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The Atlantic Releases Group War Texts

Says it now believes public 'should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions'

(Newser) - Two days after revealing that its editor-in-chief was included in a group chat where high-ranking members of the Trump administration discussed plans for strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Atlantic has published those attack plans. As Jeffrey Goldberg, said editor-in-chief, and staff writer Shane Harris write, in the first...

Judge: ICE Cannot Detain Columbia Student Protester

Yunseo Chung, 21, is fighting deportation efforts

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that the Trump administration's attempts to arrest and deport a 21-year-old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests must cease. The judge found there to be no indication Yunseo Chung—a legal permanent resident who was arrested at a protest earlier this...

Trump Signs Executive Order on Elections Overhaul

It calls for proof of citizenship, changes to voting by mail

(Newser) - President Trump signed a sweeping executive action Tuesday to overhaul elections in the US, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says the US has failed "to enforce basic and necessary...

Gabbard: Nothing in Signal Chat Was Classified

Then turn over the transcripts, demands Democratic Sen. Mark Warner

(Newser) - Two of the nation's top intelligence officials were grilled on Tuesday in the Senate over the gaffe with a Signal group chat on war plans. The big friction pitted Democratic senators against Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, and CIA chief John Ratcliffe, both of whom participated in the...

FBI Is Going After Tesla Attackers
FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force
Mar 25, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force

Bureau is going after 'domestic terrorism' vandals targeting Elon Musk's EV brand

(Newser) - The FBI has a new task force that's going after vandals targeting Teslas in the wake of CEO Elon Musk's DOGE-related moves. As CNN reports, the bureau announced Monday that it will collaborate with the ATF in an effort to stem the attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations,...

Maine Governor Responds to Trump's Apology Demand

Janet Mills pushes back again on president's attack against transgender athletes

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills got into a verbal argument during a National Governors Association meeting at the White House, after Trump attacked Mills for allowing transgender athletes to play on girls' and women's teams in her state and Mills pushed back, telling him, "...

Trump Stands By Top Official After Breach

National security adviser Michael Waltz is a 'good man,' says the president

(Newser) - It doesn't appear that any heads will roll on Tuesday after a major security breach came to light on Monday. In an interview with NBC News , President Trump defended national security adviser Michael Waltz, who has been taking flak from the left and right after a journalist was mistakenly...

Cabinet Presents Cuts to Musk, Praising 'Incredible' Help
Cabinet Presents
Its Cuts to Musk
Mar 24, 2025 7:30 PM CDT

Cabinet Presents Its Cuts to Musk

DOGE boss receives praise in meeting with Trump

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has built an "incredible" partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Lee Zeldin said. "We have had many fraudulent contracts brought to light by Elon," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. "We are, with Elon's help, eliminating the redundancies....

After Trump Blasts Reporters, Times Rips His 'Intimidation'

Journalists haven't always responded to president's attacks

(Newser) - The New York Times on Monday denounced "intimidation tactics" by President Trump against its reporters after days in which the administration assailed the newspaper's reporting on Elon Musk and the Defense Department. The newspaper said in a post on X—the platform owned by Musk—that Trump's...

Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Named as Interim US Attorney
Trump Has a New Job
for Alina Habba
Mar 24, 2025 6:05 PM CDT

Trump Has a New Job for Alina Habba

His former personal lawyer is the new interim US attorney for New Jersey

(Newser) - Another one of President Trump's former personal lawyers has been appointed to a senior Justice Department job. Alina Habba, who has served as a presidential counselor in recent months, was named as the interim US attorney for New Jersey on Monday, Politico reports. "She will fight tirelessly to...

Trump Demands Colorado Remove His 'Distorted' Portrait
Colorado Will Remove
Portrait Trump Hates
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Mar 24, 2025 5:48 PM CDT

Colorado Will Remove Portrait Trump Hates

President alleges he was made to look bad intentionally

(Newser) - A portrait of President Trump at the Colorado Capitol that the subject claimed was "purposefully distorted" will be taken down and placed in storage, the Denver Post reports. Jarrett Freedman, a spokesman for Democratic state lawmakers, said Republican leaders asked for it to be taken down. "If the...

Trump Plans to Punish Venezuelan Energy Customers

The nations will face 25% charge on goods entering US, post says

(Newser) - Countries that buy or sell gasoline from Venezuela soon will be looking at a 25% tariff on goods they export to the US, President Trump said in a social media post Monday. The move appears to be punishment for what reasons that Trump said include sending thousands of criminal migrants,...

Greenland Slams Upcoming US Visit as 'Aggressive'
Greenland Is Seething
About Usha Vance's Visit
the rundown
Mar 24, 2025 12:44 PM CDT

Greenland Is Seething About Usha Vance's Visit

Second lady goes this week, along with two US officials

(Newser) - Greenland is not happy about another scheduled visit by big names in the orbit of President Trump. Usha Vance, wife of the vice president, is scheduled to fly there Thursday along with national security adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, reports the Hill . The visit comes as Trump...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mass Firings

White House seeks emergency appeal over lower court's ruling

(Newser) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings, per the AP . The emergency appeal argues that the judge can't force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. It...

Mike Myers Gives Canada a Rallying Cry
Mike Myers Gives
Canada a Rallying Cry
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Mar 24, 2025 9:17 AM CDT

Mike Myers Gives Canada a Rallying Cry

PM Mark Carney backs 'elbows up' in campaign ad

(Newser) - Mike Myers' "elbows up" rallying cry has moved from Saturday Night Live to an official Liberal Party ad featuring new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ahead of the April 28 general election , Myers and Carney seemingly bump into each other in Canada—where else but a hockey rink? Myers,...

Trump's New Tariffs May Be Narrower Than Feared

Markets are rising on the optimism

(Newser) - President Trump still plans to unveil a new round of tariffs on April 2, but they're now expected to be less severe than initially feared, reports the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg . The new reports have buoyed investors, and US markets are expected to open with a jump. Dow...

Trump Border Czar: We'll Abide by Judge's Deportation Order

Though Tom Homan doesn't specify exactly what that means, given the flights already landed

(Newser) - President Trump's border czar said less than a week ago that he didn't "care what the judges think" regarding the administration's controversial deportation flights to El Salvador, which continued despite a judge ordering them to turn around last weekend, and that more would be coming . He...

White House Wants Corporate Sponsors for Easter Egg Roll

Some ethics experts are raising concerns

(Newser) - In recent years, the White House Easter Egg Roll has cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and now, the Trump administration is putting forward an unconventional idea to fund it: corporate sponsorships. The event production company Harbinger, which is putting on this year's Egg Roll, is offering sponsorship opportunities...

Yes, Politics Came Up as Conan Got Kennedy Center Award

O'Brien accepted Mark Twain Prize for humor

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and, perhaps not surprisingly, the current state of national affairs came up quite a few times during the course of the evening. President Trump, of course, wasted no time gutting...

Citing Trump, Carney Calls Snap Election

Earlier vote could help Liberals capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment

(Newser) - Against the backdrop of a trade war with the US and President Trump's talk of a takeover, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called a snap election. Carney, who was elected by the Liberal Party earlier this month, wants the election to be held on April 28 instead...

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