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US President Donald Trump planted a new sapling on Tuesday to replace a nearly 200-year-old tree at the White House -- dubbing it a "MAGAnolia" after his "Make America Great Again" slogan.

The historic "Jackson Magnolia", believed to have been planted by president Andrew Jackson in the 19th century, was chopped down for safety reasons on Monday.

While President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to roil China, Vice President JD Vance created an uproar of his own after making comments about “Chinese peasants” that quickly spread throughout the foreign country – and incited the fury of Beijing officials.

That’s according to CNN, which reported Tuesday that Vance’s comments in a Fox News interview last Thursday have since shot to the top of one of China’s leading social media platforms Weibo.

by Jennifer Shutt, Daily Montanan

April 8, 2025

A prominent civil liberties organization celebrated the courtroom win handed to The Associated Press on Tuesday in a legal ruling that made near-identical points as the group did over two months ago.

The victory lap came after U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden scorched the Trump White House’s expulsion of the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One as “brazen” and likely unconstitutional.

President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social account on Tuesday that he'd met with House Speaker Mike Johnson and "conservative" members to talk about ongoing budget talks. Trump promises that he's supportive of spending cuts.

"I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members, all great people. I let them know that, I AM FOR MAJOR SPENDING CUTS!" he wrote in all capital letters. "WE ARE GOING TO DO REDUCTIONS, hopefully in excess of $1 Trillion Dollars, all of which will go into 'The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.' I, along with House Members and Senators, will be pushing very hard to get these large scale Spending Cuts done, but we must get the Bill approved NOW. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Reports claimed President Donald Trump wanted the U.S. government to fund a military parade for his 79th birthday, though Politico cited the White House saying that report is false. The idea of a Trump military parade inspired one Army veteran to ask why her generation never got their parade after serving in a war.

In 2018, Trump wanted a grand parade but ultimately called it off because it would cost approximately $92 million. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Takis Karantonis, the chair of Virginia’s Arlington County Board, told Politico on Monday that there have been discussions with Trump administration officials about such a parade.

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a victory to The Associated Press’ challenge over the Trump White House’s expulsion of the news outlet from the Oval Office and Air Force One.

The ruling came two months after President Donald Trump's administration barred AP journalists from accessing certain White House spaces and events following its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Former Republican strategist Tim Miller, who now runs The Bulwark podcast, does not pity those who endorsed President Donald Trump and are now losing huge investments.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace showed a clip of Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, who raged that he lost $7 million on the first day of the market crash. By Monday, he estimated he'd lost $20 million, calling it "Orange Monday" instead of "Black Monday."

President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" could become "the defining failure of his second term," according to The Atlantic's Jonathan Chait.

Many have criticized House Democrats for their "oddly sedate, almost academic in its nuance" video response to Trump, the staff writer said. However, he surmised that most of the party has enacted a "decade-old strategy designed to co-opt Trump’s appeal to working-class voters by backing away from the party’s general support for free trade under Bill Clinton and Barack Obama."

Vice President JD Vance led a barrage of MAGA-inspired attacks against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday in a rare public rebuke of the former Republican leader over his refusal to support a key Pentagon nominee.

The war of words ignited shortly after McConnell found himself the lone Republican vote against Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s selection to be the Defense Department’s top policy strategist.

The White House has stopped posting any of its spending moves, which dodges a law passed during President Donald Trump's first term.

Writing for The Washington Post, law professor Samuel R. Bagenstos said the second Trump administration is dismissing the legislative powers outlined in federal law, giving Congress the power to decide how taxpayer dollars are spent.

President Donald Trump told Republican senators he is open to major tax changes — raising tax rates on high-earning Americans, according to Semafor.

The comments came last week during a sitdown on his agenda with Senate Budget Committee Republicans.