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Trump: I'm 'Not Siding With Anybody' in Syria

Turkey pushes back against threat to 'obliterate' economy

(Newser) - President Trump says he's "not siding with anybody" in the widening gyre of northern Syria—but it's a claim all sides have trouble believing. The president, asked Monday why his government was siding with Turkey instead of America's Kurdish allies, said he was merely sticking to...

Trump&#39;s Syria Decision Seen as Significant Policy Shift
Only 150 Troops Involved,
but Stakes Are Much Bigger
the rundown
Oct 7, 2019 10:55 AM CDT

Only 150 Troops Involved, but Stakes Are Much Bigger

Trump defends a Syrian withdrawal, while critics warn of the dangers

(Newser) - The US isn't withdrawing all of its troops from Syria, but it is withdrawing the 150 or so soldiers stationed at two posts near the Syrian border with Turkey. However, the small numbers involved belie the major foreign policy implications at stake. The move will allow Turkey to stage...

Judge Delivers Blow to Trump on Tax Returns

Federal judge rejects president's legal challenge to Manhattan subpoena

(Newser) - President Trump just lost a key ruling in his bid to keep his tax returns from going public. A federal judge in New York on Monday declared that the Manhattan district attorney has the right to subpoena eight years of the president's personal and business returns, reports the New ...

Trump Accuses Pelosi of Treason
Trump Accuses 
Pelosi of Treason
Oct 7, 2019 6:43 AM CDT

Trump Accuses Pelosi of Treason

He says House speaker, other Democrats 'must be impeached'

(Newser) - President Trump is continuing to fight back against the impeachment inquiry by calling for his critics to be impeached. After calling for Mitt Romney's impeachment on Saturday—and continuing to hammer him Sunday —the president called for the impeachment of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday night, accusing...

White House: Turkey to Invade Northern Syria

US to pull troops ahead of planned offensive

(Newser) - The White House said Sunday that Turkey will soon invade northern Syria, renewing fears of a slaughter of Kurdish fighters allied with the US in a yearslong campaign against ISIS. For months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been threatening to launch a military assault on the Kurdish forces in...

Trump Really Hammers Mitt
Trump Really Hammers Mitt
Oct 6, 2019 11:55 AM CDT

Trump Really Hammers Mitt

Romney's criticism of the president had an effect, apparently

(Newser) - President Trump is really going after Mitt Romney. In tweets on Sunday, the president kept hammering the Utah senator after calling for his impeachment the day before, Fox News reports. "The Democrats are lucky that they don’t have any Mitt Romney types," Trump tweeted . "They may...

New Whistleblower Has Talked to IG, Lawyer Says

Colleague says firm represents 'multiple whistleblowers'

(Newser) - The lawyer for the whistleblower who reported President Trump's Ukraine call said he also represents a second whistleblower. That person, described as an intelligence official, has talked to Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for intelligence matters, ABC News reports. The lawyer, Mark Zaid, says the person who came forward...

Ukraine Call Was Perry's Idea, Trump Says

Energy secretary wasn't named in White House detailing of Zelensky conversation

(Newser) - President Trump didn't really want to call Ukraine's president in the first place, he has told Republican members of Congress, but Rick Perry wanted him to. Trump told lawmakers this in a conference call Friday, Axios reports, saying that Perry asked him to talk to President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Climber Builds Replica Wall Over Trump Claim

Climbers can try to scale a replica border wall in Kentucky

(Newser) - Impossible to climb? Rick Weber doesn't the think so. The climber and engineer has built a replica border wall to see if professional climbers can get over it, the Hill reports. Weber, 75, says he constructed the wall in response to President Trump's boast that even "20...

Critics: New Trump Rule on Visas a 'Catch-22'

Immigrants will need to prove they can pay for own health care

(Newser) - Immigrants hoping to find a place to the US will need to have an additional source of funding now if they want to get their visa. The Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal report that a proclamation was signed Friday by President Trump mandating that, starting Nov. 3, immigrants...

Trump&#39;s Ace in the Hole: A &#39;Red Wall&#39; in Senate
White House Will Dare
Pelosi to Hold Vote
the rundown
Oct 4, 2019 12:36 PM CDT

White House Will Dare Pelosi to Hold Vote

President acknowledges House has enough votes to impeach him

(Newser) - President Trump defended himself on Twitter and in person to reporters on Friday, insisting that his appeals to China and Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden were all about corruption, not politics. "Everything, to me, is about corruption," Trump said, per CNN . "I don’t care about Biden’...

Texts Suggest Ukraine Had to Launch Probe to Get Meeting
Texts Show
Pressure Put
on Ukraine to
Launch Probe
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 4, 2019 9:30 AM CDT

Texts Show Pressure Put on Ukraine to Launch Probe

House Democrats released a series of text messages provided by Kurt Volker

(Newser) - Text messages provided to the House Intelligence Committee by former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker were released by Democrats late Thursday night—and NBC News sees them as "explicitly linking" a potential White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with a Ukraine probe...

Ex-Ukraine Envoy Answers Lawmakers in All-Day Session

Kurt Volker voluntarily answers questions

(Newser) - The former special envoy to Ukraine met behind closed doors with congressional investigators Tuesday looking into whether President Trump leaned on Ukrainian officials to investigate Joe Biden. Kurt Volker resigned last week after being cited in a whistleblower complaint that prompted the House to begin its impeachment inquiry. He came...

CNN Rejects 2 of Trump's Campaign Ads

But the network does accept one

(Newser) - CNN says it has rejected two advertisements submitted by President Trump's re-election campaign because they weren't factual, but will run a third ad that was submitted on Thursday, the AP reports. Trump's campaign likened CNN to a public relations firm for Democrats after rejection of its first...

Nickelback, A-ha Enter the Trump Fray

Things are getting strange

(Newser) - It was easy to miss in Wednesday's volatile day of politics , but at some point in there, President Trump tweeted a Nickelback meme. The video has since been removed by Twitter, reports the Guardian , though you can currently watch it on YouTube. The strange chain of events began when...

Pence Is Drawn Into Ukraine Controversy

VP skipped leader's inauguration amid Trump pressure

(Newser) - As President Trump's anger over the Ukraine story grows, his second-in-command is being drawn into the controversy as well. The Washington Post reports that Trump used Mike Pence to ratchet up pressure on Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky in a few different ways. For starters, Trump ordered Pence to skip...

There&#39;s Another Whistleblower
There's Another Whistleblower
the rundown
Oct 2, 2019 5:45 PM CDT

There's Another Whistleblower

And this one has made an accusation about Trump's tax returns

(Newser) - Tired of reading about the President Trump whistleblower complaint? Well there's another complaint involving Trump that kind of flew under the media radar, Business Insider reports. Turns out a federal worker presented "an unsolicited communication" on July 29 summarizing allegations of "inappropriate efforts to influence" the compulsory...

Trump Rails Against Democrats&#39; &#39;BULLSHIT&#39;
Trump Cries
'BULLSHIT' in Tweet
the rundown
Oct 2, 2019 12:36 PM CDT

Trump Cries 'BULLSHIT' in Tweet

He addresses the morning's news

(Newser) - President Trump took to Twitter late Wednesday morning to address all the big news of the day: a New York Times report that claimed he asked about shooting migrants in the legs at the border, the markets, the impeachment inquiry, and a press conference attended by Nancy Pelosi and Adam...

House Democrats: We're Subpoenaing the White House

Will request 13 separate batches of documents related to Trump's Ukraine phone call

(Newser) - House Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Trump say they'll subpoena the White House on Friday for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine, citing "flagrant disregard" of their previous requests for information. House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings wrote in a memo to committee members...

Trump Claims a Coup Is Underway
Trump Claims a
Coup Is Underway
Oct 2, 2019 6:46 AM CDT

Trump Claims a Coup Is Underway

President echoes trade adviser's comments to Fox

(Newser) - Not for the first time, President Trump is falsely claiming a coup against him. "As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP," the president tweeted late Tuesday. Trump's...

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