There’s a smart way to pay for infrastructure. Trump can tell Congress how | Editorial

President Donald Trump ran on rebuilding the nation's roads, rails and ports, a priority that members of both parties share. Yet no additional miles of highway, no new runways, no more miles of track will be built without a substantial infusion of federal money.

US sets new record for censoring, withholding gov’t files

The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn't find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according to an Associated Press analysis of new data. The calculations cover eight months under President Donald Trump, the first hints about how his administration complies with the Freedom of Information Act.

Trump: Not much political support for raising age limits on gun sales

Democrats criticised the US president after he failed to act despite repeated promises to support a higher age limit on buying firearms. US president Donald Trump said he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ".

Trump doesn’t set age for guns, defers on arming teachers

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ." Trump's tweet came after his White House put out a plan to combat school shootings that doesn't increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 - an idea Trump publicly favored just last month - and leaves the question of arming teachers to states and local communities.

Tim Scott Tells ‘Communities Of Color’ To Celebrate Trump Tax…

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina believes minorities and African-Americans should be celebrating President Donald Trump's tax cuts and pointed to black unemployment hitting historic lows under the president's leadership. "I think this is an exciting piece of legislation that every single American from coast to coast should be celebrating, especially in communities of color," Scott said Monday on "Fox & Friends."

Trump plan for school security includes armed school staff

The White House said Sunday that the federal government will help provide "rigorous firearms training" for qualified volunteer school personnel as part of a package of policy changes he will proposal after the mass shootings in Parkland, Fla. President Donald Trump will call on states to pass measures allowing police to remove weapons or prevent gun sales for those who pose a threat.

Analysis: The math behind Democrats’ quest to win Pennsylvania special election

A volunteer places campaign signs for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone outside the VFW Post 4793, March 5, 2018 in Waynesburg, Pa. Saccone is running in a tight race for the vacated seat of Congressman Tim Murphy against Conor Lamb.

Trump backs off call for raising minimum age to buy gun

In this Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooter opened fire on the campus. Emergency calls from parents and students during the Florida high school massacre show 911 operators at first trying to grasp the enormity of the emergency and then calmly trying to gather information to assist arriving law enforcement officers.

In tight Pa. House race, Saccone leans on Trump and his base

Republican Rick Saccone, right, acknowledges the crowd during a campaign rally with President Donald Trump, Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Moon Township, Pa. Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb in a special election being held on March 13 for the Pennsylvania 18th Congressional District vacated by Republican Tim Murphy.

US officials: NKorea will face no more conditions for talks

Trump administration officials say there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a first-ever meeting of the two nation's leaders beyond the North's promise not to resume nuclear testing and missile flights or publicly criticize U.S.-South Korean military exercises.

Trump to “keep America great” in 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has said his slogan for his second presidential bid would be "keep America great", building on his previous slogan "make America great again". "Our new slogan when we start running in, can you believe it, two years from now, is going to be 'Keep America Great' exclamation point," Trump said Saturday evening at a Pennsylvania rally.