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Noem Slammed in Senate Over 'Domestic Terrorism' Line

Homeland security chief refuses to retract or apologize for it during testimony

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill Tuesday over her department's immigration crackdown. One big theme: Multiple senators criticized her over the shooting deaths of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but Noem declined to apologize for the characterization of them as domestic...

100+ Complaints From Troops Over 'Divine Plan' Rhetoric

Service members allege commanders are framing Iran conflict as biblically ordained battle

(Newser) - Some US service members say their commanders are casting the new conflict with Iran as a prelude to the apocalypse. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports receiving upward of 110 complaints since fighting began on Saturday, alleging that officers in every branch have framed the campaign as part of a...

Kesha Slams White House for Using Her Song

Singer condemns administration's TikTok war clip as violent, 'inhumane' propaganda

(Newser) - Kesha says the White House just crossed a line with "Blow." On Monday, the singer accused the Trump administration of using her 2010 track in a Feb. 10 TikTok that shows US bomber jets and a strike on a ship timed to the lyric "This place about...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

House Republican Won't Seek Reelection

Ryan Zinke, once Trump's Interior secretary, cites health issues

(Newser) - Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana, who was Interior secretary in President Trump's first term, said Monday he will not run for for reelection this fall, citing ongoing medical issues stemming from his military service. In a letter to constituents, the 64-year-old Republican said he has undergone several surgeries since...

Harris Makes Her Pick in High-Stakes Texas Race

Ex-VP backs close ally Jasmine Crockett in pivotal Democratic primary for Senate

(Newser) - Kamala Harris just placed her biggest political bet since leaving office, throwing her support behind Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas' tight Democratic Senate primary. In a recorded message to Texas Democrats first reported by the Texas Tribune , the former vice president and POTUS contender urged Dems to back Crockett as...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

Wholesale Inflation Jumps Past Predictions

Stronger producer prices may delay anticipated rate-slashing from Federal Reserve

(Newser) - Investors hoping inflation was gliding down got a jolt from January's wholesale price report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that producer prices, a key gauge of inflation pressures earlier in the supply chain, rose more than economists anticipated. Core producer prices, which leave out more erratic...

In Oval Office Visit, Mamdani Trots Out the Tabloids

NYC mayor invokes famed 'Ford to City: Drop Dead' headline after conversation about housing

(Newser) - New York's meme mayor just took his skills to the Oval Office. Zohran Mamdani showed up at the White House on Thursday with a made-for-Trump souvenir: two mocked-up New York Daily News covers, one vintage and one aspirational, per the New York Times . The first was the 1975 classic...

Hockey Star Doesn't Love White House's AI-Edited Video

Brady Tkachuk denies anti-Canadian remarks in White House TikTok clip

(Newser) - Brady Tkachuk is not laughing along with the White House's AI gag, ESPN reports. The Ottawa Senators captain and Team USA forward says a doctored video posted on the White House's official TikTok account crossed a line by putting anti-Canadian trash talk in his mouth. The clip, which...

Ask Trump, Hillary Clinton Tells Panel Investigating Epstein

Former secretary of state testifies she doesn't know anything that would help the committee

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a closed-door appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday to say, in effect, that lawmakers are asking the wrong person about Jeffrey Epstein. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, the former first lady told lawmakers she has "no knowledge"...

Trump Returns Fire After De Niro Slam

President lashes out after actor's latest criticisms on podcast, calling De Niro 'sick and demented'

(Newser) - President Trump is back to trading barbs with Robert De Niro, and this round is particularly contentious. After an emotional De Niro called Trump "an idiot" on a recent podcast with MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace and described him as "failing, flailing, and desperate" at a DC event...

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Team USA Hockey Stars React to Trump Remark

Goalie Jeremy Swayman is apologetic over president's joke on inviting women's team to WH

(Newser) - Jeremy Swayman says he wishes the US men's Olympic hockey team had handled a recent moment involving President Trump very differently. Back with the Boston Bruins after the team's gold-medal run in Milan and a visit to the White House and State of the Union , the backup goalie...

Hegseth: We're on That Review of UFO Files

But Pentagon chief offers no clear timeline for Trump-ordered review of records

(Newser) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth says the hunt for whatever the government knows about UFOs is officially on. Speaking Monday during a visit to aerospace firm Sierra Space in Colorado, Hegseth said the Defense Department is now sorting through files on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and possible extraterrestrial life, following President...

7 Takeaways From Trump's State of the Union

Combative address broke Trump's own record for longest SOTU

(Newser) - President Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the US economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven't benefited from Trump's policies. He took the...

Trump Settles Suit Over Use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

Multiple artists have objected to president's use of their songs at rallies

(Newser) - The estate of singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes has dropped its copyright lawsuit against President Trump and his campaign after reaching a settlement over the use of the 1966 soul hit "Hold On, I'm Coming" at political rallies. The estate sued in 2024, arguing that Trump personally chose...

Trump Threatens Netflix Over Susan Rice's Board Seat

Trump calls for Democrat to be removed

(Newser) - President Trump is apparently trying to force changes to Netflix's boardroom, the Guardian reports. In a Truth Social post, the president demanded the company drop Susan Rice from its board or "face the consequences," blasting the former Obama and Biden administration official as a "political hack"...

Middle East Nations Find Huckabee's Remark 'Dangerous'

Joint statement rips ambassador's comments about Israeli takeover

(Newser) - With what sounded like an offhand line about Israel's borders, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has touched off a regional firestorm. When pressed on whether Israel had a right to land stretching across parts of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan in a chat with host Tucker Carlson, Huckabee said it...

Denmark Declines Trump Offer, Says American Needed Rescue

Helicopter picked up US submarine crew member for urgent treatment, post says

(Newser) - Denmark put an exclamation point on its "thanks anyway" after President Trump's announcement that he's sending a hospital ship to Greenland to help patients receiving inadequate care by saying it just intervened to help a US government employee in need of medical treatment. Denmark's military said...

Trump Yanks Endorsement of Congressman Over Tariffs

Colorado Republican Jeff Hurd will face challenger backed by president in primary

(Newser) - President Trump might have just turned a Colorado primary into a litmus test on tariffs. On Saturday, Trump revoked his endorsement of GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd, blasting the first-term lawmaker in a lengthy Truth Social post for his "lack of support" of the administration's tariff policies, reports the...

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