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Trump Blasts Fed in Speech on Economy

He claims that 'grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down'

(Newser) - President Trump was in Michigan Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost US manufacturing, as he tries to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are hurting Americans' pocketbooks. The day trip included a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn that makes the best-selling...

China Wants Canada to Get Out From Under America's Wing

State-run outlet encourages 'strategic autonomy' as PM Mark Carney visits Beijing

(Newser) - As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime US ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States—...

FBI Probes Activist Ties in Fatal ICE Shooting

Sources say agent Jonathan Ross is unlikely to face criminal charges

(Newser) - Federal investigators probing the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis are expanding their focus beyond the officer who pulled the trigger to her possible links with local immigration activists. People familiar with the inquiry tell the New York Times it now includes scrutiny of Good's involvement...

Trump Sues BBC for $10B Over January 6 Speech Edit
BBC on Trump's $10B
Lawsuit: 'His Claim Fails'
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Jan 13, 2026 7:31 AM CST

BBC on Trump's $10B Lawsuit: 'His Claim Fails'

Broadcaster seeks to dismiss his complaint over what he says was deceptively edited Jan. 6 speech

(Newser) - The BBC wants US President Trump's complaint against it dismissed. On Monday, the UK broadcaster filed a motion to nix the American leader's $10 billion suit alleging that it had deceptively edited a speech he made to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, per NBC News . The BBC said...

Trump: Will Be a 'Complete Mess' if SCOTUS Nixes Tariffs

US will be 'screwed' if such a decision is handed down, president warns

(Newser) - President Trump is warning of economic chaos if the Supreme Court wipes out his signature global tariffs, with a decision expected as early as Wednesday. In a social media post , the president noted "WE'RE SCREWED" if the justices rule against him, arguing that undoing the duties would trigger...

Former Federal Reserve Chiefs Warn About Powell Probe

Bernanke, Greenspan, and Yellen say inquiry imperils Fed autonomy and market stability

(Newser) - Every living former chair of the Federal Reserve has broken with tradition to warn that a Justice Department criminal probe of current Fed chief Jerome Powell could blow a hole in the central bank's independence. In a joint statement, former Fed leaders Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and Janet Yellen...

Surprise: Trump Wins Praise for Environmental 'Moon Shot'

Op-ed calls push for nuclear energy a game-changer, even if climate change isn't the reason

(Newser) - President Trump is "skeptical of climate change and shows little concern for the environment," writes Ted Nordhaus in a Washington Post op-ed. But if it sounds like the heart of a piece slamming Trump policies, think again. Instead, the founder of the nonprofit Breakthrough Institute—which seeks technological...

Move Against Fed's Powell Has Potential to Backfire
Fed's Powell Usually Held
His Fire. That's Over Now
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Jan 12, 2026 10:13 AM CST

Fed's Powell Usually Held His Fire. That's Over Now

Central bank chairman apparently wants this fight to play out in public

(Newser) - The financial world was in a wary mood on Monday over Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for two reasons: One was the unprecedented move by the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation against him, and the second was Powell's unusually aggressive response. Coverage:
  • Trump: President Trump denied any
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Turns Up at the Vatican

Maria Corina Machado meets with Pope Leo in a surprise audience

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting, which the AP reports hadn't been previously included in the list of Leo's planned appointments, was later listed by the...

Trump: Iran Wants to Talk
Trump: Iran Reached Out,
Wants to Talk
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Jan 12, 2026 5:47 AM CST

Trump: Iran Reached Out, Wants to Talk

As protests turn increasingly deadly, US-Tehran negotiations may be in the offing

(Newser) - President Trump says Iran—which is facing its deadliest unrest in years —has reached out to negotiate with the US in an apparent bid to ward off military intervention. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump warned the move may be too late.
  • "The
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Hamas Suggests When It Will End Government of Gaza

Under US plan, technocratic leadership committee will take control

(Newser) - Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the US-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur, the AP reports. Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the...

Aides Brief Trump on Options Against Iran

Protesters return to streets as parliament speaker warns of retaliation

(Newser) - President Trump has been briefed on fresh options, including military operations, that the US could take against Iran in support of the protests there that have stretched into a second week. Advisers have presented possibilities including striking nonmilitary targets in Tehran and elements of government security forces accused of using...

Trump Blocks Creditors From Venezuelan Oil Money in US

Executive order declares national emergency

(Newser) - President Trump has moved to shield Venezuelan oil proceeds held in the US from being tapped by creditors, issuing an executive order that declares a national emergency and designates the money as off-limits to private claims. The directive, signed Friday and announced Saturday, says revenue from Venezuelan oil sales kept...

Leaders of Greenland Ask US to Curb Its 'Contempt'

'We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes,' PM Nielsen, others say in statement

(Newser) - Greenland's party leaders have rejected President Trump's repeated calls for the US to take control of the island, saying that Greenland's future must be decided by its people. "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,...

Weekend Rallies Seek to Put 'End to Deadly Terror'

Anti-ICE protests come after federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis woman, injured 2 in Oregon

(Newser) - Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demonstrations come as the Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities...

Oil Executives Resist Push by Trump to Invest in Venezuela

At White House, companies point to legal risks and instability

(Newser) - President Trump called on major US and European oil companies to sink at least $100 billion into Venezuela's energy sector, but the industry leaders he met at the White House on Friday signaled no such commitment. Some smaller oil and trading firms have been eager to expand in Venezuela,...

Conan to Comics: Trump Is 'Siren Leading You Into the Rocks'

Comedian criticizes late-night hosts for leaning in too heavily on Trump slams

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien thinks comedians are right to go after President Trump—he just thinks many are doing it badly. In a wide-ranging talk at the Oxford Union, the former late-night host warned that comics who lean too heavily on blunt anti-Trump lines risk dulling their sharpest edge. "Some...

Khamenei Scoffs at Trump Threats: Mind Your Own Nation

Unrest over economic crisis grows, with supreme leader dismissing protesters as 'vandals'

(Newser) - Iran's top leader is signaling defiance as street unrest grows and pressure from Washington intensifies. Speaking Friday in the holy city of Qom, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that his nation wouldn't give ground to a wave of demonstrations or to President Trump's warnings about possible...

Trump Says He Called Off 2nd Wave of Venezuela Attacks

He praises release of political prisoners, cooperation on oil and gas infrastructure

(Newser) - President Trump says the US and Venezuela are working so well together that he has called off a second wave of attacks. In a Truth Social post early Friday, the president praised cooperation on oil infrastructure and Venezuela's release of high-profile prisoners on Thursday, CNBC reports.
  • "Venezuela is
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Gabbard Is Squeezed Out of Venezuela Operation

CIA director has a seat at the Trump's table, but not the national intelligence chief'

(Newser) - Tulsi Gabbard holds the nation's top intelligence title, but she was kept out of the loop on one of the Trump administration's biggest covert actions: the operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, White House officials began excluding the director of...

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