Tariffs on steel and aluminum were declared by President Donald Trump on Thursday, exempting Canada and Mexico and inviting other nations to work harder to avoid undercutting the value of American products. […]
Trump invokes tariffs despite pushback
Tariff plan may skip Canada, Mexico
Mexico, Canada and certain other nations may be exempted from President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. The White House announced on Wednesday that the “national security carve-outs” would be […]
North Korea might give up its nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un announced Tuesday that he was open to giving up his nation’s nuclear weapons if the United States agreed to direct talks with his government. The announcement comes […]
Ryan asks Trump to drop tariffs proposal
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and others on Monday sought to get President Donald Trump to recant on his pledge to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. But the president […]
Doubts pile up about police response
New doubts about the efforts of law enforcement in the Feb. 14 shootings at a Florida high school that took the lives of 17 people surfaced on Thursday, as a report indicates […]
Imported steel, aluminum tariffs pledged
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel, a change which some believe could trigger a trade war with China and other nations. The stock markets […]
Trump backs gun curbs opposed by NRA?
President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that he would support stricter changes to curb gun violence, measures opposed by the National Rifle Association. According to the Associated Press, the president “appeared to […]
Gun control bill advances in Florida
After a four-hour hearing, a committee of the Florida House of Representatives voted 23-6 to approve a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21 […]
High court won’t hear “Dreamers” case
The fate of “Dreamers”– persons brought illegally into the United States as children – will continue to work its way through the lower federal courts as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday […]
Fla. ban on sale of all guns to under-21?
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that he supported a ban in his state on the sale of all firearms to anyone under the age of 21. He also called for […]
