Trump News for Saturday, May 17, 2025
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'Unhinged': Spy chief alerted as Trump seen 'threatening Supreme Court justices'
Raw Story
"Trump is now threatening Supreme Court justices who ruled against him," Democratic influencer Harry Sisson said on Saturday. That is just one of the notable people who over the weekend accused the president of lobbing indirect threats at the members of the mostly conservative Supreme Court, man...
May 17, 2025, 11:48 PM

Controversy Unfolds Over Alleged Plan to Relocate Gaza Residents
Devdiscourse
The U.S. embassy in Libya denies claims that Trump's administration is planning to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. Palestinians reject any relocation plans, equating them to the 1948 'Nakba.' Trump's past proposals to relocate Gaza residents to other countries have faced widespread criticism and rejection.
May 17, 2025, 11:25 PM

Centrist Dan set to win Romanian presidency - exit poll
RTE.ie
Romania's centrist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan appears on course to win the Romanian presidency in an election closely watched across Europe amid a rise in support for US President Donald Trump.
May 17, 2025, 11:00 PM

Trump Administration Abandons Fight to Ban Powerful Gun Accessory
The New York Times
The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold.
May 17, 2025, 10:06 PM

Trump Plans Talks With Putin, Zelensky on Monday
Newser
After saying there'll be no movement toward peace in the war over Ukraine until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a meeting of the minds , President Trump said...
May 17, 2025, 10:00 PM

Rubio says U.S. will find out if Russia is "tapping us along" soon amid push for ceasefire in Ukraine
CBS News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person.
May 17, 2025, 9:54 PM

Trump says he will speak with Putin and Zelenskiy
7NEWS.com.au
Trump to make high-stakes calls amid global tensions on Monday.
May 17, 2025, 9:25 PM
Donald Trump will call Putin, then Zelensky, to push for ceasefire
The Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump said he will call Russia’s president and then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow live updates.
May 17, 2025, 9:20 PM

Key GOP holdout on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' calls for deeper cuts to Medicaid, 'Green New Deal' spending
New York Post
A key House Republican holdout on President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to provide tax cuts, border security, defense spending and green energy clawbacks is still calling for deeper spending cuts to chip away at the national debt -- as the legislation heads for a critical vote Sunday.
May 17, 2025, 8:47 PM

Critics on Nixed Ban for Gun Triggers: 'Lives Will Be Lost'
Newser
The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban...
May 17, 2025, 8:30 PM