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Trump's Late-Night Pic of Himself as Pope Riles Internet

One self-described Trump supporter called the AI-created image 'disrespectful and insulting'

(Newser) - Just days after Pope Francis died last month, Donald Trump riffed that he'd like to be the next leader of the Catholic Church. Now, as the Vatican is gearing up for the conclave starting Wednesday that will select a new pontiff, the US president is extending the joke, this...

Republicans Rip Trump Budget, Especially the Defense Part

Senators say Congress will have to increase military spending

(Newser) - Three senior Republican senators responded with sharp criticism and sarcasm to President Trump's proposed 2026 budget on Friday, comparing the numbers to their party nominee's campaign promises about a strong national defense. The senators also suggested that since the final decision isn't Trump's, they'll take...

Trump Calls for $163B in Cuts Next Year

President also wants to increase defense spending

(Newser) - President Trump unveiled a 2026 budget plan on Friday that calls for sweeping cuts to federal programs and an increase in defense spending. Some key highlights follow, though the Wall Street Journal offers a reminder that any presidential blueprint is largely a "symbolic wish list" meant to lay out...

Trump Says He'll Rename Veterans Day

'We are going to start celebrating our victories again'

(Newser) - President Trump says he is renaming Veterans Day to celebrate victory—and he's giving Victory in Europe Day a new name as well. "Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing...

Trump: We're Pulling Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status

Expect a big legal fight to ensue

(Newser) - The fight between the Trump administration and Harvard escalated yet again on Friday, with the president promising a big move in a Truth Social post : "We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" Trump has floated the idea previously,...

Trump Moves to Cut Funding for 2 Media Outlets

No more federal cash for NPR, PBS, per new executive order against 'biased media'

(Newser) - President Trump has long made clear his disdain of the mainstream media, but now he's putting more teeth on that by closing the government's wallet on two major broadcasters. The commander in chief on Thursday added to his record-breaking executive-order blitz with yet another EO, this time directed...

Trump to Grads: You're Graduating Into 'Golden Age'

Counter-protesters stage rally to oppose Alabama speech

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a characteristically combative speech Thursday to University of Alabama graduates, offering words of encouragement alongside campaign-style broadsides, the AP reports. Addressing students at an optional pre-commencement event, not the official graduation, Trump described the students as "the first graduating class of the golden age of...

AP Gets a Look at Plans for Trump's Military Parade

Parade has not been finalized, but plans call for 6.6K soldiers to march on Trump's birthday

(Newser) - Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands, and possibly a couple thousand civilians, the AP has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April...

Emmys Disagree With Trump Over Story's Editing

60 Minutes ' Harris interview is nominated for that very aspect

(Newser) - The editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris that President Trump's lawsuit calls deceptive was rendered Emmy-worthy on Thursday. The segment that CBS aired in October, when Harris was the Democratic presidential nominee, was nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding edited interview, Axios reports....

Judge: Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act 'Unlawful'

Federal judge in Texas bans administration from deportations under wartime law in his district

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Trump's invocation of it was "unlawful." US District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies...

White House Launches Site With a Very Familiar Look

New portal dedicated to pro Trump news closely resembles the Drudge Report

(Newser) - The White House has a new website to highlight pro-Trump news, and it looks pretty familiar. Dubbed "White House Wire," the portal features a large photo at the top of the page, underneath which are a bunch of headlines that link to full news articles singing the praises...

Kamala Harris: Yes, Things Will Probably Get Worse First

Former VP, presidential candidate emerges to give big anti-Trump speech

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor. In her most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January following her defeat to Trump, Harris said...

Trump Cabinet Meeting Was a Lovefest

Officials drenched president with praise

(Newser) - In a two-hour game of one-upmanship at the White House on Wednesday, top Cabinet officials took turns drenching President Trump with praise that went beyond even the usual levels of adulation. Near the end of the marathon meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the US has brought home...

Impeachment Resolution Is Down to 1 Co-Sponsor

Democratic caucus chairman had said party wasn't interested in the attempt

(Newser) - Three House Democrats who signed on to Rep. Shri Thanedar's resolution to impeach President Trump have now signed off it. Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Robin Kelly, and Jerry Nadler are no longer co-sponsors after asking the House clerk to remove their names, the Hill reports. That leaves only Rep. Jan...

Trump: 'This Is Biden's Stock Market'

He blames 'overhang' for economy's first quarterly contraction in years

(Newser) - Stocks fell sharply Wednesday morning after the Commerce Department said the US economy shrank in the first quarter of this year, but the person who was president for most of that time blamed the first GDP drop since early 2022 on his predecessor. "This is Biden's Stock Market,...

Things Got Testy in Trump's '100 Days' Interview on ABC

President called the network 'one of the worst,' told interviewer he'd never heard of him

(Newser) - In addition to his Michigan rally , President Trump gave an interview to ABC News to mark his 100th day in office Tuesday, and it wasn't exactly a friendly one. Words like "contentious" and "testy" were being used to describe Trump's sit-down with Terry Moran, an anchor...

Trump Revisits Old Grudges at 100 Days Rally

'I miss the campaign,' he tells Michigan crowd

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday celebrated the 100th day of his second term—yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, bringing up past grudges and grievances. The AP reports that at the rally at Macomb Community College in suburban Detroit. Trump repeatedly mocked his Democratic predecessor, Joe...

Trump to Revisit Auto Industry Tariffs
Trump's 'Significant
Reversal' on Auto Tariffs
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Apr 29, 2025 7:52 PM CDT

Trump's 'Significant Reversal' on Auto Tariffs

He signs executive order to ease impact on US automakers

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales, and make US production...

Judge: White House Must Give Radio Free Europe Its $12M

The money had been appropriated by Congress

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years. US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee, granted the temporary restraining order...

Trump Fires Biden Nominees to Holocaust Memorial Council

'To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a wedge issue is dangerous,' Doug Emhoff says

(Newser) - President Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden's nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris. The board oversees the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  • Emhoff, who is Jewish and who led the Biden administration's efforts
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