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Roseanne Explains Why She's Pro-Trump on Show Reboot

'True reflection of the society we live in,' Barr says of her character's politics

(Newser) - The one thing Roseanne Barr wants from the reboot of her ABC sitcom Roseanne is authenticity, and to be "a true reflection of the society we live in," she told reporters at a Television Critics Association presser on Monday. That's why she says her character, working-class mom...

Player Shouts Against Trump Before College Football Game

Critics say president mangled national anthem

(Newser) - President Trump was greeted with a mixture of cheers and boos when he took to the field in Atlanta before the College Football Playoff National Championship between Alabama and Georgia Monday night—and one Alabama player did more than boo. The players were kept in the locker room, as is...

Secret Service Spotted Fire Atop Trump Tower

2 were injured by the rooftop blaze

(Newser) - New York City fire officials say a fire in Trump Tower's heating and air conditioning system injured two people and caused smoke to billow from the roof. The Fire Department of New York says the fire started around 7am Monday at the building that contains President Trump's home...

Report: Trump's Schedule Has Been Steadily Shrinking

'Executive Time' apparently includes watching cable news

(Newser) - President Trump's schedule has been steadily shrinking over his year in office, and it now includes a lot of "Executive Time," which is often code for watching TV and using Twitter in his residence, according to Jonathan Swan at Axios , who says he has seen copies of...

Trump Delays His 'Fake News Awards'

'Losers' will be announced next Wednesday, he says

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert and other late-night hosts are going to have to wait longer to find out whether they've won the "honor" they've been campaigning for : President Trump says he is delaying his "Fake News Awards," Politico reports. The awards, "those going to the most...

Wolff: Trump Livid Over Book, 'Bouncing Off the Walls'

President again criticizes 'Fake Book'

(Newser) - Michael Wolff's book on President Trump continued to dominate headlines Sunday, with the author appearing on NBC's Meet the Press and Trump again firing back on Twitter. Some highlights:
  • Wolff: "I went into this with absolutely no agenda," he told Chuck Todd. "I have no
...

WH Aide: 'Garbage' Book Is 'Poorly Written Fiction'

Stephen Miller bashes Bannon, CNN interviewer in contentious interview

(Newser) - White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller is the latest from Team Trump to trash the tell-all book by Michael Wolff, telling CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that "the book is best understood as a work of very poorly written fiction...The author is a garbage author...

Theresa May: No Doubts About Trump's Mental Fitness

And yes, the president is still going to visit the UK

(Newser) - In the ongoing furor surrounding President Trump's mental fitness , the AP reports that British Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed any concerns, saying the US president acts in what he sees as the best interests of his country. Asked in an interview with the BBC whether she thought concerns...

Trump Defends Mental Health, Says He's 'Like, Really Smart'

More pushback from the president on Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury'

(Newser) - With Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury on fire—the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday morning the book had broken the waiting-list record at the San Francisco Public Library, with upwards of 900 hold requests at that point—the conversation about it shows no sign of abating. One of the...

Trump's Been Calling for New Clinton Probes. Now, DOJ Acts

FBI reportedly conducting interviews and re-examining email, foundation cases

(Newser) - There's a case brewing in DC, and the DOJ is on it. Actually, it's an old case being given new life, seeking potential illegal activities tied to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. The Hill first reported Thursday on the reinvigorated inquiry, with a...

Wolff Calls Trump Least Credible Person to Ever Live

Says attacks have only benefited his White House tell-all

(Newser) - Michael Wolff is shrugging off President Trump's claim that his new book is " full of lies ," and seems to agree with Stephen Colbert . "My credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on Earth," he...

Trump's Anger at Sessions: 'Where's My Roy Cohn?'

Reports say president sent attorney to try to persuade attorney general not to recuse himself

(Newser) - President Trump has made clear that he thinks Attorney General Jeff Sessions should not have recused himself from the Russia investigation. Now the New York Times and the AP are reporting that Trump did more than respond angrily after the fact—he dispatched his attorney to try to persuade Sessions...

Trump's Attempt to Block Wolff Book Backfires

'Fire and Fury' is going on sale early

(Newser) - President Trump's attempt to block the release of Michael Wolff's explosive book on his White House has backfired: The author and publisher Henry Holt say it is going to be released early thanks to "unprecedented demand." "Here we go. You can buy it (and read...

Trump Rolls Out New Nickname for Steve Bannon

He's now 'Sloppy Steve'

(Newser) - Steve Bannon's fall from grace is now complete: President Trump has given the former White House strategist a disparaging nickname, much as he did with "Crooked" Hillary Clinton and "Crazy" Bernie Sanders. In an angry tweet late Thursday, Trump blasted both "Sloppy" Steve Bannon and author...

Report: Yale Psychiatrist Spoke With Lawmakers About Trump

Politico reports Yale psychiatry professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee was in DC for 2 days

(Newser) - Yale University psychiatry professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee has President Trump's mind on her mind. She entered the spotlight in the fall with the October release of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, a book she edited that collected assessments from 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts on the...

Michael Wolff Explains How He Got Inside the White House

Author of 'Fire and Fury' describes a 'non-disapproval' from Trump

(Newser) - The quotes are so incendiary that some are questioning their veracity. But Axios reports Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House author Michael Wolff has "dozens of hours" of tapes to back up statements that appear in the book. And in an excerpt running in the Hollywood Reporter ...

Trump Sends Bannon Cease-and-Desist Letter
Trump Sics His
Lawyers on Bannon
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 4, 2018 6:33 AM CST

Trump Sics His Lawyers on Bannon

Bannon says president is 'a great man'

(Newser) - President Trump slammed Steve Bannon as having "lost his mind" Wednesday—but instead of firing back at his former boss, Bannon described Trump as a "great man." The former chief White House strategist declined to comment at length on Trump's remarks during his Breitbart News Tonight...

Colbert Billboard Has a Message for Trump

'For your consideration'

(Newser) - "Nothing gives you more credibility than Donald Trump calling you a liar," says Stephen Colbert, explaining why he's campaigning hard to be crowned the King of Fake News . Responding to President Trump’s announcement Tuesday of the "most dishonest & corrupt media awards of the year,...

Bannon: Donald Trump Jr.&#39;s Russian Meeting &#39;Treasonous&#39;
Trump Responds to Bannon's
Damning Comments in Book
the rundown
Jan 3, 2018 1:00 PM CST

Trump Responds to Bannon's Damning Comments in Book

'He lost his mind,' says the president of former adviser's comments to author Michael Wolff

(Newser) - A highly anticipated book about the Trump White House comes out next week, and some advance peeks already are making headlines. Two in particular from Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff (a Newser founder): The Trump team, including Trump himself, genuinely did not expect to...

Company Behind Trump Dossier Speaks Out
Company Behind Trump
Dossier: We Were 'Shocked'
OPINION
Jan 3, 2018 11:22 AM CST

Company Behind Trump Dossier: We Were 'Shocked'

Fusion GPS execs want their testimony to Congress made public

(Newser) - The political research firm behind an infamous dossier on then-candidate Donald Trump defends its work in a New York Times op-ed and accuses the president and his allies of trying to downplay explosive allegations about Russian collusion. Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, founders of Fusion GPS, lay out how they...

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