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Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Race Musk Poured Money Into

Musk said 'the future of civilization' was at stake in special election for Supreme Court seat

(Newser) - Democrat Susan Crawford won Wisconsin's Supreme Court special election Tuesday, leading with 54.3% of the vote to Republican Brad Schimel's 45.8% with 92% of votes counted, PBS reports. The win retains a Democratic 4-3 majority on the state's high court for at least the next...

General Denies Trump's Story About MAGA Hat

Dan Caine, nominated to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells senators he did not wear one

(Newser) - President Trump's pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had to make an unusual denial at the start of his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel on Tuesday. Retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine told the Armed Services committee that he had not...

Trump's Tariff Plan Is 'Settled'
Trump's Tariff Plan Is 'Settled'
Apr 1, 2025 9:21 AM CDT

Trump's Tariff Plan Is 'Settled'

President says his mind is made up, but we'll have to wait for details

(Newser) - We are now one day from " Liberation Day, " according to President Trump, who plans to unveil a new round of tariffs he says will free the US from dependence on foreign goods on Wednesday. Trump considered several ideas, including a 20% global tariff on nearly all imports, per...

Cory Booker's All-Nighter Speech: 'I Got More in the Tank!'

Senator was still speaking Tuesday morning on Senate floor after 13 hours: 'Our country is in crisis'

(Newser) - "I'm heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people." That was Sen. Cory Booker's announcement at 7pm ET on Monday, right before he took...

It's the Most Expensive Judicial Race in History
It's the Most Expensive
Judicial Race in History
the rundown
Apr 1, 2025 6:30 AM CDT

It's the Most Expensive Judicial Race in History

Wisconsin voters decide a high-stakes contest for state Supreme Court on Tuesday

(Newser) - It's a big day at the voting booth, thanks mainly to two closely watched races. One is a special House election in a deep-red district of Florida that is shaping up to be surprisingly close. The one getting even more attention, however, is for a seat on the Wisconsin...

Appeals Court Declines to Delay Block on Trans Troop Ban

2 separate cases are currently working their way through the legal system

(Newser) - The Trump administration's attempt to ban transgender troops from serving in the military was dealt another setback Monday when the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declined the administration's request to put a lower court ruling on hold, which theoretically would have allowed the ban to be enforced....

Joe Rogan on Wrong People Getting Deported: 'Horrific'

It's 'bad for the cause,' podcaster says

(Newser) - A perhaps surprising person has spoken out—somewhat—against the Trump administration's mass deportations. Joe Rogan, the podcaster seen as pivotal to President Trump's appeal to younger voters (particularly male ones), addressed the topic on his podcast Saturday, bringing up the stories of people apparently misidentified as Venezuelan...

El Salvador Imprisons Another 17 US Deportees

The men were taken from Guantanamo

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that another 17 immigrants, whom he described as gang members and "violent criminals," have been deported. The Salvadoran and Venezuelan nationals were taken from US immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay and sent to a prison in El Salvador where more...

Executive Order Addresses Scalpers, High Ticket Fees
Executive Order
Addresses Scalpers
Mar 31, 2025 6:45 PM CDT

Executive Order Addresses Scalpers

Biden administration also had targeted charges tacked onto retail prices

(Newser) - President Trump was signing an executive order Monday that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring "commonsense" changes to the way live entertainment events are priced. Designed to stop "price-gouging by middlemen," the order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to...

Still 'Building Our Relations,' Russia Says After Trump Peeve
Kremlin Moves Past
Trump's Comments
Mar 31, 2025 4:28 PM CDT

Kremlin Moves Past Trump's Comments

Zelensky later comes in for criticism over minerals deal

(Newser) - President Trump's unusual display of impatience with Russian President Vladimir Putin did not appear to faze the Kremlin. Trump, who more often praises his counterpart , had said in an interview that he was angry at Putin for attacking the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The initial response was...

Trump: Vandals at My Golf Resort Are 'Terrorists'

President says they should be 'treated harshly' for damage in Scotland

(Newser) - Authorities in Scotland have arrested three people accused of defacing a golf resort owned by President Trump in Scotland, and Trump wants tough penalties imposed on the suspects he calls "terrorists," reports the BBC . "I was just informed by Prime Minister Starmer of the United Kingdom, that...

What to Make of All the 'Third Term' Talk
What to Make of All
the 'Third Term' Talk
the rundown
Mar 31, 2025 10:43 AM CDT

What to Make of All the 'Third Term' Talk

President insists he isn't joking

(Newser) - President Trump told NBC News over the weekend he was "not joking" about considering a third term because a lot of people want him to do it. And when asked about the issue later aboard Air Force One, Trump added, "We have a long way to go before...

Markets Tumble Ahead of 'Liberation Day'

Dow futures and world markets fall ahead of April 2 tariffs, as White House works on details

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be another rough day for the stock market as investors brace for a new round of tariffs on Wednesday from President Trump—a day he has christened "Liberation Day."
  • Dow futures fell more than 250 points early Monday, reports CNBC . Futures for the
...

Elon Musk Hands Out $1M Each to 2 Wisconsin Voters

State Supreme Court declined to stop him from carrying out his plan

(Newser) - Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Trump's agenda and "the future of civilization." "It's a...

Conspicuously Absent From 7.7 Earthquake Response: the US

Report says US has so far sent no one to Myanmar, as death toll exceeds 1.7K

(Newser) - The devastating earthquake in Myanmar is highlighting the vastly different aid landscape in the wake of the Trump administration's ascent to power in the US. As the death toll from Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake soared above 1,700, with that number expected to climb even higher , US aid...

Trump: Putin's Comments Made Me 'Very Angry'

President criticizes Russian leader's remarks about Zelensky

(Newser) - During an interview with NBC News Sunday (in which he also said he's not joking about a potential third presidential term ), President Trump's tone toward his Russian counterpart took a decided turn. He's long appeared to be "cozying up" to Vladimir Putin, worrying many in...

Late-Night Mass Firing Guts Another DC Institution

US Institute of Peace is effectively dissolved, as is USAID

(Newser) - Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , have received email notices of their mass firing, the AP reports. The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost access...

Tariffs Will Bring In Trillions, Navarro Says

Trump says he doesn't care if auto prices go up

(Newser) - A White House adviser's analysis of the impact of President Trump's planned tariffs suggested Sunday that it will be dramatic. Peter Navarro said on Fox News that the tariffs will result in more than $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade. Experts said that almost surely...

US 'Will Not Get' Greenland, New Prime Minister Says

Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects Trump's confidence in a US takeover

(Newser) - The newly elected prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by President Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US. Trump wants to annex the territory,...

Trump: 'I'm Not Joking' About a Third Term

President says there are ways to get around the Constitution's prohibition

(Newser) - President Trump said Sunday that though it's early to be thinking about a third term in office, there are ways around the 22nd Amendment's prohibition on being elected president more than twice. Asked during a phone interview with NBC News if he wants another term, Trump answered, "...

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