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Trump: US Has Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela

It's major escalation in tensions with Maduro regime

(Newser) - US forces have seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela's coast. The move escalates tensions with the Maduro regime and raises new questions about the future of Venezuela's oil exports, Bloomberg reports. President Trump confirmed the seizure Wednesday afternoon. "We've just seized a tanker on the...

Canada Moves to Poach H-1B Talent
Canada Moves to
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Dec 10, 2025 9:56 AM CST

Canada Moves to Poach H-1B Talent

Ottawa launches $1.2B plan to recruit foreign skilled workers

(Newser) - Canada is positioning itself to attract the kinds of highly-skilled workers now facing $100,000 fees to enter the US . On Tuesday, Ottawa unveiled a 10-year, $1.2 billion plan to recruit more than 1,000 doctors, scientists, and researchers by funding salaries, infrastructure, and grants in what it bills...

Judge Ends National Guard Deployment in LA

Ruling finds Trump administration acted illegally in keeping troops there for 6 months

(Newser) - A federal judge in California has decided that the crisis that once justified keeping National Guard troops in Los Angeles is over. In a ruling Wednesday, per the Los Angeles Times , US District Judge Charles R. Breyer ordered the Trump administration to immediately end its deployment of California National Guard...

Why Aren't Boat Strike Survivors Being Tried in US?

Keeping them out of US justice system, sending them home undermines Trump administration's claims: NYT

(Newser) - Pentagon officials considered sending survivors of military strikes on suspected drug boats to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, where the US had previously sent Venezuelan deportees, according to the New York Times . Pentagon lawyers reportedly made the suggestion in a call with State Department lawyers after an October military...

Foreign Tourists May Need to Pass Social Media Inspection

Plan would require 5 years of social media history, plus family details, under visa waiver program

(Newser) - Foreign tourists hoping to enter the US under its visa waiver program may soon have to hand over a lot more than an email address and phone number. Under a proposal filed Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection says it plans to collect up to five years of social media history...

Navratilova: US Used to Be 'Freest Country in the World'
Navratilova: I
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Dec 10, 2025 7:48 AM CST

Navratilova: I Wouldn't Defect to the US Now

Tennis great says she's 'proud' to be an American, but 'embarrassed for what Trump is doing' to nation

(Newser) - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who famously defected to the United States from Czechoslovakia as a teen in 1975, is using her platform to blast President Trump and what she sees as a slide toward authoritarianism in the United States. In a new ad for the anti-Trump group Home of the...

Rubio: Biden-Era Font Change Was a 'Degradation'

State Department back to using Times New Roman, putting professionalism over accessibility

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to stop using Calibri, the easy-to-read typeface adopted under the Biden administration, calling it a "wasteful" nod to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. In a Tuesday directive to diplomatic posts around the world, obtained by the New ...

NWS Scrambles to Replace Staff Cut by DOGE

Staffing shortages slow forecasts, threaten accuracy of winter storm warnings

(Newser) - The National Weather Service is scrambling to rebuild its workforce after steep staffing cuts but progress has been sluggish, raising concerns about the agency's ability to deliver timely and accurate forecasts during critical storm seasons. Despite receiving authorization in July to hire 450 new staff—after roughly 550 positions...

Illinois Puts New Limits on Immigration Enforcement

Courthouse arrests restricted, new protections for residents added

(Newser) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Tuesday that puts significant restrictions on immigration enforcement in the state, particularly outside courthouses. The legislation, approved by state lawmakers in October, also makes it easier for residents to sue immigration agents if they believe their rights have been violated. Supporters say...

Trump Moves to Override State AI Regs With One Federal Order

Executive order set for this week would allow DOJ to sue states over AI regulations

(Newser) - President Trump has announced he'll sign an executive order this week to establish a single federal policy on artificial intelligence, effectively overriding state-level regulations. "You can't expect a company to get 50 approvals every time they want to do something," Trump wrote on social media , referencing...

Bondi, Noem Sued After Apple Pulls App With ICE Alerts

ICEBlock's developer argues free speech violations after government brings pressure

(Newser) - The creator of ICEBlock, an app that notifies users when immigration agents are nearby, is suing top Trump administration officials, accusing them of unlawfully pressuring Apple to remove his app from its store and effectively silencing protected speech. The lawsuit, filed by Joshua Aaron on Monday in federal court in...

ICE Detainee With Ties to Leavitt Is Freed on Bond

Bruna Ferreira has a child with Karoline Leavitt's brother

(Newser) - One of the more high-profile detainees at an immigration detention center has been released on a $1,500 bond as she fights to stay in the country. As the Washington Post reports, the woman is 33-year-old Bruna Ferreira, and her arrest last month in Massachusetts made headlines because she is...

Chief Justice: Precedent in Trump Case Is a 'Dried Husk'

SCOTUS appears ready to overturn 1935 precedent, expand Trump's firing powers

(Newser) - The Supreme Court appeared ready on Monday to give President Trump greater authority to fire independent government officials—a move that could significantly expand presidential power and erode long-standing protections against political interference. The case centers on Trump's decision to remove Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democratic member of the...

Feds Waive Biden-Era Fine for Southwest Fiasco

DOT cites $1B tech upgrade after 2022 holiday meltdown

(Newser) - The Trump administration has decided to waive the remaining $11 million fine levied against Southwest Airlines for its disastrous 2022 holiday meltdown that saw nearly 17,000 flights canceled and roughly two million passengers stranded. The penalty, originally imposed by the Biden administration's Department of Transportation after a lengthy...

Trump Jr. Says His Dad Might Give Up on Ukraine

He slams Ukraine corruption, says US wants peace with Russia

(Newser) - Donald Trump Jr. raised eyebrows at the Doha Forum in Qatar over the weekend by suggesting President Trump might "walk away" from Ukraine unless the nation agrees to a peace deal with Russia. Speaking to an audience of international officials and policy experts, the president's eldest son sharply...

Pam Bondi Wants 'Antifa Groups' Probed for Tax Crimes

Move seems to be aimed at possible charges for leftwing groups

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed federal law enforcement agencies to investigate 'antifa groups' for tax crimes, according to a memo reviewed by news outlets including the Guardian and Reuters . The AG tasks the agencies with increasing investigations into antifa (short for antifascist or antifascism) and other so-called "...

Judge Rules Against DOJ on Comey Evidence

Decision adds obstacle before prosecutors seeking new indictment

(Newser) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from using key evidence to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, complicating the Trump administration's efforts to bring fresh charges as soon as next week. The ruling was issued Saturday night by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in...

Inside the Hush-Hush Effort to Move 55 Cartel Bosses to US

The Wall Street Journal looks at how tightly Mexico kept the plan under wraps

(Newser) - The US is currently hosting a whole lot more Mexican cartel bosses than it previously did—behind bars, of course. In a lengthy piece for the Wall Street Journal , Steve Fisher and Santiago Pérez look at the 2025 effort that saw 55 cartel leaders quietly removed from Mexican prisons...

Trump's Birthday Replaces Juneteenth as Free NPS Day

MLK Jr. Day also yanked off of list of 'patriotic' free entrance days to national parks

(Newser) - Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth are two federal holidays no longer included on the NPS list of entrance-free days to the country's national parks—but June 14, which is both President Trump's birthday and Flag Day, is now on that list. TMZ notes that the shift...

White House Warns Europe It Faces 'Civilizational Erasure'

Administration's formal strategy document blames immigration

(Newser) - The Trump administration delivers a remarkable warning to Europe in a new strategy document, reports Politico . The 33-page US National Security Strategy notes that many European nations have economic problems, but that ho-hum observation isn't the controversial part:
  • This "economic decline is eclipsed by the real and more
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