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Trump Doubles Down on His 'Armada' Warning

President urges Iran to come to the negotiating table on nukes

(Newser) - Last week President Trump warned Iran that an "armada" was heading its way, said the same on Monday , and recycled the warning on Wednesday. In a Truth Social post, Trump cautioned that a "massive Armada" led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is speeding toward Iran "...

2 Officers Fired Shots While Confronting Alex Pretti: DHS

Meanwhile, Stephen Miller admits agents 'may not have been following' protocol

(Newser) - Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday, the AP reports. Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle, according...

Trump: I'll Be 'Watching Over' Investigation of Pretti Killing

'I want a very honorable and honest investigation'

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday a "big investigation" was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. "I want to see the investigation. I'm going to be watching over it, and I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I...

Philip Glass Pulls Symphony From Kennedy Center

Composer says center's values clash with Lincoln-themed work

(Newser) - Philip Glass has decided his new symphony about Abraham Lincoln won't debut at the Kennedy Center after all. The 88-year-old composer has pulled the planned world premiere of his Symphony No. 15, "Lincoln," from the venue. "The values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct...

Canada's Carney: I Meant What I Said About the US

Canadian leader denies walking back criticism of 'hegemony,' as Scott Bessent asserts

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not retreating from his much-talked-about speech in Davos, no matter what the US Treasury secretary thinks. "To be absolutely clear—and I said this to the president—I meant what I said in Davos," Carney told reporters Tuesday, reports Politico...

Neil Young Has Gift for Greenland Over US 'Stress'

Singer pulls tunes from Amazon, says Greenlanders can stream his music for free for a year

(Newser) - Neil Young just handed Greenland a yearlong, all-access pass to his life's work—and used the moment to again go after President Trump and Amazon. Writing on his Neil Young Archives site , the 80-year-old musician said all residents of Greenland can stream his full catalog and music films for...

GOP Races to Avert Shutdown Over ICE Furor

Democrats say they'll block spending deal over DHS bill as Friday deadline nears, tension grows

(Newser) - Republicans are racing against the clock to keep parts of the federal government open as a political firestorm over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis threatens to derail a key spending deal. Funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies runs out on Saturday, and Senate Democrats say they'...

Trump Meets With Noem for 2 Hours in Oval Office

It's part of the fast pivot on Minneapolis after the shooting of Alex Pretti

(Newser) - Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem met with President Trump in the Oval Office for two hours Monday evening, reports the New York Times . It's seen as the latest sign of Trump's quick pivot on Minneapolis after a bipartisan backlash over the shooting of protester Alex Pretti . Noem's...

Talk Surfaces of Boycotting World Cup Over Trump Policies

Greenland dispute, travel bans are among the issues

(Newser) - Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed support Monday for the notion of a fan boycott of this year's World Cup matches in the US because of the policies of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad. Blatter was the latest international soccer figure to call into question...

Trump Moves to Hike South Korea Tariffs to 25%

He says country's legislature hasn't passed trade deal

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday he is hiking tariffs on imports from South Korea to 25% from 15%, citing what he called Seoul's failure to approve a "Historic Trade Agreement." In a post on Truth Social , Trump said the move would hit autos, lumber, pharmaceuticals, and other products,...

Canada's Carney: Trump Threats Part of Negotiating

US president raised the prospect of 100% tariff

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of President Trump's threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew the free trade pact between the two large trading partners, per the AP . Carney noted they are entering a review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year and...

Trump Shifts Tone on Walz After 'Very Good Call'

President also sends border czar Tom Homan to oversee ICE operations in Minnesota

(Newser) - It appears that President Trump is looking to lower the temperature on tensions in Minnesota . In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said he had a "very good call" with Gov. Tim Walz, adding that, "we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength." As the...

Trump: We Used Secret 'Discombobulator' Weapon During Maduro Raid

POTUS says he's not allowed to talk about it

(Newser) - President Trump said the US used a secret weapon he called "The Discombobulator" to disable Venezuelan equipment when the US captured Nicolás Maduro, the AP reports. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct military strikes on land against drug cartels, including in Mexico. He made the comments in...

Trump's Greenland Moves Cost Him With Europe's Far Right

President broke 'a fundamental campaign promise,' AfD co-leader says

(Newser) - Tensions over President Trump's goal of taking control of Greenland have driven a wedge in the once-solid link between MAGA and Europe's far right. The rift seems to signal that ideological alignment alone may not be enough to temper worries among European nationalists over Trump's interventionism abroad,...

New Tehran Mural Is a Warning
New Tehran Mural Is a Warning
Jan 25, 2026 12:31 PM CST

New Tehran Mural Is a Warning

Image in public square threatens retaliation if US strikes

(Newser) - Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the US to not attempt a military strike on the country, as American warships head to the region. The image shows a bird's-eye view of an aircraft...

Videos Undercut DHS Version of Minneapolis Killing
Videos Undercut DHS Version
of Minneapolis Killing
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Jan 24, 2026 5:00 PM CST

Videos Undercut DHS Version of Minneapolis Killing

Trump blames local officials, who tell the administration to get agents out of Minnesota

(Newser) - Videos showing the killing by federal agents Saturday of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs nurse protesting ICE's actions in Minneapolis, appear to contradict Homeland Security officials' account of the confrontation. Federal officials said Pretti was approaching Border Patrol agents with a handgun and intended to "massacre"...

After Outcry, Trump Praises UK Troops

Statement doesn't include the apology Starmer suggested

(Newser) - President Trump heaped praise Saturday on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, in a post on social media that represented a partial reversal of disparaging comments he made this week that drew a cascade of criticism in the UK, particularly from families of those killed and seriously injured in the...

Trump: I'll Sock Canada With 100% Tariffs Over China Deal

US president threatens retaliation after PM Mark Carney's announcement of trade agreement

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor goes ahead with its China trade deal. Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a...

Renee Fleming Drops Out of 2 Kennedy Center Concerts
Kennedy Center
Loses an Opera Star
Jan 24, 2026 7:30 AM CST

Kennedy Center Loses an Opera Star

Institution says soprano Renee Fleming is nixing 2 concerts in May due to 'scheduling conflict'

(Newser) - Renee Fleming has quietly disappeared from two upcoming concerts at Washington's Kennedy Center, though the venue isn't saying much on why. The renowned soprano is no longer listed as a soloist for a pair of National Symphony Orchestra performances in May, the center's website shows. The reason...

Analysts Suggest Europe Learned a Lesson on Trump

'Pushing back works,' is how one writer puts it, echoing a theme

(Newser) - The Davos summit is over, with the big news centering on President Trump's speech rejecting the idea of using military force to take Greenland. He also called off his threat to impose tariffs on nations that oppose his push to assume control of the territory. In the aftermath, a...

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