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Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Against Law Firm

Court permanently strikes down sanctions against Jenner & Block as unconstitutional

(Newser) - President Trump's attempts to punish law firms for political reasons failed for the second time on Friday when a federal judge permanently struck down his executive order sanctioning Jenner & Block. DC District Judge John Bates ruled Trump's order an unconstitutional abuse of presidential power, Bloomberg Law reports....

Canada's New Leverage With Trump: Golden Dome

President's hope for a missile-defense system requires cooperation from Canada

(Newser) - President Trump unveiled his plans this week to put up a missile-defense system to protect the continent. And given that the continent includes Canada, Politico points out that America's neighbor to the north suddenly has leverage with Trump.
  • "(W)hether he realizes it or not, Trump suddenly finds himself
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Trump Clarifies: I'll Go After Samsung, Too

President says tariffs on foreign-made phones would apply to all makers, not just Apple

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday clarified that his threat to impose tariffs on smartphones made outside the US applies to all manufacturers, not just Apple. In the morning, Trump warned in a Truth Social post that he would put a 25% tariff on Apple iPhones unless the company starts making them...

South African Town Official Pushes Back on Trump's Claim

Bebsie Cronje of Newcastle addresses the white crosses

(Newser) - An official who represents a rural South African area that was inadvertently made famous by President Trump this week is pushing back against his claims. During a video he played for visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump pointed out white crosses on a rural road near Newcastle that he said were...

Harvard Returns Fire Over Latest White House Move

School files lawsuit over Trump administration's decision to bar foreign students there

(Newser) - Harvard has responded to the latest salvo from the Trump administration —with another lawsuit. The university sued on Friday, a day after the White House announced the school could no longer enroll international students, reports the New York Times .
  • "We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action," wrote
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Trump Makes Big Threat Against Apple

President threatens 25% tariff unless iPhones are made in the US

(Newser) - President Trump's latest tariff threat is directed at Apple—he is threatening a 25% penalty unless the company starts making iPhones in the US, reports NBC News . Most are currently made in China, though CNBC notes that the company has been recently moving some production to India.
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Supreme Court Doesn't Halt Independent Agency Firings

Victory for Trump includes a caution about the Federal Reserve chair

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to immediately reinstate the heads of two independent regulatory agencies removed by President Trump, saying the president may well have the authority to fire them. The decision, a temporary one in effect while the issue is considered by lower courts, sets the stage for...

Trump's Controversial Crypto Dinner Is Here

President will dine with top holders of his memecoin, despite protests from critics

(Newser) - President Trump will be dining at his DC golf club on Thursday, and he won't be alone. With him will be the 220 top holders of his memecoin $TRUMP , reports Reuters .
  • One of those guests will be Justin Sun, a crypto entrepreneur who is the top $TRUMP investor of
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White House to Harvard: Foreign Students Must Go

DHS bars school from enrolling and keeping international students

(Newser) - The Trump administration's fight with Harvard escalated in a big way on Thursday:
  • The White House revoked the school's ability to have foreign students enrolled, reports the Washington Post . Not only is the school forbidden from enrolling new international students, those already there must transfer or face losing
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Judge Orders Education Dept. to Reinstate Employees

He blocks Trump order to shut down department

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump's executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs . US District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans...

Neil Young, Eddie Vedder Weigh In on Springsteen-Trump Tiff

They're #TeamBruce; Springsteen, meanwhile, releases EP including anti-Trump remarks

(Newser) - The Bruce Springsteen-President Trump spat continues, with the Boss getting in the latest jab. Trump warned the 75-year-old rocker last week to "KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT" after Springsteen railed against the Trump administration and authoritarianism at a UK concert—but Springsteen seems to have zero intention of doing that....

Trump Has Big Plans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

He's 'giving very serious consideration' to bringing the 2 mortgage firms public

(Newser) - President Trump has moved his attention to the mortgages market—specifically, the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants. Per Axios , the US president on Tuesday evening wrote in a Truth Social post that he's "giving very serious consideration" to bringing the government-sponsored mortgage firms public, noting that...

'Big Beautiful Bill' Passes With 2 GOP Holdouts

Measure crucial to President Trump's domestic agenda finally clears the House

(Newser) - The "big beautiful bill" has finally cleared the House, by a whisker. The massive spending package crucial to President Trump's domestic agenda passed 215-214 early Thursday after a marathon House session led by Speaker Mike Johnson, reports Axios .
  • The bill: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes tax
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Trump Misspoke on Video of South African Farmers

President pointed to crosses as burial sites, but they are not

(Newser) - During Wednesday's remarkable Oval Office meeting in which President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with accusations of genocide against white farmers, Trump mischaracterized a portion of the video he played, reports the New York Times and ABC News .
  • Trump's claim: As the video showed a rural
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Trump's 'Gold Card' Visa Coming Within Weeks: Lutnick

Commerce secretary says President Trump's idea is being brought to fruition

(Newser) - President Trump's "gold card" is real, and it's coming soon, Howard Lutnick said Wednesday. The commerce secretary, speaking at an Axios event in Washington DC, said foreign nationals will imminently be able to apply for a "gold card" visa for $5 million, an idea Trump...

Ramaphosa Remains Calm After Oval Office 'Ambush'

Trump played video he said backed up his claim of 'genocide' against white South Africans

(Newser) - "They say there's a lot of bad things going on in Africa. And that's what we're going to be discussing today," President Trump said at the start of his Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Trump went on to claim...

Trump's Jet From Qatar Is Now in US Hands

Pentagon confirmed receipt of the aircraft on Wednesday

(Newser) - In what the Guardian terms a "chaotic" meeting Wednesday between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ramaphosa at one point said, "I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you." Trump doesn't need it. The Defense Department on Wednesday confirmed receipt...

South Africa Prez's WH Visit Has 'Unmitigated Disaster' Potential

Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with Trump on trade, but some fear Trump will turn things to racial issues

(Newser) - If you thought the February meeting at the White House between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was contentious, get ready for what one former US official says may be an "unmitigated disaster." Politico reports that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will pay...

Noem Gets Habeas Corpus Definition Wrong

Homeland Security secretary claims it actually allows president to suspend rights

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the US-Mexico border, the AP reports. She called habeas corpus "a constitutional right that the...

Trump Unveils Plans for 'Golden Dome'

He says missile defense system will be 'fully operational' by the end of his term

(Newser) - President Trump announced Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program—a multilayered $175 billion system that for the first time will put US weapons in space. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be "fully operational before the...

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