Trump Wants Tariff That Will Make Movies American Again
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David […]
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Photos and Video Show Bernie Sanders Crowd Size in Swing State Trump Won
A roaring crowd of thousands filled Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to hear progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders blast President Donald Trump and what he called the billionaire class gripping the nation’s politics. Organizers estimate the crowd numbered between 5,000 and 6,000. Newsweek reached out to Sanders’ spokesperson via email on Saturday for […]
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Donald Trump Attacks Judges Despite Justice Jackson’s Warning
President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on judges overseeing cases against his administration, just days after Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned of such an onslaught “undermining the rule of law.” Why It Matters Since beginning his second term, Trump has frequently clashed with judges who have ruled against his sweeping government […]
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Trump Posting Apparent AI Photo of Himself as the Pope Takes Off Online
President Donald Trump posted a seemingly artificially enhanced photo of himself depicted as the pope on Truth Social Friday night and it has sparked dueling backlash and praise on social media. Newsweek reached out to the Vatican via email Friday night for comment. The Context Pope Francis’ death on April 21 marked a time of […]
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Republican College Students Are Souring on Donald Trump
Republican college students are not as happy with President Donald Trump‘s administration as they were in January, according to a Newsweek/CollegePulse poll. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email. Why It Matters Trump made inroads with college students, a group that has leaned toward Democrats for decades, in the 2024 presidential […]
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US Adds 177,000 Jobs in April in Big Boost for Trump
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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Mike Pence Calls for Donald Trump Reversal—’Warning Signs Are Flashing’
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged President Donald Trump to reverse course on the sweeping tariffs he announced in April. In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Pence wrote that “economic warning signs are flashing” as he criticized Trump’s tariffs as a “massive policy misstep.” Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly […]
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Donald Trump Commencement Speech: Video and Full Transcript
President Donald Trump offered words of encouragement and advice as he addressed graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday. But the president’s speech was also interspersed with politics as he took a victory lap over his administration’s first 100 days, saying the U.S. had been “ripped off” before he took office. “You’re the […]
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Donald Trump Shares 11 Pieces of Advice at Rally-Style Commencement Speech
President Donald Trump took the stage Thursday night as the first U.S. president to deliver a commencement address for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Trump spent much of the speech rehashing the 2024 election and his administration’s talking points on immigration, the economy, inflation, tariffs and more, as well as attacking his longtime political […]
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Calls Out Trump for Attacks on Judges
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called out President Donald Trump‘s administration for attacking federal judges across the country who ruled against it, calling the remarks “not random” and seemingly “designed to intimidate.” Newsweek reached out to the Supreme Court via email Thursday night for comment. Why It Matters Since his January inauguration, the president […]
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