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Mike Johnson: There Should Be 'Conditions' on Aid to California

House speaker says there's been 'discussion' about tying aid to debt limit increase

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans have suggested placing conditions on any aid sent to California in the wake of the latest devastating wildfires to hit the state. "Obviously there has been water resource mismanagement, forest management mistakes, all sorts of problems," Johnson told reporters at the...

Congress Gets Jack Smith's Trump Report

Special counsel report focused on alleged efforts to overturn 2020 election

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith says in a new report that his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the AP reports. Smith submitted to Congress early Tuesday a report detailing his team's findings about Trump'...

For Trump's First 100 Days, Maddow Expands Her Schedule

Her MSNBC show is going back to 5 nights a week

(Newser) - Since April 2022, the Rachel Maddow Show has only been airing Monday nights. But Maddow will revert to her old schedule and appear on MSNBC five nights a week for the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidential term, Maddow tells USA Today . The network lost half its...

On World Stage, Biden Says, Trump Inherits a Stronger US

President touts foreign policy achievements in farewell address to State Department

(Newser) - President Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the US safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago. Biden trumpeted his administration's work on expanding NATO, rallying...

Judge Clears Way for Partial Release of Trump Report

Aileen Cannon agrees to let DOJ release portion about election interference in Jack Smith's investigation

(Newser) - It looks like the public will soon get to read Jack Smith's investigation into allegations that Donald Trump engaged in election interference. A decision by federal judge Aileen Cannon on Monday clears the way for the Justice Department to release that portion of the former special counsel's report,...

Melania: No, I Don&#39;t Always Agree With Donald
Melania Trump: This Time
It Will Be 'Very Different'
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Jan 13, 2025 9:52 AM CST

Melania Trump: This Time It Will Be 'Very Different'

Incoming first lady speaks with Fox News about the next 4 years

(Newser) - Melania Trump spoke about the upcoming four years in an interview with Fox News , and the 54-year-old predicted a smoother stint as first lady in round 2. "I just feel that people didn't accept me maybe, they didn't understand me the way maybe they do now,"...

Gabbard Makes Key Reversal Amid Nomination Fight

DNI pick backs an intel-gathering tool she formerly opposed

(Newser) - This will be a busy week of confirmation hearings for many of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees, but one of his more controversial picks probably won't be among them. Democrats appear to have successfully delayed the hearings for Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence...

Bannon Escalates Musk Fight: 'He Is a Truly Evil Guy'

Rift between two top Trump supporters widens in a big way

(Newser) - Steve Bannon and Elon Musk were on opposite sides of a high-profile rift in Trump world last month over visas for skilled workers. Bannon just escalated the fight in a big way:
  • "He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy," Bannon said in an interview with
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Trudeau: Here's What Trump's '51st State' Remarks Are Doing

Canada's outgoing PM says Trump doesn't want Americans to realize how tariffs will hurt them

(Newser) - Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's "51st state" have distracted attention from the harm that steep tariffs would inflict on US consumers, the AP reports. "The 51st state, that's not going to happen,...

Vance: Violent Rioters Shouldn't Be Pardoned

Vice president-elect then defends position after immediate criticism online

(Newser) - Despite his boss' promises, Vice President-elect JD Vance told Fox News Sunday that Capitol rioters who committed violence on Jan. 6, 2021, should not receive a presidential pardon. "I think it's very simple, look, if you protested peacefully on January 6th, and you had Merrick Garland's Department of...

Trump Blames 'Incompetent Pols' Over Wildfires

Firefighters trying to keep the biggest fire from jumping the 405

(Newser) - With four major wildfires still burning in the Los Angeles area, President-elect Trump amplified his criticism early Sunday:
  • "The fires are still raging in L.A.," he wrote on Truth Social . "The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out. ... This is one of the
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Footnote Reveals Jack Smith Has Resigned

DOJ also seeks release of the former special counsel's Trump investigation

(Newser) - In an emergency motion, the Justice Department has asked for the prompt release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his criminal investigations of President-elect Trump, calling Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that blocked it "plainly erroneous." A footnote to the filing, made late Friday in the...

Both US Administrations Make Push for Middle East Deal

Netanyahu raises hopes by sending Mossad chief to Qatar talks

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. David Barnea will travel to Qatar's capital, Doha, for the latest round...

Trump Organization to Allow Deals With Foreign Companies

Family business releases ethics pledges for second term

(Newser) - The Trump family business released a voluntary ethics agreement Friday that allows it to strike deals with private foreign companies, a move that could help outside actors try to buy influence with the new administration. The so-called ethics white paper bars the Trump Organization from making deals directly with foreign...

Rogan Backs Trump on Expanding US Borders

Podcast host suggests US should take Mexico, along with Canada

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has suggested that the United States should absorb Canada , Greenland , and the Panama Canal into its fold, but Joe Rogan thinks Mexico should be included in that annexation list. The president-elect has already posited that the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the "Gulf of America,"...

Trump: Putin Wants to Meet Over 'Bloody Mess' in Ukraine

Kremlin says it has 'mutual desire' for dialogue, but it's not yet clear when/if such a meeting will happen

(Newser) - Donald Trump has pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war soon after he takes office later this month, and while it's not clear how he plans to do so, the president-elect is hinting about the first possible move toward that goal. Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to meet, and...

Fetterman on Mar-a-Lago Visit: 'No One Is My Gatekeeper'

Trip to Trump's estate not finalized; Pennsylvania senator may be first Dem senator to go there

(Newser) - The revolving door of visitors (and rumored visitors ) to Mar-a-Lago has been active since Donald Trump won November's election, but a soon-to-be guest is a rather surprising one. The AP reports that Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will head to the Palm Beach estate to meet with the president-elect,...

Trump Sentenced in Hush Money Case
Trump Sentenced
in Hush Money Case
Jan 10, 2025 9:15 AM CST

Trump Sentenced in Hush Money Case

President-elect avoided jail time as expected, appeared in court via video

(Newser) - Ten days before his second inauguration, Donald Trump earned an unwanted distinction on Friday—he became the first president criminally sentenced. As expected, Trump received no jail time or any punishment in his conviction over a hush money payment to a former adult film star, reports the AP . Instead, Judge...

TikTok Case Goes Before Supreme Court on Friday

Justices hold Chinese app's fate in their hands

(Newser) - The law that could ban TikTok is going before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app's fate in their hands. The popular social-media platform says the law violates the First Amendment and should be struck down, per the AP . TikTok's parent company, ByteDance,...

Appeals Court Won't Block Release of Special Counsel Report

Though much more legal wrangling is expected before any actual release

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, the AP reports. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals turned down an emergency challenge aimed at keeping...

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