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Trump Isn't Immune From Jan. 6 Lawsuits, Judge Rules

Speech at rally, phone call seeking votes in Georgia weren't official acts, judge finds

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Trump can be sued over his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, rejecting his claim of broad civil immunity for key actions after the 2020 election. US District Judge Amit Mehta found that Trump's speech at the "Stop the...

Springsteen Opens Fiery Political Tour

Rocker wraps 27 songs around calls for Americans to 'rise up' against Trump

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen didn't ease into his new tour so much as light a fuse under it. At the kickoff of his 2026 "Land of Hope and Dreams" run in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, the 74-year-old rocker opened not with a song, but with a speech that framed the...

Spain to Trump: Mind Your Own Business
Leaked US Cable
Calls Out Spain
Apr 1, 2026 10:40 AM CDT

Leaked US Cable Calls Out Spain

Spain's health minister blasts US after it critiqued legal euthanasia case

(Newser) - Spain is bristling at Washington over its critique of a Barcelona euthanasia case, which has served to further strain ties between the two allies. A leaked US cable shows the State Department told its embassy in Madrid to scrutinize how Spain applied its right-to-die law in the case of 25-year-old...

Trump's Supreme Court Arrival Is a Presidential First

He will attend oral arguments in birthright citizenship case

(Newser) - President Trump will officially be the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court. The AP reports crowds watched from the sidewalks as Trump's motorcade drove along Constitution and Independence Avenues, passing the Washington Monument and the National Mall on the way to the...

Trump Weighs Pulling Out of 'Paper Tiger' NATO

President again blasts European allies over lack of support in Iran war

(Newser) - After slamming allies for failing to join the US-Israeli war in Iran, and threatening no more US support, President Trump is now suggesting the US may pull out of NATO. Asked if he was considering withdrawing, Trump told the Telegraph the matter is "beyond reconsideration." "I was...

Trump Plans to Address Nation on Iran Wednesday Night

He says US exit from war will come within weeks

(Newser) - President Trump says the end of the Iran war is near, and the White House says plans to explain what comes next in a prime-time address Wednesday night. In a post on X , White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump "will give an Address to the Nation to...

Trump Signs Order to Crack Down on Mail-in Voting
Trump Signs Order
on Mail-in Voting
Mar 31, 2026 6:32 PM CDT

Trump Signs Order on Mail-in Voting

Analysts say attempt to take control of voting is unlikely to survive court challenges

(Newser) - President Trump is trying to put a tighter federal grip on how Americans vote by mail—and the fight is likely headed straight to court. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order aimed at limiting who can receive mail-in ballots, arguing it will curb what he called "legendary" cheating...

Judge: White House Ballroom Construction 'Has to Stop'

He says $400M privately funded project needs congressional approval

(Newser) - A federal judge just hit pause on President Trump's ambitious White House ballroom project. US District Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday ordered a halt to construction of the estimated $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, ruling that Trump hasn't shown any legal authority to bankroll such a sweeping alteration...

Trump on Cuba Oil Delivery: 'It's Not Going to Matter'

White House says Russian shipment is for humanitarian needs

(Newser) - A long-awaited ship just broke Cuba's months-long oil drought. A Russian-owned tanker has docked at Matanzas, the country's main oil terminal, carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of crude Havana hopes will ease the severe fuel squeeze that has triggered a national crisis, per the BBC . Aiming to force political change...

Trump's Planned Library to Dominate Miami Skyline

Design rendering for presidential skyscraper along waterfront has just been released

(Newser) - Donald Trump is picturing his presidential library less as a building and more as a skyline takeover. On Monday, he shared a video on Truth Social depicting a soaring glass tower in downtown Miami, topped with a needlelike spire and emblazoned with "TRUMP" at the top, per NBC News...

Newsom Orders Tougher AI Rules, Defying Trump

Order tightens state AI contracts, boosts safeguards for privacy and rights

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom is redrawing the rules for how the state does business with artificial intelligence firms—and using the moment to take a swipe at President Trump. Newsom on Monday signed a first-of-its-kind executive order tightening state oversight of AI vendors, saying California will demand tougher safeguards from...

Trump Blasts Allies: 'USA Won't Be There to Help Anymore'

US president slams UK, France, NATO over their wariness at joining US-Israel blitz against Iran

(Newser) - President Trump is signaling a colder era for some of America's closest partners. In a series of Truth Social posts, the president lashed out at the UK, France, and NATO over their reluctance to join US and Israeli military action against Iran and efforts to reopen the Strait of...

Gas Prices Top $4 as Iran War Disrupts Global Oil Supply
Gas Prices Just
Crossed a Threshold
Mar 31, 2026 5:50 AM CDT

Gas Prices Just Crossed a Threshold

Tuesday's average hovered at just over $4 a gallon in the US

(Newser) - American drivers are once again seeing a number they don't like at the pump: a $4 national average for regular gas. AAA put Tuesday's average at just over $4.01 a gallon, the first time prices have crossed that line since the inflation surge of 2022, when gas...

Sources: Trump Weighs Ending Iran War Without Hormuz Open

Decision could prolong Iran's control of key global oil chokepoint, sources say

(Newser) - President Trump is signaling to aides he's ready to declare victory over Iran without fully reopening one of the world's most critical oil routes, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal . Administration officials tell reporters Trump has privately said he's prepared to wind down...

Florida on Board to Rename Palm Beach Airport for Trump

DeSantis signs bill, but FAA must still sign off

(Newser) - A Florida airport is on track for a high-profile name swap, USA Today reports. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill to rechristen Palm Beach International Airport in honor of President Trump, who lives at his nearby Mar-a-Lago resort. The longtime New Yorker, who previously lived in the Trump...

Trump Lashes Out at 'Stupid' Courts Ahead of Birthright Case

'Dumb Judges and Justices will not a great Country make'

(Newser) - President Trump is again taking aim at the courts—this time as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh one of his most controversial executive orders. In a Monday Truth Social post, the president blasted what he called a "stupid" judicial system and "dumb judges and justices" as the...

SCOTUS Could Overturn 128 Years of Precedent

Birthright citizenship fight revives 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark

(Newser) - More than a century ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark was a US citizen. That 1898 case, in which the government tried to block Wong from returning to his country of birth after a visit to China, recognized that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to anyone...

Report: Trump Wants to Go After Iran's Uranium

Plan to seize a half-ton of enriched uranium seen as high-risk escalation, reports WSJ

(Newser) - President Trump is actively considering a ground operation inside Iran to haul out nearly half a ton of enriched uranium, US officials say—a mission military experts describe as exposed and highly risky. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the plan under discussion would send American forces into at least...

Cory Booker: Democrats Have 'Failed'

Senator calls for new leadership focused on repairing divisions

(Newser) - Sen. Cory Booker thinks his own party is coming up short. In an interview on NBC 's Meet the Press tied to his new book, the New Jersey Democrat said the party has "failed this moment," arguing that internal "purity tests" have shrunk its coalition to one "too small to...

Trump's New Comments on War Lift Wall Street

President cites progress in talks, but also adds a threat of heavier bombardment

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday suggested that peace talks were making progress, but he also threatened to expand bombardment of Iran should those talks collapse. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the US was negotiating with a "new, and more reasonable, regime," but he warned that a deal...

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