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Trump and Vance Clash With Zelensky in Oval Office

'You're not really in a good position right now,' Trump tells the Ukraine leader in Oval Office

(Newser) - World leaders typically play nice for the cameras in the Oval Office, but a meeting of President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky turned "remarkably fractious" on Friday, reports the New York Times .
  • "You've got to be more thankful," Trump told Zelensky during
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English Will Be the Official US Language

Government agencies will no longer be required to provide services in other tongues

(Newser) - For the first time in its history, the US will get an official language under President Trump. The president is expected to sign an executive order to establish English as the official language at the federal level in a move meant to promote unity and efficiency, officials tell the Wall ...

Trump Gets 'Unprecedented' Invite From King Charles

Presidents usually only get one state visit

(Newser) - At the start of his White House meeting with President Trump on Thursday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed the president an invitation he described as "truly historic" and "unprecedented." The letter from King Charles III invited Trump to the UK for a second state visit. The...

Trump Praises UK Leader as 'Very Tough Negotiator'

President says he 'can't believe' he called Zelensky a dictator

(Newser) - President Trump said a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House Thursday was "extraordinarily productive." At a joint press conference, Trump called Starmer a "very tough negotiator," adding, "I'm not sure if I like that, but that's OK,"...

Trump: Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China Coming Tuesday

And look out, rest of the world, on April 2

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China, reports the AP . Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said that illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the...

Joe Wilson Wants a $250 Bill With Trump's Face

'Most valuable bill for most valuable President!' says South Carolina Republican

(Newser) - No lie: South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson has proposed the US offer a $250 cash bill bearing President Trump's face. The long-serving congressman, who made waves in 2009 for shouting "you lie!" during a speech by then-President Obama, shared Wednesday on X what appeared to be an...

Team Trump to NY: Stop Congestion Pricing by March 21

Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to push back, saying state 'will not be steamrolled' on controversial plan

(Newser) - The battle over New York City's congestion pricing plan continues. President Trump's administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order, reports the AP . The Federal Highway Administration said the $9 toll on most vehicles entering Manhattan neighborhoods south of Central Park must end...

Foundation to Increase Giving in Response to Trump 'Crisis'

'Those of us who can do more should do more,' organization's president says

(Newser) - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a crisis prompted by the Trump administration's freeze on federal foreign aid and the now-suspended freeze on federal grants. "This is a major crisis for...

Big Moments From Trump's First Cabinet Meeting

Non-Cabinet member Elon Musk dominated the early part of the meeting

(Newser) - President Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of his second term on Tuesday—and a lot of the talking was done by somebody who wasn't seated at the table. Trump asked Elon Musk, who is not an official Cabinet member, to discuss his work with DOGE. "Is anyone...

Memo Kickstarts Trump Plan to Get Rid of Career Officials

Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions by March 13

(Newser) - Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed Wednesday by President Trump's administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of the American government. The memo expands the Republican president's effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has...

Trump: Zelensky Will Sign Deal at White House on Friday

President says that his Ukraine counterpart will be signing that rare minerals deal

(Newser) - President Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought minerals deal that will closely tie the two countries together for years to come. As the AP reports, Trump made the announcement at the start of the first Cabinet meeting...

Trump Shares AI Video of His Gaza of the Future
Trump Shares AI Video
on Gaza That's an Eyeful
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Feb 26, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Trump Shares AI Video on Gaza That's an Eyeful

Clip shows ruins of the region reinvigorated, complete with Trump statues and dancers

(Newser) - Earlier this month, President Trump first floated the controversial idea of permanently relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and having the United States take over the region to turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." He doubled down on that "spectacular" concept days later, and...

Trump: For $5M, I&#39;ll Give Foreigners a &#39;Gold Card&#39;
Trump Rolling Out
a $5M 'Gold Card'
Feb 26, 2025 6:00 AM CST

Trump Rolling Out a $5M 'Gold Card'

Visa program is like a green card, but for rich people who can pony up

(Newser) - President Trump teased a new visa program Tuesday with something "like a green card," but his favorite color: gold. Trump said the gold card, with "a higher level of sophistication," would offer "very high-level people" a new "route to citizenship"—for the cost...

UK to Boost Defense Spending, Slash Foreign Aid
UK to Boost
Defense Spending,
Slash Foreign Aid
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Feb 25, 2025 5:25 PM CST

UK to Boost Defense Spending, Slash Foreign Aid

'President Trump thinks we should do more. I agree with him,' says Starmer

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a surprise announcement Tuesday, telling Parliament his government would "begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War" while slashing the foreign aid budget by 40%, per the CBC . Here's what that means:
  • For Trump?: The
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21 Tech Staffers Resign From DOGE Office

As Musk issues another ultimatum to federal employees

(Newser) - More than 20 civilian employees resigned in protest of the Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday—the twist being that they technically worked for DOGE itself. The 21 staffers shared a resignation letter with the AP in which they said they would no longer use their tech skills to "...

One-Third of Canceled US Contracts Won't Yield Savings

DOGE's 'wall of receipts' may be a little misleading

(Newser) - News accounts continue to challenge Elon Musk's claims of major savings thanks to the Department of Government Efficiency he runs. On Monday, DOGE published an updated "wall of receipts" list of about 2,300 contracts that have been terminated across the federal government. The problem? The AP reports...

Ramaswamy Avoids DOGE in Launch of Ohio Run

Tech entrepreneur is running for governor

(Newser) - Vivek Ramaswamy has formally launched his bid to become the next governor of Ohio, reports CNN . And the Cincinnati native quickly earned two big endorsements in the 2026 race—that of President Trump and Elon Musk, reports the Hill .
  • Trump: "I know him well, competed against him, and he
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James Carville Suggests a 'Daring' Strategy for Democrats

Do nothing for now, he writes, predicting Trump and the Republicans will crash and burn

(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville offers an unexpected strategy for his party in these early days of the Trump administration: "roll over and play dead." In his New York Times essay, Carville writes that it's futile to go "toe to toe" with the president at the moment....

AI to Determine Federal Workers' Fates

Elon Musk suggests employees could still be fired for not responding to email with 5 bullet points

(Newser) - DOGE will use artificial intelligence to analyze the email responses from some of the estimated 2.3 million federal employees asked to justify their jobs . The responses will be fed into a large language model, an advanced AI system that can process huge amounts of text data, which will then...

Prank Video Mocks Trump, Musk at HUD Headquarters

Somebody apparently hacked the federal building's monitors

(Newser) - It looks like someone in the federal government took some revenge on Elon Musk and President Trump by hacking TV monitors at HUD headquarters in DC and running a bogus video of the two of them, reports the Hill . The fake video depicted Trump kissing the toes of Musk's...

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