“The knives are out” for President Trump’s national security adviser, an administration official said, after reports that Michael Flynn misled administration officials about his discussions with the Russian ambassador. Scrutiny is mounting and neither Trump nor his advisers have publicly defended Flynn.
As the administration targets dozens of Obama-era policies, business leaders are thrilled. But the campaign has alarmed labor unions, safety advocates and environmental activists as the fallout ripples across the country.
Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy said he spoke with the president Friday and recommended that Trump replace his chief of staff. He told CNN that Priebus does not understand how federal agencies operate, and he said three Cabinet secretaries later praised his criticism.
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House oversight committee chairman Jason Chaffetz’s targets these days include the District, where he wants to block a law that allows for assisted suicide and the city’s plan to use local tax dollars to help undocumented residents fight deportation.
After Trump cleared the way for construction, the Native Americans and others who have fought the Dakota Access pipeline are pinning their hopes on court challenges. But as the protesters’ camp is dismantled, many wonder if it will become a catalyst for renewed activism or fade into memory.
Stephen Miller, the author of the executive order on immigration, said legal options to restore the ban include an emergency hearing with the full 9th Circuit. He also repeated unfounded claims that Trump underperformed in the general election because of “massive voter fraud.”
Officials and analysts expect sharp cuts in federal nondefense spending, which would strain local budgets nationwide and pose a particular threat to economic growth here.
The emergency spillway of the Oroville Dam, one of the nation’s biggest dams, could fail, and officials have said a “hazardous situation is developing.”
Frank Ancona, the “imperial wizard” of a Missouri Klan chapter, was last seen alive Wednesday.
The long-serving Iowa Republican tried to draw the president’s attention to the issues of government transparency and democracy in Russia.
The move comes shortly after Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus stopped selling Ivanka Trump's apparel line.
As her speech Saturday veered into a string of non sequiturs, the mood aboard the jet turned from cozy to uncomfortable to worse.
