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Trump: US Will 'Come to the Rescue' if Iran Kills Protesters

'We are locked and loaded and ready to go'

(Newser) - President Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding...

Trump Punts on Some Tariffs
Trump Punts on Some Tariffs
Jan 1, 2026 9:00 AM CST

Trump Punts on Some Tariffs

Furniture, cabinet tariffs will hold at 25%

(Newser) - Shoppers eyeing a new sofa or kitchen redo just dodged a bigger hit to their wallets. President Trump has postponed for a year planned tariff hikes on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom vanities, according to a New Year's Eve White House statement . Cabinet and vanity tariffs had been...

Jack Smith: Jan. 6 'Does Not Happen' Without Trump

House Judiciary Committee releases transcript of ex-special counsel's recent testimony

(Newser) - The Jan. 6. riot at the US Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020...

CIA: Ukraine Did Not Direct Drones to Putin's Home

US reported assessment undercuts Putin claim, bolsters Ukraine's denial

(Newser) - US intelligence has found there's no truth to Russia's Monday claim that Ukraine tried—and failed—to hit Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia with a swarm of drones, according to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times . The Journal's source...

Administration Releases Formula on Aid to Farmers

Groups say the money, allocated partly because of Trump's trade war, is only a step

(Newser) - Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Trump announced earlier this month. The Department of Agriculture released figures Wednesday for how much aid per acre farmers can plan on for each row crop. The details arrived after most...

Trump: We'll Start Building the Arch Within 2 Months

Planned Washington monument will soon get off the ground, he indicates

(Newser) - President Trump says a monument he's been talking up is about to leave the concept stage and enter the construction zone. In a phone interview with Politico from Mar-a-Lago, the president said work on a "Triumphal Arch" he's been promoting is slated to start "sometime in...

We'll Have to Wait a Bit Longer for Trump's $499 Gold Phone

Government shutdown blamed for disrupting shipments of 'proudly American' T1 handset

(Newser) - The latest Trump-branded product is running late. Trump Mobile, a phone venture tied to the Trump Organization and run by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, has delayed delivery of its $499 gold-colored "T1" smartphone, which had been touted for arrival by the end of 2025, reports the Guardian...

Trump Bashes Wind Turbines Using Misidentified Photo

There were 2 issues with the pic

(Newser) - President Trump's latest strike against wind power appears to have missed its mark—by a country and a species. Trump on Tuesday shared an image on Truth Social of a dead bird beneath a wind turbine, warning that "Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!"...

Peruvian Shamans Make Their 2026 Predictions

They predict Maduro's fall, illness for Trump, continued global conflicts

(Newser) - A group of shamans gathered Monday by the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru's capital, Lima, to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year. Dressed in traditional Andean ponchos and headdresses, the group performed a ceremony and made predictions about the...

Trump Threatens Lawsuit Against Fed Chair
Trump Threatens
to Sue Fed Chair
Dec 30, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Trump Threatens to Sue Fed Chair

He once again accuses Jerome Powell of incompetence over building renovation costs

(Newser) - President Trump is again talking about taking Jerome Powell to court. The POTUS told reporters Monday he's "thinking about bringing a suit" against the Federal Reserve chair, accusing him of "gross incompetence" over renovation costs at the Fed's Washington headquarters, the Hill reports. "These aren'...

More Kennedy Center Shows Are Canceled After Renaming

Dance troupe calls off April performances, and New Year's Eve jazz is off the schedule

(Newser) - A New York dance troupe has joined the list of performers backing out of appearances at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since the White House announced plans to put President Trump's name on the building. Doug Varone and Dancers said Monday it was canceling...

Trump Warns Iran Against Reviving Nuclear Program

'We'll knock the hell out of them,' president says before Netanyahu meeting

(Newser) - President Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks. The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran's nuclear capabilities were "completely and fully obliterated" by US strikes on key nuclear...

Trump: US 'Knocked Out' Big Facility in Venezuela

President says there was a 'major explosion in the dock area' last week

(Newser) - President Trump says the US took out a major target in Venezuela last week. In a radio interview Friday with GOP donor John Catsimatidis on WABC , Trump claimed the US "knocked out" a "big plant, or a big facility, where the ships come from" in Venezuela "two...

How Is Musk Back in Trump's Good Graces? Thank Vance

Washington Post details the VP's efforts to repair the rift

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Politico reported that Elon Musk told current and former members of DOGE that the US was on the brink of a "great 12-year span" encompassing President Trump's second term followed by two terms of JD Vance. That is quite a turnaround from Musk's falling...

Trump, Zelensky Emerge From Meeting Sounding Optimistic

But security guarantees, Donbas status, and Russian buy-in still unresolved

(Newser) - US President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, emerged from a high-profile meeting in Florida Sunday sounding cautiously upbeat about a possible path to end Russia's war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the hardest issues are still unresolved and Russia has not signed on. Speaking alongside the Ukrainian...

Trump Speaks With Putin as Zelensky Arrives

Ukraine receives encouragement from allies before peace talks in Florida

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Florida for peace talks, scheduled to begin at 1pm, with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Setting the stage:
  • Putin call: Trump posted Sunday that he'd spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his meeting with Zelensky, per the Hill . In a post
...

Economists See Flat Prices, 'Housing Reset' for 2026
Real Estate Experts: 'New
Era' for Housing Is Coming
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Dec 28, 2025 6:02 AM CST

Real Estate Experts: 'New Era' for Housing Is Coming

Economists see flat prices, a 'housing reset' for 2026

(Newser) - America's housing market might finally start to thaw in 2026. After years of soaring prices and sluggish sales, multiple real-estate platforms see next year as an inflection point. Redfin has branded 2026 the "Great Housing Reset," while Compass says it's the beginning of a "new...

Thailand, Cambodia Sign Deal to End Border Battles

Agreement renews July deal reached after pressure from Trump

(Newser) - Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon and calls for a halt in military movements and airspace violation for military purposes, the AP reports. Only Thailand has carried out airstrikes,...

The Public Figure With Highest Approval May Be a Surprise
The Public Figure
With Highest
Approval May
Be a Surprise
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Dec 27, 2025 12:10 PM CST

The Public Figure With Highest Approval May Be a Surprise

Jerome Powell at 44% is ahead of all other political, economic, judicial leaders in Gallup poll

(Newser) - A year-end poll by Gallup finds that the nation is in a "gloomy" mood, as the polling outfit puts it. Worries about finances are driving that, and people apparently aren't too confident leaders will make things right. Nobody on a list of 13 political, economic, or judicial figures...

Silver Hits $77 as Gold, Platinum Reach Record Highs

(Newser) - Silver just blew past a milestone that may have sounded far-fetched only a year ago. Spot silver surged 7% Friday, to about $77.12 an ounce, its highest level ever and up roughly 167% so far this year, reports CNBC . Analysts link the spike to tight supplies, strong investment, and...

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