Trump to Skip Correspondents’ Dinner. But Talk Radio? He’s In. President Trump — buffeted by rumbling trade tensions with China, delicate negotiations with North Korea and fallout from the Russia investigation — took a few minutes this week to reach for the media equivalent of Linus’s blanket: New York City […]
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After Parkland shooting, Fox Valley schools adding cameras, bullet-resistant glass and increased security checks In the nearly two months since a fatal shooting at a Florida high school, some Fox Valley districts are experiencing heightened focus on security at their own schools. In St. Charles, where discussions about large-scale security […]
Trump administration backs Asian-American students in Harvard admissions lawsuit The Trump administration threw its weight Friday behind a student group that says Harvard University discriminates against Asian-Americans in its admissions process, urging a federal judge Friday not to keep years’ worth of admissions records under wraps. The move by the […]
Trump Aims New Threat at China as Mnuchin Warns of Trade War President Trump defended his pugnacious approach to trade policy on Friday and the Treasury secretary warned there could be a trade war with China, as Mr. Trump doubled down on a White House plan to punish Beijing by […]
Rep. Ralph Norman pulls out own gun to make a point about violence Republican Rep. Ralph Norman pulled out his loaded, personal .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun Friday and laid it on the table at a diner where he was meeting with his constituents in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Norman […]
Chief of Staff Advised a Resistant Trump to Fire the E.P.A. Chief John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, told President Trump last week that Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, needed to go following damaging allegations about ethical infractions and spending irregularities, according […]
Scientists call for boycott of South Korean university over killer robot fears At least 50 artificial intelligence (AI) scientists from around the world called for a boycott of a South Korean university over concerns it was working with a defense company to research autonomous weapons, or “killer robots.” In announcing […]
White House Tries to Pull Nafta Back From Brink as Deadlines Loom After months of fraught negotiations and stalled talks, the Trump administration is aiming to announce a preliminary deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement this month, moving to resolve one trading conflict as a separate clash with […]
‘Heartbroken’ Mayor attacks Government over latest London ‘murders’ London’s Mayor says he is “angered and heartbroken” about ongoing deaths in the capital as he heaped further pressure on the Government about rising levels of violent crime. Sadiq Khan highlighted that crime had risen across the country since 2014 as he […]
There’s a better strategy than tariffs for countering Beijing’s tactics, former ambassador says Instead of relying on tariffs, the U.S. should partner with its allies to restrict Chinese investment in certain sectors, until those same sectors are opened up to Western investment in China, the former U.S. ambassador to China […]
