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Trump Suggests Cruz for the Supreme Court

Texas senator previously said he was not interested in the role

(Newser) - President Trump floated a familiar name on Friday for a future Supreme Court seat during a Texas rally: Sen. Ted Cruz. Speaking at an event in Corpus Christi, Trump praised the Republican senator as "an amazing guy" and said he was thinking of nominating him for the high court,...

After Iran Retaliates, Euro Chiefs Demand New US Negotiations

Statement by Macron, Merz, Starmer didn't mention earlier strikes by US, Israel on Iran

(Newser) - Britain, France, and Germany on Saturday called for a resumption of US-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They didn't comment on earlier US and Israeli attacks on Iran , per the AP . UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich...

Harris Makes Her Pick in High-Stakes Texas Race

Ex-VP backs close ally Jasmine Crockett in pivotal Democratic primary for Senate

(Newser) - Kamala Harris just placed her biggest political bet since leaving office, throwing her support behind Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas' tight Democratic Senate primary. In a recorded message to Texas Democrats first reported by the Texas Tribune , the former vice president and POTUS contender urged Dems to back Crockett as...

DOD Bans Military Members From Attending Elite Schools

Hegseth calls schools like Yale, Brown 'factories of anti-American resentment,' without elaborating

(Newser) - The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown, and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called "factories of anti-American resentment." Hegseth announced the policy in a video posted to social...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

Trump: US Has Begun 'Major Combat Operations' in Iran

Trump, Netanyahu call for regime change

(Newser) - The US and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian media reported strikes nationwide, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital. President Trump said in a video posted on social media that...

Trump Orders Anthropic Tech Out of Government Agencies

Company was in a standoff with Pentagon over use of AI but still negotiating

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to phase out their use of artificial intelligence products from Anthropic, escalating a standoff between the company and the Pentagon over military applications of its technology. Posting on Truth Social, Trump labeled Anthropic a "radical Left AI company" and said it had...

Trump: We Might Have 'Friendly Takeover' of Cuba

Remarks follow fuel blockade and escalating US-Cuba political tensions

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday floated the idea of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba and said the two nations were in negotiations, reports the Hill .
  • "The Cuban government is talking with us," said the president. "They're in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They
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Wholesale Inflation Jumps Past Predictions

Stronger producer prices may delay anticipated rate-slashing from Federal Reserve

(Newser) - Investors hoping inflation was gliding down got a jolt from January's wholesale price report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that producer prices, a key gauge of inflation pressures earlier in the supply chain, rose more than economists anticipated. Core producer prices, which leave out more erratic...

FedEx: We'll Give Customers Any Tariffs Refund We Get

Company is suing the US over the levies invalidated by the Supreme Court

(Newser) - Delivery company FedEx says it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed suit in the US Court of International Trade to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Trump under the...

Columbia Student Detained by ICE, Then Abruptly Released

Ellie Aghayeva released after an unrelated Mamdani-Trump meeting

(Newser) - Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned residence by posing as police officers searching for a missing child. Just hours after detaining student Ellie Aghayeva, though, the federal government abruptly reversed course, permitting her...

Trump's TV Audience Was Down From 2025, Edged Biden's
Trump's TV Audience: 32M
Feb 26, 2026 7:03 PM CST

Trump's TV Audience: 32M

Fox News drew the most viewers, with ABC topping broadcast networks

(Newser) - President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night drew an estimated 32.6 million television viewers, Nielsen Media Research reported Thursday. The total marked a drop from the 36 million who watched his first address to Congress of his second term last year, the Hill reports, but...

Trump Backers Circulate Order for Election Emergency

Draft order cites unproven Chinese interference to justify unprecedented presidential control

(Newser) - President Trump is pushing hard for federal control of this year's midterm elections but with GOP leaders lukewarm on the idea , the president's supporters say they've found a way for him to take direct control. Pro-Trump activists say they've drafted a 17-page executive order asserting that...

Trump Returns Fire After De Niro Slam

President lashes out after actor's latest criticisms on podcast, calling De Niro 'sick and demented'

(Newser) - President Trump is back to trading barbs with Robert De Niro, and this round is particularly contentious. After an emotional De Niro called Trump "an idiot" on a recent podcast with MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace and described him as "failing, flailing, and desperate" at a DC event...

Republicans Aim to Capitalize on One Moment From SOTU
Trump Laid a 'Trap'
for Democrats in SOTU
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Feb 26, 2026 8:46 AM CST

Trump Laid a 'Trap' for Democrats in SOTU

GOP pounces on moment he asked lawmakers to stand in support of citizens vs. 'illegal aliens'

(Newser) - Expect one moment from President Trump's State of the Union to live on repeatedly in political ads as the midterms near, one that involves the volatile issue of immigration. Coverage:
  • The moment: About an hour into his speech, Trump declared: "One of the great things about the State
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Team USA Hockey Stars React to Trump Remark
Team USA Hockey Stars
React to Trump Remark
2026 Olympics
Feb 26, 2026 8:02 AM CST

Team USA Hockey Stars React to Trump Remark

Goalie Jeremy Swayman is apologetic over president's joke on inviting women's team to WH

(Newser) - Jeremy Swayman says he wishes the US men's Olympic hockey team had handled a recent moment involving President Trump very differently. Back with the Boston Bruins after the team's gold-medal run in Milan and a visit to the White House and State of the Union , the backup goalie...

Epstein Files Omit Records From Trump Accuser

Justice Department says it is investigating

(Newser) - The Justice Department says it is reviewing why some notable Jeffrey Epstein files were not released: most of the FBI records tied to a woman who accuses President Trump of assaulting her as a minor. An index released by the department shows the FBI conducted four interviews in 2019 related...

Scads of Importers Step Right Up for Their Tariff Refunds

Companies are flooding the courts to reclaim billions, but they could be waiting awhile

(Newser) - Companies aren't just lining up for refunds, they're stampeding. After the Supreme Court last week invalidated much of President Trump's global tariffs regimen, at least 1,800 firms have sued to claw back duties paid, part of an estimated $130 billion collected in just 10 months. The...

6 Takes on Trump's State of the Union

Analysts don't think the president managed to woo voters ahead of the midterms

(Newser) - President Trump was in his wheelhouse Tuesday night, but if his State of the Union address was meant to bring voters to his side ahead of the midterms, pundits generally think it's unlikely to be a success. Six takes on the president's speech:
  • NPR 's Domenico Montanaro
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Former GOP Speaker: Gonzales Must Resign Over Racy Texts

Kevin McCarthy adds his voice to those calling for Texas rep to step down

(Newser) - Add Kevin McCarthy to the list of Republicans calling for one of their own to resign. The former House speaker told CBS News on Tuesday that congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas should step down over his alleged affair with an aide who later died by suicide. "If this was...

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