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Johnson Faces a Crucial Test This Week for Trump

House Republicans will try to pass budget, but they can afford only one 'nay' vote

(Newser) - It is, in the eyes of Politico , Mike Johnson's "moment of truth." The House speaker has the difficult task of pushing through a budget bill this week central to President Trump's domestic agenda. Johnson can only afford one "no" vote within his ranks if all...

Trump's Response to Mass Firings: SpongeBob

President tweets meme mocking federal workers upset with DOGE-driven layoffs

(Newser) - Federal workers are still trying to make sense of an email request seemingly sent on behalf of Elon Musk's DOGE over the weekend that asked them to send five bullet points of what they'd accomplished during the previous week (followed by conflicting guidance from multiple agency heads to...

Pick for No. 2 at FBI Bucks Tradition

Pundit Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, doesn't come from within the agency

(Newser) - A name familiar to supporters of President Trump is the new No. 2 at the FBI. Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday night that conservative pundit Dan Bongino will serve as deputy director under Kash Patel, reports the Washington Post . About Bongino:
  • He worked as an NYPD officer before
...

Zelensky Offers Up His Own Resignation

Says he'd do it for peace—or NATO membership

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to President Trump calling him a "dictator without elections" on Sunday, denying the charge and suggesting he'd leave the presidency if it meant long-lasting peace for Ukraine. For peace, "I am ready to do that. And I also can exchange it for...

Germany's Far Right Has Best Election Since World War II

Conservative bloc wins vote as Trump praises outcome

(Newser) - Germany voters made a change at the top on Sunday, delivering a victory to centrist conservatives in the parliamentary elections and giving the far right its best result since World War II. Friedrich Merz, who's now in position to become the nation's chancellor, declared victory minutes after the...

Musk Would Be Among the Few to Ever Check on Fort Knox Gold
Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors
Feb 23, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors

One inspection followed rumors the gold was gone

(Newser) - President Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the famous depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that there is an audit every year and that "all the gold is present and accounted...

Musk Orders Federal Workers to Detail Their Workweek
Musk to Federal Workers:
'What Did You Do Last Week?'
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Feb 23, 2025 7:35 AM CST

Musk to Federal Workers: 'What Did You Do Last Week?'

Employees who fail to respond to email by midnight Monday may be out of work

(Newser) - Elon Musk has given federal workers another deadline —this time, they have to justify their jobs in an email or risk losing them.
  • First threat: Musk tweeted Saturday afternoon that employees would soon receive an email "requesting to understand what they got done last week." He added:
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Russia Says It's Working on a Trump-Putin Summit

Agenda would include more than the war in Ukraine, diplomat says

(Newser) - One of Russia's top diplomats said Saturday that preparations have begun for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sergei Ryabkov, a deputy foreign minister, told state media that the summit could address issues beyond the war in Ukraine, CBS News reports. "The question...

The AP Sues 3 Trump Staffers Over Freedom of Speech
The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials
Feb 22, 2025 9:01 AM CST

The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials

The news agency has been banned from attending press events at the White House and Mar-a-Lago or flying on Air Force One

(Newser) - The AP sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists. "We'll see them in court," responded White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is named in the lawsuit...

In This Pivotal Case, Trump Is on the Same Page as FDR

Trump wants to revisit a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling on presidential authority

(Newser) - A month into President Trump 's second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent on provoking a legal fight to overturn a 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey's Executor that has been critical to the development of the modern US government. Humphrey's Executor ushered in...

Judge Blocks Large Parts of Trump's DEI Orders

A preliminary injunction was granted on Friday

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. US District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating or changing federal contracts they consider equity-related. Abelson...

Trump Removes Brown as Chairman of Joint Chiefs

President announces a 3-star general will take over

(Newser) - President Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Friday, dismissing the nation's top military officer whom he and aides have derided as focused on diversity issues. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown will be replaced by a retired three-star general, the New York Times reports. Brown is a...

ICE Boss Loses His Job Over Pace of Deportations

Under Caleb Vitello, immigrant arrests have lagged Trump's goals

(Newser) - One month into its deportation campaign, the Trump administration—unhappy that more immigrants aren't being arrested—has removed the top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Caleb Vitello, a veteran of more than 20 years in ICE, became acting director of the agency when President Trump took office, the...

Governor, Trump Exchange Threats at White House

Trump and Janet Mills of Maine trade threats over executive order on transgender athletes

(Newser) - A White House session of the National Governors Association disintegrated into an exchange of threats between Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Trump on Friday, with the host insisting, "We are the federal law" and the Democrat promising to see him "in court." The clash began when...

4 Nations Singer, Trudeau Have Messages for Trump

Words to Canada's national anthem get swapped at US-Canada hockey game; PM tweets own snark

(Newser) - The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday between the United States and Canada ended with an exciting 3-2 overtime win for the Great White North, and Canadian patriotism and snark were on display both before and after the matchup. First, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Juno-winning singer who belted out Canada'...

Trump Is Planning Massive Change at USPS: Report

Sources say he plans to fire board, put service under control of Commerce Department

(Newser) - President Trump is preparing one of the biggest changes in the US Postal Service's 250-year history, insiders say. Sources tell the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal that Trump plans to issue an executive order to fire the service's governing board and place it under the direct...

All Migrants Moved Out of Guantanamo

Officials say 178 Venezuelans left naval base on Thursday, with 177 transferred to Venezuela

(Newser) - The Trump administration has apparently emptied Guantanamo Bay of migrants, weeks after President Trump issued an order for a detention facility at the base to be expanded to hold up to 30,000 people. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Thursday that 177 migrants had been transferred to...

Judge Declines to Freeze Trump's Mass Layoffs

Judge rules case needs to be brought in a different court

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration's mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward, the AP reports. US District Judge Christopher Cooper found the unions must bring their claims under federal employment law rather than in district...

Venezuelans Sue Trump Over Lost Legal Protections

They say rescinding TPS protections extended by Biden is unprecedented and illegal

(Newser) - Venezuelans with temporary legal protections allowing them to live and work in the US are suing President Trump, alleging his administration has illegally stripped them of those protections due to racial hostility. Before leaving office, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans who are unable to return...

A Zelensky Dig Angered Trump
A Zelensky
Dig Angered
Trump
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Feb 20, 2025 2:38 PM CST

A Zelensky Dig Angered Trump

President decided to respond directly after Ukraine leader dissed him, reports CNN

(Newser) - When President Trump unloaded on Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, it was the culmination of a long-brewing animosity between the two men, CNN reports. Its story on how things unfolded over the last two days says that Trump told aides he wanted to respond to Zelensky's slam that...

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