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Nearly 500 Tons of Emergency Food Is Set for Destruction

Aid meant for Afghan, Pakistani children will be destroyed

(Newser) - About 500 tons of emergency food rations are set to be destroyed after months of bureaucratic gridlock under the Trump administration, according to multiple current and former government sources. The high-energy biscuits, bought by USAID near the end of President Biden's term for roughly $800,000, were stored...

US Deports 5 'Depraved Monsters' to Eswatini

Deportees do not hail from that African country

(Newser) - The US has deported five migrants convicted of serious crimes—including sexual assault and murder—to Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa. An X post from Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with the Department of Homeland Security, calls the men "depraved monsters" and "individuals so uniquely...

Trump Administration Is Firing Immigration Court Judges

Union says 17 have been fired since Friday

(Newser) - Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, which represents immigration court judges as well as other professionals,...

Trump Floats Yet More Tariffs
Trump Flirts With More Tariffs
Jul 16, 2025 5:03 AM CDT

Trump Flirts With More Tariffs

Tells reporters he'll likely put tariffs of over 10% on smaller nations

(Newser) - President Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean, the AP reports. "We'll probably set one tariff for all of them," Trump said, adding that it could be "a little over...

Trump Says He Has Another Trade Deal

Indonesia is 'going to pay 19% and we are going to pay nothing,' he says

(Newser) - Last week, President Trump announced that a 32% tariff on imports from Indonesia would kick in on Aug. 1. On Tuesday, he announced that a deal had been reached for a lower tariff rate. "They are going to pay 19% and we are going to pay nothing," Trump...

Greene Pushes Back as Trump Shifts on Ukraine Weapons Plan

Georgia congresswoman says new plan to speed up deliveries breaks key 'America First' promise

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is sounding the alarm over President Trump's latest plan to accelerate weapons deliveries to Ukraine, warning that it violates the anti-interventionist promises she and other Republicans made to voters. In an interview on Monday with the New York Times , Greene insisted that Trump's...

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here
The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here
Jul 15, 2025 3:01 AM CDT

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here

New tariff expected to raise prices and limit tomato choices nationwide

(Newser) - American shoppers may soon find their favorite tomatoes pricier and harder to find as a new 17% tariff on Mexican imports shakes up the produce aisle and reignites a decades-old trade battle, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration imposed the tariff, effective immediately, on most Mexican tomato...

States Sue Administration Over School Program Money

Funding has been approved by Congress

(Newser) - More than 20 states sued President Trump's administration on Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs, and more. Some of the withheld money funds the programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA, or public schools attended by 1.4 million children...

Key Justice Department Unit Is Losing Lawyers Fast

Reuters says nearly two-thirds in division that defends Trump programs have quit

(Newser) - A Reuters investigation has uncovered a notable stat about Justice Department lawyers: Nearly two-thirds of the department's Federal Programs Branch—the unit tasked with defending key Trump administration policies in court—have left their positions since President Trump's election. Out of about 110 attorneys, 69 have either...

Trump Asks SCOTUS to Leave Education Layoffs in Place
SCOTUS Says Trump Can
Resume Education Layoffs
UPDATED
Jul 14, 2025 2:48 PM CDT

SCOTUS Says Trump Can Resume Education Layoffs

A lower court blocked president's plan to dismantle department

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from US District Judge Myong Joun in...

You May Want to Stock Up on New Sneakers Now

It's a 'chilling environment' in footwear industry as Trump's tariffs are set to hit exporting nations hard

(Newser) - President Trump is in the midst of another tariffs frenzy this month , with the footwear industry in particular expressing concern over what happens next. The upshot, per Axios : "You may pay a lot more for your next few pairs of shoes." The outlet notes that most shoes imported...

EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs, Will Pursue Deal With US
EU Holds Off on US Tariffs
Jul 13, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

EU Holds Off on US Tariffs

'We prefer a negotiated solution,' leader says

(Newser) - The EU will suspend retaliatory tariffs on US goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. "This is now the time for negotiations," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in...

Judge Halts Tactics Used in California Immigration Raids

Trump administration ordered to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Trump's administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The...

HHS Moves to Block Head Start for Illegal Immigrants

Trump administration reclassifies preschool program as a federal public benefit

(Newser) - The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The move is part of a broad effort to limit access to federal benefits for immigrants who lack legal status, reports...

Mass Layoffs Loom at the State Department
Major Layoffs Begin
at the State Department
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Jul 11, 2025 6:28 AM CDT

Major Layoffs Begin at the State Department

Trump administration sending out 1.3K layoff notices after Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - The State Department will start firing employees Friday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to trim government ranks, reports the AP . The outlet says the first 1,300 or so layoff notices were going out, including to 1,107 civil servants and 250 foreign service...

Trump Announces 35% Tariff on Canadian Goods

That's quite a hike to the 25% announced in February

(Newser) - President Trump posted a letter to social media Thursday evening announcing Canadian goods will be subject to a 35% tariff rate starting Aug. 1, an aggressive increase to the 25% tariff first announced by Trump in February, the AP reports. Trump justified the tariffs as necessary to manage America's...

UN Report Warns US Cuts Could Bring Millions of AIDS Deaths

Clinics in Africa had to close virtually overnight

(Newser) - Years of American-led investment in AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable people. But in the past six months, the sudden withdrawal of US...

Khalil Files $20M Claim Over His ICE Detention

Columbia protest leader says he's seeking accountability from administration for a politically motivated imprisonment

(Newser) - Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protester detained by ICE for more than 100 days without being charged with a crime, filed a claim against the Trump administration on Thursday seeking $20 million in damages. The filing accuses the government of falsely imprisoned Khalil, maliciously prosecuting him, and smearing the legal...

Administration Ends Pause on Interest for 7.7M Student Loans

McMahon tells borrowers to quickly move to another plan

(Newser) - About 7.7 million people enrolled in a repayment plan being litigated will again accrue interest on their student loans, the Education Department announced Wednesday. Saving on a Valuable Education borrowers had been spared the interest for the past year while the federal government was in court trying to preserve...

NASA's Job Reductions Include 2K Senior Employees

Cuts threaten 'managerial and core technical expertise,' one expert says

(Newser) - Most of the NASA employees who are leaving their jobs under the Trump administration's workforce-cutting efforts are in senior roles—a loss of skills and experience that could imperil goals such as landing astronauts on the moon and Mars. Of the 2,694 civil staff members who have agreed...

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