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In a First, US Puts Stealth Fighter Jets in Israel

Move follows Arab states' refusal to host US strike forces

(Newser) - American warplanes are now parked on Israeli soil in a way they never have been before. The United States has quietly deployed F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Israel, the first time Washington has positioned combat jets there, for a potential operation against Iran, reports the Wall Street Journal . The move,...

Scads of Importers Step Right Up for Their Tariff Refunds

Companies are flooding the courts to reclaim billions, but they could be waiting awhile

(Newser) - Companies aren't just lining up for refunds, they're stampeding. After the Supreme Court last week invalidated much of President Trump's global tariffs regimen, at least 1,800 firms have sued to claw back duties paid, part of an estimated $130 billion collected in just 10 months. The...

Hegseth Tries Again to Punish Mark Kelly

Defense chief appeals ruling blocking punishment over Kelly's troop remarks

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is escalating his clash with Sen. Mark Kelly, taking his bid to punish the Arizona Democrat to a federal appeals court, Politico reports. Hegseth is asking the DC Circuit to overturn a judge's order that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from demoting Kelly, a former Navy...

Democrats' Response to SOTU Questions Trump's 'Golden Age'

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger asks if POTUS is truly working for Americans

(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her Democratic rebuttal that costs remain high for many Americans more than a year into his second term. Her...

7 Takeaways From Trump's State of the Union

Combative address broke Trump's own record for longest SOTU

(Newser) - President Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the US economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven't benefited from Trump's policies. He took the...

Feds Accuse UCLA of Ignoring 'Grossly Antisemitic Acts'

Lawsuit seeks damages for 'aggrieved Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees'

(Newser) - The Justice Department has taken its clash with the University of California, Los Angeles, to court. In an 81-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, the Trump administration accuses UCLA of allowing widespread antisemitism that violated the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli employees, alleging the university...

FedEx Sues US Government Over Trump's Tariffs

Delivery giant seeks repayment of duties after Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - FedEx just put a dollar sign on the Supreme Court's recent tariff ruling . Days after the court found that most of President Trump's import duties were unlawful, the shipping giant filed suit on Monday in the US Court of International Trade, seeking to claw back money it says...

USS Ford Sailors Struggle With a Marathon Deployment

Families grapple with mission approaching record length as Trump sends ship near Iran

(Newser) - The USS Gerald R. Ford is on a deployment that could easily stretch to 11 months and set a Navy record, and it's wearing on the 5,000 people aboard and those waiting at home. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump has twice extended the carrier's...

Supreme Court Ruling All but Kills 'Tariff Dividend Checks'

Court ruling, missing legislation dim prospects for household rebate plan

(Newser) - Those $2,000 "tariff dividend" checks President Trump has been talking up are looking increasingly unlikely to actually happen, policy experts tell CNBC . When the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a key plank of Trump's existing tariff program, ruling 6-3 that he misused emergency powers to put much...

Former ICE Lawyer: Training for Agents Cut to 'Dangerous' Level

'They removed so many essential parts that what remains is a dangerous husk'

(Newser) - A former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's training program for new recruits is "deficient, defective, and broken." Ryan Schwank's comments during a forum held by congressional Democrats come at a time of...

EPA Relaxes Limits on Toxins From Coal-Powered Plants

Emissions of mercury, other pollutants can harm kids' brain development, critics warn

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules. Toxic emissions from coal- and oil-fired plants can harm brain development in...

With Latest US Boat Strike, Total Death Toll Nears 150

US Southern Command says it hit vessel in eastern Pacific on Friday, killing 3

(Newser) - The US military on Friday said that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged...

FCC Chief: Broadcasters Should 'Pledge America'

Critics say Brendan Carr's call to air 'patriotic,' pro-US programming raises First Amendment worries

(Newser) - FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is urging TV and radio stations to sign on to a new "Pledge America Campaign" that promotes what he calls patriotic, pro-US programming ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. In a statement on Friday, Carr said the semiquincentennial is a chance to highlight the...

Trump Aide Weaves as He Rips 'Loser Springsteen' Tour

Rolling Stone suggests editing might have helped Steven Cheung's post

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen announced his upcoming tour this week as a celebration and "defense of America," including its democracy, freedom, and Constitution. He did not mention President Trump, though he did say something about " our wannabe king and his rogue government." White House officials evidently read between...

Trump: I'm Considering Limited Strike on Iran

President acknowledges possible move amid nuclear talks

(Newser) - President Trump is openly weighing whether to hit Iran with what he calls a "limited" military strike if it refuses to accept new curbs on its nuclear program. Asked Friday if such an option was on the table to push Tehran toward a deal, the president replied, "I...

Hunter Hess Doubles Down on Defending His Love for US
Olympian Slammed by Trump:
'I Love the United States'
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Olympian Slammed by Trump: 'I Love the United States'

American freeskier also snarked on president's criticism of him, making the 'L' sign for 'loser'

(Newser) - American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in the Olympic halfpipe qualifier, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an "L," lifted it to his forehead, and pointed at it with the other hand....

The View Under Investigation by the FCC

Probe comes after interview was pulled from Stephen Colbert's show for same reason

(Newser) - The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC's The View over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air, according to the head of the agency that oversees US broadcast airwaves. "The FCC has an enforcement action underway on...

Veterans Sue to Block Trump's 250-Foot Arch Plan

Lawsuit says project lacks approvals, would disrupt historic sight lines

(Newser) - Three Vietnam War veterans who became US diplomats, along with a historic preservationist, sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block a proposed 250-foot " triumphal arch " from being built in the capital just west of the Potomac. The suit argues President Trump's project, which he wants completed...

Justice Department Displays Loyalty to President

Agency says it's proud to 'Make America Safe Again' at Trump's direction

(Newser) - A large banner featuring President Trump's face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president's efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him. While Trump banners have been hung outside other agencies...

Trade Deficit Is Near Record High Despite Tariffs

It dropped just 0.2% last year

(Newser) - In a Truth Social post Wednesday night, President Trump said his tariffs had brought down the trade deficit by 78%, but government figures released the next day told a very different story. According to the Commerce Department, the gap between goods and services sold to the US and what it...

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