Trump Admin Shrugs Off China’s 84% Tariff: ‘So What?’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Trump Admin Loses Third IRS Chief Amid Clash Over Immigration Data
Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause is planning to step down amid a clash with the Trump administration over sharing data with Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding undocumented migrants. Newsweek reached out to the Treasury Department via email Tuesday night for comment. Why It Matters Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald […]
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Trump Admin Mistakenly Threatens To Deport Ukrainian Refugees: ‘Depart’
A U.S. government email that told Ukrainian refugees that their status had been revoked was sent by mistake. Ukrainians who had fled to the U.S. from Vladimir Putin‘s full-scale invasion under a program created by the previous Joe Biden administration, had been informed this week that they would have to leave the country within seven […]
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Did Trump Admin Use ChatGPT to Allocate Tariffs? What We Know
Internet analysts have taken note of the similarities between the Trump administration’s formula used to decide the “Liberation Day” tariffs, and the same methods provided by ChatGPT if asked. Critics highlighted that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots would provide very similar methods for setting tariff levels if they were asked to design a policy. […]
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Trump Admin Handed Legal Loss Over Transgender Troops Ban in Stinging Order
The Trump administration’s motion to dissolve a court order blocking the president’s ban on transgender military troops was denied on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense (DOD) via email for comment Wednesday night. Why It Matters President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders and previously pushed policies aimed at rolling back […]
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Fox News Contributor Rips Trump Admin Over Signal Texts Claim: ‘Undeniable’
Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy ripped into the Trump administration’s claims that the information shared in a Signal app chat among high-ranking Cabinet members and a journalist was not classified. The Department of Defense referred Newsweek to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s remarks on X, formerly Twitter, when reached via email for additional comment Wednesday. Why […]
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Student Loans: Education Secretary McMahon Discusses Trump Admin Moves
Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday addressed many of the changes facing the ED as President Donald Trump delivers on a key campaign promise to shutter the department. Why It Matters Trump repeatedly promised during his 2024 presidential campaign that he would shut down the ED—a long-standing and much-desired goal for many Republicans. […]
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Trump Admin Says South African Ambassador ‘No Longer Welcome’ in US
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Judge Reprimands Trump Admin for Power Play on USAID
A U.S. district judge reprimanded the Trump administration on Monday for withholding foreign aid, saying its actions likely violated the constitutional separation of powers by unlawfully impounding congressionally approved funds. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Why It Matters It comes after the Trump administration said last month it is eliminating […]
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Insurrection Act Explained: Trump Admin Deciding Whether to Invoke 1807 Law
Nearly halfway through the 90-day deadline set by one of President Donald Trump‘s first executive orders upon reentering office, top national security officials are preparing a report on the U.S. southern border, which could determine whether Trump invokes the Insurrection Act of 1807. Newsweek has reached out to the Department of Defense and Department of […]
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