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Iceland Doesn't Find Trump Nominee Amusing

Petitioners urge government to reject Billy Long as ambassador after statehood conversation

(Newser) - Billy Long said he meant it as a punchline, but not everyone in Iceland is amused. A petition in Iceland has drawn thousands of signatures after reports that Long, President Trump's nominee for US ambassador to the country, joked that Iceland would become the 52nd US state and that...

Trump Warns World: OK My Greenland Push or Face Tariffs

US president threatens to lay down tariffs hammer on countries that don't go along with his plans

(Newser) - President Trump suggested on Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the United States controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Trump for months has insisted that the US should control Greenland,...

GOP Rep Threatens Trump Impeachment Over Greenland

Congressman Don Bacon blasts annexation talk, says White House is bullying US allies

(Newser) - A Republican lawmaker is warning that any move to seize Greenland by force could put President Trump on a collision course with impeachment. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who's retiring at the end of his current term, said he'd consider supporting Trump's removal from office if the...

Security Council Hears From US, Iran, and Dissidents

Waltz says all options remain in play for Trump

(Newser) - After weeks of escalating tension, US and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, and a dissident dramatically told the body of her government's attempts to kill her. In the meeting, the US envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Trump's earlier...

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Venezuela Frees Detained Americans

But critics say hundreds of political prisoners remain behind bars

(Newser) - The State Department says Venezuela's interim leaders have taken a "step in the right direction" by releasing detained Americans. At least three US citizens were released from prisons in the country as of Tuesday night, a person briefed on the situation tells the New York Times . CNN reports...

PM: 'Greenland Does Not Want to Be Part of the US'

'If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark'

(Newser) - Standing beside Denmark's prime minister in Copenhagen on Tuesday, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen made his strongest comments yet on President Trump's push to annex the island. "If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark," he said,...

Trump: Will Be a 'Complete Mess' if SCOTUS Nixes Tariffs

US will be 'screwed' if such a decision is handed down, president warns

(Newser) - President Trump is warning of economic chaos if the Supreme Court wipes out his signature global tariffs, with a decision expected as early as Wednesday. In a social media post , the president noted "WE'RE SCREWED" if the justices rule against him, arguing that undoing the duties would trigger...

Leaders of Greenland Ask US to Curb Its 'Contempt'

'We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes,' PM Nielsen, others say in statement

(Newser) - Greenland's party leaders have rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the US to take control of the island, saying that Greenland's future must be decided by its people. "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,...

Weekend Rallies Seek to Put 'End to Deadly Terror'

Anti-ICE protests come after federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis woman, injured 2 in Oregon

(Newser) - Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demonstrations come as the Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities...

A 1952 Danish Military Order Draws Attention

Troops must engage with anyone attacking Denmark's territory, which includes Greenland

(Newser) - As the US escalates talk about gaining control of Danish-controlled Greenland , a Cold War-era directive has drawn attention. It stipulates that Denmark's troops must immediately engage with foreign troops attacking Danish territory, even if they have not received explicit orders to do so, reports EuroNews . Denmark's Defense Ministry...

Trump Policy, Aging Population Change Estimate for US Growth

CBO now predicts there will be 15 million more people in US in 30 years

(Newser) - The US population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than the one issued a year ago, because of President Trump's immigration policy and the aging population, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The nonpartisan office projected that the population will increase from...

US Seizes Oil Tanker Russia Had Been Protecting

Russia sent escorts for the rechristened Marinera, which had been pursued by US Coast Guard

(Newser) - The US on Wednesday moved in on a Russian-flagged oil tanker tied to Venezuela and managed to seize it. The New York Times reports the US military's European Command on X confirmed the "seizure of the M/V Bella 1 for violations of US sanctions. The vessel was seized...

Trump: Venezuela to Send US Up to 50M Barrels of Oil

He says it will be sold at market price and 'that money will be controlled by me'

(Newser) - President Trump says Venezuela is about to send a gusher of oil north—and he'll personally control the cash flow. In a Truth Social post Tuesday evening, Trump claimed interim authorities in the country will transfer 30 million to 50 million barrels of "High Quality, Sanctioned Oil" to...

White House: Trump Looking at 'Options' to Acquire Greenland

NATO allies rebuke aggressive US stance

(Newser) - The White House is refusing to rule out a military invasion of Greenland. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told key lawmakers Monday that Trump wants to purchase the vast Arctic territory from Denmark, not invade it, officials tell the New York Time s reports. But on the same day, Trump...

Influencers, OnlyFans Models Dominate Elite US Artist Visas

Attorneys say follower counts now help prove 'extraordinary' ability to qualify for O-1B visas

(Newser) - The visa once used to keep John Lennon in the United States is now helping TikTok stars and OnlyFans creators stay put, too. Immigration attorneys say applicants for the O-1B visa—meant for foreign nationals with "extraordinary" talent in the arts—are increasingly social media influencers and subscription-based models,...

Stephen Miller: Nobody Will Fight the US Over Greenland

Trump aide questions why Denmark controls the territory

(Newser) - Stephen Miller defended the Trump administration's push to make Greenland a part of the US and accused critics of hypocrisy on the question. "The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?" he asked in a CNN interview on Monday. "What is the...

There's a New Lightning Strike Capital in the US

Oklahoma overtakes Florida with highest lightning density in 2025

(Newser) - Florida just lost a long-held weather title. A new report from environmental consulting firm AEM names Oklahoma as the state with the highest lightning density in the country last year, averaging about 73 lightning flashes per square mile. Florida, often dubbed the nation's lightning capital, slipped to second place,...

'Stop the Threats,' Denmark Says After Katie Miller Post

Danish PM, envoy rebuke online hint at future Greenland annexation

(Newser) - A social media post linking US moves in Venezuela to American ambitions in Greenland has drawn a sharp reply from Denmark. Katie Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X late Saturday an image of Greenland overlaid with portions of...

This Nurse Is Building a Huge Database of Femicide Victims

Dawn Wilcox's Women Count USA holds more than 14K names

(Newser) - A Texas school nurse who tends to kids' stomachaches by day spends her free time documenting how thousands of American women died. From her home in Plano, Dawn Wilcox runs Women Count USA , a one-woman database that since 2016 has logged 14,445 US instances of femicide: "the killing...

It Looks Like Homicides Are Way, Way Down in the US

Or so indicates preliminary data from 550 law enforcement agencies

(Newser) - If you had to guess, would you say the US homicide count went up or down in 2025? Preliminary data suggests the answer is down—way, way down. In fact, the US is poised to record the steepest single-year drop in US homicides since FBI record-keeping began in 1960, crime...

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