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Trump Tweaks Orders on Musk's Firings

President says DOGE steps in only if Cabinet members' cuts are insufficient

(Newser) - Despite the mass dismissals, ultimatum emails sent to government employees, and repeated support for his billionaire adviser, President Trump told Cabinet members on Thursday that Elon Musk isn't in charge of their departments and their firings—they are. It was Trump's first significant attempt to limit Musk's...

Judge Rules on NLRB Firing: A 'President Is Not a King'

Trump lacked the authority to dismiss Gwynne Wilcox, court finds

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump acted illegally when he fired a member of an independent labor agency, and the judge ordered that she be allowed to remain on the job. US District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, DC, found Trump did not have the authority to remove...

Trump Suspends Tariffs on Mexico for a Month
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Mar 6, 2025 2:46 PM CST

Trump Suspends Tariffs on Mexico, Canada

Officials say 1-month delay covers items in compliance with USMCA trade pact

(Newser) - As his commerce secretary hinted , President Trump has suspended tariffs on many imports from Mexico and Canada for a month, reports the Wall Street Journal .
  • Mexico: "I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement," Trump wrote
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Question About Trump Gets Top Diplomat Fired

New Zealand's Phil Goff wondered about president's grasp on history at London event

(Newser) - New Zealand's top diplomat in the UK is being sent home after publicly criticizing President Trump's grasp on history. At a think-tank event in London on Tuesday, High Commissioner Phil Goff referred to the 1938 Munich Agreement, which gave Adolf Hitler the green light to annex part of...

Social Security Staffers Barred From Reading News at Work

Meanwhile, acting chief acknowledges DOGE will likely make 'mistakes' as it makes cuts

(Newser) - Uncertainty surrounding the Social Security Administration continues, the latest entry coming via the Washington Post . The newspaper reports that acting chief Leland Dudek met with top staff and attorneys representing the elderly and disabled this week and acknowledged that Elon Musk's DOGE team is likely to make "mistakes"...

Lutnick Expects Delay on Mexico, Canada Tariffs

He suggests they could be dropped if countries do 'a good enough job on fentanyl'

(Newser) - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says President Trump will "likely" delay tariffs on almost all imports from Canada and Mexico for a month—and that the 25% tariffs introduced Tuesday might be completely dropped. As stocks dropped sharply Thursday morning, Lutnick told CNBC that only reciprocal tariffs might be imposed...

House Censures Democrat for Outburst at Trump's Speech

Unrepentant Rep. Al Green says, 'Friends, I would do it again'

(Newser) - The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green of Texas for disrupting President Trump's address to Congress, reports the AP . House Speaker Mike Johnson had Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump's speech Tuesday night. Green stood and shouted at...

Trump Appears Poised to Gut Education Dept.



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Mar 6, 2025 6:37 AM CST

Trump May Be Ready to Gut Education Dept.

President is expected to sign executive order as soon as Thursday calling for shuttering of agency

(Newser) - Linda McMahon was confirmed earlier this week as the nation's new education chief, and now, she's reportedly about to receive her first major directive from her boss: Dismantle the department she's leading. The Wall Street Journal , Washington Post , and ABC News are among the outlets reporting that...

In Russia's Telling, America Suddenly Isn't Terrible

Europe is the bad guy, the US now gets a pass

(Newser) - Russia's propaganda machine has for years had plenty of fodder to work with as far as the US is concerned. We've been "egoistic," a "puppeteer" trying to act as the "master across the ocean" in its telling. But as the New York Times reports,...

DOGE's Cuts in One IRS Division Are Perplexing

The Large Business and International division has experts who bring in billions

(Newser) - The IRS is working on a plan that would see its 90,000-strong workforce reduced by as much as half, the AP 's sources say. The cuts would come as part of President Trump's DOGE-led moves to pare down the size of the federal workforce, and would...

Trump Says He Told Trudeau: 'That's Not Good Enough'

President claims Canadian leader is using tariff fight to stay in power

(Newser) - President Trump says he had a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday that ended in a "somewhat" friendly manner—but it apparently wasn't enough to change Trump's mind about tariffs. "I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through...

Trump Delays Canada, Mexico Car Tariffs for a Month

But he's told automakers to start shifting production to the US, White House says

(Newser) - President Trump has delayed tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico for a month after speaking to auto industry execs. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Trump has granted a temporary exemption to cars covered by the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated during Trump's first term, CNN reports....

Panama President: Trump Is 'Lying Again'

Leader rejects Trump's remark that US is 'reclaiming' canal

(Newser) - Panama President José Raúl Mulino on Wednesday accused President Trump of lying when he said in his address to Congress that his administration was "reclaiming" the Panama Canal. Trump was referencing a deal announced Tuesday for a consortium led by the US investment management company BlackRock Inc. to...

Greenland PM Explains What Trump 'Must Understand'

'We are not for sale,' says Mute Bourup Egede

(Newser) - In his address to Congress and the nation on Tuesday, President Trump expressed optimism about a number of subjects—including America's chances of snagging Greenland . "We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we're working with everybody involved to try and get it,"...

US Doubles Down: Palestinians Need to Leave

US, Israel reject new Gaza reconstruction plan endorsed by Arab League

(Newser) - The White House has swiftly rejected a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip without the forced displacement of 2.1 million Palestinians. President Trump's plan for a US takeover of Gaza that would permanently remove residents sparked outrage and claims of ethnic cleansing last month, prompting Egypt to suggest...

CIA Director: Trump Had Us Pause Intelligence to Ukraine

Ratcliffe indicates the pause may soon be lifted

(Newser) - The flow of weapons and intelligence from the US to Ukraine has been temporarily put on ice, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a Wednesday interview. Speaking with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo, Ratcliffe said, "Trump had a real question about whether President Zelensky was committed to the peace process,...

Flying Migrants to Guantanamo Is Proving Expensive

NBC News talks to sources who say it may not be a financially viable plan

(Newser) - President Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantánamo Bay may not be viable after all, sources tell NBC News —and money is one of the big reasons why. The networks shares the math: Getting migrants to the island requires planes, and military ones have been employed in...

Divided Supreme Court 'Hands Trump a Loss'

Administration had challenged judge's deadline to release frozen funding

(Newser) - A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who gave it a quick deadline to release billions in foreign aid that President Trump froze in January. By a 5-4 vote, the court told US District Judge Amir Ali to clarify his...

US Firm Is Buying Up Panama Canal Ports

BlackRock-led consortium to take control of Cristobal, Balboa ports as part of a $19B deal

(Newser) - "My administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we've already started doing it," Trump told Congress on Tuesday, alluding to a deal that would see an investment group led by US asset manager BlackRock buy up two ports at either end of the canal. In total,...

Bill Would See Trump Replace Franklin on $100 Note

This is becoming a GOP trend

(Newser) - President Trump's face could end up on the $250 bill—and the $100. After longtime South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson proposed a new $250 bill featuring Trump's face last week, first-term Texas Rep. Brandon Gill put forth legislation, called the "Golden Age Act of 2025," that...

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