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Trump Puts Off Big Move in Israel—for Now

He renews waiver to keep embassy in Tel Aviv for 6 months, reviewing Jerusalem plan

(Newser) - President Donald Trump has temporarily waived a law requiring the US to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, reports the AP . Trump's move to renew the waiver for six months keeps the US embassy in Tel Aviv for now. Trump has said he's reviewing whether to fulfill...

New Name Surfaces in FBI's Russia Probe

The 'Guardian' says UK politician Nigel Farage is a 'person of interest'

(Newser) - The Guardian is floating the name of UK politician Nigel Farage as a figure in the FBI's Russia investigation. The newspaper reports that Farage—who was a big backer of Brexit, as well as a supporter of then-candidate Donald Trump—is a "person of interest" in the agency'...

Russians May Get Their US Compounds Back

2 sites were seized in Maryland and New York over hacking allegations

(Newser) - The Trump administration might let Russian officials return to two properties on US soil they were forced to vacate under President Obama, reports the Washington Post . In December, Obama evicted them from the compounds in Maryland and New York amid allegations that Russia interfered in the US election. He asserted...

Here Are 4 Possibilities for Trump's Paris Decision

President to announce whether the US will remain in climate pact

(Newser) - President Trump is expected to tell the world at 3pm Eastern whether the US will remain in the Paris climate accord or become just the third nation to reject it. A slew of reports on Wednesday suggested that Trump is poised to have the US withdraw , though most accounts hedge...

Trump, Clinton Spar on Twitter
Trump, Clinton Spar on Twitter
Jun 1, 2017 6:03 AM CDT

Trump, Clinton Spar on Twitter

Hillary responds with another 'covfefe' dig

(Newser) - Time apparently does not heal all wounds. Former rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tussled on Twitter Wednesday evening, with President Trump referencing Clinton's comments at Recode's CodeCon earlier that day in which she pilloried the DNC and dished out blame for her 2016 loss to a few...

Trump Announces Major New Vietnam Deals

He welcomed Vietnam PM to Oval Office

(Newser) - President Trump moved on from the " covfefe " confusion Wednesday to have what he describes as a very successful meeting with Vietnam's prime minister. After White House talks with Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Trump hailed more than a dozen new deals worth a total of around $8 billion, including...

Asked About 'Covfefe,' Spicer Gives Odd Reply

He didn't admit it was a mistake

(Newser) - It's the story that started Wednesday's news cycle , and Sean Spicer added some fuel to the "covfefe" fire in the late afternoon. When asked during Wednesday's press briefing whether "people should be concerned that the president posted a somewhat incoherent tweet last night, and then...

Flynn Subpoenaed by House Panel, and He's Not Alone

House intelligence committee issued subpoena for Michael Cohen, too

(Newser) - The House intelligence committee said Wednesday it is issuing subpoenas for President Trump's ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn and Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as well as their businesses, as part of its investigation into Russian activities during last year's election. The subpoenas were part of...

Elon Musk Issues Warning to Trump on Paris Climate Deal

He'll quit as Trump's adviser if Trump pulls out

(Newser) - Amid reports that President Trump is about to ditch the Paris climate accord, Elon Musk offered a warning to the POTUS: He'll quit Trump's advisory councils if Trump withdraws from the Paris deal. "Don't know which way Paris will go, but I've done all I...

CNN Dumps Kathy Griffin
CNN Dumps
Kathy Griffin
May 31, 2017 1:17 PM CDT

CNN Dumps Kathy Griffin

Comedian will no longer co-host New Year's Eve special in wake of photo flap

(Newser) - Kathy Griffin has been fired by CNN in the wake of her President Trump photo flap . "CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Year's Eve program," the network tweeted Wednesday. Griffin, who was also dumped by Squatty Potty in the wake...

Trump Responds to Gruesome Griffin Photo

Comedian 'should be ashamed of herself'

(Newser) - Kathy Griffin continues to take heat for posing for a photo with what looks like the severed head of President Trump, though Trump himself was late in weighing in. That changed early Wednesday, when Trump fired up his Twitter and—after a tweet referencing "covfefe" and a couple of...

Reports: Trump Will Ditch Paris Climate Deal
Reports: Trump Will
Ditch Paris Climate Deal
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May 31, 2017 8:05 AM CDT

Reports: Trump Will Ditch Paris Climate Deal

But no official announcement yet as details get worked out

(Newser) - It looks like the US is poised to ditch the Paris climate accord, though there seems to be much up in the air about the particulars. Axios , for example, reports that President Trump has decided to withdraw, but adds that his team has yet to work out "whether to...

PMs Swear They're Not Making Fun of Trump's Orb Photo

Official claims Norwegian PM didn't realize the similarity at first

(Newser) - The Guardian says they were trolling the president; they insist that isn't so. Unusually, the "they" in question are five Nordic prime ministers, who posed for a photo Monday in which they clutched a soccer ball—a seeming restaging of the photo President Trump took with the leaders...

Trump &#39;Covfefe&#39; Tweet Baffles Internet
Trump's
'Covfefe' Tweet
Baffles Internet
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May 31, 2017 6:28 AM CDT

Trump's 'Covfefe' Tweet Baffles Internet

President posts late-night sentence fragment

(Newser) - Did President Trump fall asleep mid-tweet? The Internet was baffled by a tweet posted just after midnight Wednesday from the president that read, in full, "Despite the constant negative press covfefe." The post was retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times over the following hours as people...

Kathy Griffin Faces Backlash Over Gruesome Trump Photo

She's been dumped by Squatty Potty

(Newser) - Posing with what appears to be the severed, bloody head of the president of the United States was a step too far, Kathy Griffin admitted Tuesday after a controversial photoshoot led to outrage and even calls for her arrest. In an Instagram post , she apologized and said she had asked...

Officials: Trump Has Been Giving Out His Private Number

Breach of protocol worries security experts

(Newser) - President Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raising concerns about the security and secrecy of the commander in chief's communications. Trump has urged leaders of Canada and Mexico...

White House Staffer Resigns, 'Killers' May Come Aboard

Mike Dubke, Trump's communications director, is out

(Newser) - Rumors of major restructuring of White House staff have been circulating in recent days, and on Tuesday the first shoe may have dropped in the form of Mike Dubke, President Trump's communications director. Axios reports that Dubke offered Trump his resignation on May 18, though he offered to stay...

Focus Turns to Kushner's Meeting With Russian Banker

Trump son-in-law met with VEB chief Sergey Gorkov, who is close to Putin

(Newser) - The big Jared Kushner headlines last week focused on his meeting with the Russian ambassador and his reported desire to open back-channel communications with the Kremlin. But the New York Times on Tuesday focuses on a different part of the story: Kushner's meeting with Russian banker Sergey Gorkov in...

Trump Addresses Portland Train Attack

Some are calling it a belated response

(Newser) - President Trump has condemned the fatal stabbings of two men on a Portland train after they tried to help two women who were the targets of an anti-Muslim tirade, the AP reports. His tweet Monday came after many had called on him to address the Friday stabbing, and some were...

What Trump Had to Say in Memorial Day Address

President honors 'special, special people' at Arlington National Cemetery

(Newser) - President Donald Trump on Monday expressed the nation's "boundless" gratitude for the ultimate sacrifice paid by Americans defending the United States, dedicating his first Memorial Day address as commander in chief to a top Cabinet secretary and two other families who lost loved ones, the AP reports. Participating...

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