WASHINGTON — The recent anti-Muslim attack in Portland, Oregon, has highlighted an alarming rise in hate crimes across the U.S. targeting Muslims, African-Americans and other groups. But hate crimes against Native Americans often don’t often make headlines, which they say is part of a pattern of discrimination and violence dating back generations. They worry they may […]
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement signed by his predecessor, Barack Obama, but will try to negotiate a better deal to benefit American businesses and taxpayers. Ending days of speculation about what course he would take, Trump announced he is ending U.S. […]
The White House communications director has resigned in what could be the first of several changes in President Donald Trump’s senior staff as he attempts to shape a response to investigations of his aides’ links to Russia. Mike Dubke, a Republican consultant, is leaving the communications post after just three months on the job. Dubke […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday disparaged the appointment of a special counsel to investigate his campaign’s links to Russian interests in last year’s presidential election, calling it “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!” In a pair of early morning comments on his Twitter account, Trump complained that a special […]