Donald Trump Discusses ‘Compensation Fund’ for Jan. 6 Rioters
Donald Trump has voiced support for providing financial assistance to individuals convicted or charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. Why It Matters On the first day he took office in January, Trump pardoned almost every individual convicted of crimes related to the deadly January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol and […]
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Democrats Declare Victory In District Donald Trump Won By 15 Points
By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek’s National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on education and national news. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney. She is a graduate of University College London. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda […]
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Donald Trump Gets Bad News From Americans About Housing Market
Americans might be losing confidence in President Donald Trump‘s impact on the housing market as the majority of households prepare for rent and mortgage rate hikes. A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that households expect 30-year mortgage rates to increase to a median of 7 percent a year from […]
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Republican Senator John Curtis Laughs at Idea of Supporting Third Donald Trump Term
Senator John Curtis, a Utah Republican, laughed off the idea of supporting a third term for President Donald Trump during an interview appearance on Sunday. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Sunday. Why It Matters Trump and his allies have repeatedly teased the idea of him seeking a third […]
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Mark Carney Issues Canada Ultimatum to Donald Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the country will negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump over his tariff plans once Canada is “shown respect” as a sovereign nation. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Why It Matters Trump has risked a major diplomatic crisis with the U.S.’s northern neighbor over […]
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Donald Trump Revokes Hunter Biden’s Secret Service: ‘Effective Immediately’
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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Donald Trump Hit In Face By Reporter’s Mic
President Donald Trump stared down a reporter and joked after he was hit in the face by a boom microphone on Friday, as he spoke to media at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment via email on Saturday outside of regular office hours. Why It Matters Although […]
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Donald Trump Blamed for UK’s Economic Woes
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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Donald Trump Tax Plan Could Give Americans an Extra $24,000 Per Year
President Donald Trump’s tax plan could give some Americans an extra $24,000 per year. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Trump is looking to eliminate income tax for Americans earning less than $150,000, and at the higher end of that bracket, some would save up to the $24,000. Experts, however, are concerned with this massive […]
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Donald Trump Is No Andrew Jackson—Or Even Richard Nixon | Opinion
Do past mistakes justify new ones? Some supporters of President Donald Trump‘s Administration are pointing to historical illegalities to justify the current ones. They should consider the “two wrongs fallacy” that reminds us that two wrongs don’t make a right. Indeed, Americans have historically rejected lawless behavior and, indeed, so have the law breakers some […]
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