Two top White House advisers may leave over tensions with Trump: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Longstanding friction between U.S. President Donald Trump and two top aides, the National Security Adviser and the Chief of Staff, has grown to a point that either or both might quit soon, four senior administration officials said. Both H.R....
Former Trump campaign aide expected to plead guilty in Russia probe: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Gates, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was expected to plead guilty as soon as Friday in a federal investigation into Russia’s role in the election, the New York Times reported, a sign that he will likely...
British actor Stephen Fry reveals battle with prostate cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Stephen Fry said on Friday he has had surgery to remove his prostate after battling cancer for two months, adding in a video posted on Friday that the operation appears to have been successful. The 60-year-old actor was part of the...
U.S. judge in Russia probe orders sealed hearing in Gates case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has ordered a closed hearing for Friday in the Russia probe case of Rick Gates, a former campaign aide for President Donald Trump, according to a court filing on Thursday. The hearing will deal with Gates’ attorneys request to...
Trump says arming some teachers would stop shootings ‘instantly’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pushed his call to arm teachers following last week’s school massacre in Florida, saying on Thursday it would be limited to those with military or special training but “would solve the problem instantly.” He raised...
‘Get a grip’: Jennifer Lawrence offended over plunging dress furor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Lawrence on Wednesday blasted a controversy over a photo of her wearing a plunging black dress outside on a cold London day as sexist, ridiculous and “not feminism.” The Oscar-winning star, 27, said in a Facebook posting that she was...
Florida school massacre survivors push lawmakers for assault gun ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of teenaged survivors of the second deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history marched on Florida’s capital on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to ban sales of assault rifles of the sort used to kill 17 students and...
Mueller ups pressure on Trump campaign aides with new charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday stepped up pressure on two former Trump campaign aides to cooperate in his probe into possible collusion with Russia, unsealing a criminal charge against a lawyer for lying to Mueller’s...
Mueller charges lawyer with false statements in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special counsel who is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has charged an attorney with lying about his communications with Rick Gates, a former aide to Donald Trump’s campaign. Special Counsel...
U.S. top court rejects challenge to California gun waiting period
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a blow to gun rights activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to California’s 10-day waiting period for firearms purchases that is intended to guard against impulsive violence and suicides. The court’s action...