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USDA Chief: We're Nixing
'Loopholes' for Food Stamps

Jul 23, 2019 7:33 AM CDT

USDA Chief: We're Nixing 'Loopholes' for Food Stamps

New proposal from Trump administration could kick 3.1M people out of SNAP program

(Newser) - A new proposal from the Trump administration Tuesday could cut more than 3 million people from the food stamps program. Per Reuters , the Department of Agriculture says a tightening of who qualifies for SNAP, aka the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, would save the federal government about $2.5 billion annually;...

Trump: Afghanistan
Could Be 'Wiped Off'
the Planet in Days

Jul 22, 2019 2:09 PM CDT

Trump: Afghanistan Could Be 'Wiped Off' the Planet in Days

Says he could 'win that war' in 10 days

(Newser) - The commander-in-chief made a bold pronouncement Monday: "If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the Earth. It would be gone. It would be over in, literally in 10 days ... I don’t want to go that route." The comments came...

What to Expect From the Big Mueller Hearings

This Week Could Be
Huge in DC

the rundown

Jul 22, 2019 1:46 PM CDT

This Week Could Be Huge in DC

The big agenda item: Robert Mueller testifies on Wednesday

(Newser) - Just how important are next few days in DC? Well, this "could be one of the most momentous weeks" in the remainder of President Trump's term, one "that could set the tone for the rest of his first term," according to Politico's Playbook blog. The...

Hotels Get Caught in
Immigration Crossfire

Jul 21, 2019 4:45 PM CDT

Hotels Get Caught in Immigration Crossfire

Several say they will no longer house migrants

(Newser) - There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels. Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM, and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the AP reports. For decades, the US government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels, and...

Apologize, Trump Tells Women as Democrats Criticize Him

Trump Calls for Apology From
Women as Democrats Fire Back

Jul 21, 2019 1:15 PM CDT

Trump Calls for Apology From Women as Democrats Fire Back

President's attacks are divisive and painful, Booker and Cummings say

(Newser) - President Trump resumed his campaign against four Democratic House members of color on Sunday morning, saying, "I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country." His tweet said, "They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) things they have said....

Freeing Kids at Border Would be Good, Too, Bieber Tells Trump

Justin Bieber Responds
to Trump's Help of A$AP

Jul 21, 2019 9:46 AM CDT

Justin Bieber Responds to Trump's Help of A$AP

Suggests he free kids from 'cages'

(Newser) - Like President Trump, Justin Bieber would like to see rapper A$AP Rocky released by Sweden. But Trump's intervention reminded Bieber of another issue, Vanity Fair reports. While you're at it, Bieber tweeted , "Can you also let those kids out of cages?" The rapper is in Swedish custody...

ESPN to Employees: No More Political Commentary

ESPN Issues Reminder
After Anti-Trump Blast

Jul 20, 2019 4:30 PM CDT

ESPN Issues Reminder After Anti-Trump Blast

Dan Le Batard criticized President Trump and his recent racist tweets

(Newser) - ESPN is reminding employees of the network's policy to avoid talking about politics after radio talk show host Dan Le Batard criticized President Trump and his recent racist comments and ESPN itself on the air this week, the AP reports. (See Le Batard's commentary here .) The reminder...

Trump Makes
Surprise Offer
for A$AP Rocky

Jul 20, 2019 12:00 PM CDT

Trump Makes Surprise Offer for A$AP Rocky

The president offers to 'personally vouch' for the rapper's bail

(Newser) - President Trump said he spoke with Sweden's prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and "offered to personally vouch for his bail," the AP reports. Trump tweeted that during "a very good call" with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, he also "assured him that A$AP...

Trump: I Spoke
to Kanye,
Will Help
A$AP Rocky

Jul 20, 2019 7:31 AM CDT

Trump: I Spoke to Kanye, Will Help A$AP Rocky

President says he is working to get the rapper released from detention in Sweden

(Newser) - President Trump is on the case—the A$AP Rocky case. The rapper, whose detention in Sweden caused an uproar last week , was on Friday ordered to be held at least until July 25, NBC News reports; he was first arrested July 2 after an alleged street fight. But Trump says...

Trump Shifts Tone, Calls
Rally Crowd 'Patriots'

Jul 20, 2019 5:59 AM CDT

Trump Shifts Tone, Calls Rally Crowd 'Patriots'

Praise comes a day after he said he wasn't happy with 'send her back!' chant

(Newser) - Earlier this week, President Trump criticized some of his own supporters for breaking out in a "send her back!" chant at a North Carolina rally. On Friday, however, the president shifted tone and said the crowd was made up of "incredible patriots," reports USA Today . Trump...

Iran Seizes 2 Vessels
Amid Rising Tensions

UPDATED

Jul 19, 2019 5:18 PM CDT

Iran Seizes 2 Vessels Amid Rising Tensions

One is British-flagged, the other Liberian-flagged

(Newser) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said two vessels have been seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz, per the AP . Hunt said Friday he will attend an emergency government session to see what can be done to secure their release. One is a British-flagged vessel and the other...

Trump Criticizes 'Crazed'
Media Coverage of Chant

Jul 19, 2019 11:32 AM CDT

Trump Criticizes 'Crazed' Media Coverage of Chant

Says mainstream media in 'sick partnership' with the left

(Newser) - On Thursday, President Trump said he wasn't happy that supporters broke out in a "send her back" chant at his political rally in North Carolina. On Friday, Trump said he wasn't happy with media coverage of the controversy, either. "It is amazing how the Fake News...

We're Good, Stormy Daniels'
Attorney Said After Payment

Jul 18, 2019 4:20 PM CDT

We're Good, Stormy Daniels' Attorney Said After Payment

Court records show Trump knew of efforts to keep women quiet

(Newser) - Court records released Thursday show Donald Trump was aware of efforts to keep a porn star and a Playboy centerfold silent in the days leading up to the 2016 election. But despite Trump's knowledge of those efforts—and the involvement of several others in his orbit— federal prosecutors in...

Trump: US Warship
Destroyed Iranian Drone

Jul 18, 2019 2:51 PM CDT

Trump: US Warship Destroyed Iranian Drone

He's calling on other countries to condemn Iran

(Newser) - President Trump says a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries, the AP reports. Trump says it's the latest "hostile" action by Iran. He's calling on other countries to condemn what he says are Iran's...

Trump: I'm 'Not Happy'
With That New Chant

Jul 18, 2019 1:36 PM CDT

Trump: I'm 'Not Happy' With That New Chant

He disavows 'send her back' and says he will stop supporters next time

(Newser) - In the face of media criticism and some negativity in his own party, President Trump is disavowing his supporters' chant of "send her back," Politico reports. "I was not happy with it. I disagree with it," Trump said Thursday of those who unleashed the chant about...

Rep. Omar Responds
to 'Send Her Back!' Chant

Jul 18, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Rep. Omar Responds to 'Send Her Back!' Chant

'I am where I belong,' she says after Trump rally

(Newser) - When President Trump spoke about Rep. Ilhan Omar at a rally in North Carolina Wednesday, supporters broke out in a chant of "Send her back!" The freshman lawmaker from Minnesota took notice. "I am where I belong, at the people’s house and you’re just gonna...

Trump Fans Have
New Rallying Cry

Jul 17, 2019 7:30 PM CDT

Trump Fans Have New Rallying Cry

They shout 'send her back' at a rally in North Carolina

(Newser) - A combative President Donald Trump rallied Republican supporters Wednesday in North Carolina, harshly criticizing four fiery, left-wing congresswoman of being un-American and claiming they are the face of the Democratic Party that will ruin the country, the AP reports. "I think in some cases they hate our country,"...

North Korea:
'Surprise Attack'
Is Brewing on
Border

Jul 17, 2019 3:45 PM CDT

North Korea: 'Surprise Attack' Is Brewing on Border

Pyongyang says it might also end suspension of nuclear tests

(Newser) - North Korea on Tuesday suggested it might call off its 20-month suspension of nuclear and missile tests because of summertime US-South Korean military drills that the North calls preparation for an eventual invasion, the AP reports. The statement by the North's Foreign Ministry comes during a general deadlock in...

4 House Republicans Bucked
Party on Trump Tweets

Jul 17, 2019 1:33 AM CDT

4 House Republicans Bucked Party on Trump Tweets

'We must speak out against inflammatory rhetoric from anyone in any party'

(Newser) - It was "great to see how unified the Republican Party was," President Trump tweeted after Tuesday's vote to denounce his inflammatory tweets —but while 187 House Republicans voted against the measure, there were four that voted to condemn his "racist comments that have legitimized fear...

House Votes
to Condemn
Trump's
Comments

UPDATED

Jul 16, 2019 6:10 PM CDT

House Votes to Condemn Trump's Comments

After a fight ensued on the House floor over Nancy Pelosi's use of the word 'racist'

(Newser) - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to denounce President Trump's comments on four congresswomen of color, CNN reports. The vote was 240-187, with four Republicans (Will Hurd, Brian Fitzpatrick, Fred Upton, and Susan Brooks) and independent Justin Amash joining Democrats. The vote was delayed for nearly two hours after...