U.S. appeals court orders new review of Trump transgender military ban
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a lower court judge to reconsider her ruling against U.S. President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender people serving in the military, a policy that had already been allowed to go into effect by the U.S…
Four candidates at top of Trump’s list to replace Sarah Sanders: source
U.S. President Donald Trump has four leading candidates under consideration to replace outgoing White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, a Trump confidant said on Friday.
Lawyers pitch plan to include entire U.S. in opioid settlement talks
Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel plan on Friday that would allow every community nationally to participate in negotiating billions of…
Trump reverses course, says ‘of course’ he would report foreign interference
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reversed course over whether he would report foreign interference in a political campaign to U.S. law enforcement, telling Fox News in an interview he would “of course” contact authorities.
Trump says will not fire White House adviser Conway
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not fire White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, even though a government watchdog found she had violated U.S. law by making political statements in her official role and called for her ouster.
Calm prevails in Memphis neighborhood two days after fatal shooting, amid police patrols
Police helicopters and squad cars patrolled the Memphis neighborhood overnight into Friday morning where a young black man was fatally shot by federal agents, with residents appearing to heed calls for calm a day after sometimes violent street demonstr…
Trump: Ex-lawyer McGahn ‘may have been confused’ in Russia probe
Former White House lawyer Don McGahn “may have been confused” during his testimony as part of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Friday.
Citizens, activists hope for peace after clash with Memphis police
The Memphis community where a young black man was slain this week by federal agents as they tried to arrest him remained tense after a night of violent protests, but community activists and a mayoral candidate hoped the weekend would be calm.
Pence urges spending to repair well-worn U.S. national parks
Against the backdrop of Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Geyser, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged Congress to dedicate billions of dollars in federal energy revenues for repairs to aging facilities at America’s national parks.
Police say black man killed in Memphis was sought in shooting
A young black man slain by federal agents as they tried to arrest him in Memphis, touching off violent protests, was wanted in the shooting of a man in Mississippi earlier this month, law enforcement officials said on Thursday.
