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Musk Joins Trump for Signing of DOGE Order

Executive order calls for 'large-scale reductions' in federal workforce

(Newser) - President Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce. The AP reviewed a White House fact sheet on the order, which is intended to advance Musk's work slashing...

Trump Praises 'Beautiful Gesture' From Jordan's King

Country will take in 2K sick kids from Gaza

(Newser) - President Trump praised what he called a "beautiful gesture" from Jordan's King Abdullah II after their meeting at the White House Tuesday. The king said Jordan would take in around 2,000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, including many with cancer, though he declined to say whether his...

Russia Releases American Held Since 2021

Kremlin frees Marc Fogel on deal struck by Trump envoy

(Newser) - Russia on Tuesday freed an American teacher detained there since 2021, reports the New York Times . The deal to free Marc Fogel was struck by President Trump's special envoy to the Mideast, Steve Witkoff. In August 2021, the Pennsylvania resident was charged after bringing less than an ounce of...

Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty, Dodges Jail in Fraud Case

Trump ally says he's feeling 'like a million bucks' after deal

(Newser) - Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the US southern border—a case the conservative strategist has decried as a "political persecution." Bannon, a longtime ally of President Trump,...

Jordan&#39;s King Faces Impossible Task in Trump Meeting
King Abdullah Faces Herculean
Task at Trump Meeting
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Feb 11, 2025 8:39 AM CST

King Abdullah Faces Herculean Task at Trump Meeting

Jordan's king risks $1.5B in US aid by rebuffing Trump's Gaza plan, wrath of his nation if he agrees

(Newser) - President Trump's controversial plans for a "Riviera of the Middle East"—ie, the Gaza Strip, after it's been stripped of its Palestinian residents—is sure to be a topic of conversation on Tuesday when Jordan leader King Abdullah II visits the White House. Both Egypt and...

Trump Is Noncommittal About Vance in 2028

President says his No. 2 is 'very capable,' but that it's 'too early' to deem the VP his GOP successor

(Newser) - If JD Vance is already measuring the drapes in the Oval Office in advance of a potential 2028 run, he'd better talk to his boss first. In an interview recorded before the Super Bowl and aired on Monday, President Trump seemed iffy on whether his No. 2 should be...

Trump Delivers an Ultimatum to Hamas

Release all hostages by noon Saturday or 'all hell is going to break out'

(Newser) - President Trump has entered the fray between Israel and Hamas. While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, the president gave Hamas a deadline of noon Saturday to release all their remaining hostages from Israel, reports CBS News .
  • "I'd say they ought to be returned by
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Get 'Back to Plastic'

President directs federal agencies not to buy or use paper straws

(Newser) - President Trump made good on his paper straw promise, signing an executive order Monday targeting them. The order reverses federal purchasing policies that restricted the purchasing of plastic straws and other single-use plastics by the federal government, the AP reports. Trump's order directs federal agencies to stop purchasing paper...

Trump Clears Out Watchdogs
Judge Orders Fired
Ethics Official Reinstated
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Feb 11, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Judge Orders Fired Ethics Official Reinstated

Until at least Thursday, as she considers his lawsuit

(Newser) - A judge ordered Monday that the head of the Office of Special Counsel be reinstated after the Trump administration fired him Friday night. Hampton Dellinger filed a lawsuit arguing his termination was illegal, and US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that he must be allowed to continue serving through...

Army May Resurrect &#39;Fort Bragg&#39;
Fort Liberty Is
Once Again Fort Bragg
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Feb 11, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Fort Liberty Is Once Again Fort Bragg

Though it's now named after a different Bragg

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed a memorandum making good on one of President Trump's campaign promises: Fort Liberty is once again Fort Bragg. The memo declared the Army would rename it as such, though it's now named after Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who won...

Trump Slaps 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports

' No exceptions, no nothing'

(Newser) - President Trump, repeating a move from his first term, slapped tariffs on imported steel and aluminum Monday. "It's a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again," he said as he signed two executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on the imports. The Biden administration...

Court Rules Administration Is Disobeying an Order on Freeze

Federal judge says his previous ruling seemed clear

(Newser) - A judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday to "immediately restore frozen funding," saying his previous directive to halt suspension of the distribution of grants and aid has been ignored despite its "clear and unambiguous" language. "The broad categorical and sweeping freeze of federal funds is,...

Investors Lost More Than $2B on Trump Coin

But some early buyers made a fortune

(Newser) - The cryptocurrency token President Trump launched days before his inauguration made a lot of money for a few dozen early investors, but hundreds of thousands of others lost money on the $Trump memecoin. The New York Times reports that according to crypto forensics firm Chainalysis, some 810,000 buyers lost...

Trump: No, Palestinians Wouldn&#39;t Return to Gaza
Trump on Palestinians:
No Right to Return to Gaza
the rundown
Feb 10, 2025 12:55 PM CST

Trump on Palestinians: No Right to Return to Gaza

'They're going to have much better housing,' he says of plan to develop the region

(Newser) - President Trump clarified a key point of his plan for a US takeover of Gaza , and it's one that won't sit well with Palestinians. Asked by Bret Baier of Fox News whether those dislocated by the reconstruction of the area would have the right to return, the president...

Trump: Yep, I'm Serious About Canada Becoming 51st State

President agrees with Canadian PM that the idea is a real thing

(Newser) - A prerecorded interview between President Trump and Bret Baier of Fox News aired during the network's Super Bowl pregame show Sunday, and during it, the president said he's not joking when he makes remarks about Canada becoming the "51st state." Asked by Baier if it was...

As Courts Push Back on Trump, GOP Questions Their Authority

An increasing number of voices on the right are questioning judicial authority

(Newser) - After Elon Musk called for judges who have ruled against the Trump administration to be impeached , others on the right were echoing that general idea. Below is a sampling of the conservative figures currently questioning the court's authority and the very legitimacy of judiciary oversight, which the AP calls...

Trump: I Told Treasury Dept. to Stop Minting Pennies

He says they cost 2 cents each, will no longer be produced

(Newser) - President Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin, the AP reports. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!"...

Trump Makes History at the Super Bowl

He's the first sitting president to attend, thinks the Chiefs will win

(Newser) - As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement....

Emergency Arab Summit to Address Trump's Gaza Idea

Announcement refers to 'new and dangerous developments'

(Newser) - Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency summit of Arab leaders to address "new and dangerous developments" after President Trump proposed resettling Palestinians from Gaza, a plan that sparked alarm and anger in the Middle East. Egypt's foreign ministry said the Arab League meeting will be...

American Importers Stock Up on Prosecco

They're apparently worried tariffs could affect the popular Italian wine

(Newser) - American importers have been stockpiling Italian bubbly Prosecco as a hedge against the possible impact of tariffs, the AP reports.
  • US imports of Italian sparkling wine—90% of that Prosecco—surged by 41% in November, after President Trump's election, far exceeding consumer demand as importers filled the pipeline for
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