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US 'Will Not Get' Greenland, New Prime Minister Says

Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects Trump's confidence in a US takeover

(Newser) - The newly elected prime minister of Greenland pushed back Sunday against assertions by President Trump that America will take control of the island territory. Greenland, a huge, resource-rich island in the Atlantic, is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US. Trump wants to annex the territory,...

Trump: 'I'm Not Joking' About a Third Term

President says there are ways to get around the Constitution's prohibition

(Newser) - President Trump said Sunday that though it's early to be thinking about a third term in office, there are ways around the 22nd Amendment's prohibition on being elected president more than twice. Asked during a phone interview with NBC News if he wants another term, Trump answered, "...

Trump to Iran: Make a Nuke Deal
Iran Answers Trump
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Iran Answers Trump on Direct Talks: No

President had sent a letter pushing for a new nuclear agreement

(Newser) - Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday answered President Trump's proposal sent earlier this month, rejecting direct talks over its nuclear program with the US. Nevertheless, "it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open," the Islamic Republic News Agency reported him as saying. At...

Trump Commutes Sentence of Ozy Media Founder

Carlos Watson was convicted in multimillion-dollar fraud case

(Newser) - Carlos Watson had his criminal fraud sentence commuted by President Trump on Friday, shortly before the founder of Ozy Media was to begin serving a 116-month prison sentence. Watson was convicted last year of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. At the...

Law Firm Cuts $100M Deal to Avoid Trump Punishment

Like others, Skadden Arps was threatened with executive order

(Newser) - A prominent international law firm reached a deal with President Trump on Friday to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks. The...

Trump Pardons Founder of Bankrupt EV Firm Nikola

Trevor Milton was appealing a fraud conviction for duping investors

(Newser) - President Trump has issued another high-profile pardon : that of Trevor Milton, the founder of the bankrupt electric vehicle company Nikola. The 42-year-old Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison—though he was out pending appeal—after being convicted of fraud, reports the Wall Street Journal . Prosecutors say he...

Trump on Call With Canada's Carney: 'Extremely Productive'

'We agree on many things,' US president said after call with new PM, amid tense tariff wars

(Newser) - US President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hopped on the horn on Friday amid the two nations' escalating trade war, with the former calling the conversation "extremely productive," reports Bloomberg . "We agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election...

Stefanik Move Puts Focus on GOP's Thin Margin in the House

Trump doesn't want to take any chances even in a seemingly safe district

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise decision to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik out of contention to be UN ambassador and have her remain in Congress instead has outlets reading the political tea leaves on what this means for her and for House Republicans:
  • Trump cited the GOP's thin majority in the
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Deportations Resume

Emergency request centers on Venezuelans in the US

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law, per the AP . The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the administration's plea to the federal appeals court in Washington....

Clinton Has a One-Word Take on Trump Administration

'Dumb,' former secretary of state says of Signal breach, many other moves Team Trump has made

(Newser) - "Dumb" is the operative word in Hillary Clinton's latest op-ed for the New York Times , in which she takes on former rival President Trump and his administration for "a string of self-inflicted wounds" since he took office, including the headline-making Signal breach that DOD chief Pete Hegseth,...

Trump Targets 'Improper Ideology' at Smithsonian

Executive order cites 'divisive, race-centered ideology' at museums

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting what he calls "improper ideology" at the Smithsonian Institution. In recent years, Trump said, the institution has "come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology," which has "promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently...

Rubio: At Least 300 Students Have Had Visas Revoked

Secretary of state says he pulls visas 'every day'

(Newser) - If you're finding it hard to keep up with the number of foreign students in the US who have had their visas revoked in recent days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it's "at least 300." The Hill reports that number is "far higher" than...

Putin: Trump Will Likely Go After Greenland 'Systematically'

His comment comes a day after Trump said US will 'go as far as we have to go' to obtain it

(Newser) - With the Vances' trip to Greenland looming, two notable quotes on the subject of the Trump administration's stated desire to take over the Arctic island:
  • From Trump: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday, the president said, "We need Greenland for national security and international security. So
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&#39;Attack Plans&#39; Versus &#39;War Plans&#39;


Legal Angle
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Legal Angle Emerges in Signal Controversy

And Trump nemesis Boasberg has been assigned the case

(Newser) - The White House is digging in on the Signal breach controversy, insisting that the information discussed in a text group wasn't as sensitive as critics allege. For proof, press chief Karoline Leavitt noted that a new Atlantic headline refers to "attack plans" instead of "war plans" and...

Masked Federal Agents Grab Tufts Student Off Street

Rumeysa Ozturk was apparently targeted for deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed

(Newser) - A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by US Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition...

Canada, Europe Say US Will Feel Auto Tariff

Carney calls Trump's announcement 'a very direct attack'

(Newser) - European leaders expressed dismay Wednesday at President Trump's announcement of a 25% tariff on auto imports while promising to quickly assess their options. "I deeply regret the US decision," said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, per the New York Times . Canadian Prime Minister...

Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Auto Imports

He says it will 'lead to tremendous growth in the automotive industry'

(Newser) - President Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported cars Wednesday, a move he said would "lead to tremendous growth in the automotive industry." The tariff, to be implemented April 2, will apply to finished cars and trucks imported to the US, including American brands assembled in different countries,...

The Atlantic Releases Group War Texts

Says it now believes public 'should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions'

(Newser) - Two days after revealing that its editor-in-chief was included in a group chat where high-ranking members of the Trump administration discussed plans for strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Atlantic has published those attack plans. As Jeffrey Goldberg, said editor-in-chief, and staff writer Shane Harris write, in the first...

Judge: ICE Cannot Detain Columbia Student Protester

Yunseo Chung, 21, is fighting deportation efforts

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that the Trump administration's attempts to arrest and deport a 21-year-old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests must cease. The judge found there to be no indication Yunseo Chung—a legal permanent resident who was arrested at a protest earlier this...

Trump Signs Executive Order on Elections Overhaul

It calls for proof of citizenship, changes to voting by mail

(Newser) - President Trump signed a sweeping executive action Tuesday to overhaul elections in the US, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says the US has failed "to enforce basic and necessary...

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