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Trump on Portland: 'We're Gonna Wipe Them Out'

President threatens to send National Guard to Oregon city, based on questionable TV clip

(Newser) - A new US city is in President Trump's sights: Portland, Oregon, which is where he suggested on Friday he's considering sending National Guard troops to deal with protesters and "wipe them out," per the Oregonian . Trump noted during an interview that although he hadn't had...

First Meeting of the 'Rose Garden Club' Has Adjourned

President Trump hosts dinner for members of Congress in newly paved-over Rose Garden

(Newser) - President Trump hosted a dinner on Friday night for members of Congress in the newly paved White House Rose Garden, telling them they were the first gathering of what he dubbed the "Rose Garden Club." The president held a microphone as he addressed about 100 people, mostly House...

DOJ Weighs Firearm Ban for Transgender Americans

Officials consider linking transgender status to gun restrictions over mental health

(Newser) - The Justice Department has started internal discussions about whether transgender individuals should be barred from owning firearms, according to sources familiar with the matter. These conversations began after the Aug. 27 shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, in which a 23-year-old transgender shooter killed two children and wounded close...

Adams Secretly Met Trump Ally, Spurring Rumors of His Exit

Sources tell NYT that mayor is mulling other opportunities, an exit from reelection campaign

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams is quietly weighing whether to exit the mayoral race amid speculation about a potential role in the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Publicly, Adams has maintained he's staying in, but behind closed doors, advisers say he's seriously...

Trump's Meeting of Tech Leaders Has a Notable Absence

Elon Musk is not on the guest list

(Newser) - President Trump is hosting America's top tech leaders at a White House dinner Thursday night, with one notable absence. Elon Musk, who had a very public falling-out with the president in June, is not on a list of guests that includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg,...

RFK Jr.: Trump Deserves Nobel for COVID Shots

Health secretary has been a critic of the vaccines

(Newser) - Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy fielded a tricky question on Thursday from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor: Does President Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed, the US campaign to roll out vaccines during the pandemic? "Absolutely," responded Kennedy, reports the Washington Post ...

DC Sues Over Trump's National Guard Deployment

Federal lawsuit calls it an 'involuntary military occupation'

(Newser) - The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Trump's deployment of National Guard during law enforcement intervention in Washington. The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the hundreds of troops are essentially an "involuntary military occupation." He argued in the federal lawsuit that the...

Trump May Try to Lure Adams Out of NYC Race

Idea is to help Andrew Cuomo defeat Zohran Mamdani, reports NYT

(Newser) - The Trump administration is considering what the New York Times describes as a "potentially audacious intervention" in the New York City mayor's race: The president might try to coax Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa to drop out, thus giving Andrew Cuomo a better shot at defeating Democratic...

Americans Could Save $100B if Trump Caps Credit Card Rates

Vanderbilt research supports president's campaign promise, as do lawmakers of both parties

(Newser) - Americans would save roughly $100 billion a year in interest costs if President Trump's campaign proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% nationally is implemented, according to a paper published by Vanderbilt University on Thursday. Further, the paper finds that banks and credit card companies would be...

Trump Says US Will Keep Military Presence in Poland

He had a warm White House meeting with country's new leader

(Newser) - President Trump affirmed that the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland as he had a warm meeting Wednesday with the country's new president, Karol Nawrocki. Trump had taken the unusual step of endorsing Nawrocki in the Polish elections earlier this year, and as the leaders...

Trump, WH Stories Differ on Items Tossed Out Window

WH blames contractor after video circulates; president suggests clip was fake, created by AI

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that a video circulating online that showed items being tossed out of an upstairs window of the White House was created with artificial intelligence, despite his press team seeming to confirm the veracity of it hours earlier. Trump, who has boasted of being an expert in...

Court: Trump Can't Use 1798 Law to Justify Deportations

Judges say mass migration does not equal armed invasion in 2-1 ruling

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to use a centuries-old wartime law to quickly deport Venezuelan migrants, a move that will likely push the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 decision, the Fifth Circuit panel ruled the administration's claim—that...

Trump Sends China Warm Regards Paired With a Jab

As Xi, Putin, and Kim take in military parade

(Newser) - It was a big day in China on Wednesday as President Xi Jinping attended a sprawling military parade in Beijing flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and President Trump offered some not-exactly-well-wishes to mark the occasion. He wrote on Truth Social :
  • "May President Xi and the
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Trump Addresses the Rumors That He Was Dead

'Fake news' is his assessment

(Newser) - Sometimes it feels like barely an hour can go by without hearing from President Trump. So when he didn't appear for one day, then two, then three, speculation started to swirl online about his health. Not even a few glimpses of the president visiting his golf course over the...

Trump Talks Space Command, Chicago, Death Rumors
Trump on Chicago:
'We're Going In'
Sep 2, 2025 3:28 PM CDT

Trump on Chicago: 'We're Going In'

He also spoke about Space Command, death rumors in Oval Office appearance

(Newser) - President Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office for the first time in a week, confirmed Tuesday that US Space Command headquarters will move to a "beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama." He said the move from Colorado was partly influenced by Colorado's reliance...

Trump to Move 'Space Command,' Overruling Biden

President to announce agency will move from Colorado to Alabama

(Newser) - President Trump is going to end a yearslong political tug-of-war on Tuesday: The president will announce that the US Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, reports Politico , the AP , and other outlets. Trump established—technically, re-established—the agency during his first term, and Space Command set up temporary...

Trump's Use of National Guard in LA Protests Is Illegal: Judge

Rules that president violated law by sending military to enforce civilian laws

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcements protests is illegal. Judge Charles Breyer found that President Trump's administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids, reports the AP . The judge...

Trump Switches His Favorite President

He's turned from Andrew Jackson to William McKinley

(Newser) - In his first term, President Trump's favorite commander-in-chief, other than himself, was Andrew Jackson, the hatchet-faced, self-made populist who relished turning Washington upside down. Now he's partial to the barrel-chested, unfailingly polite William McKinley, a champion of American expansionism as well as of tariffs, Trump's favorite second-term...

Trump Family Just Made a Killing on Crypto

First family makes about $5B on paper as WLFI token begins trading publicly

(Newser) - It looks like the biggest asset in the Trump family fortune is no longer real estate: It's cryptocurrency. The family made an estimated $5 billion on paper Monday as the digital token behind its World Liberty Financial crypto venture began trading publicly for the first time, reports the...

Congress Is Back, and the Clock Is Ticking

Lawmakers now face a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown

(Newser) - Congress gets back to work on Tuesday, and the biggest immediate challenge will be to sidestep a government shutdown under a tight deadline. The current funding expires at the end of September, and with limited time to negotiate, many expect a short-term extension will be needed. Yet, as the...

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