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JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center
JD Vance Booed
at Kennedy Center
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Mar 14, 2025 5:46 AM CDT

JD Vance Booed at Kennedy Center

Reaction follows Trump's gutting of board, appointment as chair

(Newser) - A crowd gathered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday was none too pleased to see a certain vice president in the audience. As JD Vance and his wife, Usha, took their balcony seats for a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra, loud boos and...

FBI: Habitat for Humanity Among Groups Under Investigation

As well as other organizations that received Biden-era grants

(Newser) - Sources say the FBI, under the direction of the Trump administration, is moving to criminalize organizations that received Biden-era climate grants. In court filings Wednesday, Citibank said that the FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Treasury Department requested that the accounts of some nonprofits and state government agencies be...

2nd Judge Orders Trump Administration to Rehire Workers

White House has not yet responded to this judge's order

(Newser) - A second federal judge on Thursday handed down an order requiring President Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, slowing down for now the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government. Both judges separately...

Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Rehired

Ruling calls Trump administration's firing of probationary employees an illegal 'sham'

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the government to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired after President Trump took office, reports the New York Times . Judge William J. Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said the mass firings were a "sham" and ordered the...

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs
Trump Hits Back on
EU Counter Tariffs
Mar 13, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs

Threatens 200% tariff on EU alcohol, complains 'Entire World is RIPPING US OFF!!!'

(Newser) - President Trump says he'll slap 200% tariffs on wine and other alcohol from Europe if the European Union doesn't nix a planned 50% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey. The EU announced counter tariffs on Wednesday on $28 billion worth of US goods in response to Trump's "...

All Migrants at Guantanamo Sent Back to US

The operation has cost $16M so far, per NYT

(Newser) - A group of 40 migrants taken to Guantánamo Bay in recent weeks was returned to the US on Tuesday, marking the second time the Trump administration has brought people to the US military base only to remove them a short time later—"a costly and time-consuming exercise,"...

Trump Accuses Ireland of Taking Advantage of US

'I think the Irish love Trump,' Trump says during event with country's leader

(Newser) - President Trump welcomed Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Wednesday for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House, where he added Ireland to the list of countries he says are taking advantage of the United States. The Irish leader, who offered only gentle pushback to some...

Rosie O'Donnell Didn't Stick Around for Trump's 2nd Term

She'll consider returning to the US 'when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights'

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell confirmed in a TikTok video Tuesday that she moved out of the US days before President Trump began his second term. O'Donnell, a frequent Trump target for many years, said she moved to Ireland on Jan. 15 with her daughter Clay. She hinted at the move...

With Trump's Tariffs Now Live, Canada Hits Back

Its move follows a similar one from the EU

(Newser) - It's a double-whammy Wednesday on the retaliatory-tariffs front: Hours after the EU rolled out new duties on goods ranging from motorcycles to bourbon , Canada followed suit. The country said Wednesday that it plans to impose 25% reciprocal tariffs on roughly $21 billion of imports from the US. The move...

After 7 Hours of Negotiations, Russia Now Holds 'the Key'

Whether a 30-day ceasefire will come to pass is up to Putin

(Newser) - Will a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine come to pass? "The key is in Moscow's hands," is how the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office put it, reports ABC News . Some seven hours of negotiations on Tuesday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National...

Trump's 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect

Tariffs on imports from Canada remain at 25% despite earlier threat

(Newser) - President Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create US factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown, the AP reports. Trump removed...

White House Reacts to Musk's Social Security Comments

Trump administration insists benefits won't be cut

(Newser) - Elon Musk sparked alarm Monday when he suggested the Department of Government Efficiency might make cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programs, and the Trump administration on Tuesday clarified that no cuts would be made to benefits that are collected under those programs.
  • Musk: "The waste and fraud
...

Trump Buys Tesla at White House
Trump Buys a Tesla
at White House
Mar 11, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

Trump Buys a Tesla at White House

He says it's a show of support for Musk

(Newser) - President Trump shopped for a new Tesla on the White House driveway on Tuesday, selecting a shiny red sedan to show his support for Elon Musk's company. "Wow," Trump said as he eased his way into the driver's seat of a Model S. "That's...

Ford Suspends Tariff After 'Olive Branch' From US

Ontario leader says he has been invited to Washington, DC for trade talks

(Newser) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford, saying "both parties are heated and the temperature needs to come down," has suspended the Canadian province's 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the US. Ford, who vowed to be "relentless" earlier Tuesday after President Trump said he would double US tariffs...

In War of Words, Ontario&#39;s Leader Cites &#39;Trump Recession&#39;
After Trump's Big Move,
Ontario Premier Fires Back
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Mar 11, 2025 12:26 PM CDT

After Trump's Big Move, Ontario Premier Fires Back

Doug Ford says US and Canada risk a 'Trump recession' because of the US president

(Newser) - President Trump escalated the trade war with Canada on Tuesday, a move that has further rattled markets and resulted in a war of words with the leader of Canada's most popular province.
  • "We will not back down," Ontario premier Doug Ford told MSNBC after Trump's decision
...

Trump Ups Canadian Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%

The trade war is intensifying

(Newser) - President Trump says that he'll double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, reports the AP , escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor. Trump says the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to...

Musk Loses $22B in a Day
Musk Loses
$22B in a Day
Mar 11, 2025 6:41 AM CDT

Musk Loses $22B in a Day

That puts his net worth down 6.66% to $320B

(Newser) - Monday was a "horrible, no good, very bad day for Elon Musk," MSNBC reports, as the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO lost nearly $23 billion in net worth. First, Musk claimed his social media platform, X, fell victim to a " massive cyberattack " using "a lot...

Investors Worry 'Soft Landing' Is Going Off Track

Meanwhile, Dow futures point to modest gains at open after Monday's selloff

(Newser) - It appears the stock market will open in positive territory on Tuesday after Monday's steep selloff , though nowhere near big enough to recoup the losses. Dow futures were up about 100 points, reports CNBC , after losing nearly 900 at Monday's close. A "modicum of calm" also returned...

Fears of a 2025 Recession Are Gaining Steam
Fears of a 2025 Recession
Are Gaining Steam
the rundown
Mar 10, 2025 10:43 AM CDT

Fears of a 2025 Recession Are Gaining Steam

Big banks more pessimistic as Trump declines to rule out the possibility

(Newser) - Wall Street started the new trading week in a foul mood on Monday, with the Dow tumbling about 500 points and the benchmark S&P 500 index down more than 2%. It's a continuation of last week's selloff blamed on tariff uncertainty, but Monday's pain appears to...

Trump Defends Coney Barrett Amid Backlash on the Right

'She's a very good woman,' says the president despite her key ruling against him

(Newser) - Amy Coney Barrett may be an unpopular figure in MAGA world these days, but President Trump himself is not joining the critics. "She's a very good woman," Trump told reporters Sunday when asked about the Supreme Court justice. "She's very smart, and I don't...

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