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Two Words Trump Will Hate: 'Lame Duck'
Two Words
Trump
Will Hate:
'Lame Duck'
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Nov 6, 2025 7:00 AM CST

Two Words Trump Will Hate: 'Lame Duck'

A Politico analysis suggests president has just entered this era

(Newser) - By any measure, it hasn't been a great week for President Trump. First came the Democrats' domineering performance on election night, which Trump himself acknowledged: "I don't think it was good for Republicans," he said, per the New York Times . Then came Trump's direct plea...

SCOTUS Appears Skeptical of Trump's Tariff Powers

Conservative justices asked sharp questions during Wednesday's hearing

(Newser) - Key Supreme Court conservatives seemed skeptical Wednesday that President Trump has the power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, potentially putting a key part of his agenda at risk. The administration is trying to defend the tariffs central to Trump's economic agenda after lower courts ruled the emergency law he...

Trump's 'LIFE OR DEATH' Case Goes Before SCOTUS

Justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over Trump's tariffs

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over President Trump's sweeping tariffs, putting a tool at the center of his economic and foreign policy agendas squarely before the high court, which the AP reports has thus far been reluctant to check Trump's wide-ranging use of executive powers. What...

China Finds New Buyers as US Tariffs Bite

Exports to Africa, South America, and Europe climb as US demand falls

(Newser) - China's exports are hitting new highs even as US tariffs bite, with Chinese goods finding eager buyers across Africa, South America, and beyond. As US tariffs on Chinese goods hit exports to America this year, China barely missed a beat, swiftly redirecting its vast manufacturing output to new markets...

SCOTUS Set to Hear Landmark Case on Trump's Tariffs

President says it'll be one of the most important cases in the court's history

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of President Trump's use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly all US trading partners—a case that could redefine the limits of presidential authority. The justices, who have often allowed Trump's policies to proceed while...

Senate Democrats: Trump's 'Energy Policy Has Failed'

Trio says utility bills have risen 11% despite Trump's promise to cut them in half

(Newser) - Utility bills in the US have climbed 11% on average during President Trump's second term, despite his campaign promises to slash energy costs, according to a new analysis cited by Democratic senators in a letter to the president. The data, compiled by the clean energy group Climate Power and...

Canada's Prime Minister: I Apologized to Trump

Mark Carney says he offered a mea culpa over ad that angered the US president

(Newser) - The international tiff over a controversial ad in Canada resulted in a personal apology from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to President Trump. "I did apologize to the president," Carney told reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea on Saturday, per the BBC . The apology...

Senate Votes to Repeal 'Liberation Day' Tariffs

Like similar measures this week, resolution has no chance of passing the House

(Newser) - The Senate has voted to roll back President Trump's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs, with four Republicans joining Democrats to approve a resolution aimed at ending the global trade measures. The bipartisan move, led by GOP Sen. Rand Paul, saw fellow Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa...

Trump Cuts Tariffs on China After Meeting With Xi

Total combined tariff rate now 47%, down from 57%

(Newser) - President Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans, the AP reports. The president told reporters aboard Air Force...

Senate Votes to Nullify Trump's Canada Tariffs

4 GOP senators voted with Democrats on measure, but it has no chance in the House

(Newser) - The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify US tariffs on Canada. The move comes just as President Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with Canada, one of America's largest economic partners, the AP reports. The 50-46 tally was...

US Has a New Trade Pact With South Korea

Seoul pledges $350B US investment, to be spread over many years

(Newser) - The US and South Korea have reached a new trade agreement that will see South Korea invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the US. The announcement came after a nearly two-hour meeting between President Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, with Trump describing the deal as "...

5 GOP Senators Join Dems to Block Trump Tariffs

Senate passes resolution rebuking Trump, though it's widely seen as symbolic

(Newser) - The Senate on Tuesday voted to approve a resolution to block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans siding with Democrats in a move widely seen as a rebuke to the president's trade policies. The 52-48 vote, led by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, aims to...

Apple Hits $4T Milestone
Apple Briefly
Joins the $4T Club
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Oct 28, 2025 5:29 PM CDT

Apple Briefly Joins the $4T Club

Microsoft rejoins the club after OpenAI deal

(Newser) - Apple became the third company to officially join the $4 trillion club on Tuesday, with its market capitalization crossing the milestone during trading Tuesday afternoon. It later dropped slightly, closing with a value of $3.99 trillion. Microsoft, which first hit the $4 trillion mark in July, rejoined the club...

Doug Ford: Anti-Tariff Reagan Ad Did Its Job

'They're talking about it in the US, and they weren't talking about it before I put the ad on'

(Newser) - Ontario's premier bragged Monday about the impact of his anti-tariff ad that prompted President Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Premier Doug Ford said the ad had over a "billion impressions around the world" and "generated a conversation that wasn't happening in the US,"...

Trump Costumes Are Out in Canada This Halloween

Costume shops say demand has disappeared amid trade tensions

(Newser) - Once a Halloween favorite, Donald Trump costumes are no longer in demand in Canada, with costume shops reporting a sharp drop in interest amid ongoing trade tensions. Shop owners say Trump costumes were all the rage in 2016, when he was first running for president, but the joke wore thin...

Trump Adds to Canada's Penalty Over Reagan Ad

Commercial about tariffs should've been pulled sooner, president says

(Newser) - President Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by another 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. Premier Doug Ford had said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it ran Friday night during...

That Cup of Joe Is Getting Costly
That Cup of Joe
Is Getting Costly
Oct 25, 2025 8:30 AM CDT

That Cup of Joe Is Getting Costly

Tariffs, weather cause coffee prices to spike in US

(Newser) - It's getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix. The average US price of a pound of ground coffee hit $9.14 in September, a 3% increase from the August average of $8.87, and 41% higher than in September 2024, per US government figures. Coffee prices...

Ontario to Pause Tariff Spots That Angered Trump

Doug Ford says ads with Reagan speech will still run over the weekend

(Newser) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday that he will pause an anti-tariff ad campaign in the US after objections from President Trump, who cited the campaign as his reason for cutting off trade talks with Canada. Ford emphasized the campaign's aim was to prompt debate about the impact of...

Ontario Premier, Trump Face Off Over Anti-Tariff Ad

Trump claims Reagan 'loved tariffs for our country'

(Newser) - President Trump announced late Thursday that he was ending trade talks with Canada over an ad the government of Ontario has been airing in the US—and he continued attacking the ad Friday morning. In a Truth Social post, he claimed Canada was "illegally" trying to influence the Supreme...

Trump Calls Off Trade Talks With Canada Over Reagan Ad

Ad denouncing tariffs apparently upset the president quite a bit

(Newser) - President Trump said late Thursday that he was ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing US court decisions, the AP reports. The post on Trump's social media...

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