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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...

Trump's FAA Pick Wins Confirmation Over Objections

Bryan Bedford won't commit to keeping pilot training requirement

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bryan Bedford to run the Federal Aviation Administration, putting him in charge of the federal agency at a precarious time for the airline industry after recent accidents, including the January collision near Washington, DC, that killed 67 people. Bedford was confirmed on a near party-line...

Trump Moves to Ax Agency That Probes Deadly Accidents

Plan would end independent federal investigations of chemical plant disasters

(Newser) - A small federal agency dedicated to investigating deadly chemical accidents across the US is now facing elimination—sparking rare opposition from both industry and safety advocates. The Trump administration has proposed zeroing out the $14 million budget for the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in 2026;...

El Salvador Concedes US Controls Deportees in Its Prison

Answer to UN office says detention isn't El Salvador's doing

(Newser) - The US maintains control of the Venezuelan men it deported to a notorious prison, El Salvador's government told a UN office—despite claims to the contrary from both countries. The Trump administration has said all along it can't return any of the deportees because they're not under...

US Votes Against Resolution on Taliban's Treatment of Women

Administration official says US has done enough for Afghanistan

(Newser) - The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over US objections calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations. The 11-page resolution also emphasizes "the importance of creating opportunities for economic recovery, development and prosperity in Afghanistan,...

Trump Voter's Wife Arrested at Her Green Card Interview

Couple who supported president's mass deportation agenda is now not so sure

(Newser) - Cynthia and Francisco Olivera supported President Trump, in part because they liked his mass deportation plans. Francisco Olivera, a US citizen, voted for him in the last election, despite the fact that his wife was born in Canada and has no legal status in the United States. And yet it...

Deportees Are in South Sudan, Administration Announces

The 8 men had been held at a US base in Africa during litigation

(Newser) - The eight US deportees who'd been held under guard for weeks at an African military base are now in South Sudan, the Trump administration announced Saturday. "This was a win for the rule of law, safety and security of the American people," a Homeland Security spokeswoman said...

139 EPA Employees Who Voiced 'Dissent' Are Put on Leave

They were accused of 'unlawfully undermining' the Trump administration's agenda

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a "declaration of dissent" against its policies, accusing them of "unlawfully undermining" the Trump administration's agenda. In a letter made public Monday, the employees wrote that the agency is no longer living up...

Administration: It&#39;s Safe to Go Back to Haiti Now
Judge Blocks Revoking
Protected Status Early
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Jul 2, 2025 5:16 PM CDT

Judge Blocks Revoking Protected Status Early

Haitians still have until Feb. 3 to return home, order says, despite Noem's announcement

(Newser) - A federal judge has stopped Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from ending temporary protected status for Haitians in the US in September. The designation will remain in effect until Feb. 3 as implemented by the Biden administration, District Judge Brian Cogan ruled in New York, the Washington Post reports. Noem'...

Number of Apprehensions at Border Has Never Been So Low

Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants hit record low in June

(Newser) - "We have never seen numbers this low. Never," wrote border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday in an X post praising the "Trump effect." CBS News reports he is correct: Unlawful border crossings sank to a historic low in June, with just 6,070 apprehensions of...

For Decades, Plan for FBI HQ Was Maryland. Not Anymore

GSA says agency will move just a few blocks, from Hoover building to Reagan building in DC

(Newser) - Monday was the last official day for the US Agency for International Development, with its remaining programs set to be absorbed into the State Department. Now, the agency's former headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown DC is set to see a new tenant...

Bush, Obama, Bono Slam Trump's Gutting of USAID

'Colossal mistake,' Obama said in private videoconference bidding farewell to agency staff

(Newser) - Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration—and singer Bono recited a poem—in an emotional video farewell Monday with staffers at the US Agency for International Development. Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian...

Administration Suit Says LA Is Thwarting Americans' Will

Filing blames sanctuary city law for 'lawlessness, rioting'

(Newser) - The Trump administration sued Los Angeles on Monday in an effort to shut down its sanctuary city law, arguing that federal enforcement of immigration laws is being obstructed. The lawsuit, which also names Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, argues that the policy that generally prohibits cooperation with federal...

College Grads Find the Current Job Market 'Stings'

It's the toughest job market for young adults in more than a decade; AI may be playing a role

(Newser) - While completing a master's degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. Zahid, 25, completed her studies in December, but so far she hasn't found a job in the industry that surrounds her. "It stings a little bit," she...

EPA Employees Object to Trump's Policies

Around 200 staff members sign letter listing 5 actions they consider harmful

(Newser) - Around 200 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency have signed a declaration of dissent detailing their opposition to President Trump's policies and the dangers they see in his actions. Retired employees and scientists and academics who don't work for the agency, including 20 Nobel laureates, also signed the...

Assad Isn't Off the Hook in Latest Trump Move on Syria

President is set to issue EO on Monday on lifting sanctions against nation, but not against ex-leader

(Newser) - President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday ending US sanctions on Syria, following through on his earlier promise to do so. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move was designed to "promote and support the country's path to stability and peace,"...

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