West Virginia Answers Trump’s Call for D.C. National Guard Support
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a statement released Saturday. Newsweek reached out the White House via email on Saturday for comment. Why It Matters This deployment is part of Trump’s broader initiative to address […]
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Zelensky Details Trump Phone Call, Confirms Washington Meeting
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Watch JD Vance Call California Senator Alex Padilla ‘Jose’
Vice President JD Vance on Friday referred to U.S. Senator Alex Padilla of California as “Jose” while speaking to reporters. Asked about the comment, a spokesperson for Vance told Newsweek in a statement: “He must have mixed up two people who have broken the law.” The Context Padilla made headlines earlier this month when he […]
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Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Chill Call to Dale Jr. Catches Everyone Off Guard
How often does one get a call from Stone Cold Steve Austin, just to “chit-chat?” Amy Earnhardt opened up on a recent experience when the WWE icon called her husband, Dale Earnhardt Jr., to chat about the Earnhardt docuseries on Amazon Prime. Amy explained how Stone Cold called Dale Jr. while they were heading to […]
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Musk Responds To Johnson’s Claims He Dodged His Call
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at […]
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Mom Gets Call From Teacher—Learns What Daughter, 7, Told Class: ‘So Sorry’
Nothing could have prepared a Texas mom for the moment she discovered her 7-year-old had introduced the concept of teen pregnancy to her entire first grade class. Madeleine Lambert (@madslamby) explained in a TikTok video how her daughter, Everly, proudly wrote a story about how her mom gave birth to her at 14. “Everly is […]
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JPMorgan Maintains 60% Recession Call Despite Trump 90-Day Tariff Pause
JPMorgan Chase maintained its forecast of a 60 percent chance of a recession despite President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 90-day pause on most U.S. “reciprocal” tariffs. That pause does not include China, however, which now faces a whopping 125 percent tariff that Trump imposed after Beijing retaliated earlier with an 84 percent tariff of […]
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Ukraine Fires Back at GOP House Rep’s Call To Cede Land to Russia
A Ukrainian official has fired back at Representative Victoria Spartz, a Ukrainian-born member of Congress, after she called for Kyiv to cede land to Moscow to bring an end to the war. Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke out after the Republican Indiana congresswoman said Kyiv must give up some […]
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4 Takeaways From Trump-Zelensky Call: Russia-Ukraine War Update March 20
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in a social media post that outlined areas of engagement between the leaders regarding the war Russia started. Zelensky said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had “a positive” conversation with Trump, whom he thanked. The call contrasts the leaders’ […]
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Trump Gives Update on Upcoming Call With Putin
President Donald Trump announced plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, adding that many aspects of a “Final Agreement” between Russia and Ukraine have been agreed upon, “but much remains.” Newsweek reached out to the State Department via email for comment Monday night. Why It Matters Since taking office, Trump has initiated […]
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