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Trump Calls Off Deployment to San Francisco

President spoke with the mayor, as well as 'friends' in the city

(Newser) - President Trump has reversed course on a planned federal deployment to San Francisco this weekend. Both Trump and the city's Democratic mayor, Daniel Lurie, confirmed the shift on Thursday. "I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to...

Crypto Boss With Close Ties to Trump Business Pardoned
Trump Pardons SBF's
Former Main Rival
Oct 23, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

Trump Pardons SBF's Former Main Rival

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has close ties to Trump family's crypto business

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Zhao had filed an application for a pardon and...

Trump's East Wing Demolition Causes a Ruckus in DC
Trump's East Wing Demolition
Causes a Ruckus in DC
the rundown
Oct 23, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Trump's East Wing Demolition Causes a Ruckus in DC

Critics fume, while supporters see 'ballroom construction derangement syndrome'

(Newser) - Love it or hate it, President Trump's complete demolition of the East Wing of the White House might be done as soon as this weekend, reports the New York Times . The president this week announced a dramatic escalation of his plans to build a $300 million ballroom, and those...

Trump: Ballroom Cost Rose, and Entire East Wing Will Go

Opposition to expanding White House project grows, with some wishing president had checked with the owners first

(Newser) - Despite President Trump's public assurance, the entire East Wing of the White House is being demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom—which he said Wednesday is now a $300 million ballroom—and will be gone by this weekend. A White House official said that all of...

YouTube Settlement Funding Good Chunk of Trump Ballroom

Tech giants and defense contractors reportedly among donors for $250M project

(Newser) - The tech giant Alphabet, parent company of Google, is funding an appreciable portion of the new White House ballroom's cost—by way of an eight-figure settlement following President Trump's ban from YouTube after the Capitol riot. This payment, made as part of that legal settlement, covers nearly 10%...

Scotland to UK: Pony Up $35M for Trump, Vance Visits

Government says trips were clearly diplomatic in nature; London says good luck with that

(Newser) - The Scottish government is demanding that the UK Treasury cover the $35 million bill for the recent visits of President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, arguing that the trips, while described as private, imposed major costs on Scottish public services—especially the police. Finance Secretary Shona Robison says Trump'...

Reaction to White House Demo Firm: 'Shame on You!'

Online critics slam Maryland contractor as Trump pursues $250M White House ballroom addition

(Newser) - A Maryland demolition company has found itself at the center of public outrage after it began tearing down part of the White House's East Wing to make room for President Trump's proposed $250 million ballroom. Dozens of one-star reviews flooded Aceco LLC's Google page in a matter...

Car Slams Into White House Gate
Car Plows Into
White House Gate
Oct 22, 2025 6:04 AM CDT

Car Plows Into White House Gate

Secret Service says there was no threat to President Trump, who was inside the building

(Newser) - A man was arrested Tuesday night after crashing a car into a security gate near the White House, according to the Secret Service. The incident occurred around 10:30pm at the corner of 17th and E Streets, per the New York Times . The car involved was identified as a 2010...

White House Says It Will Submit Ballroom Plans

...eventually

(Newser) - The Trump administration is already moving full-steam ahead with a $250 million White House ballroom project, but said Tuesday it would eventually submit plans for federal review despite the fact that demolition of the East Wing is well underway , Reuters reports. The White House said only that it will submit...

Report: Trump Wants DOJ to Pay Him $230M

'What a travesty,' ethics professor says

(Newser) - President Trump has filed claims seeking about $230 million from the Justice Department for damages related to federal investigations into his actions, the New York Times reports, citing "people familiar with the matter." The claims, filed through an administrative process that often precedes lawsuits, allege violations of...

Trump-Putin Summit Is Called Off
Trump-Putin Summit
Is Called Off
Oct 21, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Trump-Putin Summit Is Called Off

White House says the two won't be meeting in the immediate future, as was expected

(Newser) - An expected summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin won't be happening after all. The White House said Tuesday there were "no plans" for an imminent meeting between the two leaders, reports the Washington Post . Trump had raised the possibility of meeting with Putin in Hungary soon to...

All but 2 Major Universities Reject Trump's Funding Offer

Schools cite academic freedom in rejecting White House proposal; 7 out of 9 have turned down plan

(Newser) - Seven of the nine universities approached by the Trump administration for a new federal funding plan have declined the offer, with an eighth expressing reservations, the New York Times reports. The plan would provide preferential funding to schools that align with the administration's priorities, including agreeing that "academic...

Treasury Staffers Get Warning as WH Ballroom Build Begins

Treasury employees, whose offices are next to White House, told no pictures during East Wing demolition

(Newser) - The Treasury Department has directed its employees to avoid photographing or sharing images of construction at the White House's East Wing, following a wave of viral photos showing demolition for President Trump's planned $250 million ballroom. Treasury staff, whose offices neighbor the site, received an internal email warning...

Kenny Loggins to Trump: Stop Using My Song

Singer says Top Gun hit was used without his permission

(Newser) - Kenny Loggins has publicly demanded that President Trump remove the singer's iconic hit "Danger Zone" from an AI-generated video posted on Trump's Truth Social account Saturday night, NPR reports. The video, which features a crown-wearing Trump piloting a fighter jet labeled "KING TRUMP" and dumping sludge...

Seeing No Crime, Ecuador Frees Survivor of US Strike

Trump had said the man would face 'detention and prosecution' in his home country

(Newser) - The survivor of a US strike on a submersible vessel that the Trump administration says was transporting drugs in the Caribbean has been released by authorities in Ecuador. Prosecutors said they had no evidence that Andrés Fernando Tufiño committed a crime in the South American nation, a government...

Comey's Lawyers Tie Charges to Trump's 'Personal Animus'

Former FBI director seeks to have case thrown out

(Newser) - Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution motivated by "personal animus" and orchestrated by a White House determined to seek retribution against a perceived foe of President Trump. The lawyers separately called for...

Trump: US Will Be Awash With Rare Earths Under Aussie Deal

'We'll have so much critical mineral and rare earth that you won't know what to do with them'

(Newser) - President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the US eyes the continent's rich rare-earth resources when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad. The two leaders described the agreement as an $8....

Trump's Military Pay Strategy Worries Both Parties

President bypassed Congress, and the precedent has some Republicans worried, too

(Newser) - President Trump sidestepped Congress to ensure military paychecks go out during the government shutdown, and Politico reports that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are a little worried about how he went about it. Last week, Trump authorized the Pentagon and the White House budget office to use any...

Trump Has an Idea for Lowering Beef Prices

'We would buy some beef from Argentina,' president says

(Newser) - President Trump says the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. "We would buy some beef from Argentina," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday. "If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down....

Johnson Defends Trump's Poop Video as Savvy Satire

'He is using satire to make a point,' House speaker says of AI-generated No Kings mockery

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson took questions on the government shutdown on Monday, but he couldn't avoid a stranger topic—the president's post of an AI video over the weekend depicting him dropping poop on liberal protesters. The clip was a clear reference to the nationwide No Kings protests...

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