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James Cameron on His Move to New Zealand: They're 'Sane'

Avatar director praises nation's COVID response, vaccination rates, political climate

(Newser) - James Cameron isn't mincing words about why he's moved Down Under. In an appearance on the In Depth With Graham Bensinger podcast, the Avatar director praised New Zealand's pandemic response and vaccination uptake, while knocking the United States for what he sees as a broad rejection of...

There's a Reason Minn. National Guard Now Wears Neon Vests

Reflective vests aim to distinguish Guard from militarized federal officers for ICE, other agencies

(Newser) - Minnesota's citizen-soldiers may soon look less like troops and more like school crossing guards, at least the way Fast Company is framing it. State officials now say that, if the Minnesota National Guard is officially activated around the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, members will don bright reflective vests so residents...

NPS Pulls Slavery Exhibit at Washington's Philly Residence

Order follows Trump administration directive to revise supposedly divisive historical interpretations

(Newser) - Visitors to the place where George Washington lived as president will no longer see a National Park Service exhibit detailing the enslaved people who worked there, and the city of Philadelphia is suing over it. NPS staff on Thursday removed interpretive panels on slavery at the President's House Site...

US Says It Has Finalized Withdrawal From WHO

'It's the most ruinous presidential decision in my Iifetime,' public health expert says

(Newser) - The US says it has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it's hardly a clean break, the AP reports. The US owes more than $130 million to the global health...

Trump Pulls Canada's Board of Peace Invite

Move comes after Carney pushed back against criticism

(Newser) - President Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join the "Board of Peace" he unveiled Thursda y at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In a Truth Social post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday evening, Trump said: "Please let this Letter serve to represent that...

215-215 Tie Defeats Attempt to Limit US Force in Venezuela

Measure requiring congressional approval for military action ends in shouting, late-arriving voter

(Newser) - The House narrowly blocked an effort Thursday to restrict President Trump's authority to use military force in Venezuela, with the measure failing on a 215-215 tie. The Democratic-led war powers resolution would have required the president to withdraw US armed forces from Venezuela unless Congress explicitly authorized military action....

In Davos, Trump Unveils His 'Board of Peace'

He says it will be 'something very, very unique for the world'

(Newser) - President Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza, bringing leaders from more than a dozen countries onstage Thursday, though many top American allies aren't participating in the board. Speaking at a ceremony to sign the board's...

Trump Is Suing One of Wall Street's Biggest Banks

He alleges he was 'debanked' by JPMorgan Chase for 'woke' reasons

(Newser) - President Trump is taking one of Wall Street's biggest banks to court, claiming it tried to quietly cut him off over politics and then blacklist him. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Florida state court, Trump and several of his hospitality businesses accuse JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon...

Qatari Gift to Serve as Temporary Air Force One

Air Force says it will be ready by summer

(Newser) - A foreign gift is on track to become the president's ride by this summer. The Air Force says the Qatari-funded Boeing 747-8 being converted into a temporary Air Force One—known internally as a "VC-25 bridge aircraft"—is expected to be ready "no later than summer...

Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

Barron Trump May Have Helped Save Brit After Alarming Call

President's teen son is said to have alerted UK cops after witnessing alleged assault on video chat

(Newser) - Barron Trump's late-night video chat from the US spilled into a London courtroom this week. Prosecutors say the then-18-year-old son of President Trump was on a video call with a woman last winter when he watched her allegedly being punched repeatedly by her ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev....

Mark Kelly's Greatest 'Obligation': Fighting Trump

Arizona senator weighs potential 2028 bid in response to 'unhinged' president

(Newser) - Ten days after suing the Pentagon , Sen. Mark Kelly says he's seriously considering whether to become the next Commander in Chief. In an interview with CNN published Wednesday, per the Hill , the Arizona Democrat and former astronaut said he's actively weighing a presidential run, while adding that the...

FCC Brings Back Equal-Time Rules for Late-Night TV

Agency's guidance says certain talk shows must offer rivals airtime when political candidates appear

(Newser) - Late-night TV may have just been pulled into a campaigning fight. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Trump appointee Brendan Carr, issued new guidance Wednesday saying that entertainment-themed talk shows on broadcast stations must offer "equal opportunities" to rivals if they host a political candidate, reviving rules that had...

In One Year, Huge Declines in Murder, Violent Crime

CCJ report finds largest recorded single-year drop in the US murder rate

(Newser) - The US murder rate appears to have fallen to its lowest level in well over a century. A new analysis from the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice —based on incomplete FBI data, crime figures from 40 cities, and other sources—estimates the 2025 national homicide rate will be the...

Elizabeth Holmes Asks Trump to Cut Prison Term

Theranos founder seeks clemency over fraud

(Newser) - Elizabeth Holmes is asking President Trump for a break. A filing on the Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney website shows the Theranos founder has submitted a formal request for her sentence to be commuted, with the status listed as "pending," per the Guardian . The White...

Davos Event Shuts Out Newsom After He Criticizes Trump

White House and State Department pressured organizers, post says

(Newser) - After traveling to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was stopped at the American front door. The Democrat accused the Trump administration of keeping him out of an event at USA House, the official American pavilion at the event in Davos, shortly after he...

For Trump-Supporting Cubans in Florida, Growing 'Unease'

Government policies end special protections, expand detentions and family separations

(Newser) - Cubans in Florida who long believed they were largely shielded from US deportation policies are discovering that their safety net is essentially gone. The New York Times traces how the Trump administration has sharply escalated removals to Cuba, deporting more than 1,600 people in 2025 alone—about twice that...

Trump Says He Is Canceling Tariff Threat Over Greenland

He says NATO chief has agreed to 'framework' of a future Arctic deal

(Newser) - President Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a "framework of a future deal" on Arctic security.
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EU: Trump Threats Violate Trade Deal With US
EU: US Trade Deal Is Off
Jan 21, 2026 11:20 AM CST

EU: US Trade Deal Is Off

Lawmakers say tariffs meant to pressure Greenland deal violate the pact

(Newser) - The United States' trade deal with the European Union is now on ice—with Greenland at the center of the freeze. The European Parliament has halted approval of the trade deal struck in July after President Trump floated tariffs of 10% to 25% on European countries opposed to his push...

Dimon Dares Trump to Test Credit Card Rate Cap in 2 States

JPMorgan Chase CEO suggests a trial cap in the home states of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

(Newser) - Jamie Dimon is no fan of President Trump's push to clamp down on credit card interest rates—and said a two-state test could make clear why. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the JPMorgan Chase CEO said the federal government should try enforcing Trump's...

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