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What an End to Sanctions Could Mean for Syria
What an End to Sanctions
Could Mean for Syria
the rundown
May 14, 2025 1:20 PM CDT

What an End to Sanctions Could Mean for Syria

An explainer to what could come next

(Newser) - President Trump's Tuesday announcement that he would lift US sanctions on Syria was greeted with jubilation in the streets of Damascus, with the AP reporting people "whistled and cheered the news as fireworks lit the night sky." Here's what you need to know about what the...

Boeing Signs Massive Qatar Deal During Trump Visit

Trump says deal with Qatar Airways is 'largest order of jets' in the company's history

(Newser) - President Trump's visit to Qatar was a huge day for America's biggest exporter. Qatar Airways signed a Boeing deal that Trump said was worth $200 billion and would involve 160 aircraft, reports Reuters . Trump said it was the "largest order of jets" in the company's history,...

White House: Afghan Refugees Can Safely Go Home Now

Critics decry the end of Temporary Protected Status

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday did away with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghans now in the US, citing improvements in the country's security and economy. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a review with "interagency partners" determined that Afghanistan no longer meets the standard...

Trump Did What No President Has Done Since 2000

It was the first time American and Syrian leaders had sat down in a quarter-century

(Newser) - President Trump held a closed-door meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday with Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa, marking the first encounter between US and Syrian leaders in a quarter-century. The meeting came as part of Trump's Middle East trip and coincided with an announcement that the US would...

Converting Jet Into 'Most Complicated Aircraft' May Cost Us

Aviation experts say turning Qatari 747 into Air Force One could cost $1B-plus, take years

(Newser) - President Trump continues to insist he'll accept a $400 million 747 offered by Qatar , but while the plane may be a "free" gift to his administration, taxpayers may not be keen on the bill they could face to convert the plane to Air Force One, as Trump intends....

Wisconsin Judge Indicted by Grand Jury in Immigration Case

Opposition says Trump administration is trying to make national example of Hannah Dugan

(Newser) - A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge Tuesday on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade US immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic abuse case, the AP reports. Prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in...

De Niro Blasts 'Philistine' Trump in Cannes Speech

He calls on people to fight back to save democracy

(Newser) - Days after making headlines because he loves his trans daughter , Robert De Niro blasted President Trump in a high-profile appearance. Accepting an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday night, the 78-year-old actor used his speech to express his belief that "the arts are democratic" and,...

White House Cuts Uranium Mine's Review to Just 2 Weeks

Such reviews generally take a full year

(Newser) - The Department of the Interior on Monday announced it will expedite the environmental review of a uranium mine in Utah, aiming to finish in 14 days. The Deseret News calls that "astounding"; the New York Times reports such reviews typically take a year to complete. A federal press...

Trump: I&#39;m Lifting Sanctions on Syria
Trump: I'm Lifting
Sanctions on Syria
May 13, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Trump: I'm Lifting Sanctions on Syria

President makes the announcement in Saudi Arabia, says he will meet new Syrian leader

(Newser) - President Trump announced surprise big news while addressing a forum in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday: He's lifting US sanctions against Syria, five months after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. "There is a new government that will hopefully succeed in stabilizing the country and keeping peace," Trump told...

Trump Brought a Bunch of Honchos to Saudi Arabia

The list of American executives in attendance is long

(Newser) - President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to a very warm welcome , and he brought with him an entire entourage. As the New York Times reports, a who's who of business executives attended a lunch in Riyadh, as well as a significant part of Trump's Cabinet. A...

MAGA Isn't Happy About Trump's Possible Gift From Qatar

Laura Loomer, Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin add to criticism of Trump plan to accept luxury jet

(Newser) - That Democrats have been attacking President Trump's plan to accept a luxury jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One isn't a surprise. The president, however, also is facing serious criticism from the right, including some prominent names within MAGA. One big concern is that the...

Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Lavish Welcome

President begins a four-day trip to the Mideast

(Newser) - President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin a four-day trip to the Mideast, the first overseas trip of his second term. Details:
  • The New York Times notes a contrast: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Trump's jet in person, accompanied by an honor guard and even
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Judge Lets IRS Share Immigrant Tax Data With ICE

Nonprofit groups argued for privacy rights of undocumented taxpayers

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday declined to stop the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that allows the Trump administration to continue using the data to identify and deport undocumented immigrants, the AP reports. The ruling came from US District...

Trump Signs Executive Order on Drug Prices

It gives drugmakers a 30-day deadline to lower prices

(Newser) - President Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Monday setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the US or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.
  • The order calls on the Department of Health and Human Services,
...

Trump Defends Free Jet With Golf Analogy

'When they give you a putt, you say thank you very much'

(Newser) - President Trump has doubled down on his defense of plans to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One. Critics (including his usual ally Laura Loomer ) have questioned the propriety and even the legality of such a gift, but Trump said Monday it...

Trump Defends Prospect of a Free Jet From Qatar

Plane would serve as Air Force One, and president calls critics of the idea 'losers'

(Newser) - President Trump is defending his plan to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, one that would serve as Air Force One during his presidency and possibly as his personal plane afterward. Critics—mostly Democrats but also some Republicans—have questioned the legality and ethics of the potential gift....

Kids Left Alone in Car After ICE Takes Dad at Gas Station

Witness says child and older sibling were left after father was arrested

(Newser) - Amid reports of increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in cities along California's coast comes a story out of Oxnard, where a witness says a child and their older sibling were left alone at a gas station when ICE agents descended upon their car and arrested their father as...

Trump Intends to Accept Gift From Qatar's Royals: Luxury 747

Government lawyers say plane can be used as Air Force One, then transferred to presidential library

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family—a plane that President Trump would use as Air Force One while in office and as his personal airliner afterward. Valued at roughly $400 million before it's outfitted with...

Trump Orders DHS to Add 20K Officers for Deportations

Force would include state and local law enforcement employees

(Newser) - President Trump has told the Department of Homeland Security to add 20,000 officers to its deportation force, a move that would include using state and local employees. The order was part of a presidential proclamation issued Friday about pressing immigrants without documentation to leave the US voluntarily, the New ...

Pope Has Shared Posts Criticizing Trump, Vance

In February, Leo XIV shared an article titled 'JD Vance is wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the election of the first American pope on Thursday—but Pope Leo XIV might not have been thrilled when Trump was elected in November. When Leo was Cardinal Robert Prevost, he shared numerous posts on X criticizing the policies and statements of Trump and Vice President JD...

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