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Report: White House Asked Taiwan Leader to Ax US Stop

Administration reportedly requested that a planned stop in New York not occur

(Newser) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te had reportedly hoped to travel through New York and Dallas next month on his way to visit diplomatic allies in Latin America—stops that would have surely ruffled China. The Financial Times reports the entire trip has been scrapped after sources say the Trump...

Hard Times Fall for 6-Figure Earners, Too

Delinquencies surge as job market cools, costs climb

(Newser) - A growing number of high-income Americans—those earning more than $150,000 annually—are starting to fall behind on credit card and auto loan payments, according to new data from credit-scoring firm VantageScore. Delinquency rates for these households have more than doubled since 2023, outpacing the increases seen among...

Top FDA Official Is Out After Attacks From Laura Loomer

Dr. Vinay Prasad's departure follows political backlash and disputes over vaccine policy

(Newser) - Dr. Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of the FDA before joining its ranks, has stepped down from his leadership post at the agency after less than three months on the job. Prasad, who took charge of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in May and was...

Battle Over Bove Ends With Senate Confirmation

Former Trump lawyer will be an appeals court judge

(Newser) - The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge on Tuesday, with Republicans dismissing whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump's legal...

US to Incinerate $9.7M of Its Own Aid Contraceptives

Belgian warehouse holds millions in unused family planning supplies that were to be sent overseas

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to destroy roughly $9.7 million worth of US-funded contraceptives, currently sitting in a Belgian warehouse, after labeling some of them as "abortifacients" under rules reinstated when President Trump returned to office. The stockpile—intended for international aid—includes more than 50,000 IUDs,...

EPA Moves to Rescind a Major Key in Climate Regulation

'Endangerment finding' from 2009 found greenhouse gases were toxic to public health

(Newser) - President Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule rescinds a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger...

Trump Expands Religious Expression for Federal Workers

New guidelines allow prayer, proselytizing on the federal clock

(Newser) - Federal workers now have broader leeway to pray and discuss their faith at the office under new guidelines from the Trump administration. The changes, outlined by the Office of Personnel Management, permit employees to share religious beliefs and try to "persuade others of the correctness of their own...

Judge Blocks Trump Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood

Clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down...

White House Wants Colleges to Pay Up, as Columbia Did

Administration plans to use $200M settlement over antisemitism allegations as the new model

(Newser) - The Trump administration has begun negotiations with several universities in an attempt to get them to pay millions of dollars in fines to ensure federal funding keeps flowing—as Columbia agreed to do this week. A White House official said the Columbia deal is the new model, the Wall Street ...

Trump's Peace Pick Likes 'Competent White Men' at Top

President fired Darren Beattie in 2018 for appearance at conference with white supremacists

(Newser) - A top State Department official who was fired in President Trump's first term for appearing at a conference attended by white supremacists, and who has a history of incendiary statements about race, has been picked to run the US Institute of Peace. Darren Beattie will keep his current job...

Administration Gives In, Unfreezes School Funding

Education Department says review found the money won't be used for anything conflicting with Trump's policies

(Newser) - The Trump administration has agreed to release over $5 billion in education funding it was withholding from public schools—bringing relief after weeks of uncertainty for administrators and educators—after being lobbied by politicians of both parties. The freeze, enacted June 30, put nearly $7 billion in federal grants...

IRS Mulls Dropping Multilingual Tax Help

Plan could end translations, phone interpreters, non-English tax forms

(Newser) - The IRS is weighing a plan to phase out tax services offered in languages other than English, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post and sources familiar with the discussions. This move follows an executive order from President Trump that declares English the official language of the US,...

Trey Parker Responds to White House Criticism of South Park

'We're terribly sorry,' co-creator jokes

(Newser) - South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution , which showed a naked President Trump in bed with Satan. "We're terribly sorry," Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare, the...

ICE's New Tool on Migrants: Ankle Monitors

Move marks a massive expansion, as only 24K migrants wear them now, per WaPo

(Newser) - The US government is set to dramatically expand its use of GPS ankle monitors, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordering staff to fit the devices on nearly all 183,000 adults in its Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Post . At...

Trump Administration Dumps Speed Limits on Big Rigs

Federal regulators cite costs, safety concerns in dropping speed cap plan

(Newser) - The Trump administration has officially scrapped an Obama-era plan that would have imposed speed limits on large trucks and buses nationwide, reports USA Today , shelving a proposal that had been in the works since 2016. The original idea was to use electronic devices called governors to cap the speed...

Not All Canadians Have Forsaken Americans
Viral Ad in Canada
Wants Us to 'Hug It Out'
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Viral Ad in Canada Wants Us to 'Hug It Out'

Campaign out of Quebec aims to let US tourists know they're more than welcome to visit

(Newser) - "Why is there a hug in a Canadian travel ad, and why has it gone viral?" Those are the questions recently posed by a BBC reporter about a new promo out of Quebec that gives a glimmer of hope for strained US-Canadian relations . Afar.com reports that our northern...

Columbia Settles With Administration for $200M

Deal ends freeze on researching funding

(Newser) - Columbia University announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay a $200 million fine and take a series of actions to settle Trump administration allegations concerning discrimination and harassment of Jewish students, in a deal that ends the freeze on federal research funding. Columbia said the deal restores the vast majority...

Trump Administration Targets Harvard Again

State Department launches investigation into use of international visas

(Newser) - The State Department has launched an investigation into Harvard's handling of international visas, marking the third major federal action directed at the institution since it resumed talks with the Trump administration, per the New York Times . Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Harvard President Alan M. Garber of...

FEMA Rescue Chief Resigns in Frustration

Departure follows criticism of delayed response to Texas flooding

(Newser) - The chief of FEMA's urban search and rescue unit, Ken Pagurek, has resigned, citing mounting frustration over new bureaucratic policies imposed under the Trump administration, the New York Times reports. Pagurek, who spent more than a decade with the agency and led the search and rescue branch for...

Canada: Tariffs Will Add $14K to Cost of Building a US Home

White House disputes Canadian report amid calls for a lumber quota

(Newser) - The White House is pushing back on claims that President Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports will raise the cost of US homeownership. A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce estimates the average cost of building a US home could rise by an additional $14,000 by the...

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