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Trump, Citing 'Witch Hunt,' Slaps Steep Tariff on Brazil

He says Bolsonaro prosecution is an 'international disgrace'

(Newser) - After announcing smaller tariffs on seven smaller countries Wednesday, President Trump declared that imports from Brazil, one of the biggest US trading partners in the Americas, will be hit with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1. Most of Trump's tariff letters have been almost identical, but the letter to...

Schumer: Trump Is 88 Countries Short of Promise

President announces tariffs on 7 more countries

(Newser) - President Trump sent tariff letters to seven more countries Wednesday as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized him for falling 88 countries short of his goal of 90 trade deals. "Ninety days ago Donald Trump promised the world that his tariffs would lead to 90 deals in 90 days,...

Trump Has Thoughts on 6 Past Presidents

Polk, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Adams, and McKinley

(Newser) - Turns out President Trump gauges his esteem for predecessors by how well their portraits fit into his White House redecorating scheme. Or sometimes how well the frames around those portraits do. "I'm a frame person," Trump said Tuesday during a meeting with his Cabinet. "Sometimes I...

Trump Scolds Reporter for Asking About Epstein

Question to Bondi 'seems like a desecration' after Texas tragedy, he says

(Newser) - President Trump has leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid fresh scrutiny from elements of his base over recent Justice Department revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Trump headed off a reporter's Epstein-related questions for Bondi at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, chiding the journalist...

Trump: 'We Get a Lot of BS Thrown at Us by Putin'

'He's very nice to us all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless'

(Newser) - President Trump appears to have run out of patience with Vladimir Putin. At a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Trump said he is not happy with the Russian leader and he is considering approving more sanctions on Moscow, Reuters reports. "We get a lot of bulls--- thrown at us by Putin,...

Texas Doc Posts About MAGA Flood Victims, Loses Job

Dr. Christina Propst reportedly said she wished they would 'get what they voted for'

(Newser) - A Texas pediatrician has lost her job after a social media post linked to her appeared to wish harm on pro-Trump flood victims, sparking outrage. Blue Fish Pediatrics, a Houston-area clinic chain, confirmed a physician is "no longer employed" after a post attributed to her surfaced, per the...

Netanyahu Nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

And more from the leaders' latest meeting in DC

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Trump that he was nominating the US leader for a Nobel Peace Prize as the two took a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran 's nuclear facilities, with both hailing the 12-day war as an unmitigated success,...

Trump Announces Tariffs on 5 More Countries
Trump Unveils Tariffs
on 12 More Countries
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Jul 7, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

Trump Unveils Tariffs on 12 More Countries

Goods from Myanmar, Laos will face 40% tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump followed up his announcement of 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea Monday with a slew of other tariff letters. Trump announced tariffs on 12 more countries and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president plans to release more letters in the days to come, CNN...

Netanyahu Is Back at the White House

Israeli leader to meet with Trump amid truce talks with Hamas

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington on Monday to meet President Trump, who has been pushing for a ceasefire that might lead to an end to the 21-month war in Gaza. Israel and Hamas are considering a new US-backed proposal that would pause the war, free Israeli hostages,...

Trump: Musk's America Party Is 'Ridiculous'

President mocks the America Party

(Newser) - Elon Musk's promise of a new political party has drawn sharp criticism from former ally President Trump, who dismissed the move as "ridiculous" and warned Musk's America Party would disrupt America's two-party system, the BBC reports. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One on...

Trump Signs Bill With Cuts 'You Won't Even Notice'

Protesters around the country worry about health care, democracy

(Newser) - Combining White House celebrations of Independence Day and his latest political victory, President Trump signed the legislative centerpiece of his second term's domestic policy into law on Friday. "The largest spending cut, and yet, you won't even notice it," Trump said during the ceremony, per the...

Trump Calls for Charging Foreigners More at Parks

US residents should receive preferential treatment, executive order says

(Newser) - President Trump wants foreign tourists to pay a surcharge to see Yellowstone's Old Faithful or visit any other of the 400 or so national parks. Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring the Interior Department to come up with a plan for the increase, the Wall Street Journal reports....

Trump: For 250th Birthday, a UFC Fight at White House

It will be part of the America250 celebration, he says

(Newser) - At an America250 kickoff event in Iowa Thursday night, President Trump declared that "the Golden Age of America is upon us"—and that "this incredible national resurgence is happening just in time for one of the biggest events in the history of our country. Exactly one year...

Trump Says He 'Never Heard' That 'Shylocks' Was Antisemitic

He used the term in speech at Iowa rally

(Newser) - President Trump says he's "never heard" that the term "shylocks" has antisemitic connotations. The president used the term while discussing his "Big Beautiful Bill" at a rally in Iowa Thursday night, the Times of Israel reports. He said the bill's tax cuts meant there would...

Trump Says It Has Been 'Best 2 Weeks' for America

President takes victory lap at Iowa rally

(Newser) - President Trump celebrated his mammoth legislative win at a rally in Iowa on Thursday, touting the newly passed megabill as proof of his sway over Congress and promising a new era of prosperity. With supporters cheering, he claimed the victory was America's "best birthday present"—and...

Tennessee Lawmaker Wants Trump's Face on Rushmore

GOP Rep. Andy Ogles calls for study on adding Trump to historic monument

(Newser) - A Tennessee congressman is calling for President Trump's face to be added to Mount Rushmore, urging federal officials to study the possibility of expanding the iconic monument to reflect what he calls a new chapter in American history. GOP Rep. Andy Ogles has penned a letter asking Interior Secretary...

What 'Kyiv Endured Last Night' Was an 'Act of Terror'

Russia launches biggest aerial assault on capital since it invaded

(Newser) - Kyiv endured its most intense barrage of Russian drone strikes yet, just hours after Vladimir Putin dismissed a US-brokered truce bid. The BBC reports the overnight strikes targeted nearly every district in the Ukrainian capital, sending air raid sirens blaring for more than eight hours, with President Zelensky calling...

Trump to Start Sending Tariff Rate Letters

Indicates tariffs of anywhere from 10% to 70% will be imposed

(Newser) - "Ten or 12" letters are being sent from President Trump to some of America's trading partners on Friday, with more to follow "over the next few days," per the president. The letters will detail the tariff rates those countries will pay starting next month. The...

Putin Tells Trump Russia 'Will Not Back Down' on Ukraine

Kremlin says leaders spoke for an hour on Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump announced in a Truth Social post Thursday morning that he would be speaking to Vladimir Putin at 10am. He didn't comment on the call later on, but according to the Kremlin's description of the call , there may not be a Ukraine peace deal any time soon....

House Passes 'Big Beautiful Bill'
House Passes
'Big Beautiful Bill'
Jul 3, 2025 1:33 PM CDT

House Passes 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Trump gets his massive tax and policy bill before July 4th deadline

(Newser) - They made the deadline: House Republicans on Thursday passed the sprawling legislation that will fund President Trump's domestic policy agenda, reports CNN . Trump had made clear he wanted it by the July 4th holiday on Friday. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were the only...

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