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Trump Wants 'His Own People' Counting Jobs, Hassett Says

Others maintain McEntarfer couldn't have altered report's numbers

(Newser) - The director of the White House National Economic Council defended President Trump's firing of the official charged with compiling employment data, saying Sunday that the president needs information he can trust. "The president wants his own people there, so that when we see the numbers, they're more...

Trump's Presidency: Largely Spent at His Own Properties

Forbes tallies 75 days spent at his golf clubs and hotels

(Newser) - President Trump has spent roughly one-third of his presidency visiting his own properties, blending the business of the nation with the business of his brand like no modern president, Forbes reports, breaking down exactly how Trump has spent his time in his second term. Specifically, he visited his own...

Republicans, Democrats, Data Experts Rip Trump's Firing

Tillis suggests the dismissal over jobs report reflects a lack of maturity

(Newser) - A smattering of Republicans have aligned with the opposition party in denouncing President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in response to Friday's bleak jobs report. Democrats called the firing corrupt and a totalitarian move, the Hill reports, with Sen. Brian Schatz saying...

India to Keep Buying Oil From Russia After Trump's Threats

Foreign Ministry declines to consider a third nation's views

(Newser) - India has indicated it will continue to buy oil from Russia despite threats by President Trump. The country's relationship with Russia is "steady and time-tested," a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday, and should not be seen through the prism of a third country. Randhir Jaiswal said India'...

Agency Opens Investigation of Jack Smith, at GOP Request

Senator says special counsel 'unprecedented interference in the 2024 election'

(Newser) - A federal investigation of Jack Smith has begun, requested by a Republican senator and following up on allegations by President Trump and his allies that the former special counsel's actions constituted illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, which is not connected to the operation Smith led, told...

Trump Says Job Stats Were Cooked, Orders Firing

President suggests without evidence that Biden appointee distorted Labor Department numbers

(Newser) - Hours after the release of a jobs report that showed hiring has been weak, President Trump ordered the Bureau of Labor Statistics' commissioner fired. "I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY," Trump posted Friday on social media, Bloomberg reports. "She will be...

Trump: I'm Working on Plan to 'Get People Fed' in Gaza

'It is something that should have happened a long time ago,' he says

(Newser) - Earlier this week, President Trump said "there is real starvation in Gaza," contradicting remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Friday, Trump told Axios that he's planning to do more about it. "We want to help people. We want to help them live. We want...

Trump Responds to Threats From Former Russian Leader

He says he has ordered 2 nuclear subs to be 'positioned in the appropriate regions'

(Newser) - President Trump says he has ordered two nuclear submarines to move to regions near Russia. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the order was issued in response to threats from former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, reports Reuters .
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Biden: 'You Can't Sugarcoat It. These Are Dark Days'

Former president rips into Trump administration at National Bar Association event in Chicago

(Newser) - Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on Thursday, while about 800 miles away, a tuxedoed Joe Biden took to the stage that same evening to speak at a National Bar Association event in Chicago. And Biden, 82, didn't hold back...

Trump Wants Fed Board to Yank Control From Powell

And 'do what everyone knows has to be done!'

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve's board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, again criticizing the head of the US central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates . The Fed chair has been subjected to vicious verbal attacks by the Republican...

Mark Carney Says Canada Is Disappointed

Doug Ford urges government to hit back against Trump's 35% tariff

(Newser) - Canada is "disappointed" by President Trump's decision to slap a 35% tariff on imports from the country, one of America's largest trading partners, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement early Friday. Trump cited Canada's "lack of cooperation in stemming the flood of fentanyl...

Trump Signs New Tariff Plan While Extending Deadline

Rates change, but Canada sticks with 35%

(Newser) - Hours before the midnight deadline he imposed on himself, President Trump signed a new executive order Thursday evening imposing tariffs on dozens of US trading partners. The plan confirms some previously announced provisions while changing other parts, including the deadline: The tariffs apparently take effect at 12:01am Aug. 7,...

Trump Brings Back the Presidential Fitness Test

RFK Jr. will be in charge of program for children that changed under Obama

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in healthy, active lifestyles. "This is an important step in our mission to make America healthy again," Trump said. In the beginning, children had to run...

Trump Gives 17 Drugmakers a Deadline for Cutting Prices

Letters lay out steps president wants taken in keeping with the most favored nation model

(Newser) - Individualized letters have gone out to 17 major pharmaceutical companies from President Trump, demanding that they cut their drug prices in the US. If they don't agree to comply by Sept. 29, the president told them he'll "deploy every tool in our arsenal to protect American families...

Trump Pushes Back Deadline for Mexico Deal

He says call with Sheinbaum was 'very successful'

(Newser) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Trump said Thursday. In a post on Truth Social Thursday, the president said a phone conversation he had with Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum was "very successful in that,...

Trump Unloads on Powell After New Fed Move

He blasts central bank chief as 'too stupid,' 'too political' after rates were held steady

(Newser) - Maybe President Trump is hoping Jerome Powell will resign in the face of mounting insults, because that's what he keeps throwing at the Federal Reserve chair he badly wants out , even more so after the Fed chose to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday. "Jerome 'Too Late'...

Trump Cancels New Offshore Wind Projects

Administration is rolling back projects in federal waters greenlighted by Biden administration

(Newser) - The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable for wind energy...

Trump Threatens Canada Trade Deal Over Palestine Statehood

With tariffs set to go into effect Friday, president says Carney's support of statehood is problematic

(Newser) - President Trump is tossing cold water on hopes for a new US-Canada trade deal, just as a deadline looms for higher American tariffs. At issue, per the Washington Post : Canada's decision to back Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this September, provided the Palestinian Authority meets certain conditions,...

Bessent Talks 'Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security'

Treasury secretary's description of 'Trump accounts' ignites some debate

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sparked debate Wednesday by describing the newly unveiled Trump accounts as a potential game-changer for retirement savings—and a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security." The tax-deferred savings accounts, introduced under President Trump's recent tax law, allow parents to invest up to $5,...

South Park Broke a 25-Year-Old Record With Trump Episode

Nearly 6M tuned in for season premiere's political satire, its largest opening audience since 1999

(Newser) - South Park's latest season premiere delivered a ratings milestone for Comedy Central, as the show's Trump-focused satire drew in its largest season-opening audience since 1999. Paramount Global reported that the Season 27 debut, titled "Sermon on the Mount," pulled in nearly 6 million viewers across...

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