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Trump Casts His Eye Toward Historic Treaty Room

President asked preservation committee members on tour if it would make a nice guest suite

(Newser) - President Trump is weighing another change to the White House, talking about converting the historic Treaty Room into a guest bedroom with an updated bathroom, the New York Times reports. The room, located in the second-floor residential quarters, has served as a Cabinet meeting space, a presidential office, and the...

Trump Explains 'Big Present' From Iran

He says officials let oil tankers sail through Strait of Hormuz as a gesture of good faith

(Newser) - During Thursday's Cabinet meeting, President Trump explained the " very big present " he said the US had received from Iran on Tuesday. The president said Iran had agreed to let Pakistan-flagged oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a gesture of good faith, the Telegraph reports....

ICE Agents Now Checking IDs at Airports

Immigration officers expand duties to ease TSA crunch

(Newser) - ICE officers are now checking IDs alongside TSA at the nation's airports, part of a push to try to ease long lines amid the partial government shutdown, reports the Hill . Acting TSA chief Ha Nguyen McNeill told lawmakers on Wednesday that ICE officers have trained for several days in...

Trump Has Succinct Explanation for His Mail Vote

'Because I'm president of the United States'

(Newser) - President Trump is defending his decision to vote by mail in this week's Florida election , arguing that his reason was valid: He was busy being president in Washington.
  • "You know what, because I'm president of the United States, and because of the fact that I'm president of the United
...

US Population Growth Slows Amid Immigration Backlash

Especially hard hit: communities along Mexican border, hurricane-slammed Florida

(Newser) - Population growth rates in US metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico due to declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau....

Trump Says 2 Justices He Appointed 'Sicken Him'

'They're bad for our country,' he says of SCOTUS appointees who joined ruling on tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump isn't just unhappy with the Supreme Court, he's calling out two of his own picks to it. At a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Wednesday, the president ripped Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett for joining a 6–3 ruling that struck...

Lawmaker Asks Judge to Take Trump's Name Off Kennedy Center

Democrat's lawyers say it was an 'abuse of power' to add president's name to building

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue. In a motion filed Wednesday, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio argues that Congress was clear in its intent that the...

Israel Says It's Taken Out Another Big Iranian Name

Iran's Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC's naval chief, is dead, according to Israel Katz

(Newser) - Israel says it has taken out a top Iranian military figure in a strike it's framing as help for Washington. Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday announced that an overnight attack killed Alireza Tangsiri, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' navy chief, and other senior naval officers allegedly involved in...

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage
US Emissions Have Caused
$10T in Global Damage
NEW STUDY
Mar 26, 2026 8:21 AM CDT

US Emissions Have Caused $10T in Global Damage

Including losses of $500B in India, and $330B in Brazil, study finds

(Newser) - The United States' role in warming the planet just got a price tag, and it's a staggering one: roughly $10 trillion in economic damage worldwide since 1990, per a new study in Nature . Researchers say no country has slowed global growth more through its greenhouse gas emissions, with China close...

Trump Insists Iran Wants to Make a Deal 'So Badly'

Even after Tehran dismisses his ceasefire plan

(Newser) - US President Trump said Wednesday that a deal to end the Iran war is near, after Tehran dismissed his 15-point ceasefire plan and issued its own sweeping demands to stop fighting as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, the AP reports. Trump insisted at a Republican...

Trump Announces Rescheduled Trip to China

Leavitt suggests Iran war will be over weeks before mid-May summit with Xi Jinping

(Newser) - President Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, the White House announced on Wednesday. Trump had been scheduled to travel to China later this month but previously announced he was delaying the trip so he could be in...

RNC's Rare Midterm Convention Looks Set to Land in Dallas

GOP hopes post-Labor Day spectacle will boost midterm turnout

(Newser) - President Trump's GOP is eyeing a rare move: a midterm convention, likely in Dallas, aimed at jump-starting Republican turnout ahead of the November election. Two people familiar with the planning say Dallas has emerged as the favorite over cities like Las Vegas, reports the New York Times , with a...

Report: Crown Prince Urges Trump to Intensify Iran War

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman reportedly calls for broader strikes on Iran, including oil sites

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince is reportedly telling US President Trump that now is not the time to hit pause on the Iran war. People briefed by American officials say Mohammed bin Salman has urged Trump in recent calls to press ahead with the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, framing...

Senate Sets Up Quick Vote on Mullin
Senate Confirms Mullin
as Next DHS Secretary
UPDATED
Mar 23, 2026 9:52 PM CDT

Senate Confirms Mullin as Next DHS Secretary

With a 54-45 vote largely along party lines

(Newser) - The Senate on Monday night voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, a job he'll take after Kristi Noem, removed from the post by President Trump, leaves at the end of the month. The Oklahoma Republican, perhaps not surprisingly, voted for...

Trump Tours Graceland
Trump Tours Graceland
Mar 23, 2026 5:34 PM CDT

Trump Tours Graceland

He wondered if he could have beaten the King of Rock and roll in a fight

(Newser) - President Trump took a surprise tour of Elvis Presley's Graceland on Monday while he visited Memphis. The president marveled at just how famous the King of Rock and Roll was and wondered aloud if he could have beaten him in a fight.
  • Trump for years has played Presley's
...

A Fellow Dyslexic Comes to Newsom's Defense
A Fellow Dyslexic Comes
to Newsom's Defense
OPINION
Mar 23, 2026 8:51 AM CDT

A Fellow Dyslexic Comes to Newsom's Defense

Molly Jong-Fast says the learning disability has made her more 'cunning'

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom is dyslexic, and President Trump declared last week that it should disqualify him from the presidency. In a New York Times opinion piece, Molly Jong-Fast begs to differ. In fact, Newsom's dyslexia might actually be an advantage in some ways, she argues. Jong-Fast has a...

Trump Announces Talks With Iran, Markets Soar

President postpones Monday deadline for Tehran to open Strait of Hormuz

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying the US would hold off on strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, per the AP . Dow futures jumped 1,000 points, and crude prices fell on the news, reports...

Iran Warns It May Shut Strait of Hormuz 'Completely'

Tehran threatens Hormuz closure and regional energy infrastructure attacks

(Newser) - Iran is warning it will choke off one of the world's most important oil routes if the US follows through on a new threat, CNN reports. The country's armed forces headquarters said Sunday it is prepared to shut the Strait of Hormuz "completely" and for an indefinite...

Trump Installs Columbus Statue Near White House

Statue is a replica of one toppled in 2020

(Newser) - A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Trump's administration to recognize the controversial explorer, the AP reports. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore'...

Trump Threatens to Use ICE for Airport Security

Posts pressure Democrats in funding clash over DHS

(Newser) - President Trump threatened Saturday to send immigration agents to work airport security checkpoints as soon as Monday if congressional Democrats do not accept a Republican funding plan for the Department of Homeland Security. In posts on Truth Social, Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would conduct security "like...

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