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'You Think That's Easy?' Assessing Trump's Speech

Critics say he sounded panicky, but supporters say he exuded confidence

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday night focused on the economy that might be summed up in one line: "I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it." Trump went after predecessor Joe Biden repeatedly and insisted that the economy was improving under his watch. Some takes:...

Trump, a 'Student of History,' Writes 'Eloquent' Presidential Plaques

Bronze plaques added to West Wing feature partisan attacks and debunked claims

(Newser) - It's not just the Oval Office getting the Trump treatment—now the White House's Colonnade is talking, too. President Trump has added a new feature to the West Wing walkway he's dubbed the "Presidential Walk of Fame": bronze plaques beneath the portraits of his predecessors that...

In Speech, Trump Says $1,776 Checks Are on Way to US Troops

Bonus check is being sent for Christmas, president says

(Newser) - President Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to US troops for Christmas, the AP reports. The remarks came as the nation...

Trump Opens Speech With Claims Economy Will Be Fine

'I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it'

(Newser) - President Trump tried in a live speech Wednesday night from the White House to convince the American people that they are wrong to worry about the US economy, saying any challenges are being repaired, the AP reports. "Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it,...

Trump Pays Respects to 3 Killed in Syria

President met families before transfer at Dover Air Force base

(Newser) - President Trump paid his respects Wednesday to two Iowa National Guard members and a US civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to the country they served. Trump met privately with the families at Dover...

Trump World Circles Wagons Around Embattled Susie Wiles

Allies rally after WH chief of staff's candid remarks to Vanity Fair on president, aides, Epstein files

(Newser) - Susie Wiles is suddenly the most publicly defended person in President Trump's orbit. After Vanity Fair ran a two-part profile by Chris Whipple based on 11 interviews with Wiles, the White House chief of staff and longtime adviser came under scrutiny for remarks in which she questioned some of...

Trump Adds 5 Countries to Full Travel Ban
Trump Expands Travel Ban
Dec 16, 2025 9:10 PM CST

Trump Expands Travel Ban

New restrictions placed on 20 countries

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the US. The Trump administration included five more countries as well...

Chief of Staff Wiles: Trump Has 'Alcoholic's Personality'

Powerful White House figure makes candid remarks in rare interview

(Newser) - President Trump may be a teetotaler, but he has an "alcoholic's personality," according to chief of staff Susie Wiles. It's one of the surprisingly candid observations revealed in a lengthy Vanity Fair profile of the powerful yet low-profile White House figure. The piece by Chris Whipple...

Michelle Obama Defends Reiners After Trump Post: 'Not Deranged'

Former first lady speaks to couple's character on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show

(Newser) - Michelle Obama says a social evening with Rob and Michele Reiner never happened for the worst possible reason. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the former first lady revealed that she and former President Obama had been set to see the couple on the very day they were found...

Musk Is Back to Bankrolling GOP Campaigns

So much for the billionaire's 'American Party'

(Newser) - Elon Musk is quietly reemerging as a heavyweight Republican donor, this time with a focus on the 2026 battle for Congress. According to Axios , Musk has begun pouring money into GOP House and Senate campaigns, marking a notable shift from his supposed launch of a third " American Party "...

It's Fiancee No. 3 for Donald Trump Jr.

President's oldest son is engaged to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. is heading to the altar again, this time with Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach social figure whose relationship with him has long been the subject of rumors. Per the New York Times , President Trump revealed the engagement on Monday night during a White House holiday party, and...

Trump Defines Illicit Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Executive order targets traffickers' assets and aims to boost federal fentanyl prosecutions

(Newser) - Fentanyl just got bumped into the same legal category as chemical weapons. President Trump on Monday signed an executive order labeling illicit fentanyl and its main precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction, saying in the Oval Office that "no bomb does what this is doing." The move,...

Filing: Completing Ballroom Is a National Security Issue

Administration argues against lawsuit to halt work until it receives approvals

(Newser) - Construction on a White House ballroom must continue for reasons of national security, the Trump administration contended Monday in a court filing. The argument was made in response to a lawsuit filed on Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation asking a federal judge to halt the project until...

Trump Blames Reiner's Politics for His Death

Filmmaker suffered from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome,' writes the president

(Newser) - President Trump has weighed in on the murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife Michele , calling it a "very sad thing" but also blaming Rob Reiner's liberal political views for his death, reports the Hill .
  • "A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood," the president
...

Ex-Clerk's Lawyer: Trump Can Pardon Her State Conviction

Law experts dispute legality of Trump's pardon for Tina Peters

(Newser) - A Colorado election case is turning into a constitutional test after an attorney for former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters claimed President Trump can wipe away her state conviction with a presidential pardon, KJCT 8 reports. Attorney Peter Ticktin argues that Trump's clemency powers are not confined to federal...

Suit Demands Fulton County Turn Over 2020 Data to DOJ

Trump renews claims presidential election was stolen

(Newser) - The Justice Department is taking Fulton County, Georgia, to court over 2020 election records, even as President Trump continues to insist, without credible evidence, that the race was stolen from him. In a lawsuit filed Friday, the department says it needs to review whether Georgia complied with federal election law...

Thailand: Despite Trump Claims, We Didn't Agree to Ceasefire

Fighting has resumed Saturday along the Thailand-Cambodia border

(Newser) - Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after US President Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he'd won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire. Thai officials have said they didn't agree to a ceasefire, and Cambodia hasn't commented on Trump'...

Noonan: Kirk Killing Has Trump World 'Cracking Up'

'Did he understand how much he was holding together the Trumpian right?'

(Newser) - Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan checks in on President Trump nearly a year into his second term, and pronounces him "in a fix, surrounded by mood shifts, challenges and bad signs." All the polls seem to be pointing down, for one thing. Trump previously used immigration...

Newly Released Epstein Photos Feature Trump, Bill Clinton

House Democrats release another batch

(Newser) - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of President Trump and former President Clinton, per the AP . The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received...

Preservationists Sue Trump Over White House Ballroom

They want an architectural review and congressional approval

(Newser) - President Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over his White House ballroom project. As the AP reports, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is asking a federal court to stop Trump's White House ballroom project until it goes through comprehensive design...

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