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After Slight at Trump, Base Commander Suspended

Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez disciplined after portraits of president, Hegseth were flipped to face a wall

(Newser) - The US Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base's first female commander after discovering portraits of President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall. The Army has posted an undated statement on Fort McCoy's website saying Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez has...

Judge Gives Administration Brief Respite on Abrego Garcia

Trump administration now has until next week to provide details on efforts to return him to US

(Newser) - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted her order requiring the Trump administration to provide information on its efforts so far, if any, to retrieve a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, the AP reports. Drew Ensign, a deputy assistant attorney general, filed a sealed motion requesting a...

Trump Plans 100th Day Rally in Michigan

Rally follows tariff debates and meeting with state's governor

(Newser) - President Trump will hold a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, next Tuesday to celebrate his first 100 days in office, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday. This will be Trump's first big rally since his inauguration and his first visit to Michigan since winning the battleground...

Biggest Trump Coin Investors Are Offered Special Access

Ethics advocates, Democrats rip 'pay-to-play deal'

(Newser) - President Trump's cryptocurrency token soared more than 60% on Wednesday after the announcement that its biggest investors would be invited to dine with the president at one of his clubs and receive a special tour of the White House. "The most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World," as...

Americans' Views on Economy Have Changed Drastically in 3 Months

Record high 53% say their financial situation is worsening

(Newser) - Donald Trump was reelected to the Oval Office partly because those who voted for him had faith he'd boost the economy. Now, two recent surveys from Gallup and Reuters/Ipsos suggest that Americans' confidence in the president to achieve that is waning, especially after his administration's launch of tariffs...

Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on Voice of America

Orders the state-sponsored outlet be restored, at least for now

(Newser) - The coalition suing the Trump administration for its shutdown of Voice of America scored a win in court Tuesday. A federal judge found that the dismantling of the state media outlet, which for decades disseminated news about the US to other countries, was likely against the law, the Hill reports....

Trump: 'I Have No Intention' of Firing Fed Chief

But he would like Powell to 'be a little more active in terms of his idea to lower interest rates'

(Newser) - Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough," President Trump declared last Thursday , rattling stock markets—but on Tuesday, he said he had no plans to try to fire him. Asked by a reporter in the Oval Office if he intended to fire Powell, Trump...

Larry David's Essay Takes Bill Maher to Task

Comedian tweaks fellow comic over his meeting with Trump

(Newser) - Larry David wrote a satirical essay for the New York Times on Monday in which he envisioned a critic of Adolf Hitler having dinner with the German dictator in 1939 and coming away charmed. A day later, the chatter around the essay is about how David was really writing about...

This Might Be the Dow's Worst April Since the Depression

Investors rattled by threats to Fed's independence on top of tariffs

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal reports that Wall Street is on track for two very much unwanted milestones that reach back to the Great Depression:
  • The Dow, which lost about 1,000 points on Monday, might chalk up its worst April since 1932. The index began April at about 42,000,
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Involuntary Collection Resuming for Student Loans in Default

Millions could potentially see their wages garnished

(Newser) - The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. The Trump administration 's announcement marks an...

Trump Says He'll Be at Pope's Funeral

He orders flags flown at half-staff to honor Francis

(Newser) - President Trump has ordered flags at the White House and all other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of Pope Francis. Trump made the announcement at the start of the White House Easter Egg Roll, flanked by Melania Trump and the Easter Bunny, USA Today reports....

Trump May Be Quietly Working on Plan to Push Up Birth Rate

Sources tell NYT proposals include cash bonuses, IVF access, and family-first policies

(Newser) - President Trump's policy moves may revolve around tariffs, slashing the size of the federal government, and deportations, but sources tell the New York Times there's one other issue gaining steam in the background: increasing the US birthrate, which has been declining since 2007. Those sources—four people...

Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Powell
Trump Goes After Powell
Again, and Markets Slide
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Apr 21, 2025 10:17 AM CDT

Trump Goes After Powell Again, and Markets Slide

Dow falls more than 900 points on Monday morning

(Newser) - The stock market is off to a miserable start in the new week, and a new blast from President Trump directed at Fed chief Jerome Powell appears to be a factor, reports CNBC .
  • The Dow was down more than 930 points, or 2.3% after 11am. The benchmark S&P
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Trump Protesters Turn Out on Revolutionary War Anniversary

Demonstrators see parallel to the fight against British crown

(Newser) - Hundreds of rallies across the US again drew demonstrators opposed to President Trump's policies on Saturday, in an attempt to capitalize on what organizers see as growing resistance. Many of the more than 800 protests, teach-ins, and mutual aid efforts planned were part of a "day of action"...

Administration Pulls Page With COVID Information

Users are redirected to White House site blaming China, Democrats

(Newser) - Until Friday, Americans going to the federal government's online COVID-19 portal could find information about masking, free testing, and treatment for infections of the disease that has killed more than 1 million people in the US. Now anyone going to Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov is redirected to a...

Trump Puts End to a 'Stupid' Commercial Fishing Limitation

(Newser) - President Trump is opening commercial fishing in one of the world's largest ocean reserves, ending years of strict protection for a region rich in marine life. The executive order issued Thursday involves the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, an area about 750 miles west of Hawaii that...

SCOTUS Blocks, for Now, New Trump Deportations

Order blocks deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Reuters...

Musk-Bessent Friction Leads to More Drama at IRS
Musk-Bessent Friction Leads
to More Drama at IRS
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Apr 18, 2025 2:13 PM CDT

Musk-Bessent Friction Leads to More Drama at IRS

Tax agency is getting yet another interim leader

(Newser) - The IRS is getting its fifth leader since January, and the latest turnover is the result of friction between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, reports the New York Times . Coverage:
  • Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender is taking over, reports the Wall Street Journal . He is Bessent's pick.
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Trump May Be Preparing Push to Fire Fed Chief

Sources tell WSJ he has been discussing removing Jerome Powell for months

(Newser) - President Trump's remark Thursday that Jerome Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough" came after months of private discussions about firing the Federal Reserve chief, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The sources say Trump, in private meetings at Mar-a-Lago, has talked about replacing Powell with former Fed...

Trump on Latest Mass Shooting: 'The Gun Doesn't Do the Shooting'

President promises to protect 2nd amendment rights

(Newser) - In the wake of the the latest US mass shooting, which left two dead and at least six injured on the campus of Florida State University Thursday , President Trump made a vow to protect the Second Amendment. Asked by a reporter in the Oval Office if he wanted to make...

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