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Trump Pushes to End a Long Business Practice

Companies should file earnings reports every six months, not three, says the president

(Newser) - President Trump is reviving a push to end the decades-old tradition of quarterly earnings reports. Once every six months is a much better idea, he wrote on Truth Social . Trump argued that less frequent reporting would save public companies money and free up executives to focus on the fundamentals...

US, China Reach 'Framework' to Save TikTok
Trump Hints at Deal
to Save TikTok
Sep 15, 2025 8:44 AM CDT

Trump Hints at Deal to Save TikTok

References 'a company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save,' will call Xi Friday

(Newser) - It looks like the US and China are close to a deal to keep TikTok in business for American users.
  • President Trump posted on social media Monday that a meeting between US and Chinese officials went "very well" and that they reached a deal regarding "a 'certain'
...

Whiskey Rivals Join Forces to Fight Tariff

Scotch, bourbon producers say 10% tariff could cost the US lots of money and thousands of jobs

(Newser) - Whiskey rivals Scotch and bourbon are setting aside their competition as new US tariffs threaten to shake up a centuries-old partnership, reports the New York Times . Both US whiskey producers and their Scottish counterparts agree tariffs on Scotch whisky imported into the US are bad for business on both...

Announcing Retirement, McCaul Issues Warning on World War III

House Republican says Putin is playing Trump on Ukraine 'as a KGB officer would'

(Newser) - Republican Rep. Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he plans to retire after his 11th term, taking the opportunity to warn that in light of Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, "We got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III....

Trump Says He's Sending National Guard to Memphis

He says mayor, governor support move to deal with crime in 'deeply troubled' city

(Newser) - President Trump has announced that National Guard troops will be sent to Memphis to address what he described as persistent crime problems in the "deeply troubled" city. "We're going to Memphis," the president said during a Fox & Friends appearance Friday morning. According to a...

US Incinerates $10M in Birth Control

International offers to buy or donate contraceptives were rejected by US

(Newser) - Nearly $10 million in contraceptives —including birth control pills, intrauterine devices, and hormonal implants—were destroyed on orders of Trump administration officials, according to the US Agency for International Development. The products, purchased before USAID's recent dismantling, had been stored in a Belgian warehouse for months after...

Trump Draws Cheers, Boos at 9/11 Yankees Game

President's entourage included Pam Bondi, EPA chief Lee Zeldin

(Newser) - President Trump attended the New York Yankees' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, drawing a mixed reaction from a raucous crowd while marking the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Authorities installed security glass for the president at Yankee Stadium outside the upper-level box suite belonging...

Trump Says 9/11 Response Shows 'We Will Never Yield'

Remembrances at Pentagon and in New York and Pennsylvania mark 24th anniversary of attacks

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania Trump marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon on Thursday. While traditionally observed near the building's memorial outside the Pentagon's walls, the event was moved to the internal courtyard following the assassination of political...

Trump Will Award Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom

President will give the posthumous honor to 'a giant of his generation'

(Newser) - President Trump announced on Thursday that he'll posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, report USA Today and the Los Angeles Times . Speaking at a Pentagon event honoring the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Trump called the Turning Point USA founder "a...

How the Charlie Kirk Shooting Unfolded at the White House

Shock and grief permeated the day, from the president down to young staffers who knew him

(Newser) - An aide informed President Trump of Charlie Kirk's shooting about 2:30pm Wednesday, and the "apparently shocked" president spent the next hour asking for updates, reports Maggie Haberman in the New York Times . Trump took a few calls from reporters in the interim and began referring to Kirk,...

Fired FBI Officials Sue Patel, Claim Firings Were 'Retribution'

Three agents argue Trump put political pressure on the bureau

(Newser) - Three high-ranking FBI officials were fired last month in a "campaign of retribution" carried out by a director who knew better but caved to political pressure from the Trump administration, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that describes the White House as directly meddling in the bureau's...

Harris Blames Biden's 2024 Run on His 'Ego'

Memoir reveals White House rivalry, her own reservations on speaking out

(Newser) - In her upcoming memoir, Kamala Harris reveals she questioned the wisdom of letting Joe Biden and his wife decide alone whether he should seek reelection, calling the move reckless, according to an excerpt published by the Atlantic . Harris sees it as a collective misstep, writing in 107 Days, "...

Trump Makes New Move to Pressure Russia on Ukraine

President is reportedly mulling 100% tariffs on China, India, but only if the EU does the same

(Newser) - President Trump is reportedly urging the European Union to act with the US in slapping China and India with tariffs as high as 100%, in a bold move meant to pressure Russia over its war in Ukraine. Trump made the demand of EU officials during a Tuesday meeting, where...

Trump Downplays Domestic Violence



Trump Downplays
Domestic Violence
Sep 10, 2025 5:42 AM CDT

Trump Downplays Domestic Violence

Suggests 'things that take place in the home' shouldn't count as crime

(Newser) - President Trump raised eyebrows Monday with a speech in Washington, DC, questioning whether domestic violence should count as a crime. Trump spoke about his crime-fighting record in the capital at the Museum of the Bible, claiming that crime has essentially disappeared under his watch. Trump falsely claimed Washington had...

Court: Lisa Cook Can Stay at Fed for Now

Federal court rules that embattled governor can keep her job while she fights Trump over firing her

(Newser) - A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Trump's efforts to fire her. The ruling, which the AP reports will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to assert more control over...

Supreme Court Grants Trump 'Lighting-Fast' Tariffs Hearing

High court will hear administration's appeal in November

(Newser) - The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court, the AP reports. The justices will hear the case in November, a lightning-fast timetable by the Supreme...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Foreign Aid Frozen
Roberts Says Trump Can
Keep Foreign Aid Frozen
UPDATED
Sep 9, 2025 5:52 PM CDT

Roberts Says Trump Can Keep Foreign Aid Frozen

Chief justice issues temporary order in 'pocket rescission' case

(Newser) - Supreme Court Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. The high court order is temporary, though it suggests that the justices will reverse a lower court ruling that withholding the funding was likely illegal, the...

Coney Barrett Weighs In on a Third Trump Term

She cites the 22nd Amendment's limit on two terms to Brett Baier on Fox

(Newser) - As Amy Coney Barrett continues to sit for interviews for her new memoir, the Supreme Court justice has been fielding questions about the possibility of President Trump running for a third term . Monday night on Fox, for example, Brett Baier pointed out that "the 22nd Amendment says you can...

Trump: Epstein Card a 'Dead Issue'
Trump:
Epstein Card
a 'Dead Issue'
the rundown
Sep 9, 2025 11:21 AM CDT

Trump: Epstein Card a 'Dead Issue'

President denies being the author, says he's done talking about it

(Newser) - President Trump has denied writing a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein and says he's done discussing the matter. "I don't comment on something that's a dead issue," he told NBC News . "I gave all comments to the staff. It's a dead issue."...

Rand Paul Says Vance Remarks Show 'Disdain for Human Life'

VP calls strike on Venezuelan boat 'best use of our military'; GOP senator slams lack of due process

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul publicly rebuked Vice President JD Vance after Vance praised a US military strike that destroyed a Venezuelan boat allegedly used by drug traffickers, killing 11 people. Vance had identified those on the boat as "cartel members" and called the attack the "highest and best...

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