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Pirro Wins Confirmation as DC's Top Prosecutor
Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro
Aug 3, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro

Vote along party lines approves former Fox News host as US attorney

(Newser) - Jeanine Pirro, a vocal supporter of President Trump as a Fox News host, has been confirmed by the Senate as the new US attorney for the District of Columbia. The vote on Saturday was a party-line 50-45, CBS News reports. Pirro, who previously served as a county prosecutor and...

Trump's Impeachments Will Return to Smithsonian Exhibit

Museum says no government official had pressured it

(Newser) - Information about the impeachments of President Trump will be restored soon to an exhibit in the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian announced Saturday. The change had left the exhibit suggesting that only three presidents—Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton—have been at serious risk of removal...

Copper Futures Plummet After Trump 'Backflip'

50% tariff targets finished copper goods but spares raw materials

(Newser) - Copper futures in the US took a historic dive Wednesday, plunging nearly 20% in late trading after President Trump announced a 50% tariff —not on raw copper, but on finished copper products. The move marked another episode of market volatility linked to shifting trade policies from the White...

Brazil's President: Trump Will Get No 'Subservience' From Me

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls out disrespect in tariff threats, warns of retaliation

(Newser) - Brazil's leader is pushing back hard against President Trump's tariff threats, vowing his country won't be bullied or negotiate "as if it were a small country up against a big country." In his first New York Times interview in 13 years, President Luiz Inacio...

GOP Pushes to Rename Kennedy Center for Trump

Bill would swap JFK's name for Trump's at arts hub, renaming it 'Trump Center for the Performing Arts'

(Newser) - A Missouri Republican in the House is pushing a bill to strip John F. Kennedy's name from Washington's famed performing arts center and rechristen it as the "Trump Center for the Performing Arts." Rep. Bob Onder introduced the proposal, dubbing it the Make Entertainment Great...

Trump Brings Murdoch's Health Into Suit Over Epstein Article

Filing asks judge to order deposition to be taken soon

(Newser) - President Trump's legal team wants Rupert Murdoch to sit for a deposition within two weeks for a $10 billion libel suit over a Wall Street Journal article about the president's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The lawyers argue that Murdoch's age—94—and history of health issues...

Autopen Probes Could Focus on Fauci, Jill Biden: Rand Paul

Former president has said he made the decisions on pardons

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul suggested on Sunday that Jill Biden and Anthony Fauci could become focal points in Republican investigations into the use of an autopen for presidential pardons. Speaking on WABC's Cats Roundtable radio show, Paul questioned the legitimacy of pardons issued during the Biden administration, singling out...

Trump, Powell Have 'Stunning' Clash Over Fed Renovation Costs

Trump questions Fed spending during rare visit to headquarters

(Newser) - President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell clashed publicly over the ballooning costs of the Fed's headquarters renovation during a rare presidential visit to the central bank Thursday, even as Trump backed away from earlier hints he may fire Powell, CNBC reports. Trump claimed the construction expenses...

Trump Administration Dumps Speed Limits on Big Rigs

Federal regulators cite costs, safety concerns in dropping speed cap plan

(Newser) - The Trump administration has officially scrapped an Obama-era plan that would have imposed speed limits on large trucks and buses nationwide, reports USA Today , shelving a proposal that had been in the works since 2016. The original idea was to use electronic devices called governors to cap the speed...

Johnson Changes Course on Releasing Epstein Files

There'll be no House vote before recess, speaker now says

(Newser) - The House won't vote this summer on whether the Justice Department should release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday, after he called last week for the Trump administration to "put everything out there." The Rules Committee has already sent a...

Durbin: Bondi 'Pressured' FBI on Review of Epstein Files

Dem senator says in letters to DOJ, FBI that 1K agents were made to 'flag' any references to Trump

(Newser) - Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is raising new questions about how the FBI has handled files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. According to letters Durbin sent to the Justice Department and FBI leadership, agents reviewing Epstein's files earlier...

Got ACA Health Insurance? Steel Yourself for Next Year

Average premium could rise 75%, millions may lose coverage as federal subsidies are phased out

(Newser) - Americans who buy their health insurance through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, also known as ObamaCare, can expect a steep jump in premiums next year, according to a new analysis from health policy group KFF . The research finds that the average premium will climb by 75%, largely due to the...

Nationwide Protests Honor John Lewis, Target Trump

Demonstrators on Thursday will push for voting rights, social programs, civil liberties

(Newser) - Ample crowds are expected to gather across the US for "Good Trouble Lives On" protests on Thursday, marking five years since the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. Organizers expect crowds in more than 1,500 locations nationwide, with participants gathering to honor Lewis' legacy and to...

Report: US Destroyed Only One of Three Iran Nuclear Sites

Two other facilities remain damaged but could restart enrichment soon

(Newser) - A new US assessment of damage inflicted on nuclear enrichment sites in Iran concludes that only one of three was put out of commission for the long term, reports NBC News . The other two could conceivably be operating again in a matter of months. NBC's report is based...

In One Sense, Trump Got Done in 5 Months What Took Biden 4 Years

He's ordered nearly as many airstrikes as his predecessor in much less time

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the...

Trump Makes Surprise Call to BBC, Spills on Putin, NATO

US president says he's 'disappointed' in Russian leader: 'I trust almost nobody'

(Newser) - In a somewhat unexpected phone interview with the BBC, President Trump said he's "disappointed but not done" with Russia's Vladimir Putin, adding, "I trust almost nobody"—a comment delivered shortly after Washington announced new weapons shipments to Ukraine and threatened tariffs on Russia if...

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...

It's 'Crypto Week' at the House of Representatives

Lawmakers weigh new rules for stablecoins, digital assets, and CBDCs

(Newser) - In a dramatic turn for digital currency, the US House is dedicating the coming week to "Crypto Week," with a series of bills that could reshape how Americans pay, save, and invest, Axios reports. Once sidelined by Wall Street, cryptocurrency now finds itself at the center of...

Sources Raise Concerns About FBI's Use of Polygraph Tests

Agents face questions about criticism, leaks, and internal dissent

(Newser) - The FBI has intensified its use of polygraph tests under Director Kash Patel, moving beyond traditional security checks to questions about employees' personal views of Patel himself. According to multiple sources who spoke to the New York Times , senior officials have been asked in both interviews and polygraph sessions...

Trump to Leader of English-Speaking Country: Great English

President's praise of his Liberian counterpart has sparked backlash

(Newser) - President Trump drew criticism after praising Liberian President Joseph Boakai's command of English during a White House meeting with African leaders Wednesday, CNN reports. Trump asked Boakai how he learned to speak "so beautifully," seemingly unaware that English is Liberia's official language and that Boakai...

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