Trump says U.S.-Australia relations are strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held talks at the White House on Friday, and Trump later praised Australia’s merit-based immigration system while Turnbull said the two countries were tak…
Florida governor proposes tighter gun restrictions in wake of school shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a proposal on Friday to increase restrictions on buying guns and to strengthen school safety measures after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in the state last week.
Corporate America under pressure to cut ties with NRA
(Reuters) – Some of the biggest names in corporate America are coming under mounting pressure on Friday to cut ties with the National Rifle Association as gun safety activists intensified calls for a boycott in the wake of last week’s Florida high scho…
Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates expected to plead guilty Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign aide Rick Gates will plead guilty on Friday afternoon to charges of conspiracy against the United States and lying to investigators from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office, according …
Trump says he wants to review U.S. military policy of gun-free zones on bases
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted to review the U.S. military’s policy of having bases be gun-free zones, noting that some soldiers killed in a shooting spree several years ago at one facility had been exp…
Pentagon makes recommendations to White House on transgender individuals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has made his recommendations to the White House on transgender individuals serving in the military, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump’s call last year for a ban on such se…
Oprah Winfrey says ‘definitely not’ running for U.S. president
(Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey put to rest any lingering questions about a potential 2020 bid for the presidency, declaring on a late-night talk show on Thursday that she was “definitely not running.”
U.S. court blocks Trump administration from ending oil, gas waste rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from delaying or ending an Obama-era rule aimed at preventing oil and gas leaks during production, according to court documents, marking the fourth time either Congress or…
Former Trump campaign aide expected to plead guilty in Russia probe: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rick Gates, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday in a federal investigation into Russia’s role in the election, the New York Times reported, a sign that he …
Enterprise to end discounts for NRA members on three of its brands
(Reuters) – U.S. car rental company Enterprise Holdings Inc said it would end discount programs for three of its brands with members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), following a shooting that killed 17 at a Florida high school.
