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Pilots Scolded for Flying Near Air Force One

'Pay attention. Get off the iPad,' air traffic controller told Spirit pilots on Tuesday

(Newser) - A Spirit Airlines flight received urgent and repeated commands from air traffic controllers to steer clear of Air Force One over Long Island on Tuesday as the presidential plane carried President Trump and first lady Melania Trump to the UK. Communication recordings reveal a sense of urgency as Spirit...

Trump Will Dine at Royal Table That Took 5 Days to Set

US president, first lady arrive in UK for state visit marked by military greetings, lavish banquet

(Newser) - President Trump's historic trip to the UK—the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for a second state visit by the royals there, per ABC News —kicked off on Wednesday, and the British royals are rolling out the red carpet, just as anticipated. The...

Trump, Epstein Images on Windsor Castle Spur Arrests

Alleged Trump letter, Epstein case details were also projected

(Newser) - There will no doubt be plenty of grand displays during President Trump's second state visit to Britain, but one such demonstration ended up in arrests. Reuters reports four people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of malicious communications after images of Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were...

Trump Nemesis Is Running for Georgia Governor

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defied Trump in 2020 election

(Newser) - Georgia's Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump's call to help overturn the state's 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he's running for governor. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-oriented Republicans who once dominated GOP primaries in Georgia, but...

Trump to Reporter: 'Maybe They'll Have to Go After You'

President pushes back against question by ABC's Jonathan Karl

(Newser) - President Trump didn't like a question from a reporter Tuesday about the attorney general's threat to crack down on hate speech, and he turned his response into a not-so-veiled threat directed at ABC's Jonathan Karl and his network, reports Deadline .
  • Karl: "A lot of your allies
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White House Readies Push Against Soros, Liberal Groups

Racketeering charges may be brought against left-leaning organizations accused of fomenting violence

(Newser) - The list of those who've been fired or otherwise punished for criticizing Charlie Kirk in the wake of his death keeps growing, and it looks like a much broader push against left-leaning groups is imminent. The White House is making no secret of that:
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King Charles Offers Trump a First for a US President

Trump is first US leader to have 2 state visits in the UK, which is seeking trade leverage

(Newser) - King Charles III is set to show some royal hospitality to President Trump during his high-profile state visit to Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The two-day affair, featuring a horse-drawn carriage, military bands, and a formal banquet, marks the second such state visit for Trump—a distinction claimed by no...

Fani Willis Loses Final Push to Prosecute Trump in Georgia

New prosecutor will decide fate of Georgia racketeering case

(Newser) - Fani Willis has been officially removed from overseeing Georgia's 2020 election interference case against President Trump following a decision by Georgia's Supreme Court. In a 4-3 decision, the court declined to review an earlier ruling that disqualified Willis due to her past romantic relationship with special prosecutor...

Trump: I'm Suing the New York Times for $15B

President claims defamation, libel

(Newser) - President Trump is taking his feud with the New York Times to the next level: He has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper for defamation and libel. He announced the move on his Truth Social network Monday, saying it was a "great honor" to file the lawsuit,...

Appeals Court Rebuffs Trump on Fed Governor

Lisa Cook can keep her job, but White House expected to quickly appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump's efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote on interest rates. The Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid to unseat...

Trump Deploys National Guard to Memphis to Combat Crime

President says crackdown will be a 'replica' of DC efforts

(Newser) - President Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime. Trump made the announcement with Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visiting the Oval Office, calling what's coming a "replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts" in Washington. The AP describes the move as Trump'...

Trump Pushes to End a Long Business Practice

Companies should file earnings reports every six months, not three, says the president

(Newser) - President Trump is reviving a push to end the decades-old tradition of quarterly earnings reports. Once every six months is a much better idea, he wrote on Truth Social . Trump argued that less frequent reporting would save public companies money and free up executives to focus on the fundamentals...

US, China Reach 'Framework' to Save TikTok
Trump Hints at Deal
to Save TikTok
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Trump Hints at Deal to Save TikTok

References 'a company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save,' will call Xi Friday

(Newser) - It looks like the US and China are close to a deal to keep TikTok in business for American users.
  • President Trump posted on social media Monday that a meeting between US and Chinese officials went "very well" and that they reached a deal regarding "a 'certain'
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Whiskey Rivals Join Forces to Fight Tariff

Scotch, bourbon producers say 10% tariff could cost the US lots of money and thousands of jobs

(Newser) - Whiskey rivals Scotch and bourbon are setting aside their competition as new US tariffs threaten to shake up a centuries-old partnership, reports the New York Times . Both US whiskey producers and their Scottish counterparts agree tariffs on Scotch whisky imported into the US are bad for business on both...

Announcing Retirement, McCaul Issues Warning on World War III

House Republican says Putin is playing Trump on Ukraine 'as a KGB officer would'

(Newser) - Republican Rep. Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he plans to retire after his 11th term, taking the opportunity to warn that in light of Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, "We got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III....

Trump Says He's Sending National Guard to Memphis

He says mayor, governor support move to deal with crime in 'deeply troubled' city

(Newser) - President Trump has announced that National Guard troops will be sent to Memphis to address what he described as persistent crime problems in the "deeply troubled" city. "We're going to Memphis," the president said during a Fox & Friends appearance Friday morning. According to a...

US Incinerates $10M in Birth Control

International offers to buy or donate contraceptives were rejected by US

(Newser) - Nearly $10 million in contraceptives —including birth control pills, intrauterine devices, and hormonal implants—were destroyed on orders of Trump administration officials, according to the US Agency for International Development. The products, purchased before USAID's recent dismantling, had been stored in a Belgian warehouse for months after...

Trump Draws Cheers, Boos at 9/11 Yankees Game

President's entourage included Pam Bondi, EPA chief Lee Zeldin

(Newser) - President Trump attended the New York Yankees' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, drawing a mixed reaction from a raucous crowd while marking the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Authorities installed security glass for the president at Yankee Stadium outside the upper-level box suite belonging...

Trump Says 9/11 Response Shows 'We Will Never Yield'

Remembrances at Pentagon and in New York and Pennsylvania mark 24th anniversary of attacks

(Newser) - President Trump and first lady Melania Trump marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon on Thursday. While traditionally observed near the building's memorial outside the Pentagon's walls, the event was moved to the internal courtyard following the assassination of political...

Trump Will Award Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom

President will give the posthumous honor to 'a giant of his generation'

(Newser) - President Trump announced on Thursday that he'll posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, report USA Today and the Los Angeles Times . Speaking at a Pentagon event honoring the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Trump called the Turning Point USA founder "a...

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