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Intel Gives US 10% Stake in the Company

Move follows talks over federal grants and Intel's mounting losses

(Newser) - The US government is about to become one of Intel's largest shareholders. President Trump said Friday the federal government will acquire a nearly 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker following two weeks of intense negotiations, reports the Wall Street Journal . Speaking to reporters, Trump recounted his talks with...

Trump: Chicago Is Probably Next to See Federal Troops

President has plans for major US cities

(Newser) - Chicago may be getting the DC treatment next. President Trump on Friday suggested that he planned to send federal troops to various US cities, using the same model as what's happening in Washington, reports Fox News .
  • "We're going to make our cities very, very safe," Trump
...

Canada's Move Resets Trade Talks With US

PM Carney drops retaliatory tariffs to match US

(Newser) - Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match US tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday. Carney said Canada will include the carve-out that the US has on Canadian goods under the 2020 free trade deal that shields the vast majority...

What We Know About the John Bolton Searches
What We Know About
the John Bolton Searches
the rundown
Aug 22, 2025 12:17 PM CDT

What We Know About the John Bolton Searches

President Trump says he was not informed in advance about move against political rival

(Newser) - FBI agents searched the Maryland home and the DC office of John Bolton on Friday, but the former national security adviser remained free as of Friday afternoon and no charges have been announced. Coverage:
  • It's classified: Authorities have not revealed the purpose of the searches, but the Washington Post
...

Trump: If Fed Governor Doesn't Resign, 'I'll Fire Her'

President keeps up pressure on Lisa Cook

(Newser) - President Trump stepped up his pressure on the Federal Reserve on Friday, threatening to fire one of the central bank's governors if she doesn't step down on her own. "What she did was bad," Trump told reporters, referring to Lisa Cook. "I'll fire her...

Trump's DC 'Patrol' Involved Pizza, Burgers

President handed out food, thanked troops and law enforcement

(Newser) - When President Trump said Thursday that he would be "going out tonight" with law enforcement and the National Guard in Washington, DC, it wasn't clear exactly what he would be doing. He ended up delivering pizza and burgers instead of riding along with law enforcement as expected, Fox...

Feds Demand Details on Trans Patients
Feds Demand Names
of Trans Patients
Aug 22, 2025 1:04 AM CDT

Feds Demand Names of Trans Patients

Subpoena sent to one hospital demands names, Social Security numbers, and more

(Newser) - When the US Justice Department sought information from doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care for young transgender patients, officials weren't just asking for policies. They also demanded information about individual patients, the AP reports. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a statement July 9 that the department had...

Trump Threatens 'Harsh Measures' in County Clerk Case

He orders Colorado to free Tina Peters

(Newser) - President Trump has renewed his call for the release of Tina Peters, a former county clerk in Colorado who is serving a nine-year sentence for tampering with voting machines in a fruitless attempt to show that Democrats had tampered with the machines in the 2020 election. Trump can't pardon...

White House Shuts Down Tours for Ballroom Construction

Visitors will be shut out indefinitely during $200M project

(Newser) - White House tours are off the table for the foreseeable future, thanks to President Trump's push to add a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom to the historic residence. The administration recently pulled the plug on all upcoming tours—including those already confirmed for September—and won't be...

Trump: I'm Going Out on Patrol With National Guard

It's expected to happen Thursday night

(Newser) - President Trump isn't just deploying federal troops to the streets of DC—he is going out on patrol himself. "I'm going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police and with the military, of course," Trump told conservative radio host Todd Starnes on Thursday,...

NY Court Throws Out Massive Fraud Penalty Against Trump

New York court calls $515M+ award over whether president inflated his assets 'excessive'

(Newser) - An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state's lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth. A panel of five judges in New York's mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump more than...

What Ban? White House Joins TikTok
White House Joins TikTok
Aug 21, 2025 6:29 AM CDT

White House Joins TikTok

Account launches month before deadline for TikTok sale

(Newser) - The White House has officially joined TikTok , launching an account even as the fate of the popular app hangs in the balance. The move comes as Bytedance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, faces a looming Sept. 17 deadline to sell the app to a US buyer or be banned...

US Strikes Deportation Deal With Uganda

Uganda will take deportees as long as a few conditions are met

(Newser) - Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said Thursday. The Ugandan foreign affairs ministry in a statement said the "two parties are working out the detailed modalities...

Latest South Park Episode Takes On Feds' Takeover of DC

Comedy Central show is not done roasting the Trump administration

(Newser) - South Park continued its cartoon assault on the Trump administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal takeover of Washington, DC's police department, the AP reports. The latest installment on Comedy Central depicted the recurring character "Towelie"—a walking, talking towel—riding in a bus past...

Trump Says Fed Governor 'Must Resign'
Fed Governor
Rejects Call by
Trump to Quit
updated
Aug 20, 2025 5:52 PM CDT

Fed Governor Rejects Call by Trump to Quit

Federal Housing Finance Agency chief accused Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud

(Newser) - President Trump is calling for the resignation of a governor of the Federal Reserve after the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency accused her of mortgage fraud. "Cook must resign, now!!!" Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social , referencing a Bloomberg story about Fed governor Lisa Cook. Late...

Hurricanes Strike a New Fear Into America's Migrants

Those without permanent legal status fear they'll need to avoid shelters due to ICE detentions

(Newser) - If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailerlike home. In past storms, she evacuated to her sister's sturdier house. If she couldn't get there, a shelter set up at the local high school served as a...

Trump: Smithsonian Fixates on 'How Bad Slavery Was'

President says museum is 'OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has already made clear it will ensure the Smithsonian Institution aligns "with American ideals." On Tuesday, President Trump expounded thusly: "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden...

Musk May Be Preparing to Back JD Vance

WSJ reports billionaire has stepped back from plans for third party

(Newser) - Unhappy with President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," Elon Musk vowed to start a new political party , and after polling X users in early July, announced "the America Party is formed." Six weeks later, we know essentially nothing about the America Party—which might be by...

Justice Dept. Is Taking a Look at DC's Crime Stats

DOJ is investigating the accuracy of reported crime drops in nation's capital

(Newser) - The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether the police department in Washington, DC, manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer, according to sources familiar with the case. The probe, which is being run by the federal prosecutor's office in DC, puts local officials...

Nebraska Plans Immigration Detention Center 'Cornhusker Clink'

It follows 'Alligator Alcatraz' and the like

(Newser) - Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Trump's administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations, the AP reports. The facility will be dubbed the "Cornhusker Clink," a play on Nebraska's nickname...

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