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Trump Yanks $2.1B for Chicago in a 'Very Bad Day for Public Transit'

President halts funds for city's subway projects over possible 'discriminatory' practices

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted $2.1 billion in federal funds earmarked for Chicago subway projects, intensifying a standoff with Democratic leaders as the government shutdown drags on . The White House says the hold is necessary to prevent money from moving through contracts it claims may be based on...

US Citizen Sues After ICE Detains Him Twice

Alabama man's lawsuit claims immigration raids unfairly target Latino construction workers

(Newser) - A construction worker born in Florida and now living in Baldwin County, Alabama, is suing the federal government after being detained twice by immigration authorities, despite being an American citizen. Leonardo Garcia Venegas alleges in his proposed class-action lawsuit that he was unlawfully arrested at two construction sites this...

Eisenhower Library Chief Quits Over Trump's Gift to Charles

Director opposed handing over artifact for state gift

(Newser) - The director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library resigned Monday after resisting turning over a sword from the institution's collection so President Trump could present it to Britain's King Charles during his state visit to the UK last month. Todd Arrington, a historian with previous roles...

Administration Scraps $7B in Clean Energy Projects

Most are in states with Democratic governors

(Newser) - The Trump administration has canceled $7.56 billion in funding for 223 clean energy and climate technology projects, primarily located in states with Democratic governors. The Department of Energy announced the decision on Thursday, stating that the projects failed to meet national energy needs or offer a sufficient return...

Report: Trump Has Approved Escalation in Ukraine Support

Officials say administration will provide intel for strikes on Russian energy infrastructure

(Newser) - The US is set to provide Ukraine with intelligence for launching long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in support amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources tell the Wall Street Journal and Reuters . The officials say President Trump has approved the move, and the...

Jane Fonda Puts Her Activist Hat Back On

The Committee for the First Amendment was backed by her father during the Cold War

(Newser) - Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda, the AP reports. Jane Fonda announced she had launched a 21st century incarnation of the Committee for the First...

White House Making Good on Threat of Shutdown Layoffs

Federal workers and key programs face immediate risk as impasse continues

(Newser) - As threatened by the Trump administration ahead of the government shutdown, federal employees could soon face layoffs as the shutdown continues with no end yet in sight . Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a conference call Wednesday, the first day of the shutdown,...

'We're Here to Unleash You,' Hegseth Tells Force in Memphis

Bondi, Miller rally deployed troops and agents

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House aide Stephen Miller went to Memphis on Wednesday to encourage the federal force sent there by President Trump. "We're not here to second guess you," Hegseth told a group of federal, state and local law enforcement...

Text Highlights New Wrinkle in America's Soybean Problem

Message indicates that after the US helped it out, Argentina sweetened its own soybean offer

(Newser) - The caption to the photo snapped by an AP photographer is fairly innocuous: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent checks a text message regarding Argentina relations with the United States during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23." But the substance of that text...

Inside the Government Shutdown Blame Game
HUD Slammed for 'Partisan'
Message on Shutdown
the rundown
Oct 1, 2025 9:35 AM CDT

HUD Slammed for 'Partisan' Message on Shutdown

Agency points to 'Radical Left' over government closure as blame game between parties kicks off

(Newser) - The finger-pointing was in full swing on Wednesday in the initial hours of a government shutdown. Republicans blame Democrats, while Democrats blame Republicans, which isn't much of a surprise. What's unusual this time: Government agencies are also entering the fray.
  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development posted
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Government Shutdown Begins
The Government
Shutdown Is Here
Sep 30, 2025 11:17 PM CDT

The Government Shutdown Is Here

Here's what to expect across government agencies

(Newser) - Plunged into a government shutdown, the US is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline, the AP reports. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially...

In Blistering Ruling, Judge Slams Trump, Deportations

President has a 'palpable misunderstanding' of free speech, writes Reagan appointee

(Newser) - A federal judge lit into President Trump and his administration's efforts to arrest and deport international students protesting on behalf of Palestinians in extraordinary fashion on Tuesday:
  • US District Judge William Young in Boston called the crackdown illegal, describing it as a "truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression
...

US Deports Iranians After Rare Deal
US Deports Iranians
After Rare Deal
Sep 30, 2025 6:47 AM CDT

US Deports Iranians After Rare Deal

More than 100 detained here, many at the Mexican border, are on their way home

(Newser) - The Trump administration's latest deportation deal is with a surprise country: Iran. The US has sent about 100 Iranians detained in this country back to their homeland, reports the New York Times . The plane reportedly left Louisiana late Monday, heading to Iran by way of Qatar, marking one...

Judge Blocks Firing of 532 Voice of America Employees

Judge's order is temporary until he rules on motion to block the reduction in force entirely

(Newser) - A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, DC, ruled that the US...

US Goes Big on Coal With Rescue Plan

Trump administration plans $625M investment, will make it easier to mine

(Newser) - The White House unveiled a sweeping package Monday aimed at revitalizing the nation's coal industry, a move that leans into President Trump's rejection of climate change concerns . Highlights:
  • Federal officials pledged $625 million to modernize aging coal plants, which should allow some that would have otherwise closed
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Trump's Decision to Go Upends Security for Generals Meeting

Secret Service has to take over protection for the event at Quantico

(Newser) - Word has gone out from the White House that President Trump plans to attend the hastily called meeting of hundreds of the nation's top generals and admirals on Tuesday, a gathering ordered last week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said he'll address the brass. Trump's decision...

Pentagon Looks at Options to Strike Venezuelan Drug Targets

Operation could begin in weeks, insiders say

(Newser) - The Pentagon is working on plans to attack drug traffickers inside Venezuela, an operation that could begin in weeks, people familiar with the operation told NBC News . President Trump posted last weekend that military had destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that he said was carrying narco-traffickers and drugs for...

Trump Sending Troops to 'War-Ravaged' Portland

President claims it's partly to protect ICE facilities from 'domestic terrorists,' 'antifa'

(Newser) - President Trump said on Saturday that he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement on social media , writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to "provide all necessary Troops...

Latest Trump Push Targets 14th Amendment

President asks SCOTUS to OK his executive order ending birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to green-light President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, a doctrine that has long guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil. The policy, issued on Trump's first day back in office, has been tangled in litigation and blocked...

Trump Has Taken a Sudden Interest in Amelia Earhart

President calls for declassification and public release of all government records on lost aviator

(Newser) - President Trump announced on Friday that he has ordered the declassification and public release of all government records about aviator Amelia Earhart, noting on social media that her disappearance in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world has "captivated millions." Trump called her fate an "...

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