Trump to listen to trading partners for great deals, aide Hassett says

Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu  |  USA TODAY President Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ as stock market plunges President Donald Trump spent the weekend at a golf tournament in Florida as the stock market continued to plunge. WASHINGTON – White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett played down economic concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying the … Read more

Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York gun restrictions

Andrew Chung  |  Reuters Law banning gun sales for adults under 21 unconstitutional: Appeals court US Appeals Court rules federal law banning gun sales to adults under 21 unconstitutional, citing Second Amendment rights. Straight Arrow News The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a challenge to New York firearms restrictions adopted shortly after the justices struck down the … Read more

Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath

Ahmed Rasheed  |  Reuters AGHDAD, April 7 (Reuters) – Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with the U.S. Trump administration, 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials told Reuters. The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately … Read more

Book ban at military service academies draws flak from Congress

Secretary of Defense Hegseth says ‘nobody’s texting war plans’ Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “nobody’s texting war plans” and pushed back against the characterization of the leaked information. WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress demanded answers from the Pentagon on reported book bans at the service’s elite academies, a new policy that is meant remove … Read more