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As Peace Plan Hits Opposition, Trump Leaves an Opening

President says Zelensky can take it or leave it but also says proposal isn't his final offer

(Newser) - European leaders drew up a counterproposal to the US plan to stop the war over Ukraine on Saturday as Republican senators criticized the terms and President Trump said President Volodymyr Zelensky can either agree to them or "continue to fight his little heart out." At the same time,...

Trump's Next Project: Andrews Golf Courses

President says Jack Nicklaus will handle the design

(Newser) - President Trump said Saturday he's enlisted golf great Jack Nicklaus to spruce up the courses at Joint Base Andrews—adding a site long known as the "president's golf course" to his list of construction projects. "We're doing some fix-up of the base, which it needs,...

Bomb Threat Follows Post by Trump
Bomb Threat
Follows Post
by Trump
Nov 22, 2025 12:10 PM CST

Bomb Threat Follows Post by Trump

President accused Elissa Slotkin of sedition over video message to troops

(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin's Michigan home was targeted by a bomb threat on Friday, days after she and other former military service members in Congress released a video urging troops to reject "illegal orders" from the Trump administration. The threat followed President Trump's public accusations on Thursday...

Rep. Vindman: Trump-MBS Phone Call a 'Shocking' One

Widow Hanan Elatr Khashoggi demands transcript of 2019 call be released

(Newser) - The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday called for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call that President Trump had with Mohammed bin Salman, joining Democratic lawmakers who are raising questions about whether Trump personally benefitted from his embrace of the Saudi crown prince....

Marjorie Taylor Greene Will Resign From Congress

'Great news for the country,' says former ally President Trump

(Newser) - President Trump offered his first reactions to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Friday resignation announcement, telling ABC News later that day, "I think it's great news for the country." He went on to say that "it doesn't matter" that the congresswoman, once a staunch ally,...

Trump Changes Tune on Mamdani After Meeting

After months of insulting each other, the two display warmth in Oval Office

(Newser) - With the cameras rolling, the nation's MAGA president and its largest city's democratic socialist mayor-elect expressed at least momentary detente on Friday after meeting at the White House—pausing the trading of public insults that has gone on for months. "I feel very confident that he can...

Before Trump, Mamdani Meet, House Votes Nay on Socialism

Eighty-six Democrats join GOP in approving resolution

(Newser) - Hours before President Trump was to meet with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday afternoon, the House set the stage by passing a resolution denouncing the "horrors of socialism." Although congressional Democrats have been dismissive of the Republican attacks on the democratic socialist and criticized the resolution,...

Trump: 'I'm Not Threatening' Democrats

But he says lawmakers who told troops they could disobey orders are in 'serious trouble'

(Newser) - President Trump spoke to Fox News on Friday and clarified his assertion that Democrats who directed a video to service members committed a crime "punishable by death." The president told Brian Kilmeade that he is not calling for the execution of lawmakers, as some of his critics have...

Zelensky: This Is 'Very Difficult' Moment in Ukraine History

US is pressuring Ukraine to accept its peace plan, but it requires big concessions

(Newser) - The coming week might prove to be the most consequential yet for the Russia-Ukraine war, but how things will shake out remains very much up in the air. Volodomyr Zelensky must decide whether to accept a US-crafted plan to end the war, one that requires major concessions that Ukraine has...

Kimmel to Trump: 'Quiet, Piggy'
Kimmel to Trump: 'Quiet, Piggy'
Nov 21, 2025 10:22 AM CST

Kimmel to Trump: 'Quiet, Piggy'

Late-night host fires back after Trump's latest call from him to be pulled off the air

(Newser) - "I have honestly lost count of how many times the president has demanded I be pulled off the air," Jimmy Kimmel said in his Thursday night monologue, firing back after President Trump's latest attack. "Talk about a snowflake, this guy. Every five weeks, he flips out...

Leavitt Defends Trump's 'Piggy' Remark to Reporter

She says voters appreciate his 'frankness'

(Newser) - The White House is defending President Trump's latest verbal attack on a female journalist, arguing that his bluntness is part of what voters want. In a Thursday briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump's "frankness" is why he won a second term, after he called Bloomberg News...

Trump Calls Video Released by 6 Dems 'Punishable by Death'

President accuses them of 'seditious behavior' after they encouraged troops to defy orders

(Newser) - President Trump is steaming mad over a video made by six Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of "seditious behavior" that is "punishable by death." The details:
  • The video: The Democratic video is addressed to US troops and members of the intelligence community, and it encourages them to "
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Trump Excluded From Cheney Funeral
Trump Excluded
From Cheney Funeral
Nov 20, 2025 6:26 AM CST

Trump Excluded From Cheney Funeral

VP JD Vance wasn't invited, either

(Newser) - President Trump was not invited to the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney, taking place Thursday, sources tell Axios and CNN . The snub is notable because sitting presidents usually attend the funerals of former vice presidents and presidents. But Cheney, who died earlier this month at age 84, broke...

Trump Threatens to Fire His 'Voice of Reason'

President tells Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to get rates down, or else

(Newser) - President Trump has publicly warned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that his job is on the line if the Federal Reserve doesn't bring down interest rates soon. Speaking at a US-Saudi investment forum in Washington, Trump told Bessent, "If you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going...

Trump: I'm Meeting With Mamdani Friday

President, NYC mayor's rep confirm the sit-down is taking place in DC

(Newser) - President Trump said late Wednesday that the long-awaited meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would happen in Washington later this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political polar opposites who for months have antagonized each other from afar, the AP reports. The sit-down, which Trump said...

Trump Signs Bill to Release Epstein Files

President predicts 'hoax' will backfire on Democrats

(Newser) - President Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago, the AP notes.
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Trump Promises to Push for Peace in Sudan

'Tremendous atrocities are taking place'

(Newser) - President Trump said on Wednesday he plans to put greater attention on helping find an end to the brutal civil war in Sudan after being urged to take action by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump, who claims to have ended several wars since returning to office and has...

It's a New Approval-Rating Low for Trump

For this term, anyway

(Newser) - When Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January, 47% of Americans approved of him. That figure has taken another dip, dropping two points since the start of November to 38%, finds a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that was conducted over four days ending Monday and released Tuesday. That marks...

In Hosting MBS, Trump 'Showed Nothing but Debility'

It suggests 'no real consequences' for dictators who mistreat Americans, says WaPo board

(Newser) - Hours after the Washington Post editorial board was called out for failing to mention Jamal Khashoggi ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's trip to the White House, the board let loose , blasting President Trump for rolling out the red carpet for a dictator the CIA concluded ordered...

At Trump's Saudi Dinner, Big Names, Big Money, and a New Alliance

President deems Saudi Arabia a 'major non-NATO ally,' as crown prince ups US investment to $1T

(Newser) - It was a "lavish welcome" in DC on Tuesday for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a warm greeting that extended into the evening with a black-tie state dinner at the White House—"a stunning attempt at rehabilitating the image of the prince," who US intel agencies...

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