NRAa s LaPierre: Ita s time to get lower-court vacancies filled

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, told NRA members on Saturday it's time for the dozens of vacancies on federal courts to get filled and it's up to them to back President Trump long enough to appoint the new lower-court judges and reshape the U.S. Supreme Court "forever." "When Obama said he wanted to transform America, he did just that," Mr. LaPierre said at the NRA's annual meeting of members.

Trumpa s Day 99 includes offshore drilling executive order, NRA convention

President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling is unlikely to reach its goals anytime soon, but instead will kick off a yearslong review and a legal battle. The day before his 100th in office, Trump took his step Friday toward dismantling a key part of Barack Obama's environmental legacy.

Trump to NRA: Assault on gun rights is over

Trump to NRA: The 'assault' on gun rights is over Trump is only the second president to address the National Rifle Association convention. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2pdvw1f ATLANTA - President Trump spent the eve of his 100th day in office with some of his most fervent supporters, talking about two of his favorite topics: Gun rights and his surprise win of the November election.

Trump talks to NRA in Atlanta as Georgia debates guns on college campuses

The NRA kicks off its annual meeting in Atlanta at a time Georgia is in the middle of two hot debates - one over who will represent the state's 6th Congressional District, and another on whether Republican Gov. Nathan Deal should sign a bill allowing registered gun owners to carry firearms on public college campuses. House Bill 280 is a more restrictive version of legislation the governor vetoed last year.

Trump to NRA: ‘You have a true friend in the White House’

Sherry Hughes, of Sturgis, S.D., watches on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017. Sherry Hughes, of Sturgis, S.D., watches on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017.

Big weekend: President, protesters and press

There are two momentous political events to consider this weekend, and they are polar opposites. First, we have President Trump , who will step out on the broad stage of a major arena in Pennsylvania Saturday night for one of his favorite activities: a massive, grass-roots rally to affirm his first 100 days in office and to connect with the voters that love him.

Turkey’s electoral board releases final referendum tally

A voter initiative in New Mexico's capital city is being pitched as an educational lifeline for impoverished preschool-aged children and chided as the latest example of local government overreach sweeping... A voter initiative in New Mexico's capital city is being pitched as an educational lifeline for impoverished preschool-aged children and chided as the latest example of local government overreach sweeping progressive US cities. A Kentucky doctor who was dragged off a United flight after he refused to give up his seat to crew members has reached a settlement with the airline for an undisclosed amount.

Great Dane weighs 15 stone and could be UK’s biggest dog

Henry Winkler and Ron Howard lead tributes to their Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played feisty teenager Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 'of a suspected heroin overdose' Tragic last photos of 14-year-old and his grandmother who went missing while hiking in the Grand Canyon are discovered after search crews find his GoPro attached to his backpack Facelift at Fox: How James and Lachlan Murdoch fired Ailes and O'Reilly and are now set to battle for control of dad Rupert's 'band-of-pirates' empire North Korea arrests US citizen at Pyongyang Airport after he had been in the country for a month to discuss relief efforts Trump is greeted by fans at his Washington hotel as he dines with Melania, Ivanka and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin ahead of next week's major tax announcement North Korea WILL launch a nuclear strike if Trump attacks, warns foreign ministry spokesman who promises ... (more)

Elizabeth Banks is pretty as a petal for animal benefit

Henry Winkler and Ron Howard lead tributes to their Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played feisty teenager Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 'of a suspected heroin overdose' Tragic last photos of 14-year-old and his grandmother who went missing while hiking in the Grand Canyon are discovered after search crews find his GoPro attached to his backpack Facelift at Fox: How James and Lachlan Murdoch fired Ailes and O'Reilly and are now set to battle for control of dad Rupert's 'band-of-pirates' empire North Korea arrests US citizen at Pyongyang Airport after he had been in the country for a month to discuss relief efforts Trump is greeted by fans at his Washington hotel as he dines with Melania, Ivanka and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin ahead of next week's major tax announcement North Korea WILL launch a nuclear strike if Trump attacks, warns foreign ministry spokesman who promises ... (more)

Driver handed ticket for going 152km/h in a 110km/h zone

Henry Winkler and Ron Howard lead tributes to their Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played feisty teenager Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 'of a suspected heroin overdose' Tragic last photos of 14-year-old and his grandmother who went missing while hiking in the Grand Canyon are discovered after search crews find his GoPro attached to his backpack Facelift at Fox: How James and Lachlan Murdoch fired Ailes and O'Reilly and are now set to battle for control of dad Rupert's 'band-of-pirates' empire North Korea arrests US citizen at Pyongyang Airport after he had been in the country for a month to discuss relief efforts Trump is greeted by fans at his Washington hotel as he dines with Melania, Ivanka and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin ahead of next week's major tax announcement North Korea WILL launch a nuclear strike if Trump attacks, warns foreign ministry spokesman who promises ... (more)

NHS sex disease clinics text partners anonymously

'Now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on Earth': Henry Winkler leads tributes to Happy Days co-star Erin Moran after actress who played Joanie Cunningham dies aged 56 Tragic last photos of 14-year-old and his grandmother who went missing while hiking in the Grand Canyon are discovered after search crews find his GoPro attached to his backpack Rupert Murdoch phones Trump every week to talk strategy and commiserated with Sean Spicer over Hitler and 'Holocaust Center' gaffe Air marshal's loaded gun is found by a passenger in an airplane bathroom on Delta flight from the UK to New York 'It's the four things I hate all in one sentence': Anthony Bourdain doesn't hold back on his opinion of Starbucks new unicorn frappuccino President Trump and Melania insist on personally awarding Purple Heart to Afghanistan veteran after being 'so moved' by his bravery as they visit ... (more)

.com | Trump jnr’s in crosshairs over prairie dog hunt in Montana

Donald Trump jnr will be targeting more than just Montana's Republican voters on Friday and Saturday when he helps Greg Gianforte campaign for an open US House seat. A prairie dog hunt is also on the agenda for the four-city tour for President Donald Trump's son and Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur up against Democrat Rob Quist in the May 25 election for the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.