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Trump to Senators: ‘You’re afraid of the NRA’

U.S. President Donald Trump held a roundtable discussion on gun control Wednesday with a group of senators, during which he accused them of being "afraid" of the National Rifle Association, the...

Microsoft, Justice Department in showdown over foreign-stored data

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft will face off against each other Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether tech companies’ desire to protect user data is...

First openly transgender recruit joins US military

The first openly transgender recruit has passed both the physical and medical exams and signed a contract to join the U.S. military, the Pentagon confirmed. " confirms that as of Feb. 23,...

Trump Announces ‘Largest Ever’ Sanctions on North Korea

WHITE HOUSE — After announcing what he called the "largest ever" set of sanctions against North Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a "phase two" if the measures aren't effective. "If...

Trump: Give guns to teachers who ‘want them’

WHITE HOUSE — For the second day in a row, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at length about school safety, advocating arming teachers with guns to thwart campus massacres. "Unless we have...

Much Senate sniping, little action on immigration

CAPITOL HILL — Partisan sniping dominated U.S. Senate deliberations one day after the chamber voted to launch debate on immigration reform, including the fate of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States...

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