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Trump 'Evaluating Situation' Involving Flynn, Russia

White House gives an update

(Newser) - President Donald Trump is "evaluating the situation" regarding his embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn's conversations with Russia's ambassador to the US, the White House said Monday, deepening the uncertainty surrounding Flynn's future in the new administration. Flynn apologized privately for the controversy to Vice President...

Sears, Kmart Remove Some Trump-Brand Products Online

But company emphasizes hundreds of products are still available

(Newser) - Sears and Kmart have evicted "a very small number" of Trump-branded items from their online stores, but won't specify how many and emphasize that hundreds of products are still available through their third-party online marketplaces, the AP reports. It's another sign of how companies are trying to...

Mar-a-Lago Guest Causes Stir With Controversial Photo

It appears to show the aide who carries the nuclear football

(Newser) - A member of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida posted a Facebook photo over the weekend that has caused quite a fuss. The reason? It shows the member posing with "Rick," whom he identified as the aide who follows Trump everywhere and carries the nation's nuclear...

Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Has His Biggest Intro to Public
America
Meets Key
Trump Adviser
Stephen Miller
the rundown
Feb 13, 2017 10:42 AM CST

America Meets Key Trump Adviser Stephen Miller

He appears on 4 talk shows, earns praise from Trump, scorn from critics

(Newser) - The name Stephen Miller has been in the news a great deal since the inauguration, often paired with Steve Bannon as President Trump's top advisers. Over the weekend, however, the 31-year-old Miller got his biggest exposure yet as he appeared on four Sunday talk shows to defend Trump policies,...

John Oliver's Ad Campaign Has Target Audience of One: Trump

TV host hopes catheter-selling cowboy can inform president on nuclear triad

(Newser) - Betsy DeVos may now head up the Department of Education , but John Oliver has appointed himself educator in chief for the commander in chief. During the first show of his fourth season of Last Week Tonight on Sunday, the comedian and late-night host announced plans to keep President Trump...

Trudeau, Trump Plan to Launch New Task Force

Travel ban probably won't be discussed

(Newser) - President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate in a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce Monday, an early sign of cooperation as Trudeau seeks to have good relations so Canada is not targeted in trade talks. In his first face-to-face meeting with the new president, Trudeau...

Germany Chooses a New President
Germany Chooses
a New President
Feb 13, 2017 12:03 AM CST

Germany Chooses a New President

Steinmeier once called Trump a 'hate preacher'

(Newser) - A special assembly elected former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier by an overwhelming majority Sunday to be the country's new president. Steinmeier was elected in Berlin by the assembly made up of the 630 members of parliament's lower house and an equal number of representatives from Germany's...

Not Too Much Politics at Grammys&mdash;Until Busta Rhymes
Not Too Much Politics at
Grammys—Until Busta Rhymes
GRAMMYS 2017
Feb 12, 2017 11:21 PM CST

Not Too Much Politics at Grammys—Until Busta Rhymes

Rapper called Trump 'President Agent Orange' during Tribe Called Quest set

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez mentioned artists standing up during tough times, and Katy Perry offered some subtle subtext during her own performance, but there wasn't too much in-your-face politics exhibited at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night—until Busta Rhymes took the stage. A Tribe Called Quest gave one...

White House Is Silent on Flynn
White House Is Silent on Flynn
SUNDAY TALK SHOWS
Feb 12, 2017 1:03 PM CST

White House Is Silent on Flynn

Senior adviser won't discuss whether Trump still has confidence in his National Security Adviser

(Newser) - The White House wasn't exactly resounding on Sunday in its defense of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. "That's the question that I think you should ask the president, the question you should ask Reince [Priebus], the chief of staff," senior policy adviser Stephen Miller told Meet ...

'Overrated' Streep Again Lashes Trump, 'Bots'

Actress lashes out against president in even more harsh terms

(Newser) - Apparently undeterred by backlash over the last time she assailed President Trump, Meryl Streep hit him again in a public speech Saturday night, saying that while she'd much prefer staying at home to "load the dishwasher," she couldn't sit quietly through his presidency, reports Fox News...

Trump Stands With Japan '100%' as Korea Fires Missile

President is hosting PM Shinzo Abe during Pyongyang's latest show of defiance

(Newser) - North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile Sunday in an implicit challenge to President Trump, who stood with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe as the latter called the move "intolerable." There was no immediate confirmation from the North, which had recently warned it was ready to test its...

Source: Russia May 'Gift' Snowden to Trump

This proves I'm no spy, Snowden says

(Newser) - Russia is considering handing over Edward Snowden as a "gift" to "curry favor" with President Trump, an intelligence source tells NBC . The source claims the handover was discussed in intercepted Russian conversations. Trump has repeatedly described the NSA leaker as a "traitor" who deserves harsh punishment, tweeting...

Judges Who Ruled Against Trump Made One Key Error

Trump's campaign call for Muslim ban is irrelevant, says columnist

(Newser) - The three-judge panel who ruled against President Trump on his travel ban set a dangerous precedent, writes Eugene Kontorovich in the Washington Post . Kontorovich thinks the 9th Circuit's decision was weak in general, but he zeroes in on one point in particular: The judges took into account Trump's...

Under Armour Boss, Celebs at Odds Over Trump

Kevin Plank called Trump 'a real asset'

(Newser) - Celebrities sponsored by Under Armour are speaking out after the company's CEO praised President Trump this week, triggering #BoycottUnderArmour to trend on Twitter, per the San Jose Mercury News . In an interview with CNBC Tuesday, CEO Kevin Plank said he's "a big fan" of the "pro-business...

Flynn's Talks With Russia May Have Broken the Law

National security adviser allegedly discussed sanctions before inauguration

(Newser) - President Trump's national security adviser may be in hot water over his talks with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office. The upshot of stories in the Washington Post and the New York Times is the same: They say Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, despite...

At Utah Rep's Town Hall, 'Deafening' Boos

'Vote him out,' protesters chanted of Rep. Jason Chaffetz

(Newser) - The chairman of the House Oversight Committee was met by frequent, deafening boos at a Thursday town hall in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, as constituents grilled him on everything from investigating President Trump's tax returns to Planned Parenthood, reports the AP . A young girl asked Rep. Jason Chaffetz about his...

Trump: Travel Ban Ruling Is &#39;Political Decision&#39;
Trump: Travel Ban Ruling
Is 'Political Decision'
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 10, 2017 6:14 AM CST

Trump: Travel Ban Ruling Is 'Political Decision'

Supreme Court ruling could arrive as soon as next week

(Newser) - President Trump was handed a huge defeat Thursday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision against his travel ban —but he made it clear he plans to keep fighting. "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! " he tweeted . He later said...

Clinton Burns Trump After Travel Ban Defeat

Holder says Yates is 'VINDICATED'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton tweeted "3-0" on Wednesday—and she wasn't referring to the Canucks' win over the Blue Jackets in the NHL. Clinton zinged President Trump with the tweet immediately after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reinstate Trump's travel ban, handing him a major defeat...

Trump Talks to Xi, Grants 'One China' Request

President pledges to keep long-standing policy

(Newser) - A day after offering belated Chinese New Year greetings , President Trump gave Beijing something more substantial: his assurances that he respects America's long-standing "one China" policy and plans to adhere to it. Trump had his first conversation with China's President Xi Jinping late Thursday and the White...

Health Secretary Confirmed With No Democratic Votes

ObamaCare foe Tom Price passed in 52-47 vote

(Newser) - A man who wants to do things to ObamaCare that the Hippocratic oath might forbid him doing to a patient is now the top health official in America. Tom Price, a longtime Republican congressman from Georgia, was confirmed as the next Department of Health and Human Services secretary early Friday,...

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