Donald Trump’s Juneteenth Message Gets Surprising Response
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 Moves Closer to Bombing Iran
President Donald Trump has inched closer to ordering military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, approving operational attack plans while stopping short of authorizing an attack, The Wall Street Journal reported. Multiple sources said Trump remains undecided about launching strikes, amid doubts over whether American Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs could destroy Iran’s deeply buried and […]
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Donald Trump Clarifies Rand Paul Invite to White House Party
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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California Republicans React to Donald Trump Deploying National Guard
California Republican lawmakers are largely backing President Donald Trump‘s decision to send the National Guard into Los Angeles amid immigration protests, with Representative Kevin Kiley telling Newsweek that the president chose to “protect federal officers and LA citizens because Governor Newsom has refused to do so.” Why It Matters U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
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Donald Trump Authorizes Officials to Take ‘Action Necessary to Liberate’ LA
By Hollie Silverman is the Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based out of South Carolina. Her focus is reporting on breaking news and trending topics. Hollie has reported extensively on both local and national crime trends as well as health, climate and education stories. She won an Emmy for her coverage the George Floyd Riots […]
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Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Surprisingly Omits One Country
President Donald Trump has reinstated and expanded a travel ban targeting citizens from 12 countries, citing national security concerns following a recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) told Newsweek the move would “not make America safer.” However, the country of origin of the attacker—Egypt—is notably absent from the list, […]
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Donald Trump’s approval rating with key group jumps, polls show
President Donald Trump‘s approval rating has jumped 7 percent in a week with Hispanic voters, The Economist and YouGov polls show. Why It Matters Trump has routinely touted positive approval ratings and polls during news conferences and campaign rallies throughout his political career. When the president returned to the White House in January, he coasted […]
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Donald Trump Shoots Down Rumor He Applied to Harvard
President Donald Trump said Monday that it is “totally FALSE” that his administration’s legal entanglements with Harvard University are connected to him not being admitted to the Ivy League university. Newsweek reached out to Harvard for comment via email Monday. Why It Matters Trump and his administration have cracked down on Ivy League institutions like […]
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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Remains Underwater With Republican Pollster
President Donald Trump‘s approval rating remains underwater, according to a poll conducted by a Republican-leaning pollster. The latest RMG Research/Napolitan News poll, conducted between May 20 and 29 among 3,000 registered voters, found 49 percent approve of the way Trump is doing his job, while 50 percent disapprove. The survey has a margin of error […]
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Donald Trump’s Net Approval Positive on Only One Key Issue
President Donald Trump‘s net approval rating is negative on a range of issues except immigration, a new poll shows. According to political analyst and statistician Nate Silver, writing in his Silver Bulletin Substack, Trump has a net negative approval rating on trade, the economy and inflation but a slightly positive rating on immigration. Why It […]
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