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4 Nations Singer, Trudeau Have Messages for Trump

Words to Canada's national anthem get swapped at US-Canada hockey game; PM tweets own snark

(Newser) - The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday between the United States and Canada ended with an exciting 3-2 overtime win for the Great White North, and Canadian patriotism and snark were on display both before and after the matchup. First, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Juno-winning singer who belted out Canada'...

Trump Is Planning Massive Change at USPS: Report

Sources say he plans to fire board, put service under control of Commerce Department

(Newser) - President Trump is preparing one of the biggest changes in the US Postal Service's 250-year history, insiders say. Sources tell the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal that Trump plans to issue an executive order to fire the service's governing board and place it under the direct...

All Migrants Moved Out of Guantanamo

Officials say 178 Venezuelans left naval base on Thursday, with 177 transferred to Venezuela

(Newser) - The Trump administration has apparently emptied Guantanamo Bay of migrants, weeks after President Trump issued an order for a detention facility at the base to be expanded to hold up to 30,000 people. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Thursday that 177 migrants had been transferred to...

Judge Declines to Freeze Trump's Mass Layoffs

Judge rules case needs to be brought in a different court

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration's mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward, the AP reports. US District Judge Christopher Cooper found the unions must bring their claims under federal employment law rather than in district...

Venezuelans Sue Trump Over Lost Legal Protections

They say rescinding TPS protections extended by Biden is unprecedented and illegal

(Newser) - Venezuelans with temporary legal protections allowing them to live and work in the US are suing President Trump, alleging his administration has illegally stripped them of those protections due to racial hostility. Before leaving office, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelans who are unable to return...

A Zelensky Dig Angered Trump
A Zelensky
Dig Angered
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Feb 20, 2025 2:38 PM CST

A Zelensky Dig Angered Trump

President decided to respond directly after Ukraine leader dissed him, reports CNN

(Newser) - When President Trump unloaded on Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, it was the culmination of a long-brewing animosity between the two men, CNN reports. Its story on how things unfolded over the last two days says that Trump told aides he wanted to respond to Zelensky's slam that...

Trump: We May Give Americans 20% of DOGE Savings

President offered few details on the possibility

(Newser) - Could Americans see some cash from all these DOGE cost-saving measures? President Trump says he's considering the idea, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We're thinking about giving 20% back to the American citizens and 20% down to pay back debt," he said at a Saudi Arabia-sponsored...

Report: Pentagon Ordered to Prepare for Budget Cuts

Hegseth wants proposals for 8% cuts over each of the next 5 years: memo

(Newser) - Even the Pentagon is not immune as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency overhauls the federal government. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered leaders at the Pentagon and within the US military to draw up proposals for cutting 8% from their budgets for each of the next...

Poll Shows Trump Approval Slipped 2 Points in First Month
Trump Slips in Poll, Musk Lags
Feb 19, 2025 7:45 PM CST

Trump Slips in Poll, Musk Lags

President is down from first week in office, while DOGE boss is less popular

(Newser) - President Trump's approval rating has slipped since his first week in office, down 2 percentage points to 45%, a Gallup poll released Wednesday found. At this point, 51% of respondents disapprove of his job performance. Trump's approval rating is running 15 points below the mid-February average of all...

Hochul Fires Back After Trump's 'King' Remark

'We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king'

(Newser) - After his administration rescinded federal approval of New York City's congestion pricing plan, President Trump didn't hold back on Truth Social. "CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD," he declared in a post Wednesday afternoon. "Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"...

Trump Administration Yanks Its Approval of NYC Toll

Duffy says feds are moving to put an end to first-in-the nation congestion pricing

(Newser) - President Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City's congestion pricing system , which had been in effect since Jan. 5 in an effort to reduce traffic in some parts of Manhattan. The city's system uses license plate readers to impose a $9 toll on...

Trump's IVF Order Is Praised—and Picked Apart
Trump's IVF Order Is
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Feb 19, 2025 10:25 AM CST

Trump's IVF Order Is Praised—and Picked Apart

A look at the executive order signed Tuesday

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order intended to expand access to and reduce costs of in vitro fertilization. As Trump put it, "I've been saying we are going to do what we have to do and I think the women and families, husbands, are very appreciative...

Zelensky Pushes Back on Trump's 'Started It' Line

Says the US president lives in a 'disinformation bubble'

(Newser) - Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky did not take kindly to President Trump's Tuesday suggestion that Ukraine "started it"—meaning the war with Russia three years ago—and could have avoided the conflict had it just made a deal. "President Trump ... unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,"...

Trump Blames Ukraine for Starting War

'You could've made a deal,' he says of Zelensky

(Newser) - President Trump on Tuesday appeared to blame Ukraine for starting its war with Russia, despite the fact that it was Russia that invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's anger that Ukraine was not invited to Tuesday's US-Russia talks , and his assertion that Ukraine...

Fired National Park Rangers' Emotional Letters Go Viral

'Things are not ok. I am not ok'

(Newser) - Among the thousands who have lost their jobs as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency works its way through the federal workforce are about 1,000 National Park Service employees. One of those, Brian Gibbs, responded with an open letter that quickly went viral, CBS News reports. Gibbs...

Report: US Drones Search for Mexican Drug Labs

Secret program has apparently been expanded—with or without Mexico's cooperation

(Newser) - A secret government program to send US drones to look for fentanyl labs in Mexico has been dialed up under the Trump administration, reports the New York Times . Started under President Biden, the drone flights have increased under President Trump and his CIA director, John Ratcliffe, who've promised more...

Rubio: We See 'Incredible Opportunities' With Russia

Secretary of state has high-level talks with Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - Russia and the US agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, America's top diplomat said after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in US foreign policy under President Trump. In an interview with the AP , Secretary of State...

GOP Lawmaker Wants to Make Trump's Birthday a Holiday

New York's Claudia Tenney introduces bill for president's special day to be federally recognized

(Newser) - June 14 is Flag Day in the United States, and it also happens to be President Trump's birthday. Now, a Republican congresswoman wants to merge them into one big celebration that would even shut some government offices down, reports the Hill . "Just as George Washington's birthday is...

Top Social Security Official Out After DOGE Tries to Access Data

Advocate says her replacement has reportedly already granted the access, however

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency tried to access sensitive information at the Social Security Administration over the weekend, and Acting Commissioner Michelle King refused to grant it—and then stepped down from her position, multiple sources tell outlets including the Washington Post and the AP . A Trump administration...

'No Kings' Rallies Denounce Trump and Musk

Event follows similar nationwide demonstrations this month

(Newser) - Demonstrators opposed to President Trump and his policies turned out despite frigid weather for rallies Monday corresponding with the Presidents Day holiday. Dubbed "No Kings on Presidents Day" by the 50501 Movement, the AP reports, the protests came less than two weeks after a similar nationwide event drew participants...

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