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Fired FTC Commissioner: 'This Is Corruption'

2 Democrats say they were illegally fired by Trump

(Newser) - Markets "should be very concerned" by President Trump's actions at the Federal Trade Commission, says one of two Democratic commissioners fired on Tuesday. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter says she was "illegally fired" by Trump, who violated "the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent,...

Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Trans Troops

Service members sued after executive order and ensuing Pentagon policy

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's executive order that led to an effective ban on transgender troops from serving in the military, ruling that the Pentagon cannot enforce it because it is discriminatory and in violation of the constitution's equal protection clause. In a 79-page ruling,...

Trump: US to Return to 'Clean' Coal Power

President complains China has gained an advantage with its coal-fired power plants

(Newser) - Appearing to dismiss environmental concerns around coal power, President Trump says he's authorizing his administration "to immediately begin producing energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL." Trump made the comment late Monday on Truth Social , noting "other countries, in particular China," have been able "to gain...

French Lawmaker: We Want Lady Liberty Back
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WH Responds to Lawmaker's Lady Liberty Offer

Raphael Glucksmann had suggested US return statue to France; 'absolutely not' is WH's reply

(Newser) - Although a French lawmaker says he wasn't serious when he suggested the US return the Statue of Liberty to France, the White House isn't laughing. "Absolutely not," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a Monday briefing on the proposal on Lady Liberty, given to the US...

Trump Lawyer, Judge Have Tense Clash Over Deportations

Administration tries to get federal judge removed from case

(Newser) - A Trump administration lawyer repeatedly refused to answer questions in detail in court late Monday about the deportation of immigrants over the weekend, and some of the answers he did give left the judge incredulous. In a Washington courtroom, US District Judge James Boasberg asked the Justice Department lawyer why...

Trump: Biden's Last-Minute Pardons Are 'Void'

President says predecessor used an autopen to sign them

(Newser) - President Trump claims last-minute pardons signed by former President Biden are "void" because they were signed with an autopen. Shortly before leaving office, Biden pardoned his own family members , members of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee , and others perceived as Trump's political enemies. A branch of the...

Despite Judge's Order, US Flies Out Scores of Venezuelans

El Salvador's president mocks court after flight arrives

(Newser) - Despite a judge's order barring the Trump administration from carrying out its planned deportations—and an admonition to have planes that had already left turn around—hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants were flown to El Salvador, officials said Sunday. "We sent over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de...

Trump Wins Removal of Block on DEI Orders

Administration policy can be enforced while lawsuit against it proceeds

(Newser) - An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Trump's agenda from dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the...

Columbia Chief 'Heartbroken' as DHS Agents Enter Dorms

Agents searched 2 student residences—and it's not the only university in the government's sights

(Newser) - As former Columbia University grad student Mahmoud Khalil fights the Trump administration's plans to deport him for his past pro-Palestine activism at the New York City institution, the school itself contended with more federal activity on campus this week. The New York Times reports that agents from the Department...

Report: Trump Asks Pentagon to Look at Panama Canal Options

Administration wants DOD to draw up 'credible military options' for 'unfettered' US access to canal

(Newser) - Panama's leader has been pushing back hard on President Trump's insistence on "reclaiming" the Panama Canal for the United States, going so far as to accuse him of lying, but that hasn't stopped Trump from moving forward with his ultimate plans for the Central American waterway....

Amid Funding Cuts, Johns Hopkins Slashes 2K Jobs

Scientific research is suffering, staffers say

(Newser) - Johns Hopkins University has begun laying off more than 2,000 workers in 44 countries after losing some $800 million in federal funding under the Trump administration. Nearly half of the university's total revenue last year came from federal funds, including $365 million from the US Agency for International...

FBI: Habitat for Humanity Among Groups Under Investigation

As well as other organizations that received Biden-era grants

(Newser) - Sources say the FBI, under the direction of the Trump administration, is moving to criminalize organizations that received Biden-era climate grants. In court filings Wednesday, Citibank said that the FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Treasury Department requested that the accounts of some nonprofits and state government agencies be...

2nd Judge Orders Trump Administration to Rehire Workers

White House has not yet responded to this judge's order

(Newser) - A second federal judge on Thursday handed down an order requiring President Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, slowing down for now the president's dramatic downsizing of the federal government. Both judges separately...

Columbia Moves Against Protesters Who Occupied Hall

University expels unspecified number of students over 2024 actions

(Newser) - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and has temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial board had issued the sanctions...

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs
Trump Hits Back on
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Mar 13, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Trump Hits Back on EU Counter Tariffs

Threatens 200% tariff on EU alcohol, complains 'Entire World is RIPPING US OFF!!!'

(Newser) - President Trump says he'll slap 200% tariffs on wine and other alcohol from Europe if the European Union doesn't nix a planned 50% retaliatory tariff on American whiskey. The EU announced counter tariffs on Wednesday on $28 billion worth of US goods in response to Trump's "...

All Migrants at Guantanamo Sent Back to US

The operation has cost $16M so far, per NYT

(Newser) - A group of 40 migrants taken to Guantánamo Bay in recent weeks was returned to the US on Tuesday, marking the second time the Trump administration has brought people to the US military base only to remove them a short time later—"a costly and time-consuming exercise,"...

EPA Chief Announces Historic 'Day of Deregulation'

Climate scientists object as Zeldin says changes will cut the cost of living and help business

(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the repeal of dozens of protections—including rules concerning air and water pollution and wetlands—in what Administrator Lee Zeldin called "the most consequential day of deregulation in American history." Zeldin revealed the actions in a series of news releases and...

With Trump's Tariffs Now Live, Canada Hits Back

Its move follows a similar one from the EU

(Newser) - It's a double-whammy Wednesday on the retaliatory-tariffs front: Hours after the EU rolled out new duties on goods ranging from motorcycles to bourbon , Canada followed suit. The country said Wednesday that it plans to impose 25% reciprocal tariffs on roughly $21 billion of imports from the US. The move...

EU Rolls Out Counter Tariffs: 'Prices Will Go Up'

They cover US steel, aluminum, textiles, plastics, wood, agricultural products

(Newser) - The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on US industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%. The world's biggest trading bloc was expecting the US tariffs and prepared...

Trump's 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect

Tariffs on imports from Canada remain at 25% despite earlier threat

(Newser) - President Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create US factory jobs at a time when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown, the AP reports. Trump removed...

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