Is President Trump changing course — again — on gun control? Trump met Thursday night with a lobbyist from the National Rifle Association, later describing the meeting as “Good (Great)” in a tweet. Good (Great) meeting in the Oval Office tonight with the NRA! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March …
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Sessions silent no longer in face of Trump’s wrath
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions absorbed every taunt and Twitter bomb lobbed his way by a displeased boss. Like so many political rivals he dispatched during a scorched-earth campaign for the White House, President Trump publicly shamed his attorney general as weak or beleaguered. Sessions quickly responded Wednesday to …
Read More »Russia Probe Looms as Possible Election Year Issue
WASHINGTON — In recent weeks, the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia has intensified, raising the prospect that the probe could become an issue in advance of the November midterm congressional elections. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort made another appearance in federal court …
Read More »Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Spark Fears of Trade War, Price Hikes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports sparked concerns of a trade war Friday, with emerging markets trading lower and some world leaders threatening to take retaliatory measures. Japan’s Nikkei share average fell to a more than two-week low Friday. The Nikkei ended …
Read More »Most Americans say Donald Trump is racist, new poll says
WASHINGTON—More than half of Americans, including large majorities of Blacks and Hispanics, think President Donald Trump is a racist. More than half think his policies have made things worse for Hispanics and Muslims, and nearly half say they’ve made things worse for African Americans. According to a new poll by …
Read More »‘Take the guns first’: Trump angers gun lobby, Republicans with surprising gun control talk
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump’s televised meeting on guns ended with a gun control activist gleefully tweeting out an image of people eating popcorn and a gun rights group calling him “the gun-grabber-in-chief.” In summary: Trump, whose best-known position on guns is his proposal to arm teachers, started talking like one …
Read More »Not cutting ties with Pakistan: US diplomat
WASHINGTON – A senior State Department official has gone on record to state that the United States was not thinking of cutting ties with Pakistan. In an interview with Media, Acting State Department South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Alice Wells said the US considered Pakistan essential to resolving the …
Read More »Trump Urges Prison Reform, Not Sentencing Overhaul, After Pushback
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday urged U.S. lawmakers to move ahead with legislation to help prisoners prepare for life after release, but he stopped short of calling for broader reforms such as changing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes. Arguing that a wider overhaul lacks congressional support, the …
Read More »US Task Force Will Target Opioid Crisis ‘at Its Root’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new initiative Tuesday that will target painkiller manufacturers and distributors who overprescribe and allow the misuse of prescription drugs by addicts. The initiative, Sessions said, will tackle the opioid crisis “at its root.” The Prescription Interdiction and Litigation (PIL) Task Force …
Read More »NSA Director: Trump Has Given No Specific Order to Combat Russian Meddling in 2018 Election
WASHINGTON — A top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has given him no specific instructions to combat Russian meddling in the 2018 congressional elections that mirrors Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential contest aimed at helping Trump win. “I’ve never been given any specific direction to …
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