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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,...

US Offers Ukraine NATO-Like Guarantee

'We still have different positions' on turning over territory, Zelensky says

(Newser) - US negotiators said Monday they offered a NATO-style promise to shield Ukraine—without saying exactly how far it would go if Russia attacks again. American officials in Berlin for the talks said they presented Ukraine with a package of security guarantees meant to underpin a future peace deal with Russia,...

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...

California Hires Ousted CDC Director
California Hires
Ousted CDC Director
Dec 15, 2025 12:30 PM CST

California Hires Ousted CDC Director

Susan Monarez, Debra Houry to advise state's new public health initiative

(Newser) - California has hired two former CDC leaders who were fired or quit after clashes with the Trump administration. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that former CDC director Susan Monarez, who claimed she was fired after refusing to approve vaccine guidance not backed by science , and former chief medical officer Debra...

Belarus Opposition Figures Go Free After US Talks
Belarus Frees Opposition Icons
Dec 13, 2025 3:04 PM CST

Belarus Frees Opposition Icons

123 prisoners released after deal with US include Maria Kolesnikova and Ales Bialiatski, winner of Nobel Peace Prize

(Newser) - Maria Kolesnikova, a central figure in Belarus' 2020 protest movement, has been released along with 122 other prisoners after more than five years behind bars, the US embassy in Vilnius said Saturday. Onetime opposition candidate Viktar Babaryka and Ales Bialiatski, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while in jail...

TSA Provides Passenger Lists to Accelerate Deportations

Information had been used only for security screening, not for enforcement

(Newser) - Immigration officers have gained a powerful new tool at US airports: full access to lists of upcoming airline passengers. Under a program that began in March but had not been disclosed, the Transportation Security Administration regularly sends Immigration and Customs Enforcement the names of travelers who are scheduled to fly,...

Trump Team Nixes Slavery, Suffrage Anniversary Quarters

Instead, coins for America's 250th birthday to show Founding Fathers, may also include $1 Trump coin

(Newser) - A planned set of quarters marking America's 250th birthday will look different than originally envisioned. An earlier proposal to spotlight the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the Civil Rights Movement has been shelved by the Trump administration in favor of designs centered on the Mayflower Compact, the...

Trump Weighs Order to Reclassify Marijuana: Sources

Move could reclassify cannabis to lower-risk Schedule III category

(Newser) - President Trump is weighing what could be the most significant shift in federal cannabis policy in decades, according to six sources familiar with internal discussions who spoke to the Washington Post . The president is expected to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to seek a change in how the...

SZA Slams 'Rage Baiting' ICE Ad Featuring Her Song

Singer condemns ICE's use of 'Big Boys' to promote immigration enforcement video

(Newser) - SZA's viral "cuffing season" anthem just got pulled into an immigration fight she wants no part of. The singer denounced the White House after it used "Big Boys" —the spoof track she performed in a 2022 Saturday Night Live sketch—in a social media post praising...

Homeland Security Buys Its Own 737 Jets for Deportations

Contract worth nearly $140M for 6 Boeing jets comes amid record deportation push

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly signed a contract worth almost $140 million to scoop up six Boeing 737 jets, marking a shift from reliance on chartered planes to establishing its own fleet for deportation operations. A Washington Post exclusive reports that the contract is funded by a large...

Tate Brothers Had Friends in Trump Orbit, Including Barron

New York Times investigation looks at the surprise order that sprung them from Romania

(Newser) - The White House says it has played no role in the legal affairs of the notorious Tate brothers , but a New York Times investigation suggests otherwise. The lengthy piece examines Romania's surprise decision in 2022 to allow Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan, 37, to leave the country, concluding that...

Machado's Trip to Collect Nobel Peace Prize Was Like No Other

Venezuela opposition leader evaded checkpoints, braved sea voyage to get to Oslo

(Newser) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado pulled off a dramatic escape from her homeland this week, dodging military checkpoints and braving a risky sea voyage, all to collect the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Sporting a wig and disguise, Machado slipped out of a Caracas suburb where she'd been...

Trump: US Has Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela

It's major escalation in tensions with Maduro regime

(Newser) - US forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela's coast. The move escalates tensions with the Maduro regime and raises new questions about the future of Venezuela's oil exports, Bloomberg reports. President Trump confirmed the seizure Wednesday afternoon. "We've just seized a tanker on the...

Canada Moves to Poach H-1B Talent
Canada Moves to
Poach H-1B Talent
Dec 10, 2025 9:56 AM CST

Canada Moves to Poach H-1B Talent

Ottawa launches $1.2B plan to recruit foreign skilled workers

(Newser) - Canada is positioning itself to attract the kinds of highly-skilled workers now facing $100,000 fees to enter the US . On Tuesday, Ottawa unveiled a 10-year, $1.2 billion plan to recruit more than 1,000 doctors, scientists, and researchers by funding salaries, infrastructure, and grants in what it bills...

Judge Ends National Guard Deployment in LA

Ruling finds Trump administration acted illegally in keeping troops there for 6 months

(Newser) - A federal judge in California has decided that the crisis that once justified keeping National Guard troops in Los Angeles is over. In a ruling Wednesday, per the Los Angeles Times , US District Judge Charles R. Breyer ordered the Trump administration to immediately end its deployment of California National Guard...

Why Aren't Boat Strike Survivors Being Tried in US?

Keeping them out of US justice system, sending them home undermines Trump administration's claims: NYT

(Newser) - Pentagon officials considered sending survivors of military strikes on suspected drug boats to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, where the US had previously sent Venezuelan deportees, according to the New York Times . Pentagon lawyers reportedly made the suggestion in a call with State Department lawyers after an October military...

Foreign Tourists May Need to Pass Social Media Inspection

Plan would require 5 years of social media history, plus family details, under visa waiver program

(Newser) - Foreign tourists hoping to enter the US under its visa waiver program may soon have to hand over a lot more than an email address and phone number. Under a proposal filed Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection says it plans to collect up to five years of social media history...

Navratilova: US Used to Be 'Freest Country in the World'
Navratilova: I
Wouldn't Defect
to the US Now
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Dec 10, 2025 7:48 AM CST

Navratilova: I Wouldn't Defect to the US Now

Tennis great says she's 'proud' to be an American, but 'embarrassed for what Trump is doing' to nation

(Newser) - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who famously defected to the United States from Czechoslovakia as a teen in 1975, is using her platform to blast President Trump and what she sees as a slide toward authoritarianism in the United States. In a new ad for the anti-Trump group Home of the...

Rubio: Biden-Era Font Change Was a 'Degradation'

State Department back to using Times New Roman, putting professionalism over accessibility

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to stop using Calibri, the easy-to-read typeface adopted under the Biden administration, calling it a "wasteful" nod to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. In a Tuesday directive to diplomatic posts around the world, obtained by the New ...

NWS Scrambles to Replace Staff Cut by DOGE

Staffing shortages slow forecasts, threaten accuracy of winter storm warnings

(Newser) - The National Weather Service is scrambling to rebuild its workforce after steep staffing cuts but progress has been sluggish, raising concerns about the agency's ability to deliver timely and accurate forecasts during critical storm seasons. Despite receiving authorization in July to hire 450 new staff—after roughly 550 positions...

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