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DOJ Releases Epstein Files With Accusation Against Trump

Records had been withheld by mistake, department says

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Thursday released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving accusations made by a woman against President Trump that it said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review. The DOJ said last week that it was working to determine if any records were improperly withheld after several news...

Trump Says He Must Help Choose Iran's Next Leader

He rejects Mojtaba Khamenei, insists on influencing succession process

(Newser) - President Trump says he doesn't just want a say in Iran's future leadership, he insists he has to help pick the next supreme leader. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, Trump said he considers Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son and widely seen favorite...

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time
Editorial: War Critics
Should Give It Time
OPINION
Mar 5, 2026 2:02 PM CST

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time

Wall Street Journal editors say the naysayers are too quick to judge

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is tired of all the doomsayers on Iran. In an editorial, the editors argue that many in the media and politics, on both the left and right, are casting the war as a sure disaster. The editorial invokes World War II'...

WH Advisers 'Getting Screamed at' Over Gas Prices

Politico: Chief of staff Susie Wiles seeking strategies to ease fuel costs after strikes on Iran

(Newser) - President Trump's chief of staff has put gas prices near the top of the West Wing's to-do list. Two energy executives tell Politico that Susie Wiles has directed advisers to show up in the Oval Office with concrete ideas for bringing down prices at the pump, which have...

In Texas Race, a Big Decision Looms: Trump's Endorsement

Republican leaders pushing for him to back incumbent Sen. Cornyn over Ken Paxton

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the closely watched Texas GOP Senate runoff —and top Republicans are pushing for him to pick incumbent Sen. John Cornyn over state Attorney General Ken Paxton, reports Semafor . The thinking—voiced by GOP Sens. John Thune, Steve Daines, and...

Trump Reportedly Considers Firing Kristi Noem

Punchbowl News says president has been making calls after Capitol Hill testimony

(Newser) - Is Kristi Noem's job in jeopardy as head of Homeland Security? Punchbowl News reports that President Trump has been "quietly" calling top Republicans on Capitol Hill to ask if he should fire her. The development comes after Noem spent two grueling days being grilled by the Senate and...

Reports: DOJ Quietly Drops Biden Autopen Probe

Case against the former president reportedly won't go further

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors spent months trying to turn Joe Biden's use of an autopen into a criminal case—and quietly walked away without ever reaching a grand jury, people familiar with the effort tell the New York Times and NBC News . At President Trump's urging , the Justice Department examined...

Hegseth: US Killed Iranian Who Plotted to Assassinate Trump

Defense secretary quips, 'President Trump got the last laugh'

(Newser) - The Pentagon says someone tied to an alleged 2024 plot to kill President Trump is now dead—though Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday told reporters that "was not the focus of the effort by any stretch of the imagination." Still, the leader of an Iranian unit who...

DOJ Explains Why 47K Epstein Files Are 'Offline'

They include reports related to woman who accused Epstein, Trump of '80s misconduct

(Newser) - Nearly 50,000 files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, including some mentioning President Trump, are missing from public view—because the Justice Department says it's still reviewing them. The Wall Street Journal reports that the withheld material includes FBI interview notes from 2019 in which a woman, whose name is...

De Niro Recites Famous Lincoln Speech on Mob Violence

Actor, a Trump critic, surprises Carnegie Hall by reciting late president's 'Lyceum Address'

(Newser) - Robert De Niro walked onto Carnegie Hall's stage on Tuesday night, unannounced and to loud applause. He didn't make any speeches, at least none of his own. Instead, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln. "Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason,...

Spain's PM Doubles Down After Trump Threat: 'No to War'

Pedro Sanchez says war in Iran would be 'playing Russian roulette' with millions of lives

(Newser) - Spain's prime minister is rebuffing President Trump's threats of a US trade embargo. Per the BBC , Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday explained why he won't let the US use its bases for military action against Iran , summing up his government's stance in just a few words: "...

There's a 'But' to Carney's Support for Iran Airstrikes

Prime minister urges de-escalation, criticizes allies for bypassing UN

(Newser) - Canada is backing US-led airstrikes on Iran—but with a caveat, its prime minister made clear Wednesday. Speaking in Sydney, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa's endorsement, offered in the immediate aftermath of the initial attacks, comes "with regret," calling the conflict a symptom of a broken...

100+ Complaints From Troops Over 'Divine Plan' Rhetoric

Service members allege commanders are framing Iran conflict as biblically ordained battle

(Newser) - Some US service members say their commanders are casting the new conflict with Iran as a prelude to the apocalypse. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports receiving upward of 110 complaints since fighting began on Saturday, alleging that officers in every branch have framed the campaign as part of a...

Legality of Khamenei's Killing Is a Murky Area
Legality of Khamenei's
Killing Is a Murky Area
analysis
Mar 3, 2026 10:59 AM CST

Legality of Khamenei's Killing Is a Murky Area

US law forbids assassinations, but presidents have gotten leeway on killings since 9/11

(Newser) - The US-Israeli assault on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the very first day of strikes. In a New York Times analysis, Charlie Savage points out that it "is extraordinarily rare for a country to deliberately and openly kill the leader of another sovereign nation—even during...

'If We're Not Careful We're Gonna Get a Judge Killed'

Federal judges describe surge in violent threats following Trump's incendiary attacks

(Newser) - Federal judge John Coughenour has needed round-the-clock protection while overseeing key cases, including that of an al-Qaeda bomber. But never before has he received as many death threats as when he ruled in a case involving President Trump . Coughenour tells CBS News he faced "dozens if not hundreds" of...

Kesha Slams White House for Using Her Song

Singer condemns administration's TikTok war clip as violent, 'inhumane' propaganda

(Newser) - Kesha says the White House just crossed a line with "Blow." On Monday, the singer accused the Trump administration of using her 2010 track in a Feb. 10 TikTok that shows US bomber jets and a strike on a ship timed to the lyric "This place about...

For Cuba, This Needed Change Is an 'Urgent' One

President Miguel Diaz-Canel floats reforms to nation's economic system as US oil blockade bites

(Newser) - Cuba's leader is publicly pushing for economic change as the island buckles under US pressure, but critics say it's more talk than a serious overhaul attempt. In a Monday speech reported by state media, President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for "urgent" shifts to Cuba's economic system, including...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

White House: Here's Why Trump's Neck Was Red

Redness was caused by 'very common skin cream,' president's doctor says

(Newser) - The White House on Monday attributed a large red spot on President Trump's neck to a skin cream he is using, without elaborating on what condition it is treating. The redness drew widespread attention Monday, when news photographers captured close-up images of the president's neck during a Medal...

Charlie Kirk Banner Goes Up at Education Department

Agency also put up tributes to Catharine Beecher and Booker T. Washington

(Newser) - The Education Department just put a familiar face on its front wall. A large banner of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk now hangs outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, part of a series honoring figures tied to American education as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. Kirk's...

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