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Key judges signal support for president’s authority, as court weighs whether his motivation was national security or religious animus

French President Emmanuel Macron believes US President Donald Trump is leaning towards getting the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. The US leader is not ready to go back on his pre-election promise, Macron told media.

But conservative Justice Samuel Alito said during the argument that the text of Trump's proclamation announcing the ban "does not look at all like a Muslim ban."

"It was like shooting fish in a barrel" said James Shaw Jr who disarmed Antioch Waffle House shoote

Her son George W. Bush, now 71 and the nation's 43rd president, served from 2001-09 and retired to Texas.

• House Speaker Paul Ryan is telling confidants that he will not run for reelection in November, according to multiple reports.
• Ryan has long been pushing for a major overhaul of the tax code, which the GOP accomplished in December.
• With tax reform complete, Ryan reportedly decided that now is the right time to step away.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced the resignation of President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security adviser, Tom Bossert.

President Donald Trump has vowed to send the US military to secure the nation's southern border with Mexico.

Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump again called for an end to the filibuster and said there will be no deal with Democrats on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA.

At least four people have been killed in a pedestrian bridge collapse in Greater Miami, Florida, crushing several cars, the Miami-Dade County fire chief says. At least 10 people were taken to hospitals with injuries.

'Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service!' Trump tweets, naming CIA head Mike Pompeo to the post

US President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo.

Gov. Scott talks about signing a school safety bill as family members of those slain at the Feb. 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL react.

Job creation in the US economy surged last month, but the annual rate of wage growth slowed.

The EU has condemned US plans for tough tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, saying they jeopardise European jobs.

Thousands gathered at Pine Trails Park on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 for a candlelight vigil in honor of the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News

On Sunday, hundreds of students and families returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to gather their belongings and visit the campus for the first time since the Valentine's Day massacre.

Accused gunman Nikolas Cruz purchased the AR-15 rifle he used in the attack legally. His behavior leading up to the attack had led some who knew him to alert authorities.

More than half a dozen US companies have cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA) as consumers urge a boycott of businesses linked to the politically powerful gun lobby.

S President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida.