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Trump Refiles $15B New York Times Lawsuit

Resubmitted defamation suit less than half as long but equally meritless, newspaper says

(Newser) - President Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, just weeks after a federal judge dismissed his original complaint for being overly lengthy. On Sept. 19, Judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to revise the lawsuit, which had clocked in at...

Trump's Next Project: A Familiar-Looking Arch

President displays model for proposed monument at dinner for ballroom donors

(Newser) - Wealthy donors who made the White House ballroom that's under construction possible were given a preview of President Trump's next capital project on Wednesday night: a grand arch that borrows from Paris' Arc de Triomphe. Trump unveiled models of the proposed monument at a White House dinner, CBS...

Trump Warns Hamas to Stop Killing People

If they don't, 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump on Thursday warned Hamas "we will have no choice but to go in and kill them" if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came after he previously downplayed the internal violence in the territory since a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and...

Trump: I'm Going to Meet With Putin on the War

US president will first meet with Ukraine's Zelensky on Friday

(Newser) - President Trump said Thursday that he will meet with Vladimir Putin in Budapest in a bid to end the Russia-Ukraine war, reports the Wall Street Journal . The date has not been settled. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after what he called a "very productive" phone call with...

Trump's Academic 'Compact' for Universities Gets Its 2nd No

Following MIT, Brown turns down deal for priority federal funding

(Newser) - Make that two: Brown University is following MIT's lead in rejecting the Trump administration's offer of preferential access to federal funding, which would have required the school to overhaul its policies in alignment with the administration's college compact. The compact "by its nature and by various...

Judge Extends Block on Troop Deployment to Oregon

Trump still temporarily barred from sending any troops to the state

(Newser) - The US district court judge who blocked the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon on Wednesday extended the two temporary restraining orders related to the ruling, the Guardian reports. Judge Karin Immergut's orders were originally due to expire this week, but have now been extended...

Trump Confirms CIA Covert Ops in Venezuela

But president won't say if he gave the green light to 'take out' Maduro

(Newser) - President Trump has confirmed authorizing covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Trump also floated the idea of military strikes against drug cartels there, citing two motivations: claims that Venezuela has "emptied their prisons into the United States" and ongoing concerns about narcotics...

Journalists Vacate Pentagon as Hegseth&#39;s Rules Kick In
Pentagon Reporters Pack Up
Oct 15, 2025 5:08 PM CDT

Pentagon Reporters Pack Up

Journalists turn in their badges as Trump endorses Hegseth's new rules

(Newser) - Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete...

Trump Threatens Boston's World Cup Games, LA's Olympics

President cites safety and politics in threats to 2 major cities

(Newser) - President Trump threatened Tuesday to pressure soccer's governing body to yank Boston's 2026 World Cup hosting rights, the Guardian reports. "We could take them away," Trump said during a White House press conference with Argentinian president Javier Milei, referencing the games scheduled for Gillette Stadium in...

LA Declares Emergency Over ICE Raids

County decision will allow officials to provide more assistance to affected residents

(Newser) - Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids, the AP reports. The move allows the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who...

Judge Throws Wrench in Trump Presidential Library Plan

Judge temporarily blocks planned transfer of Miami land

(Newser) - A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Trump's future presidential library, the AP reports. The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida's open government law...

Trump Ties Argentina Aid to Milei's Political Future

'If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina'

(Newser) - President Trump says US economic assistance to Argentina depends on whether President Javier Milei's allies hold power after the country's upcoming midterm elections. During a White House meeting with Milei on Tuesday, Trump said that continued US support hinges directly on Milei's party maintaining influence, the...

Trump Announces Another Deadly Strike in Caribbean

He says 6 were killed in small boat 'just off the coast of Venezuela'

(Newser) - The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Trump said Tuesday. Those who died in the strike were aboard the vessel, and no US forces were harmed, Trump said in a Truth Social post. It's the fifth deadly...

Trump Slams Time Over Cover Photo
Trump Slams
Time Over
Cover Photo
Oct 14, 2025 12:17 PM CDT

Trump Slams Time Over Cover Photo

Magazine 'disappeared my hair,' says president

(Newser) - President Trump has a new beef with Time magazine: its choice of a cover photo of him. See the image here . The president took to Truth Social to criticize the photo as maybe the "Worst of All Time." He acknowledged that the accompanying story about the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire...

Letitia James After Indictment: 'I Will Not Give In'

NY AG rallies for Zohran Mamdani, urging supporters to 'press on'

(Newser) - New York Attorney General Letitia James made her first public appearance since being indicted on federal charges Monday, drawing a standing ovation at a campaign rally for mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani in Manhattan. Speaking at the United Palace Theater, James appeared defiant, telling the crowd, "I will not bow,...

On Hot Mic, Trump Tells Foreign Prez 'I'll Have Eric Call'

In Egypt, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto heard requesting a meeting with 'Eric or Don Jr.'

(Newser) - A hot mic at an international summit in Egypt caught an unusual exchange between President Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday. As leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss peace in Gaza, Prabowo was overheard asking Trump if he could arrange a meeting with the president's son,...

Venezuela Shuts Norway Embassy After Nobel for 'Witch'

Move follows Peace Prize for opposition leader Machado

(Newser) - Venezuela has shut down its embassy in Norway just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . The Venezuelan government did not mention Machado's award in its official statement, instead framing the closure as part of a broader restructuring of its foreign service....

Trump Urges Mideast Leaders to Put 'Old Feuds' Aside

President addresses peace summit in Egypt after Israel visit

(Newser) - President Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a US-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.
  • The whirlwind trip, which included the summit in Egypt
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Israel Rolls Out Some New Trump Hats
Israel Rolls Out
Some New Trump Hats
Oct 13, 2025 10:59 AM CDT

Israel Rolls Out Some New Trump Hats

MAGA-style 'Trump the Peace President' caps made their debut in the Knesset on Monday

(Newser) - Ahead of President Trump's address in Israel on Monday to herald the Israeli-Hamas peace plan, the Times of Israel reports that the Knesset handed out a little something to remind him of home: Red MAGA-style caps emblazoned with a different, more personalized message, "TRUMP THE PEACE PRESIDENT."...

Key to Peace Deal: Rare Meeting With Hamas Reps

Witkoff, Kushner met with top group officials in Egypt to help cinch agreement

(Newser) - A rare face-to-face meeting last week between two of President Trump's envoys and senior Hamas leaders proved pivotal in clinching a Gaza peace deal, reports Axios . The two envoys were Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who had been given permission by Trump before their trip to...

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