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Coming Soon From Baldwin: Trump Satire Book

Actor is collaborating on it with another author

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has found a new way to mock Donald Trump. Baldwin is teaming with author Kurt Andersen on the satirical book You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump, Penguin Press announced Wednesday. The book...

Obama Gun-Control Measure Is Reversed

It would have affected about 75K people with mental illnesses

(Newser) - President Trump has undone one of his predecessor's final executive actions, a measure designed to make it harder for the mentally ill to own guns. The issue is a little more complicated than the usual gun-control debate, however: This time, both the NRA and the ACLU opposed the measure....

Anonymous Source of Scoop? Looks Like You-Know-Who

BuzzFeed says Trump was quoted as 'senior' official

(Newser) - President Trump scolded the media last week for using anonymous sources in stories—they "shouldn't be allowed," he said —but BuzzFeed reports that the president allowed himself to be quoted as one on Tuesday. It came during a meeting with TV news anchors, when the president...

Trump Speech Hailed as 'Presidential,' 'Statesmanlike'

It's being called his best address yet

(Newser) - President Trump might soften his stance on his media "enemies" after seeing their takes on his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Trump has won praise for what is being widely described as his most presidential moment yet, an optimistic speech that used lofty rhetoric...

New Trump Travel Ban Removes Iraq From List: Report

Sources say move came after Pentagon pressure

(Newser) - President Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US travel ban, US officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told the AP that the...

Former KY Gov Blasts Trump in Democratic Reply
Former Kentucky Gov. Gives
Democrats' Fiery Reply
ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Mar 1, 2017 12:36 AM CST

Former Kentucky Gov. Gives Democrats' Fiery Reply

Steve Beshear says Trump wants to 'rip health insurance away'

(Newser) - Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took a populist tenor in Democrats' formal response to President Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday, accusing him of planning to "rip affordable health insurance" from Americans and being "Wall Street's champion." Seated at a diner in Lexington, Beshear also...

12 Big Lines From Trump&#39;s Speech
12 Big Lines From
Trump's Speech
address to congress
Feb 28, 2017 10:00 PM CST

12 Big Lines From Trump's Speech

A 'new chapter in American greatness'

(Newser) - President Trump made his first address to Congress Tuesday night with a speech that began by condemning the recent wave of anti-Semitism around the US, moved on to his accomplishments, and laid out a broad agenda toward a new "American greatness." A full transcript is here . Some of...

SEAL&#39;s Widow Gets Emotional Ovation During Trump Speech

SEAL's Widow Gets Emotional
Ovation During Trump Speech
address to congress
Feb 28, 2017 9:24 PM CST

SEAL's Widow Gets Emotional Ovation During Trump Speech

President references controversial raid in Yemen

(Newser) - The most emotional moment during President Trump's address to Congress Tuesday came when he introduced the widow of Ryan Owens, the Navy SEAL who was killed during a controversial mission in Yemen . As the president called him a hero, the audience rose and gave Carryn Owens a lengthy standing...

Democrats Snort at Trump&#39;s &#39;Drain the Swamp&#39; Line
Democrats Snort at Trump's
'Drain the Swamp' Line
address to congress
Feb 28, 2017 9:20 PM CST

Democrats Snort at Trump's 'Drain the Swamp' Line

A little heckling breaks out in the audience

(Newser) - Early in his speech to Congress Tuesday night, President Trump said he was making good on his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington, DC. It seems, however, that Democrats disagree. Some laughter and derisive noises could be heard in the audience, as captured in this video captured by...

How Trump Grades Himself Thus Far: A+, A, C+

President also explains why he tweets

(Newser) - On Monday night, President Trump hyped his upcoming Fox & Friends interview, and Tuesday morning he delivered—his first self-administered report card. In his sit-down with the Fox crew , which Politico notes was taped Monday afternoon, Trump awarded himself an A for achievement and an A-plus for effort so far,...

Trump on Protests, Leaks: Blame Obama
Trump on
Protests, Leaks:
Blame Obama
INTERVIEW
Feb 28, 2017 7:51 AM CST

Trump on Protests, Leaks: Blame Obama

Claims Obama's 'people' behind town hall protesters in Fox interview, says 'that's politics'

(Newser) - President Trump has taken his claim that "liberal activists" are behind protests against Republicans at town hall meetings to a new level, telling Fox and Friends that his predecessor is really the one to blame. "I think that President Obama is behind it," Trump says in a...

What to Expect in Trump&#39;s Speech to Congress
What to Expect in Trump's
Big Speech to Congress
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 28, 2017 6:24 AM CST

What to Expect in Trump's Big Speech to Congress

He wants to solve 'real problems for real people'

(Newser) - President Trump will deliver his first speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night—a traditional address delivered in place of a State of the Union address in a president's first year, though nobody's sure how traditional he plans to keep it. NPR reports that the prime-time...

Trump: See, Oscars Should Steer Clear of Politics

He blames gaffe on show's focus on political issues

(Newser) - The Oscars took some shots at President Trump Sunday night, and Trump says the show might have paid the price in the form of its epic envelope screwup . In an interview with Breitbart News , Trump suggests that Hollywood should stick to entertainment: “I think they were focused so hard...

GOP Leaders to Members: Block Repeal if You Dare

Bill may be set in motion quickly to force a vote

(Newser) - President Trump will lay out details of his plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, reports Reuters , but he acknowledged Monday that things are moving more slowly than he'd hoped. "I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex...

Bush: Take Trump's Word He Wants to Unify Nation

But he also defends the 'indispensable' media

(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush on Monday offered what CNN characterizes as "muted criticism" of some of President Trump's actions, but he also pointed out that Trump has been in office a mere month. "You have to take the man for his word that he wants to...

Here's the First Taste of Trump's 'America First' Budget

First budget proposal will seek $54B increase in defense spending

(Newser) - The Trump administration isn't straying from its "America first" mantra: It plans to recommend some significant reallocation of funds in the 2018 budget, bumping defense spending by 10%, or $54 billion. An equivalent amount will be shaved off non-security spending for the budget year starting Oct. 1; law...

Trump&#39;s Navy Pick Pulls Out
Trump's Navy Pick Pulls Out
Feb 27, 2017 3:33 AM CST

Trump's Navy Pick Pulls Out

Philip Bilden didn't want to divest holdings

(Newser) - The financier that President Trump nominated to be secretary of the Navy has decided that the job would be too hard on his finances. Philip Bilden, a former military intelligence officer who spent 20 years working in private equity in Hong Kong, cited conflict-of-interest rules when he withdrew from consideration...

Judge Won't Chuck Bergdahl Case Over Trump's Comments

Trump called him a 'dirty, rotten traitor'

(Newser) - President Trump's campaign-trail criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while "problematic," hasn't prevented the soldier from getting a fair trial on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009, a military judge ruled Friday. Bergdahl's lawyers had argued that...

Republicans Disagree On Sessions' Role in Potential Russia Probe

Some say a special prosecutor is needed

(Newser) - Republicans disagree on whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions should investigate allegations that Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election. What lawmakers and others are saying:
  • On Friday, California Rep. Darrell Issa told Bill Maher a special prosecutor should be appointed for the probe since Sessions is a Trump appointee and
...

Slain SEAL's Dad Refused to Meet Trump

'I'm sorry, I don't want to see him'

(Newser) - When Bill Owens went to collect the body of his son at Dover Air Force Base, he found out that the president of the United States was also on his way to pay his respects as the casket of Chief Special Warfare Officer William "Ryan" Owens was unloaded. But...

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