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Family Suggests Conceding as Trump Again Attacks Vote

First lady and Kushner join those wanting the president to give up the fight

(Newser) - The morning after President-elect Joe Biden declared victory, President Trump renewed his claims that the election was stolen—even as his family urged him to concede. The president broke quotes about supposed balloting fraud into a series of tweets , the Independent reports. "We believe these people are thieves,"...

Jared Kushner: Black People Must &#39;Want to Be Successful&#39;
Kushner Says Black Americans
Must 'Want' Success
the rundown
Oct 26, 2020 2:24 PM CDT

Kushner Says Black Americans Must 'Want' Success

Some people take issue with his comments

(Newser) - Jared Kushner is finding himself on the receiving end of some Twitter ire following a Monday appearance on Fox & Friends in which he stated that Black people need to "want to be successful." The quote, per Bloomberg : "One thing we’ve seen in a lot of...

Ivanka, Jared Billboards Trigger Lawsuit Threat

The power couple's lawyer writes stern letter to the Lincoln Project

(Newser) - Seen the Ivanka and Jared billboards in Times Square? They're causing a bit of a stir, the Hill reports. One of the ads shows Ivanka Trump gesturing with a smile toward coronavirus death tallies of "33,366+ New Yorkers" and "221,247+ Americans." The other shows...

Biden Is Negative. Here&#39;s Who Else Is Getting Tested
What the Virus's Timeline
Could Mean for Trump
the rundown
Oct 2, 2020 11:15 AM CDT

What the Virus's Timeline Could Mean for Trump

Complications generally don't set in for many days

(Newser) - President Trump and Melania Trump's positive coronavirus tests have kicked off a flurry of testing among the political elite—followed by a midday sigh of relief from Democrats following news that Joe Biden tested negative. The New York Times has confirmation by way of his campaign. Meanwhile, one other...

Woodward: Kushner Said 4 Texts Help Explain Trump

One of them was Alice in Wonderland

(Newser) - Jared Kushner apparently sometimes feels like he's down the rabbit hole. In upcoming book Rage, Bob Woodward says President Trump's son-in-law told him Alice in Wonderland was one of four texts he should "absorb" if he wanted to understand the president, CNN reports. Woodward wrote that Kushner...

One Mideast Flight, 2 Historic Firsts

First Israel-UAE flight lands with Kushner aboard; Saudi blessing cut time in half

(Newser) - An Israeli El Al plane flew from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight between the two countries. The flight marked the implementation of the historic US-brokered deal to normalize relations between...

NBA Players&#39; Walkout May Be Over
NBA Players' Walkout
May Be Over
Aug 27, 2020 12:40 PM CDT

NBA Players' Walkout May Be Over

League will reportedly resume games Friday

(Newser) - It looks like the NBA will be getting back to business. After players sat out Wednesday and the league suspended three playoff games to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the remainder of the shortened season was in doubt. But the Washington Post and the AP are...

This Mideast Deal Is an &#39;Earthquake&#39;
This Mideast Deal
Is an 'Earthquake'
the rundown
Aug 14, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

This Mideast Deal Is an 'Earthquake'

Thomas Friedman, a usual Trump critic, is a fan

(Newser) - President Trump's surprise announcement Thursday of a Mideast deal involving Israel and the United Arab Emirates is, to say the least, a "big deal," writes Ben Sales in the Jerusalem Post . In a New York Times op-ed, Thomas Friedman goes so far as to call it a...

Fallout From Trump&#39;s Tulsa Rally Continues
Fallout From Trump's
Tulsa Rally Continues
the rundown
Jun 22, 2020 9:30 AM CDT

Fallout From Trump's Tulsa Rally Continues

Campaign manager Brad Parscale is taking heat

(Newser) - President Trump's weekend rally in Tulsa did not go as planned , with a post-mortem in Politico going so far as to use the word "debacle" to describe it. Much of the negative attention is focused on campaign chief Brad Parscale, who boasted beforehand of more than 1 million...

Kushner Causes a Fuss Over Possible Election Delay
Kushner
Causes a Fuss
Over Possible
Election Delay
the rundown
May 13, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Kushner Causes a Fuss Over Possible Election Delay

He clarifies comments, says he knows of no discussions to postpone November vote

(Newser) - Joe Biden, for one, thinks President Trump will try to postpone the November 3 election. Trump himself has adamantly denied this, insisting as recently as last month that the vote will take place as scheduled. Now Jared Kushner has injected a new dose of controversy into the issue with comments...

Member of Kushner's Virus Team Slams Its Work

Written complaint says adviser's group had little experience in hunt for medical equipment

(Newser) - Jared Kushner's role in helping shape the US response to the coronavirus came under increased scrutiny Wednesday with a spate of new stories. The presidential son-in-law, though, won't be pleased. The New York Times and the Washington Post have stories with a similar theme: They assert that an...

Trump: Feds Won't Extend Social Distancing Guidelines

Kushner says federal response has been a 'great success story'

(Newser) - President Trump is ready for the country to go back to the "way it was three months ago"—and that includes Trump rallies. The president said Wednesday that he is going to visit a facility making medical equipment in Arizona next week and hopes to go to Ohio...

Celebs Face Brunt of 'Corona-Shaming'

Jennifer Lopez, George Stephanopoulos among those bashed for not staying home, following rules

(Newser) - Celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and George Stephanopoulos are learning the hard way about "corona-shaming," the act of shaming people who appear to be skirting public health recommendations amid the coronavirus pandemic. While various Facebook groups target the average "covidiots," per the Guardian , celebrities are most visible....

White House Defends Ivanka's New Jersey Trip

President's daughter has urged everyone to stay home

(Newser) - Discretionary travel is discouraged these days, but Ivanka Trump and her husband took a road trip last month anyway. The president's daughter; her husband, Jared Kushner; and their children drove from Washington to her father's golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey, for the first night of Passover on...

Kushner's Stockpile Comments Cause a Fuss

HHS tweaks wording on website after he talks about role of federal supply in helping states

(Newser) - On Thursday, Jared Kushner made his first appearance at a White House coronavirus briefing and discussed state requests for medical gear from the government's stockpile, formally known as the Strategic National Stockpile. He suggested governors were asking for federal gear without knowing the status of their own supplies, reports...

Jared Kushner Playing Huge Role in Virus Response
Jared Kushner Is Now
Under a Giant Spotlight
the rundown
Apr 3, 2020 9:56 AM CDT

Jared Kushner Is Now Under a Giant Spotlight

President's son-in-law seen as point person at White House, and not everyone is happy

(Newser) - At Thursday's White House press briefing on the coronavirus outbreak, presidential son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner appeared at the podium for the first time during the crisis, notes Forbes . Among other things, Kushner said he was taking control of the White House effort to make sure states received masks,...

Hope Hicks Heading Back to White House

Trump adviser left almost 2 years ago

(Newser) - President Trump is known for firing people , but apparently he's also sometimes open to rehiring them. Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest and longest-term advisers, is going back to the White House after an almost two-year absence. Hicks, 31, was communications director when she resigned in 2018 ; she...

Bloomberg 'Just Went There' With Trump

And there's other political chatter on Sunday

(Newser) - In Politico 's words, "Mike Bloomberg's campaign just went there." Facing a wave of attacks from President Trump, the Democratic candidate fired back Sunday with "pathological liar"—not an unusual retort for Dems—then dared to engage in a game of personal insults. "...

Monica Lewinsky Is Not Enjoying Her Friday

'Are you f---ing kidding me'

(Newser) - Good thing the weekend is upon us because Monica Lewinsky needs a break. "This is definitely an 'are you f---ing kidding me' kinda day," Lewinsky tweeted before noon Friday, per the Daily Beast . The outlet suggests the statement came in response to news that Ken Starr, the...

Major Trump Ally in House Is Leaving

Mark Meadows plans to 'work more closely' with the president

(Newser) - President Trump ally Mark Meadows on Thursday became the 21st House Republican to announce he won't run for reelection in 2020. In a statement, the North Carolina rep first elected to Congress in 2012 said the decision—announced one day before the filing deadline in his state—came "...

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