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Trump-Branded Stocks, Coins Have Tanked

Trump Media's stock is down around 75% this year

(Newser) - Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to President Trump have taken a nosedive since his inauguration, causing significant losses for some of his most enthusiastic supporters. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, have dropped 75% since Trump returned to office, reports the Wall Street Journal . Digital...

Melania Trump Unveils White House Holiday Decor

First lady's theme is 'Home Is Where the Heart Is'

(Newser) - A week after welcoming the official White House Christmas tree , Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the White House holiday decorations with a theme of "Home Is Where the Heart Is." Her decor also nods to next year's 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence...

Melania Trump Announces Film Company, Documentary

First project for Muse Films is Melania , centered on the inauguration

(Newser) - Melania Trump is stepping into the entertainment industry with the launch of her own production company, Muse Films. The first lady announced the venture on social media, unveiling the company's logo in a brief video. Muse Films' first project will be a documentary titled Melania, scheduled for release in...

Melania Trump Welcomes Christmas Tree to White House

Michigan farm won national contest

(Newser) - First lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year's official White House Christmas tree, a white fir from Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage. The tree, which came from Korson's Tree Farms, arrived at the North Portico. It was delivered by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and...

After She Threatens $1B Suit, First Lady Is Sued in Return

Author Michael Wolff takes legal action

(Newser) - After Melania Trump threatened to sue Michael Wolff for $1 billion, the author of four books about the president has responded with a suit of his own against her, reports NBC News . The legal fight between the first lady and Wolff (who is a co-founder of Newser) revolves around Jeffrey...

Trump's UN Trip Hit by Escalator, Teleprompter Woes

White House hints at sabotage, the UN points to user error

(Newser) - President Trump's arrival at the United Nations General Assembly in New York took an awkward turn on Tuesday after back-to-back technical hiccups left him visibly annoyed. As Trump and first lady Melania Trump stepped onto an escalator at UN headquarters, the machine abruptly stopped, forcing the pair to...

Pilots Scolded for Flying Near Air Force One

'Pay attention. Get off the iPad,' air traffic controller told Spirit pilots on Tuesday

(Newser) - A Spirit Airlines flight received urgent and repeated commands from air traffic controllers to steer clear of Air Force One over Long Island on Tuesday as the presidential plane carried President Trump and first lady Melania Trump to the UK. Communication recordings reveal a sense of urgency as Spirit...

Melania Trump: 'The Robots Are Here'

'We must manage AI's growth responsibly,' first lady says at White House gathering

(Newser) - Melania Trump stepped back into the public eye Thursday with a warning: "The robots are here. Our future is no longer science fiction." Addressing a White House gathering of her AI education task force on Thursday, the first lady said it was the responsibility of leaders and...

First Lady Launches 'Presidential AI Challenge' for Kids

Students are invited to use AI tools to solve community issues

(Newser) - Melania Trump on Tuesday invited students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest that is designed to encourage them to work together to use artificial intelligence tools to solve community issues, the AP reports. "As someone who created an AI-powered audio book and championed online safety...

Zelensky Delivers Letter From His Wife to First Lady

Olena Zelenska thanked Melania Trump for writing to Putin on behalf of children

(Newser) - The name of first lady Melania Trump is again surfacing in regard to the Russia-Ukraine talks. When Vladimir Putin visited Alaska last week, the first lady wrote him a letter imploring the Russian leader to protect children and "serve humanity." When Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky met with Trump...

Report: Melania Sent Note to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Kids

Moscow claims it's trying to protect children in war zones; Ukraine says it's a war crime

(Newser) - At the Alaska summit on Friday between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the former hand-delivered a letter to the latter—not from himself, but from his wife, Melania Trump. The subject of the Slovenia-born first lady's note: the abductions of Ukrainian children caught up in Russia's...

Hunter Biden Unfazed by Melania Trump's Threat

Son of former president responds with expletive when asked about apology over Epstein comments

(Newser) - Hunter Biden is dismissing the idea of apologizing over comments he made about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Melania and Donald Trump—despite the threat of a billion-dollar lawsuit from the first lady.
  • "F--- that. That's not going to happen," Biden told Andrew Callaghan, host of the
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First Lady Warns Hunter Biden, Threatens $1B Suit

Legal team for Melania Trump demands apology from former first son over claims on her Epstein ties

(Newser) - Melania Trump has threatened Hunter Biden with a $1 billion lawsuit after he alleged that she met her husband, President Trump, through the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter, attorneys for the first lady called Biden's claim "false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory," reports...

James Carville Edits Podcast, Apologizes to Melania Trump

Though it's not clear exactly what the Democratic strategist said to get her lawyers riled up

(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville issued a mea culpa to the first lady Thursday after her lawyers got in touch with him. Carville said during the latest episode of his podcast Thursday that after the previous week's episode, Melania Trump's attorney sent him a letter, the Hill reports. "...

GOP Pushes to Rename Kennedy Center for Trump

Bill would swap JFK's name for Trump's at arts hub, renaming it 'Trump Center for the Performing Arts'

(Newser) - A Missouri Republican in the House is pushing a bill to strip John F. Kennedy's name from Washington's famed performing arts center and rechristen it as the "Trump Center for the Performing Arts." Rep. Bob Onder introduced the proposal, dubbing it the Make Entertainment Great...

Trumps Tour Devastation, Meet With Texas Families
Trump Sees Texas Devastation
Jul 11, 2025 5:10 PM CDT

Trump Sees Texas Devastation

'Our nation is grieving with you,' first lady tells families

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania Trump toured the site of the catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country on Friday, speaking to first responders and families of the victims. "It's hard to believe the devastation. Trees that are 100 years old, just ripped out of the ground,...

Kennedy Center Crowd Boos, Cheers Trump

President, first lady catch Les Miserables in DC, along with other MAGA attendees

(Newser) - The drama in the audience rivaled the spectacle on stage Wednesday at the Kennedy Center, where President Trump attended the opening night of Les Miserables as he tightens his grip on the venerable performing-arts institution. It was his first time attending a show there since his election, and he was...

Melania Joins Trump at Signing of Revenge Porn Law
Both Trumps Sign
Take It Down Act
May 19, 2025 5:22 PM CDT

Both Trumps Sign Take It Down Act

Melania Trump lobbied lawmakers to pass anti-revenge porn law

(Newser) - President Trump, alongside his wife, Melania, signed the Take It Down Act on Monday, a measure the first lady helped usher through Congress to set stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery online, or "revenge porn." In March, Melania Trump used her first solo public appearance...

Somebody Swiped Bronze Statue of Melania Trump

It was near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia

(Newser) - A second tribute to Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia is gone, much like the first. Police are investigating the theft of a lifesize bronze statue depicting the first lady, reports the AP . And it took some doing: The thief or thieves had to chop it off at...

Melania Trump Hosts Event Honoring Barbara Bush

(Newser) - First lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered Thursday in the East Room of the White House to unveil a postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Barbara Bush. Dorothy Bush Koch, the late first lady's daughter, told attendees, "It's unlikely that...

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