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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'...

Senate Sets Up Quick Vote on Mullin
Senate Sets Up
Quick Vote on Mullin
Mar 22, 2026 2:45 PM CDT

Senate Sets Up Quick Vote on Mullin

With a 54-37 vote, that's the end of debate on the DHS nominee

(Newser) - Sen. Markwayne Mullin's colleagues moved him a step closer to running the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday, voting 54-37 to advance his nomination. The decision to end debate sets up a final confirmation vote as early as Monday or Tuesday on the Oklahoma Republican tapped by President Trump...

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...

Senate Democrats Block GOP on Transgender Athletes

Republicans added provision to Trump-backed SAVE America bill

(Newser) - Senate Democrats on Saturday turned back a Republican attempt to fold a nationwide ban on transgender women and girls in female sports into a broader election-law bill, keeping the sports issue out of the GOP's Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act for now. The chamber voted 49-41 along party...

Trump Celebrates Robert Mueller's Death

'I'm glad he's dead,' president posts

(Newser) - Shortly after the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller was announced Saturday, President Trump celebrated the occasion. "Good, I'm glad he's dead," the president posted on Truth Social . "He can no longer hurt innocent people!" After his retirement from the FBI, Mueller served...

White House Says Bill Maher Will Not Be Given Honor

If the Mark Twain Prize was offered, it apparently was withdrawn quickly

(Newser) - Confusion is swirling around whether Bill Maher is about to receive one of comedy's top honors. The White House on Friday rejected reports that Maher is this year's choice for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, after two people familiar with the Kennedy Center's plans told...

In Cuba, a 'Solidarity Caravan' Has Arrived

Humanitarian aid flows into desperate island nation amid US blockage

(Newser) - Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations began arriving in Cuba on Friday as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis. Members of "Our America Convoy to Cuba" arrived by air from Italy,...

Hollywood Pays Tribute to Chuck Norris

Memes and jokes about the late martial arts star and actor are also proliferating online

(Newser) - The unexpected death of martial arts champ and actor Chuck Norris on Thursday at the age of 86 has left not only his family reeling, but his colleagues and friends in Hollywood and political fans in DC and around the globe. Here, a roundup of what some are saying about...

Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Brothers Look to Trump: Report

Alexander brothers have been said to be exploring how to seek clemency

(Newser) - Three former stars of New York's luxury real estate scene are now convicted sex traffickers quietly looking toward President Trump for a possible lifeline. The New York Times reports that Tal Alexander, 39, and his twin brothers Oren and Alon, 38, have been exploring how to seek presidential pardons,...

Iran Says Airstrike Hit Nuclear Enrichment Facility

State media: Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was attacked Saturday, with no radiation leakage

(Newser) - Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike on Saturday, Iranian state media reports. Iran's official Mizan news agency said there was no radiation leakage after Saturday's strike on the Natanz nuclear facility, nearly 135 miles southeast of Tehran. The facility, Iran's main uranium...

US Is Investigating Colombian Prez Over Alleged Narco Ties

Leftist Gustavo Petro is a onetime Trump foe

(Newser) - Colombia's president is facing a new kind of scrutiny from the country that's long been his key ally against drug trafficking. The New York Times reports in an exclusive that US federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn have opened criminal investigations into President Gustavo Petro, examining whether he...

Sailor Mistakenly Exposes Aircraft Carrier During Jog

Upload on Strava fitness app pinpointed position of France's Charles de Gaulle in Mediterranean

(Newser) - A French sailor reportedly logged a 4.3-mile run on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle on March 13—but when his smartwatch uploaded the route to his Strava fitness app, it effectively pinpointed the aircraft carrier's position in the eastern Mediterranean in near real time, the Telegraph...

Trump Slams 'Cowards' Amid Push to Reopen Strait

President criticizes NATO allies for not helping as American forces work to secure Hormuz

(Newser) - President Trump escalated his criticism of NATO allies reluctant to help as American forces worked to secure the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. In a Truth Social post, Trump labeled the allies "cowards" in all caps and warned again that the US would remember. "They didn't want...

If SCOTUS Nixes This, Midterms Could Get Chaotic

Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on grace periods for mail-in ballots

(Newser) - There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections—Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail will be given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. Whether...

Trump's Appointees Approve Coin, Want His Image Bigger

'I think the larger the better,' commission member says

(Newser) - A federal arts panel appointed by President Trump has endorsed a new 24-karat gold coin bearing the president's image, deepening a dispute over whether a sitting president should appear on currency. The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved a US Mint proposal for a commemorative coin for the...

Trump: 'I'm Not Putting Troops Anywhere'

President adds that 'we will do whatever is necessary'

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday appeared to reject the notion that he was on the brink of ordering ground troops into the Iran war. "I'm not putting troops anywhere," Trump told a reporter who asked about US military plans, reports Reuters . "If I were, I certainly wouldn'...

US Gas Prices Near $4 Average
US Gas Prices Near $4 Average
Mar 19, 2026 8:09 AM CDT

US Gas Prices Near $4 Average

Iran war is driving the fastest price surge in years—nearly $1 a gallon in less than a month

(Newser) - Gas is getting pricier fast, and the country is now within striking distance of a $4 national average. AAA put the cost of a gallon of regular at $3.88 on Thursday, up nearly a dollar in about a month and at its highest level since 2022, reports Newsweek . GasBuddy...

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