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Trump Calls Jesse Jackson a Political 'Force of Nature'

President recalls decades-long friendship, policy alliances with civil rights leader

(Newser) - President Trump is mourning Jesse Jackson while also revisiting their decades-long rapport. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump called the civil rights leader, who died at 84 , a "force of nature" and "a good man" with "grit" and "street smarts," while offering...

Hillary Clinton Alleges Epstein 'Cover-Up'

Ex secretary of state demands full file release, decries congressional inquiry as biased

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration isn't coming clean on Jeffrey Epstein as part of a "continuing cover-up." In a BBC interview from Berlin, the former secretary of state accused officials of "slow-walking" the release of Epstein-related documents and "redacting the names of men" in...

Deal or War? It's a Crucial Day for US and Iran

Trump, ayatollah each issue threats as nuclear talks resume

(Newser) - It's a crucial day for US-Iranian relations as talks resume on Tehran's nuclear program. Axios sees the summit in Geneva as a possible "make or break moment" that will determine whether the nations strike a deal or head to a military conflict. The leaders of both nations...

Kelly: 'Reckless' Trump 'Only Knows How to Break Things'

Arizona Democrat weighs 2028 bid amid clash with Trump administration

(Newser) - Mark Kelly is sounding a lot like a presidential candidate these days, talking up his qualifications in a new interview with the BBC . The Democratic senator said he will "seriously consider" a 2028 presidential run, framing the decision as a response to what he called "seriously challenging times....

Trump Blames Democrats for 'Massive Ecological Disaster'

He says feds will take lead role in response to Potomac sewage spill

(Newser) - President Trump is sending federal help to deal with a major sewage spill in the Potomac River and pinning the blame squarely on local Democrats. In a Truth Social post Monday, Trump called the wastewater release a "massive Ecological Disaster" and accused Washington, DC, and Maryland officials of "...

Military Airlifts Small Reactor as Part of a Trump Project

Ferrying of components is a first

(Newser) - In a first-of-its-kind move, three US C-17 transport jets on Sunday flew components of a compact, unfueled nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah—where it will be tested. The device, a Valar Atomics Ward 250 "mini-reactor," sat in...

Israel Claiming West Bank Land for the State

Critics say move entrenches settlements, violates international law

(Newser) - Israel is moving ahead with a new land-registration system in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians say amounts to annexation. The government is expected to formally register large tracts in Area C—about 60% of the territory—as state land, a step Israeli ministers openly link to expanding Jewish settlements...

Public Health-Care Costs Are for Patients, or So We Thought

Insurers and hospitals end up using the posted prices for leverage, per KFF News

(Newser) - Republicans have long argued that if patients could see medical prices upfront, they'd act like bargain hunters and push costs down. KFF Health News reports that hasn't happened. Both the Trump and Biden administrations have tried to force hospitals and insurers to publicly post prices, but compliance has...

Local Cops Hedge on Investigating Federal Agents
When ICE Agents Shoot,
Local Cops Often Step Back
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Feb 15, 2026 1:40 PM CST

When ICE Agents Shoot, Local Cops Often Step Back

Legal experts say local police have obligation to investigate shootings by feds, but it rarely happens

(Newser) - Police in one Chicago suburb were securing the scene when they decided that the one thing they wouldn't do is scrutinize the federal agent who'd just killed a man. Bodycam footage from Franklin Park, Illinois, shows then-police chief Mike Witz telling his officers last September that they wouldn'...

Asked About Ape Video, Obama Laments 'Clown Show'

Former president doesn't name Trump, but he worries about American discourse

(Newser) - Barack Obama is addressing the infamous ape video for the first time, and he sees it as an example of what he calls the "clown show" of American discourse at the moment. When appearing on the No Lie podcast , host Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama about President Trump reposting...

With US Oil Embargo, Cuba Scraps Cigar Fair for Now

Cultural events are being called off because of fuel shortages and blackouts

(Newser) - Cuba's annual cigar fair, which was scheduled for the last week of February, has been postponed, organizers said Saturday, as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages brought about by a US oil embargo. In a statement, the cigar fair's organizer, Habanos S.A. said it decided to...

Analysis Shows Americans Pay Nearly All Tariff Costs

New York Fed's findings undercuts Trump's claim about who pays

(Newser) - Americans, not overseas sellers, are paying almost all of President Trump's tariff increases, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The report finds that roughly 90% of the cost of the administration's import duties is falling on US consumers and businesses, undercutting...

WH 'Excellently Preserved' as East Wing Was Destroyed

So says a memo made public on Friday

(Newser) - The White House mansion's eastern facade appears to have been "excellently preserved" when demolition crews tore down the East Wing to make way for President Trump's planned ballroom, an administration official said in a memo made public on Friday. Contractors took pains to protect the White House...

3 Dead After US Military Strikes Another Boat

US Southern Command says the 'narco-trafficking' hit against took place in the Caribbean

(Newser) - The US military said on Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking...

Ford Strike Group Heads to Mideast During Iran Talks

Trump says deployment is 'in case we don't make a deal'

(Newser) - President Trump is doubling down on a show of US naval power in the Middle East as he pushes for a fast-track deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The Pentagon will deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to the Gulf region, officials confirmed, adding a...

Trump Pardons 5 Former NFL Players
Trump Pardons 5
Former NFL Players
Feb 13, 2026 6:27 AM CST

Trump Pardons 5 Former NFL Players

Their convictions ranged from fraud to drug trafficking

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned five former NFL players, one of them posthumously, for a variety of offenses. In a post on X Thursday night, White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson said Trump had granted presidential pardons to Hall of Famer Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry, and...

Trump: Republicans Who Vote Against Tariffs Will Pay

President warns of 'consequences' as Democrats plan a series of votes

(Newser) - Six House Republicans bucked their party and President Trump on tariffs Wednesday, and the president is threatening payback. "Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!" the president wrote in a Truth...

Report: Trump Official Met Billionaire Before Canada Bridge Threat

GOP donor has long opposed rival Detroit-Windsor crossing

(Newser) - A Detroit billionaire with a lot riding on the US-Canada border appears to have had the president's ear just before a new cross-border bridge came under fire. Matthew Moroun, whose family controls the privately owned Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, met Monday in Washington with Commerce Secretary Howard...

Trump Orders Pentagon to Buy Power From Coal Plants

Presidential effort is increasing pollution and costs that will be passed down, advocates and regulators say

(Newser) - President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to favor coal-fired electricity in its long-term power contracts, extending his administration's efforts to support the coal industry by tapping one of the federal government's largest energy customers. At a White House event, Trump signed an executive order instructing the Pentagon...

House Votes to Cancel Tariffs on Canada, Rebuking Trump

6 Republicans back passage of mostly symbolic measure

(Newser) - Lawmakers in the House delivered a bipartisan message to President Trump on his trade policy Wednesday, voting to cancel tariffs on Canada in a move that directly challenges his approach to international commerce. Six Republicans joined Democrats to approve a resolution from Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks that would terminate the...

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