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In Florida, Rick Scott Sues: 'Votes Coming Out of Nowhere'

Trump weighs in, too

(Newser) - President Trump says law enforcement is looking into a "big corruption scandal having to do with Election Fraud" in Florida's US Senate race, now poised for a recount. "Florida voted for Rick Scott!" Trump continued in a Thursday tweet shortly after Scott sat for an interview...

Michelle Obama Slams Trump in New Memoir

She tried to 'block it all out' when she realized he would succeed Barack

(Newser) - MIchelle Obama's new memoir Becoming looks back at high points in her life, including the "toppling blast of lust, gratitude, fulfillment, wonder" when Barack first kissed her—and low points, including the election of President Trump. In an advance copy seen by the AP , the former first lady...

In Trump-Acosta Flap, New Controversy Over Video
In Trump-Acosta Flap,
New Controversy Over Video
the rundown
Nov 8, 2018 8:33 AM CST

In Trump-Acosta Flap, New Controversy Over Video

Critics say White House version is 'distorted' to make it seem worse; defenders disagree

(Newser) - The White House has yanked the press credentials of CNN's Jim Acosta, accusing the correspondent of "placing his hands on a young woman" trying to take away his microphone as he questioned the president. Acosta calls that a "lie." Now a related controversy has emerged regarding...

CNN Reporter's Pass Revoked After Clash With Trump

Jim Acosta's colleagues call move 'disturbing'

(Newser) - Hours after he clashed with President Trump during a testy press conference , CNN reporter Jim Acosta returned to the White House—and was denied entry by the Secret Service. Press secretary Sarah Sanders later confirmed that Acosta's press pass had been revoked and claimed that he had "placed...

Jeff Sessions Submits His Resignation
Jeff Sessions
Submits His Resignation
the rundown
Nov 7, 2018 3:54 PM CST

Jeff Sessions Submits His Resignation

He's out as attorney general at White House's request

(Newser) - Jeff Sessions is out as attorney general, report CNN and the AP . White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly asked him to resign Wednesday, and Sessions' resignation letter was subsequently delivered to the White House. The speed of the move, coming so soon after polls closed, "suggested how...

Trump Lashes Out at &#39;Rude, Terrible&#39; CNN Reporter
11 Big Lines From
Trump's News Conference
the rundown
Nov 7, 2018 3:06 PM CST

11 Big Lines From Trump's News Conference

Including a verbal tussle with CNN's Jim Acosta

(Newser) - In his news conference following the midterms, President Trump touted the history-making elements of his party's wins Tuesday night, spoke of bipartisanship, and got into it with a CNN reporter. Highlights:
  1. "It was a big day yesterday, an incredible day. And last night the Republican Party defied history
...

Trump Issues a Warning to Incoming House Democrats
Trump Issues a Warning to
Incoming House Democrats
election 2018
Nov 7, 2018 7:32 AM CST

Trump Issues a Warning to Incoming House Democrats

Basically: Investigate us at your peril

(Newser) - Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday morning that President Trump would be holding an 11:30am press conference, with Trump himself following that up with a tweet specifying that he "will be discussing our success in the Midterms!" But the president isn't waiting until late morning to share his...

Trump: &#39;Tremendous Success Tonight&#39;
Trump Hails 'Tremendous
Success,' Self as 'Magic Man'
ELECTION 2018
Nov 7, 2018 6:33 AM CST

Trump Hails 'Tremendous Success,' Self as 'Magic Man'

After Senate win and House loss, he quotes 'magic man' praise from Fox commentator

(Newser) - President Trump appears to be taking a glass-half-full approach to the midterm election results. "Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!" he tweeted Tuesday night after continued Republican control of the Senate was assured , though the Democrats had regained control of the House . The GOP Senate victories included...

Fox News: Hannity's Campaign Appearance With Trump Not OK

Says situation 'has been addressed'

(Newser) - Hours after Fox News host Sean Hannity's controversial appearance at President Trump's final rally before the midterm elections, the network issued a rebuke of his actions, the AP reports. "Fox News does not condone any talent participating in campaign events," the network said in a...

Trump Picks Top Regret of His First 2 Years

'I would like to have a much softer tone'

(Newser) - President Trump famously doesn't like to dwell on past missteps in public, but when asked in an interview about his biggest regret over the last two years, he had a ready answer: "I would say tone," the president told the interviewer from Sinclair Broadcast Group, per WJLA...

NBC, Fox Pull Trump's Controversial Immigration Ad

Ad is being called racist, misleading

(Newser) - President Trump's misleading immigration ad shocked viewers when it aired during Sunday Night Football, and now NBC and Fox News have announced they will no longer air the ad. The ad, made for the Trump campaign, interspersed images that appeared to show migrant caravans heading to the US to...

CNN Has a New Poll Out, and Trump Isn't Impressed

'Fake Suppression Polls'

(Newser) - On the eve of Election Day, President Trump's Twitter feed is littered with endorsements. He's pushing for Josh Hawley , Claudia Tenney , and Ron DeSantis among many others. But that laundry list of recommendations isn't without a jab at another of his favorites, though this one a favorite...

US Troops Aren't Just Prepping for the Migrant Caravan

There are also armed militias and criminal organizations, documents show

(Newser) - Troops headed for the US-Mexico border aren't just aiming to help prevent migrant entry—they have unregulated militias and criminal organizations on their minds, too. According to planning documents obtained by Newsweek , the Department of Defense is aware of nearly 200 armed militias already operating along the southwest border....

Cohen: Here's the Racist Stuff Trump Told Me

Trump's former "fixer" dishes to Vanity Fair

(Newser) - After the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings, Michael Cohen tweeted about the need to "tone down rhetoric" and leveled an accusation against President Trump: that his former boss had made racist remarks when they worked together. "I should have been a bigger person, and I should have left," he...

Trump Wanted It. The Pentagon Said No. Here's Why

Defense officials wouldn't let troops enforce domestic law, officials say

(Newser) - The Trump administration asked, and the Pentagon said no—to using troops on the southern border for law-enforcement purposes, CNN reports. Two defense officials say the Department of Homeland Security wanted US troops to provide "crowd and traffic control" and protect Customs and Border Protection officers from the so-called...

Nigerian Army Uses Trump Words to Defend Shootings

Soldiers fired on rock-throwing protesters

(Newser) - Earlier this week, Amnesty International condemned the Nigerian army for firing on protesters during a march in the capital. Now the army is using comments by President Trump to argue that the soldiers were within their rights to do so, reports the New York Times . The army's reference is...

US Just Reimposed All Sanctions on Iran

Move follows decision to withdraw from 2015 nuclear deal

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Friday announced the reimposition of all US sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The sanctions will take effect Monday and cover Iran's shipping, financial, and energy sectors, the AP reports. It's the second batch of penalties the administration...

Roger Stone on Newly Revealed Emails: 'This Is Called Politics'

'NYT' publishes correspondence between Stone, Steve Bannon

(Newser) - Newly released emails from the 2016 presidential campaign appear to show political operative Roger Stone presenting himself as a WikiLeaks insider to Steve Bannon, who was at the heart of then-candidate Donald Trump's run for president. The emails, published Thursday by the New York Times , touch on a central...

Trump: Troops Can Shoot Rock-Throwing Migrants

'We will consider that a firearm'

(Newser) - In response to a caravan of migrants making its way north through Mexico, President Trump has ordered the biggest deployment of troops along America's southern border since the days of Pancho Villa—and he says any migrants throwing rocks will be treated like gunmen. "I will tell you,...

Trump Tweets Controversial Video of Immigrant Cop Killer

Critics compare it to the infamous Willie Horton ad

(Newser) - President Trump is stepping up his message on immigration before the midterms in a big way with a tweeted video about an undocumented immigrant who killed two law enforcement officers in 2014. The ad centers on Luis Bracamontes, who was in the country illegally when he killed the officers in...

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