Top U.S. Senate Republican says waiting for White House gun proposal
The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate repeated on Tuesday that he would not commit to bringing gun control legislation up for consideration until the White House comes forward with its own proposal.
Factbox: Trump administration departures, firings, reassignments
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton is the latest in a series of notable advisers to quit, be fired or otherwise change roles under Donald Trump, whose administration has had the highest senior-level staff churn rate of the past five U.S. presid…
Bolton’s departure shows failure of U.S. ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran: Rouhani adviser
An adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of his national security adviser John Bolton pointed to the failure of Washington’s “maximum pressure strategy” against Iran.
Mexico says will focus on arms smuggling at U.S. meeting on migrant flows
Mexico said it would press the United States to halt arms smuggling across its border with Mexico at a pivotal meeting in Washington on Tuesday called to review progress in efforts to curb a recent surge in Central American migrant flows.
Trump fires Bolton, foreign policy hawk, citing strong disagreements
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton amid disagreements with his hard-line aide over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.
Reactions to Trump firing of John Bolton, foreign policy hawk
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton amid disagreements with the hard-line aide over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.
Kremlin says Bolton ouster is U.S.’ domestic affair: Interfax
The ouster of U.S. national security adviser John Bolton is an internal affair of the United States and Moscow is not interfering in it, Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Tuesday.
Democrats increase pressure on Trump, Republicans with new gun bills
U.S. Democrats, looking to heighten their profile on the hot-button issue of gun control, prepared to move forward on Tuesday with new measures aimed at curbing gun violence, while President Donald Trump also planned to huddle with Republican leaders.
Factbox: Democratic presidential candidates back gun restrictions after mass shootings
In the month since shooting sprees in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people, Democrats running for president are pointing to inaction in Washington as evidence they should be elected, offering their own plans and proposals to curtail gun violence.
Trump fires hardline adviser Bolton over foreign policy disagreements
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton amid disagreements with his hardline aide over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.
