama meteorologists had...

Treasury Says Musk Aides Have 'Read Only' Access

Integrity of federal payments system has not been compromised, officials insist

(Newser) - In response to the furor over Elon Musk and his DOGE team being granted access to a sensitive system used by the Treasury Department to make federal payments, the department said Tuesday that Musk's aides were given "read-only" access similar to what an auditor would receive. CNN reports...

'50501' Protests Planned Across US Wednesday

'50 protests, 50 states, one day' movement is pushing back against Project 2025

(Newser) - A movement to oppose the early actions of President Trump's administration is taking off online, with plans to protest across the US on Wednesday, the AP reports. The movement has organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. Many of the...

Trump: 'The US Will Take Over the Gaza Strip'

He says it could be the 'Riviera of the Middle East'

(Newser) - President Trump's remarks about permanently resettling Palestinians from Gaza before his meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House were widely described as "provocative"—but they were soon overshadowed by his post-meeting remarks. "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we'll...

Trump: Palestinians Have No Choice But to Leave Gaza

'I think we need another location,'

(Newser) - President Trump doubled down on his remarks about "cleaning out" Palestinians from Gaza ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Trump told reporters at the White House that he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians, the New York Times reports. "They...

Trump: Iran Will Be 'Obliterated' if It Assassinates Me

He signs executive order to put 'maximum pressure' on Tehran

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that he's given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. "If they did that they would be obliterated," Trump said in an exchange with reporters while signing an executive order calling for the US government to impose maximum pressure on...

FBI Agents Sue Over Newly Compiled DOJ List

Lawsuits say it will result in retaliation against those who worked on Jan. 6 cases

(Newser) - Two separate groups of FBI agents and employees have filed federal lawsuits to try to block the Justice Department from retaliating against them because they worked on cases about the Capitol riot, reports the New York Times . Both suits argue it would be unlawful to take action against them over...

Trump to Ukraine: We'll Swap Aid for Vital Minerals

President says US wants rare earth elements vital for high tech

(Newser) - The US and Ukraine appear to have settled on a way to keep American military aid flowing to the nation—Ukraine will provide rare earth minerals vital to the high-tech industry.
  • Trump: "We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths," Trump said Monday. "We're
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Senate Panel Backs RFK Jr. for Health Secretary

His nomination now goes to the full Senate

(Newser) - A Senate panel advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next health secretary on Tuesday morning, reports the New York Times . In the closely watched vote by the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy prevailed in a 14-13 result along party lines, per the Hill . The pivotal vote...

Education Dept.'s Dismantling 'From Within' Is About to Begin

Sources say President Trump is set to sign EO to lay out path for shuttering agency

(Newser) - WWE founder Linda McMahon has yet to be confirmed as the new head of the Department of Education , but it's not yet clear what will be left of the department for her to lead. Sources say that President Trump is set to sign an executive order this month that...

Kennedy's Fate May Rest With One Senator on Tuesday

Both he and Tulsi Gabbard face committee votes on their Trump nominations

(Newser) - It's a do-or-die day for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard on their Cabinet nominations. The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday morning on whether to advance Kennedy as health secretary, and the intelligence committee will vote in the afternoon on whether Gabbard should oversee the nation's...

China Retaliates as US Tariffs Take Effect
China Retaliates
Against US Tariffs
Feb 4, 2025 12:00 AM CST

China Retaliates Against US Tariffs

Implements its own tariffs, and makes other moves

(Newser) - China countered President Trump's tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs of its own on multiple US imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures, the AP reports. Trump reportedly plans to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next few days....

Democrats Are Blocked From USAID Office

Lawmakers address protesters outside, demanding Trump and Musk stop attacks on agency

(Newser) - Congressional Democrats who went to USAID's headquarters in Washington on Monday to oppose efforts to shut the agency down —as Elon Musk said he and President Trump will do—were denied entry. The group then addressed other protesters, saying Trump's actions are illegal and harmful to national...

Trump Signs Order to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund

New US investment fund could take stake in TikTok

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order Monday to create a national sovereign wealth fund, which could be used for the US to acquire a stake in TikTok. More than 100 countries have such funds, which act as national investment funds, controlling a total of more than $8 trillion in assets,...

Trump Delays Mexico Tariffs by a Month
Trump Delays Mexico,
Canada Tariffs by a Month
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Feb 3, 2025 3:55 PM CST

Trump Delays Mexico, Canada Tariffs by a Month

He spoke Monday with Mexican President Sheinbaum, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

(Newser) - Mexico and Canada are getting at least a temporary reprieve on tariffs: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that President Trump agreed to a one-month delay after the two leaders spoke by phone, reports the Washington Post . Trump then confirmed the change on Truth Social . In return, Sheinbaum said Mexico...

Ontario Leader: See Ya, Starlink Contract

Doug Ford says he's 'ripping up' $69M deal with Musk company amid Trump tariffs against Canada

(Newser) - In November, the Progressive Conservative leader of Canada's most populous province announced a $69 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink, in an effort to bring high-speed internet to thousands of homes and businesses in some of the more far-flung parts of Ontario. That contract is no more, according...

New Target of Trump Anger: South Africa
New Target of Trump
Anger: South Africa
the rundown
Feb 3, 2025 9:51 AM CST

New Target of Trump Anger: South Africa

President says land is being confiscated from farmers, which the government denies

(Newser) - Add South Africa to the list of nations in President Trump's dog house. On Sunday, Trump threatened to cut off all aid to the nation after claiming it was confiscating land from farmers, which the South African government says is a distortion of the truth. Another wrinkle in the...

One of Musk's Key DC Lieutenants Is a Teenager

Wired : Young engineers with little government experience are dismantling agencies

(Newser) - Elon Musk continues to take what Axios describes as a "wrecking ball" to the federal bureaucracy, with the US Agency for International Development now on the chopping block . In recent days, Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency also gained access to a sensitive system that...

Tariffs Order Loses Fans at NHL Game
Canadian Sports Fans
Keep Booing US Anthem
UPDATED
Feb 3, 2025 6:47 AM CST

Canadian Sports Fans Keep Booing US Anthem

It's now happened in the NBA as well as the NHL

(Newser) - The booing of the US national anthem by Canadian fans might be a thing at this point. Toronto Raptors fans booed the anthem on Sunday at a home game, reports the Guardian , one day after it happened at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary because of the coming US tariffs....

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