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Trump Had MRI Imaging on Heart, Abdomen: Doctor

Trump's doctor says scan is 'standard for an executive physical'

(Newser) - President Trump's doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventive screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House on Monday. Sean Barbabella said in a statement that Trump's...

Trump-Branded Stocks, Coins Have Tanked

Trump Media's stock is down around 75% this year

(Newser) - Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to President Trump have taken a nosedive since his inauguration, causing significant losses for some of his most enthusiastic supporters. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, have dropped 75% since Trump returned to office, reports the Wall Street Journal . Digital...

Court Bounces Trump's Pick for NJ Prosecutor

Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as US attorney, federal appeals court rules

(Newser) - The Trump administration's maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor were illegal and she is disqualified, a federal appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia sided with a lower court judge'...

Trump: Hegseth Didn't Order Strike on Survivors

President says he trusts Pentagon chief's denial about drug boat controversy

(Newser) - President Trump is standing by Pete Hegseth amid controversy over a deadly military strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the Pentagon chief did not order a second strike specifically to kill two survivors from the initial strike. "Pete...

Trump: Sure, I'll Release MRI Results

Though the president says he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned

(Newser) - President Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October , the AP reports. "If you want to have it released, I'll release it," the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from...

Trump Frees Executive Who Defrauded Thousands

David Gentile, convicted in $1.6B scheme, spent less than two weeks in prison

(Newser) - President Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, setting the private equity executive free after serving less than two weeks of a seven-year prison term for his role in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme. Gentile was convicted in August 2024, alongside co-defendant Jeffry Schneider, on securities and wire...

New White House Page Lists Media Accusations

Site names outlets, offenders administration says mischaracterized Trump's words

(Newser) - The White House has unveiled a section on its official website that accuses and names journalists it says misrepresented President Trump's remarks. The page , which launched Friday, carried the headline "Misleading. Biased. Exposed." Under "Media Offender of the Week," it lists the Boston Globe, CBS...

'Trump Accounts' May Give Way to '530As'

Axios reports on a rebranding effort to make them non-political

(Newser) - A new effort is underway to rebrand so-called "Trump Accounts" —investment vehicles for children funded by the federal government—in an effort to strip away political baggage and encourage broad adoption, reports Axios . The name that appears to be growing in use among tax professionals and lawyers? 530A,...

Consider Venezuelan Airspace Closed, Trump Tells Airlines

Announcement ups threat to Maduro's government

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday told commercial airlines to treat Venezuelan airspace as closed, escalating the standoff between the US and the government of Nicolás Maduro with a step that sometimes precedes airstrikes. Posting on Truth Social, per the Washington Post , Trump wrote, "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers,...

Trump Threatens Perjury Charges for Biden on Autopen

President says he's canceling all executive orders, other documents that Biden didn't sign himself

(Newser) - President Trump has renewed his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of actions taken during Joe Biden's presidency, this time focusing on Biden's use of the autopen. In a post on Truth Social , Trump declared he's "cancelling all executive orders, and anything else that was...

Trump to Pardon Ex-President Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Post includes endorsement in Honduras' election

(Newser) - President Trump said Friday that he'll pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges last year and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision in a social media post, saying that "according to many people that...

Denmark's 'Night Watch' Monitors Trump's Every Move

Monitoring system reportedly established after US president's threats against Greenland

(Newser) - Denmark isn't taking President Trump's threats to annex Greenland lying down. The country's foreign ministry has set up a "night watch" with the mission to track Trump's every move from 5pm to 7am local time, while most government officials are clocked off, per the Guardian...

Trump Lashes Out at Reporter: 'You're a Stupid Person'

She questioned his claims about vetting of Afghan suspect in DC shooting

(Newser) - President Trump blasted a female reporter as a "stupid person" Thursday after she questioned his claims about the vetting process of an Afghan national suspected in the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC. The exchange began when the reporter told Trump: "US officials say that the...

Trump: I Will Halt Immigration From 'Third World Countries'

He posts anti-immigration Thanksgiving message on Truth Social

(Newser) - In a Thanksgiving proclamation released Wednesday, President Trump called for national unity and praised America's "spirit of reverence, trust, and gratitude." Newsweek reports that the president struck a "starkly different tone" in an anti-immigration Thanksgiving message he posted on Truth Social late Thursday night.
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Ramaphosa Calls Trump's G20 Stance 'Punitive'

Trump says South Africa won't get invite to 2026 summit in Miami

(Newser) - South Africa's president is pushing back after President Trump said his country will not be invited to next year's G20 Summit in Miami—and that "South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere." The spat appears to stem...

Trump, Vance Respond to National Guard Shooting in DC

They're blaming what they call lax immigration policies

(Newser) - President Trump said Wednesday's "heinous assault" on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax migration policies are "the single greatest national security threat facing our nation." "No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival," he said. Trump'...

South Africa Can Forget About G20 in Miami, Trump Says

President claims US suffered an insult at this year's summit

(Newser) - President Trump said Wednesday that he will bar South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year in Miami and "stop all payments and subsidies" to the country over its treatment of a US government representative at this year's global meeting. Trump chose not to...

Trump Calls Reporter Ugly After Article on His Health

Insult marks the third time in recent weeks the president has criticized a female journalist

(Newser) - President Trump lashed out at another female journalist with an insult over her appearance on Wednesday, this time targeting New York Times reporter Katie Rogers. It's the third such insult Trump has aimed at female reporters in recent weeks, NBC News reports. In this case, he called Rogers "...

Court Upholds $1M Penalty Over 'Frivolous' Trump Lawsuit

Federal appeals court rejects president's attempt to revive Hillary Clinton lawsuit

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has upheld a nearly $1 million penalty against President Trump and attorney Alina Habba, ruling they engaged in "sanctionable conduct" by pursuing a baseless lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey, and others.
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Architect Balks at Trump's Ballroom Plans: Report

Plans for $300M expansion still lack public review or oversight

(Newser) - President Trump has found himself at odds with architect James McCrery II, his own pick to design a massive White House ballroom, sources tell the Washington Post . The central issue is size: Trump is pushing for a 90,000-square-foot addition—one that would eclipse the White House's current 55,...

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