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Trump Hand-Picked Finalists in His Miss Universe Pageants

'New Yorker' looks at tangled business interests, and the potential fallout in the Mueller inquiry

(Newser) - The Miss Universe judges may have thought they were calling the shots, but Donald Trump apparently had the most sway in picking winners. A lengthy New Yorker story by Jeffrey Toobin recounts how Trump, when he owned the pageant from 1996 to 2015, would talk to contestants himself during rehearsals,...

Trump Will Hate This New Ranking of US Presidents

Historians put him dead last

(Newser) - The American Political Science Association is out with a new ranking of US presidents for Presidents' Day, but don't expect the current White House occupant to be celebrating the results. Donald Trump finishes dead last in the assessment of 170 members of the group, made up of Democrats, Republicans,...

Trump Backs Beefing Up FBI Database on Gun Buyers

Bipartisan bill is in the works

(Newser) - President Trump offered support Monday for an effort to strengthen the federal gun background check system. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president spoke on Friday to GOP Sen. John Cornyn about a bipartisan bill designed to strengthen the FBI database of prohibited gun buyers, the AP reports. "...

Trump Goes After Oprah on Twitter
Trump Goes After
Oprah on Twitter
Feb 19, 2018 6:03 AM CST

Trump Goes After Oprah on Twitter

Tweet followed her appearance on '60 Minutes'

(Newser) - President Trump used to know Oprah Winfrey "quite well," he tweeted late Sunday night, but he didn't exactly have warm words for his former acquaintance. Politico reports the tweet came after Winfrey appeared on 60 Minutes , which reprised a panel discussion it had last fall with 14...

Report: Americans, Chinese Scuffled Over Nuclear Football

Sources say incident occurred during Trump's Beijing trip

(Newser) - The "nuclear football" is a briefcase, not an actual football—but sources tell Axios that Chinese security officials acted like its carrier was trying to score a touchdown in an incident in Beijing during President Trump's visit. The sources say that in the Nov. 9 incident, Chinese officials...

Trump: 'They're Laughing Their Asses Off in Moscow'

President is continuing his Twitter rant about Russian meddling

(Newser) - President Trump continued to vent his Saturday night fury over the Russia probe into Sunday, reports the AP , arguing that the Obama administration bears some of the blame, insisting that he never denied the election meddling, and declaring that "they are laughing their asses off in Moscow." In...

Trump: FBI Botched Shooter Tip by Focusing on Russia

Blames agency for missing 'all of the many signals' sent by suspect in Fla. school shooting

(Newser) - President Trump lashed out at the FBI on Saturday night, saying the agency "missed all of the many signals" sent by the suspect in the Florida school shooting and arguing they are "spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign." Trump tweeted...

Trump&#39;s &#39;Favorite Paper&#39; Calls for Gun Control
Trump's 'Favorite Paper'
Calls for Gun Control
OPINION
Feb 16, 2018 8:56 AM CST

Trump's 'Favorite Paper' Calls for Gun Control

'New York Post' says it's time, but others on the right disagree it would help

(Newser) - The massacre in Parkland, Florida , remains topic No. 1 on the opinion pages, with much attention being paid to Friday's cover of the New York Post, which is, as Maggie Haberman of the New York Times tweeted , Trump's "favorite paper." The large headline: "Mr. President,...

Letter Details Trump's Alleged Affair With Ex-Playmate

Friend of Karen McDougal provides it to Ronan Farrow of the 'New Yorker'

(Newser) - A few days before the 2016 election, the Wall Street Journal reported that the owner of the National Enquirer paid $150,000 for a story alleging an affair between Donald Trump and a former Playboy Playmate for the express purpose of burying it. Now, Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker...

Trump's Military Parade Could Be Pricey: OMB

Mick Mulvaney says it could run between $10M and $30M

(Newser) - The White House budget director said Wednesday that a military parade envisioned by President Trump won't come cheap: It could cost between $10 million and $30 million, although that money isn't included in the administration's new budget request. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told...

Stormy Daniels Now 'Free to Tell Her Story'

Her manager says Trump lawyer violated NDA, so she can talk now

(Newser) - Stormy Daniels is now free to tell her story after President Trump's personal lawyer violated a non-disclosure agreement—and she plans to do so, her manager says. Gina Rodriguez says Daniels believes lawyer Michael Cohen violated the NDA by admitting he paid the porn star $130,000 before the...

Trump Attorney Adds One More Twist to Stormy Daniels Story

Michael Cohen says he paid adult-film star $130K out of his own money

(Newser) - The Stormy Daniels-Donald Trump story just keeps taking new turns. The latest is that the president's personal attorney now says he paid the adult-film star $130,000 out of his own pocket just before the 2016 election, reports the New York Times . Michael Cohen paid the sum as Daniels,...

USA Today Sees a Theme in Trump's Judicial Picks

Of 87 nominees, 80 are white

(Newser) - President Trump nominated nine judges on Monday to federal courts, and a former Obama deputy counsel tweeted this in reaction: "Surprise!" wrote Christopher Kang. "All 9 of Trump's judicial nominees today appear to be white." USA Today dug into the numbers and discovered that Kang'...

Trump's Plan: Deliver Food Boxes Instead of Food Stamps

But critics say the idea of an 'America's Harvest Box' is 'prone to failure'

(Newser) - Trump administration members are hailing their newest idea as a "bold" approach that would save the government billions and feed more than 38 million people in low-income households, but critics are calling it an approach that's "prone to failure." President Trump's 2019 budget plan was...

Tax Cuts Put One GOP Goal Off Limits in Trump Budget

Lost revenue means federal deficit won't be eliminated

(Newser) - President Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for 2019 on Monday, and those with lots of free time on their hands can read it in full here . Before doing so, understand that it has somewhere around 0% chance of being turned into law. As is the case with presidential...

Vanessa Trump Taken to Hospital Over Letter
Vanessa Trump Taken
to Hospital Over Letter
UPDATED
Feb 12, 2018 12:56 PM CST

Vanessa Trump Taken to Hospital Over Letter

It contained a white powder, and the wife of Donald Trump Jr. then called 911

(Newser) - The wife of Donald Trump Jr. and two others were taken to the hospital in New York City Monday morning after she opened a letter with a suspicious white powder inside, reports ABC News . The AP reports that Vanessa Trump called 911 because she felt nauseated and began coughing after...

Porter's Ex-Wife: Trump Called Me a Liar, 'I Forgive' Him

'The truth exists whether the president accepts it or not'

(Newser) - Jennie Willoughby wasn't surprised when President Trump implied she was lying about claims ex-husband Rob Porter abused her. Based on a Saturday tweet noting a "mere allegation" ruins the "falsely accused," Trump believes "abuse is something to be questioned and doubted" but "the truth...

Trump Ready to Roll Out $1.5T Infrastructure Plan

Critics say it doesn't include enough federal cash

(Newser) - Both parties agree that America's infrastructure is in need of some serious work after decades of under-investment, but the $1.5 trillion plan President Trump plans to roll out Monday is still expected to be controversial—especially because of disagreements over where the $1.5 trillion is supposed to...

Trump: Lives Being 'Shattered' by Assault Allegations

'There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone'

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday seemed to frame the downfall of a pivotal aide accused of abusing his wives as a character assassination, adding to the tumult that has engulfed the White House, splintered staff, and imperiled chief of staff John Kelly. Trump vented in a tweet that appeared to take...

Dems React as Trump Blocks Memo: 'Hypocrisy at Its Worst'

President has sent Dems' memo back to HIC for revisions due to 'classified' and 'sensitive' passages

(Newser) - Earlier Friday, President Trump spoke to reporters about the 10-page Democratic rebuttal memo to the GOP memo alleging wrongdoing in the FBI and DOJ, noting that the Dem memo is "going to be released soon." "Soon" may be relative, however, as Trump, via a letter sent Friday...

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