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Trump Lauds Domestic Successes on First Day of Asia Trip

The president spoke to American troops in Tokyo about unemployment and the stock market

(Newser) - Donald Trump is in Asia this week to talk trade and the threat of a nuclear North Korea, and at his first stop, Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, on Sunday morning he told the American troops gathered to hear him speak that things are going "really, really well" back...

Mary Trump: The Mother Behind the Man


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Mary Trump: The Mother Behind the Man

Trump doesn't talk about his mother much; that doesn't mean he isn't shaped by her

(Newser) - Psychologists are fascinated by President Trump. From afar they wonder, as Politico puts it, "What makes somebody act the way he acts ... his belligerence and his impulsivity, his bottomless need for applause and his clockwork rage when he doesn’t get it?" The answers inevitably start with Trump's...

Details Emerge on Person Who Shut Down Trump's Twitter

Twitter says steps have been taken to prevent this from happening again

(Newser) - The person who shut down President Trump's Twitter account for 11 minutes was not a Twitter employee, as was initially reported , but a contractor for the company, two sources tell the New York Times . Asked about the new information, a Twitter spokesperson simply pointed to the company's initial...

Rosie Reveals Why Trump Has Gone 'Crazy' on Her

O'Donnell tells Seth Meyers it all began with a press conference and a Wiki search

(Newser) - Head to the Trump Twitter archive , type in "Rosie," and you can see in scathing detail the online manifestation of the longtime feud between the president and Rosie O'Donnell. But did we ever really know what started it? O'Donnell offered her take Thursday night on Late ...

Trump's Favorite Phrase Named Word of the Year

'Fake news'

(Newser) - Some real news on fake news: Newsweek reports President Trump's favorite phrase has been named the 2017 Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary, which defines "fake news" as "false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting." Collins states the phrase, use of...

Amid Rumored Chaos, Trump Says 'I'm Really Enjoying It'

'I'm actually not angry at anybody'

(Newser) - Charges brought against President Trump's former campaign officials haven't affected the commander in chief, who tells the New York Times in a brief phone call on Wednesday that he's having a great time in the White House—aiming to counter reports that have surfaced since Robert Mueller'...

Trick or Treat? Hillary Jokes About Halloween Costume

Clinton says maybe she'll dress up as 'the president'

(Newser) - When Hillary Clinton said she was "ready to come out of the woods," she meant it. Clinton has been working the news-show circuit , promoting her new memoir , and speaking up more on Twitter . She's even gotten her sense of humor back, making a snarky tweet over the...

Name of Trump's Likely Pick for Fed Chair Released

The president has been looking for a replacement for Janet Yellen

(Newser) - Even as the White House is reeling from the indictments of three former presidential campaign officials, Donald Trump is reportedly moving along with plans to replace the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, the New York Times reports. After several months of speculation and hype from the president, administration...

Trump Plans Have Dinosaur-Lovers Distressed

Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante is home to countless fossils—and 62 billion tons of coal

(Newser) - Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante contains an estimated 62 billion tons of coal. But it also has one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur fossils in the world, with more than two-dozen new species having been discovered in the 21 years since President Clinton designated it a national monument. So when...

JFK Assassination Files Released; Trump Blocks Some

President cites national security concerns in withholding some classified documents

(Newser) - Thousands of previously classified or redacted documents on the JFK assassination were officially released Thursday evening. The documents can be found here , and the New York Times will be posting highlights as it finds them. "I am ordering today that the veil finally be lifted," NBC News...

Here's What Trump Has Spent Redecorating White House

$1.75M

(Newser) - The Trump administration has spent $1.75 million on furniture and other items as part of redecorating the White House and related offices, NBC News reports. The tally of expenditures comes from the General Services Administration and is slightly more than the $1.5 million the Obama administration spent over...

Trump Thinks Clinton Involved in 'Watergate Modern Age'

President offers thoughts on uranium sale, dossier funding, his historically great memory

(Newser) - President Trump gave his thoughts Wednesday on a few of the major news stories of the week—or at least the ones related to his old adversary, Hillary Clinton. In an interview with Lou Dobbs for Fox Business , Trump addressed the reports of the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee...

Jimmy Carter: I'd Go to North Korea for Trump

The former president also thinks the media is too hard on the current one

(Newser) - Former President Jimmy Carter is interested in playing a role in the current president's administration, and he's apparently not above a little flattery to help himself get it. In an interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Carter says that he would like to go to North...

McConnell Says Vote on Bipartisan ACA Fix Is Possible

McConnell says he'll bring the bill to the Senate floor if the president promises to sign it

(Newser) - The battle over the future of the Affordable Care Act continued on the Sunday morning news shows, with Senate leaders from both parties offering some hope for bipartisan legislation. On CNN's State of the Union, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would be willing to bring the bipartisan...

Trump Pledges $430K for Associates' Legal Fees

Such a pledge could be a conflict of interest, though

(Newser) - As the legal bills mount for members of Donald Trump's campaign team and White House staff, the president has pledged to pay for some of that cost personally, Axios reports. On Saturday a White House official said the president has promised to spend at least $430,000 to help...

Trump's Vow on Opioid Crisis Creates Whole New Crisis

Trump promises emergency declaration next week, but officials have nothing

(Newser) - "They are not ready for this," one public health advocate tells Politico . On Monday, President Trump said he would make an emergency declaration on the opioid crisis next week, promising "a very, very big statement" and "a very important step." Trump reportedly made the decision...

Odd Story of Trump's Allegedly Fake Renoir Surfaces

The Art Institute of Chicago says it is sure its version is authentic

(Newser) - First fake news, now fake art? According to Donald Trump biographer Tim O'Brien, the president has a fake version of impressionist painting "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir—only Trump asserts that it's an original. On Vanity Fair's Inside the Hive podcast, O'Brien...

Trump Has Officially Rated His Response to Puerto Rico

'I'd say it was a 10'

(Newser) - On Thursday, President Trump gave himself perfect marks for the federal government's response to the ongoing disaster in Puerto Rico, USA Today reports. "I'd say it was a 10," Trump told reporters during a meeting with Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico. According to the Washington ...

Callista Gingrich Confirmed as US Ambassador to the Vatican

The Senate voted 70-23 in favor

(Newser) - The GOP-led Senate has confirmed Callista Gingrich's nomination to be US ambassador to the Vatican. Senators voted overwhelmingly, 70-23, to approve her for the post. President Donald Trump had announced in May that he would nominate her, AP reports.

Netanyahu: Israel Has No Better Friends Than Christians

The Israeli prime minister was speaking at a Christian media event in Jerusalem

(Newser) - Israel's prime minister has told a group of Christian media professionals that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities, AP reports. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday at the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, the first such event Israel says it has hosted. His comments and the...

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