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The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military amid a furor over a Trump administration order to obscure the Navy ship named for the late Sen. John McCain from view during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Japan. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told his chief of staff on Friday to speak with the White House military office “and reaffirm his mandate that the Department…

Video How do authorities in the medical community respond to mass shootings? Dr. Marc Siegel says that triaging victims is a major key to saving lives in a mass shooting situation. The Virginia Beach shooter who killed 12 people and wounded several others in a municipal complex on Friday had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, officials said Sunday. The gunman, identified as 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was an engineer with the city’s…

“I fully expect these tariffs to go on to at least the 5 percent level on June 10,” acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo trade By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 06/02/2019 10:29 AM EDT Updated 06/02/2019 12:51 PM EDT 2019-06-02T12:51-0400 President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about his threat to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico over his concerns of illegal…

Donald Trump will land in the UK on Monday amid anger over comments made by his ambassador suggesting the NHS should be “on the table” in future trade negotiations. His visit also came as cabinet ministers vying for the Tory leadership suggested they could tear up plans for the Chinese tech giant Huawei to build parts of the UK’s 5G network, after the ambassador, Woody Johnson, warned it was “a…

Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) on Sunday said Democrats who support impeaching President TrumpDonald John TrumpLondon mayor says UK is ‘on the wrong side of history’ with Trump visit Hickenlooper booed in San Francisco for denouncing socialism Cuomo calls Trump base ‘mostly middle aged angry white males’ MORE should “buy a spine” and do it. But he also said they’d regret it, pointing to polls that show a minority…

“I fully expect these tariffs to go on to at least the 5 percent level on June 10,” acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo trade By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 06/02/2019 10:29 AM EDT Updated 06/02/2019 12:51 PM EDT 2019-06-02T12:51-0400 President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about his threat to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico over his concerns of illegal…

Acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyMexican president on Trump immigration tariffs: ‘America First is a fallacy’ Dow futures plummet after Trump announces new Mexico tariffs Trump announces tariffs on Mexico over immigration MORE said Sunday that it wasn’t “unreasonable” for an administration staffer to ask that the USS McCain be hidden during President TrumpDonald John TrumpLondon mayor says UK is ‘on the wrong side of…

Video How do authorities in the medical community respond to mass shootings? Dr. Marc Siegel says that triaging victims is a major key to saving lives in a mass shooting situation. The Virginia Beach shooter who killed 12 people and wounded several others in a municipal complex on Friday had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, officials said Sunday. The gunman, identified as 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was an engineer with the city’s…

“I fully expect these tariffs to go on to at least the 5 percent level on June 10,” acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo trade By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 06/02/2019 10:29 AM EDT Updated 06/02/2019 12:51 PM EDT 2019-06-02T12:51-0400 President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about his threat to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico over his concerns of illegal…

Acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyMexican president on Trump immigration tariffs: ‘America First is a fallacy’ Dow futures plummet after Trump announces new Mexico tariffs Trump announces tariffs on Mexico over immigration MORE said Sunday that it wasn’t “unreasonable” for an administration staffer to ask that the USS McCain be hidden during President TrumpDonald John TrumpLondon mayor says UK is ‘on the wrong side of…

Video How do authorities in the medical community respond to mass shootings? Dr. Marc Siegel says that triaging victims is a major key to saving lives in a mass shooting situation. The Virginia Beach shooter who killed 12 people and wounded several others in a municipal complex on Friday had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, officials said Sunday. The gunman, identified as 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was an engineer with the city’s…

“I fully expect these tariffs to go on to at least the 5 percent level on June 10,” acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo trade By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 06/02/2019 10:29 AM EDT Updated 06/02/2019 12:51 PM EDT 2019-06-02T12:51-0400 President Donald Trump is “deadly serious” about his threat to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico over his concerns of illegal…

Acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyMexican president on Trump immigration tariffs: ‘America First is a fallacy’ Dow futures plummet after Trump announces new Mexico tariffs Trump announces tariffs on Mexico over immigration MORE said Sunday that it wasn’t “unreasonable” for an administration staffer to ask that the USS McCain be hidden during President TrumpDonald John TrumpLondon mayor says UK is ‘on the wrong side of…

Video How do authorities in the medical community respond to mass shootings? Dr. Marc Siegel says that triaging victims is a major key to saving lives in a mass shooting situation. The Virginia Beach shooter who killed 12 people and wounded several others in a municipal complex on Friday had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, officials said Sunday. The gunman, identified as 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was an engineer with the city’s…

The estranged husband of a Connecticut mother who went missing after she dropped their five children off at school has been arrested in the case, along with his girlfriend, the police said. The two were taken into custody around 11 p.m. on Saturday in Avon, Conn., the police said. They are charged with hindering a prosecution and tampering with evidence in relation to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Fotis Dulos,…

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The shooter who killed 12 people in a government office building in Virginia Beach used a firearm equipped with a ‘silencer’ that muffles the sound of gunfire. It’s the nightmare scenario that gun-control advocates have warned about amid efforts in recent years to ease restrictions on the devices, which they say can help shooters escape detection and inflict more carnage. But gun-rights advocates and most law enforcement experts…

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Video Kamala Harris vows to fine companies that pay men more than women Is the 2020 hopeful’s plan to close the gender pay gap a good strategy? Independent Women’ Forum senior policy analyst Patrice Onwuka and youth political strategist Malia Fisher debate. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ star appears to be dimming as other Democrats rise past her while she struggles to gain a footing among likely voters. The junior U.S….