Mike Pence Accuses Donald Trump of Ignoring Constitution
Former Vice President Mike Pence has accused President Donald Trump of supplanting Congress‘ constitutional authority over trade and commerce, following a federal court ruling that sought to void the majority of his tariffs. “The Constitution gives Congress the power to levy taxes and tariffs,” Pence wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Article 1, Section 8 provides […]
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China Reacts to Trump Taiwan Arms Report: ‘Red Line’
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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White House Responds to Attempts to Impersonate Trump Advisor Susie Wiles
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Gretchen Whitmer Reacts to Donald Trump Considering Pardons for Her Kidnap Plotters
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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Trump Is Frustrated With Putin. Doubling Down in Ukraine Would Be a Mistake | Opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had a call last week, during which Putin signaled that Russia would be willing to work with Ukraine on a memorandum for future peace talks. Putin has stressed that any agreement would need to address the “root causes” of the war, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
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Trump Tariff Court Setback Lifts Investor Confidence: Live Updates
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has experience covering U.S. presidential debates, awards shows, and more. Amanda joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Trust in Media Growing Under Donald Trump
Trust in the American media has increased since President Donald Trump made his return to the Oval Office, according to a new study. Business intelligence firm Caliber found that the number of Americans who consider newspapers the institution they trust the most to tell the truth has grown to 17 percent in May from 14 […]
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Israel Plans Iran Attack Even if Trump Reaches Nuclear Deal: Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear sites even if the United States secures a diplomatic agreement with Tehran—escalating fears inside President Donald Trump‘s administration that a surprise Israeli attack could derail ongoing nuclear negotiations, according to a New York Times report. U.S. intelligence agencies assess that Israel […]
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Savannah Chrisley Reacts to Donald Trump Pardoning Parents
By Alia Shoaib is a freelance news reporter for Newsweek based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria. She primarily reports on U.S. politics and current affairs. Alia joined Newsweek in 2024 from Business Insider, where she reported extensively on U.S. politics, far-right extremism, the war in Ukraine and other global events. She is a graduate […]
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Ernie Els and Retief Goosen’s Trump Visit Sparks Backlash—’Quite Troubling’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen to his White House meeting with Donald Trump but there has been some backlash to what they said there. Trump had asked Ramaphosa to bring along the sportsmen for the Oval Office meeting on Wednesday and while many South Africans praised Els and […]
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