NRA honors FCC chair with rifle for repealing ‘net neutrality’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday honored the head of the Federal Communications Commission with a rifle after braving death threats and other opposition as he worked to undo the Obama administration’s 2015 net neutr…
Corporate partners cut cord with NRA as gun control debate rages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fallout over last week’s shooting rampage at a Florida high school started to take its toll on the National Rifle Association’s roster of corporate partners on Friday as a half dozen companies severed marketing ties with the gu…
Trump, Australia’s Turnbull seek common ground on trade, China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held talks on Friday at the White House where the two leaders sought to put aside previous tensions, but divisions on trade remained.
New indictment alleges Manafort payments to former European politicians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new indictment filed on Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller alleges that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly paid former senior European politicians in 2012 and 2013 to lobby for the pro…
Trump: Chief of staff Kelly to settle Kushner security dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he will leave it to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to settle a security clearance dispute involving son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner, but left little doubt he wants the case settl…
Corporate partners cut cord with NRA as ground shifts in gun debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half a dozen U.S. companies have abruptly cut ties with the National Rifle Association as gun safety activists on Friday intensified calls for a boycott in the wake of last week’s Florida high school massacre.
Indicted Missouri governor resigns from post with GOP governors group
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, under indictment for invasion of privacy in connection with the cover-up of an extramarital affair, has resigned from a leadership position with the Republican Governors Association, the organization said on…
Florida governor proposes new gun sale limits after school shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott, a loyal ally of the U.S. gun lobby under mounting pressure to act in the aftermath of last week’s deadly mass shooting, urged state lawmakers on Friday to tighten access to firearms for young peop…
Former Trump campaign aide pleads guilty in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators, and he is cooperating with a federal probe into Russi…
Former Trump campaign aide set to plead guilty in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators, according to court documents, in a sign he will li…
