President Trump

Stories 361 - 380 | << Prev   Next >>

Bondi: DOJ Is Suing New York Over Driver's License Law

New York governor calls the move a political stunt

(Newser) - The new attorney general used her first press conference to announce a lawsuit against New York for, as she called it, putting "illegal aliens over American citizens." Pam Bondi took issue with the state's "green light law," which allows driver's licenses to be issued...

Trump Guts Kennedy Center Board, Is Then Elected Chair

President had already declared the role for himself, promised to remove 'wokeness'

(Newser) - The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday voted to elect President Trump as its new chair, days after Trump declared himself the chair of the Washington, DC, institution . Trump followed that declaration up by removing all the Biden-appointed members of the board, the...

Trump's 2018 Steel Tariffs Cost US Consumers, Companies

Wall Street Journal debunks president's rationale

(Newser) - When President Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in his first term, he said they were necessary to increase US production . But production was on the rise at the time. The real reason the industry wanted the tariffs was that higher prices on imports would let US companies...

This 1946 Law Has Been Fouling Some of Trump's Plans

A look at the Administrative Procedure Act

(Newser) - It's been a head-spinning few weeks, with President Trump issuing 60 executive orders and courts systematically blocking some of them, at least temporarily. NBC News takes a look at the federal law that's been fouling Trump's plans: the Administrative Procedure Act. What you need to know:
  • If
...

Trump: Putin Has Agreed to Talks on Ending War

He says they had 'lengthy and highly productive' call

(Newser) - President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call Wednesday to begin "negotiations" on ending the Ukraine war and would "work together, very closely" toward winding down the conflict. "We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great...

Report: Marc Fogel Swapped for Cybercrime Kingpin

Trump says another American prisoner is due to be released soon

(Newser) - Marc Fogel, a US teacher and former diplomat arrested in Russia , is back on US soil—and a Russian cybercrime kingpin is apparently set to depart from it. "We got a man home whose mother and family wanted him desperately," President Trump said Wednesday of Fogel, per ABC...

Inspectors General Fired by Trump Sue Him
Watchdogs Fired
by Trump Sue Him
Feb 12, 2025 10:30 AM CST

Watchdogs Fired by Trump Sue Him

8 IGs say their firings were unlawful, would like their jobs back

(Newser) - Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Trump's new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at government agencies. They said in the...

Hello Incandescent Bulbs, Goodbye Low-Flow Toilets?

It's possible as President Trump looks at rolling back environmental standards

(Newser) - President Trump has made it clear he's bringing back plastic, and it seems he may also want to bring back incandescent lightbulbs and less efficient toilets. He announced Tuesday that he will order the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back standards for lightbulbs and water-using appliances to the ones...

Judge Orders CDC, FDA to Restore Scrubbed Web Pages

Official calls situation 'a double waste' due to time spent needlessly

(Newser) - Part of the Trump administration's purge of the federal government included the removal of thousands of web pages . Now, some of them might be coming back. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to put some websites...

Musk Joins Trump for Signing of DOGE Order

Executive order calls for 'large-scale reductions' in federal workforce

(Newser) - President Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce. The AP reviewed a White House fact sheet on the order, which is intended to advance Musk's work slashing...

Trump Praises 'Beautiful Gesture' From Jordan's King

Country will take in 2K sick kids from Gaza

(Newser) - President Trump praised what he called a "beautiful gesture" from Jordan's King Abdullah II after their meeting at the White House Tuesday. The king said Jordan would take in around 2,000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, including many with cancer, though he declined to say whether his...

Russia Releases American Held Since 2021

Kremlin frees Marc Fogel on deal struck by Trump envoy

(Newser) - Russia on Tuesday freed an American teacher detained there since 2021, reports the New York Times . The deal to free Marc Fogel was struck by President Trump's special envoy to the Mideast, Steve Witkoff. In August 2021, the Pennsylvania resident was charged after bringing less than an ounce of...

Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty, Dodges Jail in Fraud Case

Trump ally says he's feeling 'like a million bucks' after deal

(Newser) - Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the US southern border—a case the conservative strategist has decried as a "political persecution." Bannon, a longtime ally of President Trump,...

Jordan&#39;s King Faces Impossible Task in Trump Meeting
King Abdullah Faces Herculean
Task at Trump Meeting
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 11, 2025 8:39 AM CST

King Abdullah Faces Herculean Task at Trump Meeting

Jordan's king risks $1.5B in US aid by rebuffing Trump's Gaza plan, wrath of his nation if he agrees

(Newser) - President Trump's controversial plans for a "Riviera of the Middle East"—ie, the Gaza Strip, after it's been stripped of its Palestinian residents—is sure to be a topic of conversation on Tuesday when Jordan leader King Abdullah II visits the White House. Both Egypt and...

Trump Is Noncommittal About Vance in 2028

President says his No. 2 is 'very capable,' but that it's 'too early' to deem the VP his GOP successor

(Newser) - If JD Vance is already measuring the drapes in the Oval Office in advance of a potential 2028 run, he'd better talk to his boss first. In an interview recorded before the Super Bowl and aired on Monday, President Trump seemed iffy on whether his No. 2 should be...

Trump Delivers an Ultimatum to Hamas

Release all hostages by noon Saturday or 'all hell is going to break out'

(Newser) - President Trump has entered the fray between Israel and Hamas. While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, the president gave Hamas a deadline of noon Saturday to release all their remaining hostages from Israel, reports CBS News .
  • "I'd say they ought to be returned by
...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Get 'Back to Plastic'

President directs federal agencies not to buy or use paper straws

(Newser) - President Trump made good on his paper straw promise, signing an executive order Monday targeting them. The order reverses federal purchasing policies that restricted the purchasing of plastic straws and other single-use plastics by the federal government, the AP reports. Trump's order directs federal agencies to stop purchasing paper...

Trump Clears Out Watchdogs
Judge Orders Fired
Ethics Official Reinstated
UPDATED
Feb 11, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Judge Orders Fired Ethics Official Reinstated

Until at least Thursday, as she considers his lawsuit

(Newser) - A judge ordered Monday that the head of the Office of Special Counsel be reinstated after the Trump administration fired him Friday night. Hampton Dellinger filed a lawsuit arguing his termination was illegal, and US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that he must be allowed to continue serving through...

Army May Resurrect &#39;Fort Bragg&#39;
Fort Liberty Is
Once Again Fort Bragg
UPDATED
Feb 11, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Fort Liberty Is Once Again Fort Bragg

Though it's now named after a different Bragg

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed a memorandum making good on one of President Trump's campaign promises: Fort Liberty is once again Fort Bragg. The memo declared the Army would rename it as such, though it's now named after Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who won...

Trump Slaps 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports

' No exceptions, no nothing'

(Newser) - President Trump, repeating a move from his first term, slapped tariffs on imported steel and aluminum Monday. "It's a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again," he said as he signed two executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on the imports. The Biden administration...

Stories 361 - 380 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser