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Trump: 'Rogue Killers' Might Have Murdered Journalist

President sends secretary of state to Saudi Arabia in regard to Jamal Khashoggi

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , Saudi Arabia is making moves to clear its name: It will allow a joint inspection of its Turkish embassy Monday afternoon, and King Salman is personally denying his kingdom had anything to do with how the journalist vanished. "Just...

Warren to Trump: Pay Up That $1M
Warren to Trump:
Pay Up That $1M
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2018 9:40 AM CDT

Warren to Trump: Pay Up That $1M

President challenged her to take a DNA test

(Newser) - Now that Elizabeth Warren has taken an ancestry test that shows "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry, she wants President Trump to pay up on a challenge. In a tweet , Warren reminded Trump that he once publicly challenged her to take such a DNA test for $1 million. "...

Trump: Climate Change &#39;Not a Hoax,&#39; But It&#39;ll &#39;Change Back&#39;
Trump: Climate Will
'Change Back Again'
INTERVIEW
Oct 15, 2018 5:32 AM CDT

Trump: Climate Will 'Change Back Again'

'I don't think it's a hoax,' he tells 60 Minutes

(Newser) - President Trump apparently no longer believes that climate change is a "hoax"—but he does believe it will somehow change back, and he doesn't want to spend too much money dealing with it, despite dire warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . "I think something'...

Saudi Arabia Responds to Trump's 'Threats'

European nations seek probe into journalist's disappearance

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia says it rejects any "threats" of economic sanctions or political pressure regarding the disappearance of a Saudi writer—and European nations are calling for an investigation, the AP reports. In a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, the Saudi government said it will...

Saudi Stocks Reel After Trump Threatens 'Severe Punishment'

President says 'we're going to get to the bottom of" Jamal Khashoggi disappearance

(Newser) - President Trump went after Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an interview airing Sunday, telling 60 Minutes that "we're going to get to the bottom of it, and there will be severe punishment" if US officials find that Riyadh ordered Khashoggi's murder. "...

Returned US Pastor Quips About 'Absentee Ballot'

'You really fought for us,' Andrew Brunson tells Trump

(Newser) - President Trump welcomed American pastor Andrew Brunson to the Oval Office on Saturday, celebrating his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey that had sparked a diplomatic row with a key ally and outcry from US evangelical groups, the AP reports. Brunson, who returned to the United States...

Media Jumps on Trump's Praise for Robert E. Lee at Rally

It was given in the run-up to remarks about Ulysses S. Grant

(Newser) - President Trump was in Lebanon, Ohio, Friday night to rally for the state's gubernatorial and congressional candidates, but the AP reports much of his hour-plus speech focused on the highlights of his week, which included Brett Kavanaugh being seated on the Supreme Court and pastor Andrew Brunson's release...

US Pastor Freed in Turkey Amid Reports of Secret Deal

Andrew Brunson bound for US after sentencing for espionage

(Newser) - An American pastor detained for two years in Turkey on charges of espionage and aiding terrorist groups is heading home. A Turkish court on Friday allowed the release of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson, who lived for more than 20 years in Turkey before he was jailed in the 2016 crackdown...

Melania Shrugs Off Trump Affair Rumors

First lady tells ABC News reporter she has better things to think about these days

(Newser) - "No question is off limits" is how ABC's 20/20 is promoting its interview with Melania Trump, airing Friday night at 10pm EDT. That apparently included queries about her marriage from Tom Llamas, who chatted with the first lady during her recent trip to Africa , ABC News reports. "...

Rapper 'Officially Done' With Kanye After Trump Meeting

TI slams 'repulsive, disgraceful' Oval Office meeting

(Newser) - Rapper TI has collaborated with Kanye West more than once—but he says he's "officially done" with "Ye" after West's bizarre Oval Office meeting with President Trump Thursday. In an Instagram post , the Atlanta-based rapper said he had been "more than patient" with West's...

Kanye Releases Stream of Consciousness at White House

He says his MAGA hat is like Superman's cape

(Newser) - Elvis' 1970 White House visit with Nixon has nothing on Kanye West's sit down with President Trump on Thursday. Ostensibly, the meeting was to be about urban revitalization, workforce training, African-American unemployment, clemencies, and Chicago crime, per CNN . But in a freewheeling, 10-minute monologue the rapper, seated across...

Trump Faced 'Quagmire,' Went Ahead With Rally

As Hurricane Michael batters Florida

(Newser) - As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida on Wednesday, President Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally in Erie, offering his "thoughts and prayers" to those in the storm's...

Trump Called It a 'Scary Time' for Men. Now It's a Viral Song

Lynzy Lab's video has been viewed millions of times

(Newser) - When addressing the allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh last Tuesday, President Trump had this to say : "It is a very scary time for young men in America, when you can be guilty of something you're not guilty of." Fast forward one week, and those words...

'Lock Her Up' Finds a New Target at Trump Rally

The crowd reacted when Sen. Dianne Feinstein's name was mentioned

(Newser) - Chants of "Lock her up!" rang once again through an Iowa arena as President Trump rallied supporters Tuesday. But this time, the staple of Trump's 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton had a new target: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Trump, in the state boosting GOP candidates ahead of...

Clinton: Kavanaugh Ceremony Was Like &#39;Political Rally&#39;
Clinton, Trump
Trade Barbs
Oct 9, 2018 3:32 PM CDT

Clinton, Trump Trade Barbs

Clinton calls Kavanaugh swearing-in a 'political rally'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton says President Trump turned Brett Kavanaugh's ceremonial swearing-in at the White House Monday night into a "political rally." At what the Washington Post refers to as a "boisterous" event, Trump apologized to the newest Supreme Court justice "on behalf of our nation" for...

Nikki Haley&#39;s Praise of Ivanka, Jared Fuels a Rumor
Nikki Haley's Praise of Ivanka,
Jared Fuels a Rumor
the rundown
Oct 9, 2018 1:35 PM CDT

Nikki Haley's Praise of Ivanka, Jared Fuels a Rumor

There's hot speculation that one of them could replace her at the UN, but it's a long shot

(Newser) - Nikki Haley will be gone as ambassador to the UN by the end of the year, and she explains in her resignation letter that it's time for a break from public service after 14 straight years. "As a businessman, I expect you will appreciate my sense that returning...

Trump Slams Taylor Swift After Star Gets Political

'Let's say that I like Taylor's music about 25% less now, OK?'

(Newser) - President Trump now likes Taylor Swift 25% less than he did before she revealed her political leanings —but it's not clear whether the president was much of a Swiftie in the first place. After reporters told Trump on Monday that the star had endorsed a Democrat against Republican...

Stormy Daniels Regrets 'Body-Shaming' Trump

She feels bad about graphic description in memoir

(Newser) - Stormy Daniels thinks she might have gone a little too far in new memoir Full Disclosure when she including a graphic description of President Trump's private parts . The porn actress, who likened Trump's genitals to "the mushroom character in Mario Kart " during a two-page description of...

Trump to Kavanaugh: &#39;I&#39;d Like to Apologize&#39;
Trump Says Something
You'll Rarely Hear
the rundown
Oct 9, 2018 12:33 AM CDT

Trump Says Something You'll Rarely Hear

The president speaks at ceremonial event for Brett Kavanaugh

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't apologize often, so mark the day: "On behalf of the nation, I'd like to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you've been forced to endure," he said Monday at a White House ceremonial event...

Trump Has Tough Message for Chicago Cops

The president says he endorses stop-and-frisk

(Newser) - President Donald Trump drew an enthusiastic response from a law-and-order crowd Monday, advocating the use of "stop and frisk" policing and saying he has directed the Justice Department to work with local officials in Chicago to stem violence in the nation's third-largest city, the AP reports. "The...

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