NORFOLK, VA (AP) — New presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg traveled to the city that hosts the world’s largest Navy base on Monday and blasted President Donald Trump over the recent ouster of the nation’s Navy secretary. For the first stop of his Democratic campaign, Bloomberg went to Norfolk, where he criticized Trump over the firing…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — U.S. employers sharply stepped up their hiring in June, adding a robust 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy’s durability after more than a decade of expansion. The strength of the jobs report the Labor Department issued Friday could complicate a decision for the Federal Reserve late this month on whether…
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over the values that have served for decades as the foundation of their cooperation as they face calls to fend off threats to economic growth. “A free and open economy is the basis for peace and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A House committee is poised to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress — the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy, acrimonious court battle between House Democrats and President Donald Trump’s administration over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report . House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler scheduled a Wednesday vote…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller’s full report after learning the special counsel’s findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages, while President Donald Trump boasted of total exonerationbased on a four-page summary by his attorney general. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General…
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020, but vows she’s “not going anywhere.” The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 . Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, “I’m…
BEIJING (AP) — With China and the United States opening the door to a meeting next month between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, hopes are rising for a potential easing of tensions in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Worries about the increased tariffs the two sides have imposed on each…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s appearance at the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 10:20 a.m. President Donald Trump is holding up the whole world. Trump ran a bit late for his once-a-year speech at the U.N. General Assembly, forcing organizers to change the order of speakers. Trump was scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local): 10:30 p.m. James Comey, the FBI director who was fired last year by President Donald Trump, is urging voters to support Democrats in November’s midterm elections. Comey says on Twitter that the “Republican Congress has…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) President Trump is facing criticism from lawmakers and world leaders alike after reneging on the G7 Summit Communique shortly after Air Force One departed Quebeq on Saturday. Trump came under fire following a fury of tweets over the weekend, causing many lawmakers to question his motives. Congressman Lacy Clay stated, “To…