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Report: Trump Has Approved Escalation in Ukraine Support

Officials say administration will provide intel for strikes on Russian energy infrastructure

(Newser) - The US is set to provide Ukraine with intelligence for launching long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in support amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources tell the Wall Street Journal and Reuters . The officials say President Trump has approved the move, and the...

Jane Fonda Puts Her Activist Hat Back On

The Committee for the First Amendment was backed by her father during the Cold War

(Newser) - Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda, the AP reports. Jane Fonda announced she had launched a 21st century incarnation of the Committee for the First...

White House Making Good on Threat of Shutdown Layoffs

Federal workers and key programs face immediate risk as impasse continues

(Newser) - As threatened by the Trump administration ahead of the government shutdown, federal employees could soon face layoffs as the shutdown continues with no end yet in sight . Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a conference call Wednesday, the first day of the shutdown,...

'We're Here to Unleash You,' Hegseth Tells Force in Memphis

Bondi, Miller rally deployed troops and agents

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House aide Stephen Miller went to Memphis on Wednesday to encourage the federal force sent there by President Trump. "We're not here to second guess you," Hegseth told a group of federal, state and local law enforcement...

Text Highlights New Wrinkle in America's Soybean Problem

Message indicates that after the US helped it out, Argentina sweetened its own soybean offer

(Newser) - The caption to the photo snapped by an AP photographer is fairly innocuous: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent checks a text message regarding Argentina relations with the United States during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23." But the substance of that text...

Inside the Government Shutdown Blame Game
HUD Slammed for 'Partisan'
Message on Shutdown
the rundown
Oct 1, 2025 9:35 AM CDT

HUD Slammed for 'Partisan' Message on Shutdown

Agency points to 'Radical Left' over government closure as blame game between parties kicks off

(Newser) - The finger-pointing was in full swing on Wednesday in the initial hours of a government shutdown. Republicans blame Democrats, while Democrats blame Republicans, which isn't much of a surprise. What's unusual this time: Government agencies are also entering the fray.
  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development posted
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Government Shutdown Begins
The Government
Shutdown Is Here
Sep 30, 2025 11:17 PM CDT

The Government Shutdown Is Here

Here's what to expect across government agencies

(Newser) - Plunged into a government shutdown, the US is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline, the AP reports. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially...

In Blistering Ruling, Judge Slams Trump, Deportations

President has a 'palpable misunderstanding' of free speech, writes Reagan appointee

(Newser) - A federal judge lit into President Trump and his administration's efforts to arrest and deport international students protesting on behalf of Palestinians in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday:
  • US District Judge William Young in Boston called the crackdown illegal, describing it as a "truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression
...

US Deports Iranians After Rare Deal
US Deports Iranians
After Rare Deal
Sep 30, 2025 6:47 AM CDT

US Deports Iranians After Rare Deal

More than 100 detained here, many at the Mexican border, are on their way home

(Newser) - The Trump administration's latest deportation deal is with a surprise country: Iran. The US has sent about 100 Iranians detained in this country back to their homeland, reports the New York Times . The plane reportedly left Louisiana late Monday, heading to Iran by way of Qatar, marking one...

Judge Blocks Firing of 532 Voice of America Employees

Judge's order is temporary until he rules on motion to block the reduction in force entirely

(Newser) - A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, DC, ruled that the US...

US Goes Big on Coal With Rescue Plan

Trump administration plans $625M investment, will make it easier to mine

(Newser) - The White House unveiled a sweeping package Monday aimed at revitalizing the nation's coal industry, a move that leans into President Trump's rejection of climate change concerns . Highlights:
  • Federal officials pledged $625 million to modernize aging coal plants, which should allow some that would have otherwise closed
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Trump's Decision to Go Upends Security for Generals Meeting

Secret Service has to take over protection for the event at Quantico

(Newser) - Word has gone out from the White House that President Trump plans to attend the hastily called meeting of hundreds of the nation's top generals and admirals on Tuesday, a gathering ordered last week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said he'll address the brass. Trump's decision...

Pentagon Looks at Options to Strike Venezuelan Drug Targets

Operation could begin in weeks, insiders say

(Newser) - The Pentagon is working on plans to attack drug traffickers inside Venezuela, an operation that could begin in weeks, people familiar with the operation told NBC News . President Trump posted last weekend that military had destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that he said was carrying narco-traffickers and drugs for...

Trump Sending Troops to 'War-Ravaged' Portland

President claims it's partly to protect ICE facilities from 'domestic terrorists,' 'antifa'

(Newser) - President Trump said on Saturday that he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement on social media , writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to "provide all necessary Troops...

Latest Trump Push Targets 14th Amendment

President asks SCOTUS to OK his executive order ending birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to green-light President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, a doctrine that has long guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil. The policy, issued on Trump's first day back in office, has been tangled in litigation and blocked...

Trump Has Taken a Sudden Interest in Amelia Earhart

President calls for declassification and public release of all government records on lost aviator

(Newser) - President Trump announced on Friday that he has ordered the declassification and public release of all government records about aviator Amelia Earhart, noting on social media that her disappearance in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world has "captivated millions." Trump called her fate an "...

Possible Agenda Items Emerge for Generals Meeting

Hegseth may talk about the 'warrior ethos,' administration officials say

(Newser) - In the absence of an explanation for ordering hundreds of generals and admirals to Virginia to hear from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, possible agenda items are being floated. The mystery only deepened in the Oval Office on Thursday when reporters asked about the meeting. "I think it'...

James Comey: 'I'm Innocent'
James Comey
Responds to Indictment
the rundown
Sep 26, 2025 2:00 AM CDT

James Comey Responds to Indictment

Former FBI director says he still has faith in the judicial system

(Newser) - James Comey responded quickly to his indictment at the hands of the Trump administration, saying in an Instagram video Thursday, "I'm innocent. So let's have a trial." He said he and his family "have known for years that there are costs to standing up to...

James Comey, Long a Target of Trump's, Faces Charges

Indictment accuses former FBI director of making a false statement and obstruction

(Newser) - James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. The unprecedented indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to...

Wall Street Bets Trump's Tariffs Will Fall

Hedge funds snap up importer claims as Supreme Court showdown looms

(Newser) - Wall Street has found a new bet: tariff refunds. Investors are snapping up the rights to potential tariff payouts, gambling that the Supreme Court will strike down Trump-era import taxes and trigger government refunds totaling tens of billions of dollars, reports the Washington Post . Some hedge fund and investment...

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