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After Noem's Departure, Lewandowski Is Out at DHS
Lewandowski Is Out at DHS
Mar 29, 2026 9:40 AM CDT

Lewandowski Is Out at DHS

'Special government employee' had far exceeded the legal tenure

(Newser) - Corey Lewandowski is out at the Department of Homeland Security, days after his longtime ally Kristi Noem was removed as head of the agency. Lewandowski, who had been an unpaid adviser to Noem, "no longer has a role at DHS," a department spokesperson confirmed Saturday without elaborating, USA ...

Forbes Has a New Estimate of Trump's Net Worth

Magazine attributes $3B jump to crypto, branding deals

(Newser) - President Trump's bank account, at least on paper, is looking markedly fatter in Forbes' latest deep dive . The magazine pegs the president's net worth at $7.3 billion as of September—up $3 billion in a year—largely on the back of postelection crypto gains and a stock...

Coming Soon to Currency: Trump's Signature

It's a first for a sitting president

(Newser) - For the first time, a sitting US president's signature will appear on American paper money. The Treasury Department announced Thursday that President Trump's name will go on all denominations of US currency, per the AP . The change ends a run dating to 1861 of displaying only the treasurer'...

Israel Says It's Taken Out Another Big Iranian Name

Iran's Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC's naval chief, is dead, according to Israel Katz

(Newser) - Israel says it has taken out a top Iranian military figure in a strike it's framing as help for Washington. Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday announced that an overnight attack killed Alireza Tangsiri, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy chief, and other senior naval officers allegedly involved in...

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage
US Emissions Have Caused
$10T in Global Damage
NEW STUDY
Mar 26, 2026 8:21 AM CDT

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage

Including losses of $500B in India, and $330B in Brazil, study finds

(Newser) - The United States' role in warming the planet just got a price tag, and it's a staggering one: roughly $10 trillion in economic damage worldwide since 1990, per a new study in Nature . Researchers say no country has slowed global growth more through its greenhouse gas emissions, with China close...

Report: Justice Department Settles With Flynn for $1.2M

Former national security filed $50M lawsuit in 2023

(Newser) - The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit from Michael Flynn and sources tell the AP the former national security adviser will be receiving $1.2 million. Flynn, national security adviser for the first 22 days of President Trump's first term, pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI....

Polymarket Bets on US-Iran Ceasefire Raise Eyebrows

Suspicious Polymarket wagers raise war profiteering, insider trading fears

(Newser) - In a corner of the crypto world, war and wagers appear to be colliding. Experts tell the Guardian that a cluster of new accounts on online prediction platform Polymarket laid unusually large, well-timed bets on a US-Iran ceasefire that look a lot like someone trading on secret information. The platform...

Hollywood Pays Tribute to Chuck Norris

Memes and jokes about the late martial arts star and actor are also proliferating online

(Newser) - The unexpected death of martial arts champ and actor Chuck Norris on Thursday at the age of 86 has left not only his family reeling, but his colleagues and friends in Hollywood and political fans in DC and around the globe. Here, a roundup of what some are saying about...

Sailor Mistakenly Exposes Aircraft Carrier During Jog

Upload on Strava fitness app pinpointed position of France's Charles de Gaulle in Mediterranean

(Newser) - A French sailor reportedly logged a 4.3-mile run on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle on March 13—but when his smartwatch uploaded the route to his Strava fitness app, it effectively pinpointed the aircraft carrier's position in the eastern Mediterranean in near real time, the Telegraph...

Trump Cracks Pearl Harbor Joke With Japan's Leader

'Who knows better about surprise than Japan?'

(Newser) - President Trump made a Pearl Harbor joke while hosting Japan's prime minister at the White House on Thursday, reports the Hill . Asked by a Japanese reporter why he didn't inform allies such as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in advance of the attack on Iran, Trump invoked the infamous...

Iran War Has Exacerbated Fed's 'Worst Nightmare'

High inflation-weak jobs scenario presents a dilemma for Powell and Co. in deciding on rate cuts

(Newser) - Oil and jobs are pulling the Federal Reserve in opposite directions, and a war in Iran just tightened the vise. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Fed faces a familiar dilemma: Inflation remains stubborn, while hiring has cooled. The conflict in Iran adds a new layer of uncertainty, with Goldman...

Military Shares American Toll of 'Operation Epic Fury'

Most injuries are being described as minor

(Newser) - American forces have taken significant hits in the conflict with Iran , according to a new US military tally. US Central Command says about 200 US service members have been wounded since the launch of "Operation Epic Fury," with spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins noting most injuries were minor and...

Trump Says Newsom's Dyslexia Makes Him Unfit for Presidency

Trump attacks California governor's dyslexia, questions his fitness for office

(Newser) - President Trump is pushing a new line of attack on California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Newsom's dyslexia, which Trump argues should keep him from serving as president, the Hill reports. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday while discussing voter ID and California, Trump labeled the Democrat a "low-IQ...

Inside Trump's Search for His Heir Apparent

WSJ reports Trump has Rubio vs. Vance on his mind

(Newser) - President Trump is actively trying to figure out which Republican's name he wants to see on the 2028 ballot. The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump has been informally "polling" allies for months on whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio should inherit his...

He's the Most Popular American
He's the
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Mar 14, 2026 5:50 AM CDT

He's the Most Popular American

NBC News poll puts Pope Leo at the top, followed by Stephen Colbert

(Newser) - A new NBC News poll suggests that only two major American figures are liked by the majority of people: Pope Leo XIV and Stephen Colbert. The findings, based on a survey of 1,000 registered voters, were highlighted in a post at Letters From Leo , dedicated to news about the...

Trump-Appointed Head of Kennedy Center Is Out

Turmoil, artist boycotts marked Richard Grenell's brief tenure

(Newser) - Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a little more than a year as its president, ending a brief and contentious tenure in which the Washington institution has lost performers and audiences. President Trump announced the change Friday on Truth Social, saying Grenell had "...

UFC Stars to Train FBI Agents at Quantico This Weekend

Patel says it's a 'tremendous opportunity' for agents-in-training

(Newser) - It's not clear exactly what kind of missions FBI Director Kash Patel has in mind for agents, but they will apparently need some pointers from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The mixed martial arts promotion says several of its stars will be at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia, this...

Meloni Condemns US-Israel Strikes on Iran

Italian leader demands probe into 'massacre' at Iranian girls' school

(Newser) - Italy's prime minister just put the US and Israel on notice while insisting she won't be dragged into their war with Iran, the Telegraph reports. Giorgia Meloni told Italy's Senate that US and Israeli strikes on Iran fall "outside the scope of international law" and stressed...

Mall Statue Envisions Trump, Epstein on a Sinking Ship

Guerrilla art piece on National Mall skewers the pair in famed Titanic pose

(Newser) - A new art installation on the National Mall imagines Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in iconic film roles, in a bit of satirical casting. The 12-foot golden statue shows the longtime friends in Titanic's "king of the world" pose, the Guardian reports, with Trump standing behind Epstein on...

Iran Security Leader Issues a Personal Warning to Trump

Don't 'get eliminated yourself,' senior security official Ali Larijani cautioned Trump in online post

(Newser) - Iran's war of words with Washington just escalated alongside a sharp squeeze on global oil. Responding to President Trump's warning that any Iranian move to stymie oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would bring US retaliation "twenty times harder," senior security official Ali Larijani wrote...

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