California's Gavin Newsom alleges justice department is investigating his wife and ex-staff

A source familiar with the investigations said they had been ongoing for "roughly a year'".

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By Katie Glueck

Gavin Newsom says Trump has ordered justice department to investigate him

California governor is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2028

Gavin Newsom says Trump directed DoJ to investigate him and his wife

California governor says Trump is ‘coming after me because I am considering running for president’ Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days as part of an effort to find a crime, demanding records and “abusing the grand jury process”. Continue...

By Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

Gavin Newsom says he’s being investigated by Trump

California’s Democratic Governor claims President Donald Trump has launched a criminal investigation against him.

PBS affiliate board chairman under fire after saying he hopes Trump suffers stroke

PBS affiliate board chairman faces backlash after allegedly wishing President Trump would suffer a stroke in a social media post on Trump's 80th birthday.

Canada can achieve 'win-win' with U.S. if we don't 'panic and freak out' over trade threats: Smith

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened.

Gavin Newsom says Trump ordered DOJ to investigate him and his wife

Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of directing Justice Department to investigate him

California ⁠Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of directing the Justice Department to undertake a politically motivated investigation of him and his wife. “Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets,” Newsom said in a ‌video statement posted to social media. “He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President.” The Justice Department and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Newsom said fede...

By Reuters

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on French wines

Ahead of his arrival in the French Alps for a G7 summit, US President Donald Trump said in a media interview that the US had "no choice" but to impose 100% tariffs on French wines if Paris didn't scrap its digital services tax on tech firms.  French president Emmanuel Macron has already ruled out dropping the tax which brings hundreds of millions of euros into state coffers annually.

By Yuka ROYER

Rural America turns on Trump: President’s approval rating slips to new low in poll

Respondents cited gas prices and Trump’s handling of the economy

By Josh Marcus

Trump's student-loan limits for nurses are about to take effect. GOP lawmakers advanced a plan to reverse them.

President Donald Trump's student-loan borrowing caps are set to take effect July 1. Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images Trump's new student-loan borrowing caps are set to take effect on July 1. The House GOP advanced an amendment to include advanced nursing programs in the higher borrowing cap. Only 11 programs that meet the department's definition of a "professional" program qualify for the $200,000 cap. The debate over President Donald Trump's student-loan borrowing caps continues. Hous...

A Tarp Still Blocks The Kennedy Center’s Sign—Days After Trump’s Name Was Removed - Forbes

A Tarp Still Blocks The Kennedy Center’s Sign—Days After Trump’s Name Was Removed  Forbes

DOJ responds after Newsom accuses Trump of investigating him and his wife

Ian McKellen Roasted Trump on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Set by Shouting ‘Mar-a-Lago!’ When Told to Hate What Magneto Is Destroying

Ian McKellen revealed at a recent film festival in Rome (via The Guardian) that he channeled his fury for Donald Trump during an action scene in “Avengers: Doomsday,” in which the 87-year-old actor returns as his iconic “X-Men” villain Magneto. The film’s directors, the Russo Brothers, instructed McKellen “to look more furious” during one scene […]

By Zack Sharf

Who is Gavin Newsom's wife? Meet Jennifer Siebel Newsom as governor claims Trump directed DOJ probe

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have become targets of a federal investigation.

Jane Fonda Decries First Amendment Violations at Star-Studded Event: “It’s Being Allowed by Cowardly Corporations”

"Right now, the government and its cronies [are] routinely violating its First Amendment to silence artists," she said at Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment in New York.

By Kimberly Nordyke

After Putin Rejected G7 Talks Offer, Zelensky Now Seeks Meeting In US

The Ukrainian leader said he made the proposal in a call with US President Donald Trump, and was waiting to see what came of it.

Donald Trump at 80: Is the US president asleep at the wheel? 

Last weekend was a busy one for the US. On the sporting side alone, you had the kick-off of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the decades-ending wait for a New York Knicks championship victory, and the small matter of MMA fighters bruising up the White House lawn. On the geopolitical front, there was the much-welcomed agreement of a peace deal between the US and Iran, three-and-a-half months after that conflict began. At the centre of it all, in one way or another, stood president Donald J Trump. Trum...

Newsom accuses Trump of directing politically motivated investigation

"Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets," Newsom said in a video statement posted to X. "He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President."

Gavin Newsom Says He & Wife Being Investigated By Justice Department At Direction Of Donald Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he and his wife are under investigation by the Justice Department, what he called a politically motivated probe at the direction of Donald Trump. Newsom, who has emerged as one of the president’s most visible foes among Democrats, said that in recent days federal agents “have knocked on the […]

By Ted Johnson

California governor says Donald Trump ordered investigation into him and his wife

Gavin Newsom said the US president is using government mechanisms for him to exert his own power, “reward cronies”, and “jail his opponents”.

Rosie O'Donnell Calls Trump's UFC Fans Racist, Homophobic, and Un-American

Rosie O'Donnell says UFC fighter Josh Hokit taking a shot at Michelle Obama embodies what Donald Trump supporters are all about. We caught up with Rosie in NYC on Monday, and she blasted Hokit ... saying his comments reflect the kind of rhetoric…

By TMZ Staff

Newsom Announces He's Being Investigated By Trump Justice Department

Newsom Announces He's Being Investigated By Trump Justice Department California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into him and his wife, claiming the probe is political retaliation as he weighs a bid for president in 2028. "In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees, not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one," Newsom said in a video ...

By Tyler Durden

Jane Fonda’s Granddaughter Details What She’s Learned From Actress

They say experience is the mother of wisdom.  And when it comes to people who have lived life to the fullest, one doesn’t need to look much further than Jane Fonda—which is why her granddaughter...

By Charles O'Keefe,Hayley Santaflorentina

Coffee Break: OpenAI, Amazon Colluding With Trump Against Anthropic

As the stakes of the AI race rise the strain is showing via a number of conflicts within and between industry players like OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, Meta, the Trump administration, the broader public and a series of radical financial moves.

By Nat Wilson Turner

Trump threatens France with 100% tariffs on wine

U.S. President Donald Trump warned France of the risks of a new trade war and threatened to impose 100% tariffs on French wines and champagne if Paris does not repeal the digital tax on American technology companies.

In interview, US drug czar highlights unprecedented cooperation from Mexico, crediting a fear of Trump

Sara Carter, in charge of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, said the U.S. government saw "significant progress in Mexico, especially with El Mencho" because the Mexican government "knows that President Trump means what he says" about targeting cartels. The post In interview, US drug czar highlights unprecedented cooperation from Mexico, crediting a fear of Trump appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff

Trump, the lying loser - Tehran Times

Trump, the lying loser  Tehran Times