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Johnson Defends Trump's Poop Video as Savvy Satire

'He is using satire to make a point,' House speaker says of AI-generated No Kings mockery

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson took questions on the government shutdown on Monday, but he couldn't avoid a stranger topic—the president's post of an AI video over the weekend depicting him dropping poop on liberal protesters. The clip was a clear reference to the nationwide No Kings protests...

George Santos Learned He Was Free From Prison TV

Former New York congressman talks about Trump's commutation of his sentence

(Newser) - Freed from the prison where he had been serving time for ripping off his campaign donors, former Rep. George Santos says he's humbled by his experience behind bars but unconcerned about the "pearl clutching" of critics upset that President Trump granted him clemency, reports the AP . "I'...

Poll Suggests an 'Ongoing Vulnerability for Trump'

Americans are concerned about housing, gas, and grocery costs, and finding a good job

(Newser) - Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Trump, an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds, in what is a potential warning sign for Republicans as a promised economic boom has given way to hiring freezes and elevated inflation, per the...

Trump Brushes Off 'No Kings' Protests

'I'm not a king,' says the president. 'I work my a-- off'

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the nationwide "No Kings" protests , calling them a "joke" and denying that his leadership has taken on a monarchical tone, reports the Hill . "I'm not a king," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington...

Secret Service Finds Hunting Stand Aimed at Air Force One

FBI investigates perch facing Air Force One at Florida airport

(Newser) - The Secret Service on Thursday found a hunting stand with a direct line of sight to President Trump's Air Force One exit at Palm Beach International Airport. The discovery, made during a routine security sweep, was confirmed by the agency and is now the subject of an FBI-led investigation,...

Trump: Ukraine's Donbas Region Should Be 'Cut Up' to End War

US president has shifted again, thinks Ukraine should cede territory

(Newser) - US President Trump said Sunday that the Donbas region of Ukraine should be "cut up," leaving most of it in Russian hands, to end a war that has dragged on for nearly four years, the AP reports. "Let it be cut the way it is," he...

Trump Threatens Colombia After Accusation on US Strike

Petro says a fisherman with no ties to drug industry was killed

(Newser) - President Trump escalated tensions with Colombia on Sunday, publicly labeling President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" and announcing he's ending aid to the country. Petro had suggested the death of a Colombian fisherman in a recent strike in the Caribbean was murder, claiming it was a...

Trump Trolls 'No Kings' Protests With Videos

President reposts images of himself with a crown

(Newser) - "I'm not a king," President Trump told Fox News this week, ahead of the "no kings" protests that unfolded across the country on Saturday. But the president didn't mind needling protesters with king-like imagery in Truth Social posts Saturday night, reports Newsweek . In one jokey...

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Crowds Unite Against Trump

'No Kings' demonstrators turn out for rallies across the country

(Newser) - Demonstrators opposed to President Trump's actions gathered across the country on Saturday to demand change—in spots including New York City; Birmingham, Alabama; and Bozeman, Montana. They carried protest signs and American flags at the rallies that built off the 2,000 or so "No Kings" demonstrations in...

In New York, Santos' Release Gets a Hostile Reception

Members of both parties speak against Trump's commutation

(Newser) - President Trump set disgraced former lawmaker George Santos free on Friday with a cheery, "Good luck George, have a great life!" After Trump's posted announcement, Joseph Murray, a lawyer for Santos, said, "God bless President Donald J Trump," per the BBC . The reaction to the...

Salesforce CEO Apologizes on National Guard

Marc Benioff retreats on troops, saying he's listened 'to my fellow San Franciscans'

(Newser) - Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, has issued a public apology after facing backlash for suggesting President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco. The tech billionaire posted Friday on X that he does not believe troops are needed to address safety in the city, saying that his...

Trump Not Happy With 'Construction Disaster' at Air Force Chapel

President wants an investigation as renovation costs rise to $335M

(Newser) - President Trump is calling for an investigation into the soaring cost of renovations at the Air Force Academy's iconic Cadet Chapel, reports the Hill . The president has labeled the decades-old building in Colorado Springs a "CONSTRUCTION DISASTER from the time it was built in 1962," and didn'...

Trump Commutes Sentence of Fraudster George Santos

The New York Republican pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft

(Newser) - President Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing...

Zelensky Doesn't Get Far With Trump on Tomahawks

Meeting produces no promises on providing long-range missiles

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed for new weapons that can reach deep into Russia at the White House on Friday, but President Trump sounded cool to the idea after sounding like it was at the White House on Friday. Trump, who had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday,...

US Holds 2 Survivors of New Attack in Caribbean

Trump says military struck a 'drug-carrying submarine'

(Newser) - US forces took survivors into custody after striking a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean—the first attack that anyone escaped alive since President Trump began the strikes in the region last month, officials said Friday. Trump then confirmed the military operation. "We attacked a submarine, and that was...

Trump 'Now Has a Big Chance to Finish This War'

Ukraine's Zelensky visits the White House again

(Newser) - President Trump continued his Ukraine-Russia diplomacy on Friday by welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky back to the White House. The two are expected to address reporters after a meeting with advisers, but their comments ahead of time were cordial. Some highlights:
  • Trump, who spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, said
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John Bolton Appears in Court, Pleads Not Guilty

Charges accuse him of sharing classified information

(Newser) - John Bolton pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing the former Trump national security adviser of emailing classified information to family members and keeping top secret documents at his Maryland home. Bolton did not comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he made his initial...

John Bolton Hits Back After Federal Indictment

He says he will expose Trump's 'abuse of power' after being hit with 18 charges

(Newser) - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with 18 counts of retention and transmission of national defense information, according to unsealed court documents. Bolton, who served in Trump's first administration and later became a vocal Trump critic, is accused of storing top secret records at...

Trump Refiles $15B New York Times Lawsuit

Resubmitted defamation suit less than half as long but equally meritless, newspaper says

(Newser) - President Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, just weeks after a federal judge dismissed his original complaint for being overly lengthy. On Sept. 19, Judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to revise the lawsuit, which had clocked in at...

Trump's Next Project: A Familiar-Looking Arch

President displays model for proposed monument at dinner for ballroom donors

(Newser) - Wealthy donors who made the White House ballroom that's under construction possible were given a preview of President Trump's next capital project on Wednesday night: a grand arch that borrows from Paris' Arc de Triomphe. Trump unveiled models of the proposed monument at a White House dinner, CBS...

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