HOUSTON—Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump remains in the lead in most polls and is even tying Senator Ted Cruz in Cruz’s home state of Texas. But things could change. “[Trump’s] persona is brash and speak-your-mind,” said Kirby Goidel, who works on public policy research at Texas A & M University, adding that Trump and his […]
Republican U.S. presidential front-runner Donald Trump is drawing rebukes from across the world for proposing a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States until the country’s leaders can “figure out what is going on” about possible new terrorist attacks. White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Tuesday called Trump’s rhetoric “offensive and toxic,” […]
WHITE HOUSE—A day after U.S. President Barack Obama said the fight against the Islamic State militant group should not be defined as one between America and Islam, the White House is reinforcing that message, while urging Muslim-Americans in the United States to do their part. “We would like to see leaders in the Muslim community stand […]
U.S. stock prices fell sharply Friday amid signs of weak price growth and disappointing earnings from some major American department stores. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 150 points at the opening bell after luxury retail giant Nordstrom reported earnings that fell below forecasts. Nordstrom stocks fell more than 15 percent to $53.50 after the […]