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Goddard's Space Library to Shut, Losing Vast Material

Closure threatens unique undigitized space research records collaboration spaces

(Newser) - NASA's biggest research library is about to go dark—and much of what's inside may never be seen again. The Trump administration is shutting the main library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday as part of a campus-wide consolidation that will also close...

US Attacks 5 Boats, Saying Rescuers Looked for Survivors

Southern Command posts that vessels were running drugs, though it provides no evidence

(Newser) - The US military has reported striking five boats the Trump administration says were smuggling drugs over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday occurred. A video of Tuesday'...

Trump's Tariffs Could Wipe Italian Pasta Off US Shelves
US Softens Proposed
Tariffs on Italian Pasta
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Jan 1, 2026 12:37 PM CST

US Softens Proposed Tariffs on Italian Pasta

Italy says antidumping tariff has been cut sharply

(Newser) - Americans won't have to worry too much about Italian pasta disappearing from store shelves this year, Italian authorities say. The country's foreign ministry says proposed US tariffs on the country's biggest pasta makers have been slashed, reports Reuters . A 92% antidumping duty that would have been added...

Trump Punts on Some Tariffs
Trump Punts on Some Tariffs
Jan 1, 2026 9:00 AM CST

Trump Punts on Some Tariffs

Furniture, cabinet tariffs will hold at 25%

(Newser) - Shoppers eyeing a new sofa or kitchen redo just dodged a bigger hit to their wallets. President Trump has postponed for a year planned tariff hikes on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom vanities, according to a New Year's Eve White House statement . Cabinet and vanity tariffs had been...

Trump Gives Up on 3 National Guard Deployments

But he says troops may return to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland

(Newser) - The long-running tug-of-war over who controls California's National Guard has ended with a quiet retreat from Washington. State Attorney General Rob Bonta says the Trump administration has dropped its bid to block a federal court order that returns command of the Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, ABC10 reports. The...

How US Aid Cuts Endanger Pregnant Refugees in Kenya

Women face malnutrition, dangerous births after US aid freeze

(Newser) - A maternity ward in one of the world's biggest refugee camps is where US foreign aid cuts are showing up most clearly on the scale. Reporting from Kakuma, a camp in northwest Kenya that houses close to 310,000 people, ProPublica describes how the Trump administration's decision to...

Economists See Flat Prices, 'Housing Reset' for 2026
Real Estate Experts: 'New
Era' for Housing Is Coming
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Dec 28, 2025 6:02 AM CST

Real Estate Experts: 'New Era' for Housing Is Coming

Economists see flat prices, a 'housing reset' for 2026

(Newser) - America's housing market might finally start to thaw in 2026. After years of soaring prices and sluggish sales, multiple real-estate platforms see next year as an inflection point. Redfin has branded 2026 the "Great Housing Reset," while Compass says it's the beginning of a "new...

The FBI Is Getting New Digs, Over Lawmaker Objections

Staff to relocate to DC's Ronald Reagan Building; J. Edgar Hoover Building will be shuttered

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau's longtime headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue is headed for a permanent shutdown. Patel announced on Friday that the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC, will be closed for good, and that staff will be moved into the Ronald Reagan Building, reports the...

Silver Hits $77 as Gold, Platinum Reach Record Highs

(Newser) - Silver just blew past a milestone that may have sounded far-fetched only a year ago. Spot silver surged 7% Friday, to about $77.12 an ounce, its highest level ever and up roughly 167% so far this year, reports CNBC . Analysts link the spike to tight supplies, strong investment, and...

California Abandons Suit Over Federal Rail Money

Federal government wouldn't be a reliable partner on the project anyway, authority says

(Newser) - California has dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration over the withdrawal of $4 billion in funding for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. The suit was filed soon after the Department of Transportation's announcement in July. The High-Speed Rail Authority said said this week that it will...

Two Hospitalized After ICE Shooting in Maryland

Driver allegedly tried to ram immigration officers

(Newser) - A late-morning immigration arrest in suburban Maryland on Wednesday ended with gunfire, a crash, and two hospitalizations, federal and local officials say. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Glen Burnie, outside Baltimore, approached a van with two men who officials said were in the country illegally, reports the New York ...

Trump Administration Makes a Move on Deep Seabed Mining

Applications from Metals Company are now under review for mining in international waters

(Newser) - The US just inched closer to endorsing a new kind of mining frontier: scraping metals from the deep ocean floor in international waters. The Trump administration has begun formally reviewing the first US applications for deep-sea mineral exploration, filed by the Canada-based Metals Company. The firm, already tied to UN-regulated...

Man Went From Hosting Palm Beach Elite to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Community pressure, media spotlight help secure Jose Gonzalez's release in Southern Florida

(Newser) - A popular restaurant host who books Palm Beach's power tables is back home this week after almost two weeks in the remote South Florida detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." The New York Times reports on the story of Jose Gonzalez, longtime manager and public face of Bice...

Trump Administration Planning Vast Migrant Warehouses

Blueprint seen by WaPo spells out a network of huge converted facilities to expedite deportations

(Newser) - The next phase of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown may look less like a prison network and more like a national warehouse grid. According to a draft government solicitation obtained by the Washington Post , Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring contracts to convert industrial warehouses into high-capacity detention centers...

Santa Claus Is an ICE Agent in Ad Pushing Self-Deportation

AI-generated ad notes self-deportation bonus has been tripled for the holiday season

(Newser) - Santa Claus in tactical gear is the unlikely star of a new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement holiday campaign, the Independent reports. In an AI-generated video released by ICE, a muscular, bulletproof vest-wearing Santa Claus—complete with red suit, white beard, and weapons—is shown working alongside officers to detain...

Ohio Dem Sues to Undo Trump Renaming of Kennedy Center

Rep. Joyce Beatty's suit argues that board's Trump rebrand violates Congress' authority

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal court to strip Donald Trump's name from one of Washington's most prominent cultural landmarks. Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio filed suit on Monday against Trump and members of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board, arguing that last...

No Christmas Pause in Migrant Arrests, Says White House

Trump team's reply to Florida Catholic bishops' request: President is keeping his deportation vows

(Newser) - Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Trump on Monday to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, said it would be business as usual. The appeal was issued by Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference...

Trump May Let SpaceX Expand Into Wildlife Refuge

Critics warn Texas land swap could harm endangered species and a Civil War battlefield

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing a land swap that would hand SpaceX a sizable chunk of protected Texas coastline in the name of expansion and innovation. According to internal documents reviewed by the New York Times , federal officials are considering transferring 775 acres from the Lower Rio Grande Valley National...

60 Minutes Exec: I Had to Obey Bari Weiss

Decision to spike deportation segment continues to drive CBS newsroom backlash

(Newser) - CBS' flagship newsmagazine is now at the center of its own story after a finished 60 Minutes investigation into Trump-era deportations was yanked just before going on the air. In a private staff meeting on Monday, executive producer Tanya Simon said she backs the reporting on Venezuelan migrants deported to...

Trump Issues Warning to Maduro
Trump Has a
Warning for Maduro
Dec 23, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Trump Has a Warning for Maduro

'If he plays tough, it'll be the last time he'll ever be able to play tough'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the US Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas. Trump was surrounded by his...

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