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Feds Ban Large Banners at Yosemite
Feds Ban Large
Banners at Yosemite
Jun 11, 2025 7:47 AM CDT

Feds Ban Large Banners at Yosemite

New rule targets protest banners after high-profile displays on El Capitan

(Newser) - Yosemite National Park's iconic El Capitan has become an unlikely protest stage over the past year, with activists unfurling large banners from its granite walls to address issues ranging from the Israel-Hamas war to the Trump administration's policies . But federal officials say no more. As of May...

Newsom: 'The Moment We Feared Has Arrived'

California governor addresses nation as Mike Johnson says he should be 'tarred and feathered'

(Newser) - The speaker of the House wasn't willing to weigh in on whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he was willing to weigh in on the appropriateness of an arguably worse fate. "Look, that's not my lane," Mike Johnson told reporters during a Tuesday...

World Bank Sees US Growth Being Cut in Half

Lender blames the effects of tariffs

(Newser) - The World Bank forecast on Tuesday that President Trump's trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, per the AP . Citing "a substantial rise in trade barriers'' but without mentioning Trump by name, the 189-country lender predicted...

Trump: &#39;Trump Accounts&#39; Will Give Babies &#39;Big Jump on Life&#39;
Expert: Trump's $1K for
Babies Idea Is 'Upside-Down'
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 10, 2025 9:01 AM CDT

Expert: Trump's $1K for Babies Idea Is 'Upside-Down'

President says 'Trump accounts' for kids will give them a 'big jump on life'

(Newser) - President Trump turned his attentions Monday to one of the provisions in the GOP's spending bill that's making its way through Congress: the so-called Trump accounts that his administration hopes to set up for nearly all babies born during his second term. The tax-deferred savings accounts would be...

Billie Eilish's Brother Tear Gassed at LA Protests

Finneas writes that authorities are 'inciting'

(Newser) - The brother and collaborator of Billie Eilish was among those getting tear gassed at the Los Angeles protests this weekend. Finneas posted on his Instagram story about the experience Sunday, saying he was at a "very peaceful protest downtown" and was "tear gassed almost immediately." He accused...

Vance Tries to Find New Aides for Hegseth

JD Vance is helping with Pentagon's job search

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles are trying to help Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fill job openings in his inner circle after at least three people dropped out of consideration. The high-ranking positions available included chief of staff, as well as several senior adviser...

NIH Staffers Risk Their Careers With Open Letter

Dozens sign name to letter protesting cuts, and hundreds more sign anonymously

(Newser) - More than 300 current and former National Institutes of Health employees have taken the unusual step of publicly protesting deep funding cuts, staff firings, and "policies that undermine the NIH mission." Details:
  • Read the open letter here . It was sent to NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, health secretary
...

ICE Detains TikTok's Biggest Star in Nevada

Khaby Lame was allowed to leave the US voluntarily, however

(Newser) - The world's most popular TikToker was detained in Nevada by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday. After a social media influencer broke the news on X that Khaby Lame had been detained by ICE, the agency confirmed the news in a statement to AFP and Men's Journal . "...

Trump's New Travel Ban Is Now in Effect

Visa applications from affected countries will now be rejected, with narrow exceptions

(Newser) - President Trump's new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect on Monday, the AP reports. The new proclamation, which Trump signed on Wednesday, also imposes new travel restrictions on people from seven additional countries who are outside the...

LA Protesters Shout 'Shame' at National Guard

California governor, Los Angeles mayor decry president's deployment of troops

(Newser) - Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to...

ABC Suspends Correspondent for Post Ripping Stephen Miller

Terry Moran, who was attacked by Trump in an interview, called White House aide 'a world-class hater'

(Newser) - ABC News on Sunday suspended correspondent Terry Moran, whom President Trump attacked for asking "a stupid question" and generally "not being very nice" during an interview in April, over a post about White House aide Stephen Miller. Vice President JD Vance called Moran's post, which described Miller...

Bipartisan Bill Would Guard Weather Service From Job Cuts

Agency wasn't hired up even before Trump's cuts

(Newser) - After the National Weather Service lost nearly 600 positions in the Trump administration's cuts, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the House—backed by the only meteorologist in Congress—to make firing the agency's employees more difficult. Its cosponsors include lawmakers from states that have been hit with...

Trump Deploys National Guard to LA to Quell Protests

Move comes over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections

(Newser) - President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor's objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to...

ICE Presses Raids in LA as Trump Officials Taunt Bass

'You have no say in this at all,' Stephen Miller tells mayor

(Newser) - Trump administration officials mocked Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday while pressing their immigration raids and battles with protesters in Los Angeles. A standoff lasted hours outside an industrial park, with Border Patrol personnel deploying tear gas while bystanders and protesters standing on medians and across the street chanted "Fuera...

Judge: Trump Can Go Ahead With Library Cuts

Richard Leon denied ALA's ask to halt dismantling of Institute of Museum and Library Services

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the American Library Association to halt the Trump administration's further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the country, saying that recent court decisions suggested his court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. US District Judge Richard...

Trump-Musk Fight Puts JD Vance in a Jam

Vice president can't afford to alienate either man

(Newser) - The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk has put a number of Republicans in a difficult spot, but an analysis at Politico finds that Vice President JD Vance "could be the biggest loser of the blowout." The reason isn't hard to suss out: Vance is an...

Trump to SCOTUS: Reinstate Education Layoffs

Emergency appeal to the high court says US district judge exceeded his authority

(Newser) - President Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency. The Justice Department's emergency appeal to the high court said US District Judge Myong...

ICE Officers, Detainees Stuck in Sweltering Shipping Container

Court order has left them all in harsh, unsafe conditions in Djibouti

(Newser) - A group of nearly a dozen US immigration officers and eight deportees have been stranded for more than two weeks at a US military base in Djibouti after a federal judge in Boston halted a deportation flight. The detainees, who include individuals convicted of crimes like murder and armed...

State Rejects Demand From Administration on Mascots

New York officials say they could widen the policy

(Newser) - New York officials on Thursday answered the Trump administration's demand that the state drop its ban on Native American mascots and team names for schools. Not only did they decline the opportunity, the AP reports, the education officials suggested they might just widen their ban to cover names and...

Man in Charge of Homeland Security's Terror Office Is 22

Former officials say Thomas Fugate shouldn't even quality for a junior role with CP3

(Newser) - Just a year after graduating college, Thomas Fugate is now in charge of the government's main anti-terrorism office, raising alarm among national security experts. A ProPublica report highlights controversy over the appointment of the 22-year-old to oversee the Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and...

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