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trump administration keep obama era rule helped halt wave us corporations moving abroad via tax driven corporate inversion deals, said wednesday, added expected tax reform obviate rule president donald trump ordered review almost six months ago tax rules final months obama administration, including ones discourage companies redomiciling abroad tax reasons treasury plans retain distribution requirements section pending enactment tax reform, department said statement, adding regulations necessary safeguard earnings stripping also said planned revoke streamline related documentation rules wave inversion deals prompted treasury take series actions culminated april rule release collapse billion deal us drugmaker pfizer inc pfen ireland allergan plc agnn , would largest inversion ever tax inversions occur us company acquired smaller foreign business low tax country adopts domicile reduce combined firm overall us tax burden section rule part obama anti inversion effort finalized year ago meant combat corporate tax reduction technique known earnings stripping earnings stripping occurs us subsidiary newly inverted company loads debt avoids taxes domestic profits sending overseas foreign parent form tax deductible interest payments obama rule reclassified forms debt equity, changing tax exempt interest payments taxable dividends making earnings stripping strategies difficult pursue organization international investment ofii , washington lobbying group foreign based companies us operations, praised documentation portion treasury latest move criticized retention rest section rule unfortunately, perpetuating unsubstantiated premise obama administration, treasury decided keep part discriminatory regulations, group said companies historic foreign headquarters expanded united states, ofii said statement, overleveraged, debt levels remained largely flat interest expense declined investments america economy grown treasury department said expected republican proposal overhaul tax code would eliminate need anti inversion rules proposal would sharply cut corporate tax rate end taxation multinationals foreign profits
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leaders us senate intelligence committee said wednesday issue whether president donald trump election campaign colluded russia remains open question panel intensifies probe matter republican chairman richard burr democratic vice chairman mark warner also warned risk future us elections posed russia, including expected closely contested election next month governor warner home state, virginia burr told reporters committee plans conduct interviews witnesses month, described goal finishing year main congressional investigation russian meddling aspirational point issue collusion still open, burr said, standing alongside warner press conference provide update investigation come determination collusion, said burr said wanted much conclude investigation height campaigning november us mid term elections, seats house representatives one third seat senate grabs warner said united states needed whole government approach combating interference us elections russian active measures efforts end election day, , said trump, called allegations campaign collusion moscow hoax, faced questions matter since took office january special counsel appointed justice department, robert mueller, conducting separate probe could lead criminal charges russia denies meddling us intelligence agencies concluded russia interfered election try help trump defeat democratic candidate hillary clinton campaign hacking releasing embarrassing emails, disseminating propaganda via social media discredit campaign burr said committee agreed intelligence community conclusion russia interfered committee continues look evidence see hint collusion, burr said now, even going discuss initial findings got tremendous amount documents still go said panel conducted interviews lasting hours nine month old probe, currently booked balance month additional interviews already come committee members investigators include president son law adviser jared kushner, former trump campaign manager paul manafort, social media executives officials twitter inc twtrn wednesday, representative kushner ivanka trump denied report usa today couple routed personal emails family business among witnesses appear future public committee hearings trump personal attorney, michael cohen, executives facebook inc fbo , twitter alphabet inc googlo google warner burr urged american election officials political campaigns take threat russian interference seriously walk away believe russia currently active trying create chaos election process assume tactics saw montenegro, france, belgium united states continue tested within structure election process, burr said burr said committee hit wall investigation former british spy explosive dossier purported russian support trump campaign former mi officer christopher steele compiled dossier, trump told former fbi director james comey contained salacious material businessman turned president trump associates called dossier contents false have, several occasions, made attempts contact mr steele, meet mr steele, burr said offers gone unaccepted committee cannot really decide credibility dossier without understanding things like paid it, sources sub sources, burr added corrected version story removes quote incorrect attribution sixth paragraph, replacing another quote
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us president donald trump denied thursday rex tillerson threatened resign news report secretary state called moron repeatedly persuaded leave administration rex tillerson never threatened resign, trump said direct refutation resignation report fake news put nbcnews low news reporting standards verification wednesday, top us diplomat, whose tenure dogged rumors unhappiness trump policies rhetoric, said committed president agenda never considered resigning nbc reported that, session trump national security team cabinet officials pentagon, tillerson openly criticized president referred moron, citing three unidentified officials familiar incident tillerson sidestepped issue taking questions making televised statement media trump adviser kellyanne conway also tried tamp speculation tillerson verge leaving administration said never thought resigning, conway said cnn glad secretary state another cabinet member, health human services secretary tom price, announced resignation last week acknowledging used taxpayer funds travel private planes
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head us department interior came scrutiny thursday amid media report attended republican fundraiser march government trip caribbean politico, citing department travel records documents, said ryan zinke attended virgin islands republican party fundraiser donors paid , per couple photograph secretary report comes multiple investigations former one term congressman travel serving trump administration announced week following various media reports subject monday, interior department watchdog agency said probing zinke travels recent reports used private plane owned oil executive tuesday, us office special counsel said investigating whether broke law june gave speech professional hockey team owned political donor cabinet members also scrutinized use taxpayer money expensive private travel rather less expensive commercial trips former us health human services secretary tom price resigned friday following uproar use costly private charter planes us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, us energy secretary rick perry, environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt also come question private plane use questions also raised cost security us education secretary betsy devos democratic house lawmakers earlier week called zinke disclose full details privately chartered airplane trips letter secretary, lawmakers pointed one reported , private flight nevada montana, route said commercial airlines charge little abuse taxpayer money far problem trump administration, group lawmakers wrote tuesday representatives zinke immediately respond request comment politico report thursday separately, top democrat house oversight government reform committee said seeking information private, non commercial military flights taken white house counselor kellyanne conway us representative elijah cummings, statement released wednesday, also said seeking evidence price repaid us taxpayers private flights representatives white house said thursday us agencies responsible arranging transportation, cabinet members occasionally invite relevant white house staff official travel planned secured inviting agency
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us president donald trump set many specific general goals administration management economy, like raising growth percent eliminating country trade deficit charts show key indicators performed former president barack obama second term performing since trump took office january
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us energy secretary rick perry took chartered jet ohio last week, according airport management company, day fellow cabinet member tom price resigned use private charter flights government business perry took private plane hazleton regional airport pennsylvania greater portsmouth regional airport southern ohio sept , pmh aviation, company runs portsmouth airport, said wednesday purpose trip visit uranium facility piketon, ohio, according energy department receptionist company declined answer questions cost flight private jet land greater portsmouth regional airport last thursday belonged dixie capital corp, richmond, virginia based charter company, according data flightaware website dixie confirmed owned plane, declined comment perry say much trip cost spokeswoman perry immediately respond request comment perry joined ohio us senator rob portman two us representatives state visit decommissioned uranium enrichment facility piketon, according statement last week senator office local officials lobbying government reopen facility stop pennsylvania, perry toured coal mine commercial airlines serve hazleton, airports commercial routes scranton allentown, pennsylvania, hour away price resigned last week us health human services secretary promised repay government , worth travel including private flights, politico media reported use charters monday, watchdog agency overseeing us interior department said opened investigation use charter flights interior secretary ryan zinke, took recent private flight las vegas kalispell, montana, cost ,
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bipartisan group us senators introduced legislation wednesday would lessen prison sentences non violent drug offenders, reviving similar effort failed become law last year bill would narrow scope mandatory minimum drug sentences would apply violent criminals serious drug offenders also contains provisions aim help non violent inmates become rehabilitated enter society senate judiciary committee chairman charles grassley, rolled bill group including senior judiciary committee democrat dianne feinstein republican lindsey graham, said represented product much thoughtful deliberation bipartisan compromise ensures consequences fit crimes targeting violent career criminals prey innocent giving nonviolent offenders minimal criminal histories better chance become productive members society, grassley said lawmakers failed last year pass criminal justice reform, issue central former democratic president barack obama efforts overhaul system reduce prison overcrowding unclear whether bill get support attorney general jeff sessions, made cracking violent crime, drugs illegal immigration focus since taking office year republican president donald trump department justice mission prevent crime maintain public safety longstanding practice department fulfill mission charging serious readily provable offenses supported facts case, justice department spokesman ian prior said statement sessions opposed last year reform effort republican senator issued memo may reversed course obama administration telling us attorneys required charge pursue serious, readily provable offense policy shift expected trigger mandatory minimum sentences laws passed critics say wrongfully criminalize drug addicts disproportionately affect low income minority communities sessions scheduled announce initiative reduce violent crime news conference thursday morning
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us senate panel wednesday unanimously gave green light bill aimed speeding use self driving cars without human controls, measure also bars states imposing regulatory road blocks bill still must clear senate vote, appears track passage rev profits automakers, technology companies ride service providers, hastening day robot cars carry passengers us roads cars driven people general motors co, alphabet inc, ford motor co others lobbied landmark legislation, auto safety groups urged safeguards pledged keep fighting changes however measure speed process self driving commercial trucks, remain slower lane despite support several republican senators senate commerce, science transportation committee approved bill, us house representatives unanimously passed similar measure last month automakers would able win exemptions safety rules require human controls states could set rules registration, licensing, liability, insurance safety inspections, performance standards senator john thune, republican chairs commerce committee, said bill underscores bipartisan desire move ahead self driving vehicle technology safety economic benefits self driving vehicles critical delay senator richard blumenthal, democrat, sought amend bill require human controls case emergency, dropped proposal senators argued would dangerous allow human drivers seek take driverless cars even legislative victory, developers self driving technology face technical challenges also complications driverless vehicles sharing road human drivers gm told california self driving cars involved six crashes september accidents minor, automaker blamed human drivers one bicyclist hit self driving vehicles neither house senate bill would speed approval self driving technology vehicles , pounds, step pushed trucking organizations labor unions raised safety employment concerns, democrats resisted part proposal teamsters president jim hoffa said safe development advanced heavy trucking technology must encapsulate life death issues specific industry, consider consequences inconvenient thought said congress also consider us jobs tesla inc, alphabet, uber technologies inc others said working self driving trucks lengthy negotiations, congressional aides added language bill aimed preserving legal rights sue defective vehicles resolved dispute threatened derail bill within three years, bill would allow automakers sell , self driving vehicles annually could demonstrate safe current vehicles auto safety advocates complained lacked sufficient safeguards phase schedule revised initially allow , per manufacturer first year , three years, , start , three years would eliminate cap four years bill grants national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa authority exempt vehicles federal safety requirements agency would make determination within six months getting request self driving coalition, group automakers, tech firms advocates disabled, said legislation help ensure united states leads world self driving innovation measure, nhtsa must write permanent rules self driving cars within decade regulators must study encourage us production self driving equipment also look impact self driving vehicles infrastructure, traffic congestion fuel consumption companies would need disclose information self driving cars collecting individuals used companies would need disclose consumers could opt data collection
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us secretary state rex tillerson said wednesday never considered resigning committed president donald trump agenda, failed address whether referred president moron, nbc reported state department later denied even used word, issue tillerson earlier declined specifically address secretary use language speak anyone say that, state department spokeswoman heather nauert said briefing top us diplomat, whose tenure dogged rumors unhappiness trump policies rhetoric, said committed trump agenda today accepted offer serve secretary state episode latest controversy embroil trump administration witnessed string high profile departures firings recent months, including chief staff, national security advisor former fbi director nbc reported session trump national security team cabinet officials pentagon, tillerson openly criticized president referred moron, citing three officials familiar incident tillerson sidestepped issue taking questions making statement hastily organized news conference going deal petty stuff like that, said, adding, place washington , places come deal kind petty nonsense tillerson spoke nbc reported vice president mike pence top officials intervened persuade resign summer tensions rose trump vice president never persuade remain secretary state never considered leaving post, tillerson said commitment success president country strong day accepted offer serve secretary state, tillerson said nauert said tillerson trump spoken later wednesday good conversation tillerson offer apology trump one needed tillerson, former ceo exxon former president boy scouts, said trump smart demands results trump later told reporters las vegas honored comments fake news, totally phony story made nbc made total confidence rex total confidence trump appeared undercut tillerson weekend president tweeted told wasting time trying negotiate north korean leader kim jong un pyongyang nuclear missile programs tillerson offered vigorous defense us president foreign policy even though white house state department times appeared differ policy president trump foreign policy goals break mold people traditionally think achievable behalf country, tillerson said embarrassing episode underscored sense disarray us friends foes alike detected dealings trump foreign policy apparatus could undermine us credibility world affairs pence, statement, said never discussed tillerson prospect secretary state resignation tweet, trump earlier urged nbc apologize story, nbc news anchor hallie jackson said air nbc issuing apology america president calling secretary refute directly key points story several nbc journalists reported story also stood piece, saying msnbc reporting true defense secretary jim mattis played tensions trump tillerson apparent split, recently north korea administration officials privately described tillerson chafing president pronouncements cuff decisions, sometimes contrary advice senior advisers one us official said view many within administration despite tillerson denial contemplated resignation, matter time consider official, speaking condition anonymity, said reason believe trump would give habit publicly contradicting tillerson time speculation future would resurface tillerson often found odds president range issues, according current former us officials media reports taken hawkish view russia tried mediate dispute among key us mideast allies four arab nations boycotted qatar alleged extremist ties tillerson also appeared distance trump response violence charlottesville, virginia summer, saying time president speaks asked trump values senator bob corker, tennessee republican, said tillerson working difficult circumstances administration undermining authority trying act secretary state daily basis declined name names corker, chairman senate foreign relations committee, asked whether supported tillerson, said team, tillerson, mattis white house chief staff john kelly help separate us chaos, absolutely support em absolutely tillerson confirmed senate confirmation hearing january, unusually low confirmation secretary state many members congress, including republicans, strongly object plans slash state department foreign aid budgets
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bipartisan group us lawmakers unveiled legislation wednesday would overhaul aspects national security agency warrantless internet surveillance program effort install additional privacy protections bill, formally introduced soon thursday, likely revive debate washington balance security privacy, amid concerns among lawmakers parties us government may eager spy citizens legislation, written house representatives judiciary committee, seen civil liberties groups best chance congress reform law, known section foreign intelligence surveillance act, expiration dec senior us intelligence officials consider section among vital tools thwart threats national security american allies allows us intelligence agencies eavesdrop store vast amounts digital communications foreign suspects living outside united states program, classified details exposed former nsa contractor edward snowden, also incidentally scoops communications americans, including communicate foreign target living overseas communications subject searches without warrant federal bureau investigation discussion draft legislation, copy seen reuters, partially restricts fbi ability access american data collected section requiring agency obtain warrant seeking evidence crime limit would apply, however, requests data involve counterterrorism counter espionage narrower restriction called backdoor search loophole disappointed civil liberties groups several organizations sent letter week saying would support legislation require warrant queries american data collected section legislation would also renew program six years codify national security agency decision earlier year halt collection communications merely mentioned foreign intelligence target codification would end six years well, meaning nsa could potentially resume activity spy agency said lost operational capability ending called collection due privacy compliance issues lobbied law would make termination permanent republican senators introduced bill earlier year renew section without changes make permanent, position backed white house intelligence agencies effort expected face major resistance house, influential conservative bloc republicans earlier year said opposed renewal unless major changes made, reflecting disagreement within majority party separately, senators john cornyn, republican chamber, democratic senator dianne feinstein working section legislation may also introduced week include fewer reforms democratic senator ron wyden republican senator rand paul also planning introduce bill would require warrant query section involving data belonging american
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us house committee natural resources said work identify red tape bureaucratic hurdles speed puerto rico recovery rebuilding, island struggles recover impact hurricane maria committee chairman rob bishop said press call wednesday federal emergency management agency fema federal partners also likely engaged years helping puerto rico get back feet bishop added emergency response executed fema local officials emergency funding package taking place speak support efforts, said tuesday white house official told reuters white house preparing billion disaster aid request sent congress hurricanes hit puerto rico, texas florida request expected come wednesday combine nearly billion new relief hurricane victims billion government backed flood insurance program bishop said evaluation also question whether modify give additional power oversight board tasked overseeing puerto rico debt restructuring puerto rico us virgin islands battered hurricanes irma maria hurricane maria knocked power puerto rico million residents last month, devastating island already dilapidated electric power infrastructure following closed door meeting committee, puerto rico republican delegate, jenniffer gonzalez, told reporters ongoing discussions among members congress, white house aides treasury department possible short term loan puerto rico, said face liquidity crisis november said unclear whether trump might able issue executive order, desired, provide quick financial help whether congress would act representative raul grijalva, senior democrat panel, said promesa meeting said let open see working see applicable situation, need suspend promesa federal rescue law puerto rico may filed largest municipal bankruptcy us history
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us vice president mike pence never discussed secretary state rex tillerson prospect top us diplomat resigning president donald trump administration, pence office said statement nbc news wednesday tillerson said earlier wednesday never considered resigning, nbc news reported pence top officials intervened persuade resign summer tensions rose trump tillerson vice president also confirm that, secretary state made clear, time secretary ever discuss prospect secretary resignation administration, pence office said statement posted twitter nbc news
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us president donald trump retains confidence secretary state rex tillerson, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said wednesday said many times before, president confidence somebody, person remain position, sanders told reporters air force one said trump tillerson spoken wednesday
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chairman us senate commerce committee said tuesday plans hold hearing later month massive data breaches equifax inc efxn yahoo, owned verizon communications inc vzn senator john thune said ask witnesses two firms whether new information revealed steps taken earlier, whether potentially bad news come yahoo disclosed late tuesday data breach impacted billion accounts, compared estimate billion disclosed december equifax said monday data breach impacted many million us consumers, million announced earlier month
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head private investment firm came one step closer leading federal reserve regulatory efforts wednesday, key post president donald trump endeavors trim regulations boost economic growth us senate voted limit debate randal quarles nomination join fed board governors, guaranteeing opponents could delay confirmation quarles eventually expected fill role vice chair supervision fed, making top official central bank charge regulatory issues senate vote name quarles formally post later date, joined fed board quarles prominent investor former treasury department official trump nominated july analysts said appointment quarles october departure federal reserve vice chair stanley fischer, spoken weakening wall street regulations, could accelerate trump deregulation agenda, potentially saving banks goldman sachs group inc gsn , jpmorgan chase co jpmn morgan stanley msn billions dollars
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president donald trump tax plan would let us companies take bigger, faster deductions capital investments, step experts said would deplete washington policy arsenal using tax break normally reserved fighting recessions putting five year immediate expensing provision plan, trump handed win businesses, especially capital intensive ones oil drillers, could gain savings new plant equipment purchases changes something would percent support would huge positive, said paul mosvold, president privately held scandrill inc, drills oil wells anadarko petroleum corp others industrial sectors might get short term boost tax break, critics said wider business impact unclear, whether needed economy slowly steadily growing investment capital abundant moreover, said, five year immediate expensing policy could set capital investment hangover late shifting private sector plant equipment purchases five years covered later years one outcome would sure, said putting immediate expensing place next five years would make unavailable combat possible future recession hard see moving full expensing, except margin, would produce growth looking provision, said corporate tax analyst robert willens, formerly executive kpmg lehman brothers also true that, go full expensing, nothing do, particularly later downturn might really need provide jolt economy immediate expensing lets companies take tax deduction full value new plant equipment upon purchase, rather stringing deductions several years accelerated normal depreciation schedules immediate expensing tried before, long maximum level proposed trump, advisers congressional republicans plan faces months debate congress could become law calls immediate expensing least five years unprecedented level urges congress work details, focus helping small businesses something people never seen truly great, trump said friday national association manufacturers event remarks applauded roomful business executives federal tax revenues would slashed trump plan estimate immediate expensing revenue impact earlier year loss trillion year window, according tax foundation, business focused group supports making immediate expensing permanent, temporary scott hodge, president foundation, said permanent expensing needed trump wants meaningfully boost economic growth way get permanent immediate expensing capital investments, short term policy robs investment future get long term increase investments boost productivity, wages gdp, hodge said louisiana republican senator bill cassidy told reporters capitol hill tuesday full expensing could quite effective economic growth favorably disposed like see context everything else tax experts questioned need expensing us economic growth sluggish, little evidence businesses short investment capital sign shortage capital available business today immediate expensing really necessary asked ed kleinbard, law professor university southern california former chief staff us congress joint committee taxation tax code overhauled since former president ronald reagan trump plan largely set tax cuts less ambitious reagan sweeping package, plan politically important republicans eight months office, trump major domestic policy achievement much riding tax plan, business community eagerly awaited immediate expensing put place former democratic president barack obama qualified investments september january , part recovery program deepest us recession decades , immediate expensing cut percent new investment slated decline phases percent percent trump plan would bring back percent late investment firm morgan stanley questioned impact immediate expensing proposal recent research note sure policy drive incremental stimulus tax code contained similar incentives since evidence shows percent companies elect use bonus depreciation, firm said, adding likeliest beneficiaries would utilities, telecoms, materials industrials sectors
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greece welcomed decision senior archaeologists conditionally permit major tourism project athens wednesday, saying cleared way country turn site one europe biggest coastal resorts billion euro billion project develop disused hellenikon airport site key term greece international bailout closely watched official creditors potential investors crisis hit country greek developer lamda signed year lease state hectare , acre area, site athens airport project faced delays, partly long running row developers fear damage environment cultural heritage three inconclusive meetings recent weeks, central archaeological council, advisory body, recommended tuesday hectares acres hectare plot project declared archaeological site decision fine, deputy economy minister charge investments, stergios pitsiorlas, told reuters fact small area declared archaeological interest shields whole process future litigation pitsiorlas said recommendation meant archaeologists closer supervision construction work backed chinese gulf funds, lamda submitted detailed development plan hellenikon july, setting licensing process wrap decree council approved plan tuesday designated specific areas construction allowed immediately clear council recommendation could affect lamda construction plan lamda said waiting officially notified decision making public statement, noting importance archaeological findings included beginning company undertakings said able assess impact council decision development plan reviewed resolutions accompanying diagrams recommendation binding, however, culture ministry always respects body decisions greece monday overcame another hurdle project winning appeal objections forestry officials hellenikon become major political issue greece, slowly emerging multi year debt crisis prime minister alexis tsipras, whose leftist party strongly opposed coming power , seen keen implement deal help boost economic activity reduce unemployment, euro zone highest referring council decision, deputy foreign minister giannis amanatidis said complicated process resolved best possible way
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federal judge wednesday upheld president donald trump pardon earlier year year old former arizona sheriff joe arpaio, rejecting legal challenges outside groups us district judge susan bolton said considered petitions filed american civil liberties union arizona organizations, including one staffed lawyers worked former democratic president barack obama administration, found legal grounds overturn pardon bolton rule request arpaio attorneys take step vacating conviction trump, republican promised build wall along us border mexico, praised arpaio crackdown illegal immigrants maricopa county, arizona, drew condemnation civil rights groups arpaio convicted july willfully violating injunction barring officers stopping detaining latino motorists solely suspicion country illegally yet sentenced trump issued pardon august
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us secretary state rex tillerson call president donald trump moron private conversation, state department spokeswoman said wednesday, adding top us diplomat told use type language secretary use type language speak president united states, state department spokeswoman heather nauert told briefing hours tillerson held news conference deny nbc report saying referred trump moron private conversation use language speak anyone, added, noting tillerson spoke trump phone news conference good tillerson, news conference, specifically deny using word
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us senator elizabeth warren criticized equifax inc efxn wednesday, saying failed protect customers adequately massive data breach stood gain financially hack exposed information million people breach system actually created business opportunities you, warren, democrat known consumer advocacy, told former equifax chief executive officer richard smith second congressional grilling week addition providing consumer credit reports, equifax offers products protect people data misuse warren said business mix creates conflict interest making equifax responsible protecting consumer data allowing profit consumers attempts mitigate breach equifax making money, millions dollars screw meanwhile potential cost equifax shockingly low, warren told smith, , us senate banking committee hearing smith retired credit reporting company last week led time breach, disclosed last month smith conceded hack created opportunity fraud, company could profit consumers seeking protect data defended equifax social utility company gathers data consumers sells banks allow better assess borrower creditworthiness company around years years done good things, smith said following hearing, warren told reporters equifax new product allowing individuals lock unlock credit reports provide sufficient protection change law fully shield people information applies equifax consumers vulnerable loss data thief going one credit reporting agencies need change law need make place forever make sure consumers control data, said wednesday hearing second four hearings smith week lawmakers scrutinize breach several lawmakers wednesday also questioned equifax granted contract internal revenue service help verify taxpayer data speaking congress tuesday, smith repeatedly apologized breach, saying took weeks credit bureau understand extent intrusion
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us house democrats introduced legislation wednesday direct banking regulators review operations country largest banks consider shutting exhibit repeated wrongdoing consumers bill, likely meet stiff opposition republican majority congress, represents direct threat yet policymakers eager see nation biggest banks, including wells fargo jpmorgan chase, broken clear steeper penalties need used megabank demonstrates pattern consumer abuse, said representative maxine waters, lead sponsor bill top democrat house financial services committee deficiencies processing customer complaints, servicing residential mortgages, well engaging deceptive business practices opening unauthorized accounts could deemed harmful consumers bill, opening banks significant regulatory action eight democrats, led waters, introduced legislation wednesday signed law, bill would require federal banking regulators review every us bank identified global systemically important bank within days specifically, regulators would need determine banks exhibited repeated law violations harmed consumers, defined consumer financial protection bureau, another federal regulator bill puts pressure directly banking regulators, democrats argue utilizing tools curb see bad behavior banking sector democrats congress frequently critical banking sector, new legislation represents direct attempt lawmakers significantly curb big banks banks found repeat offenders, regulators would days begin winding institution barring executives financial industry, using existing powers large bank executives would required attest annually reviewed lines bank business compliant consumer protection laws executives would also face heightened civil criminal liability bill lawmakers backing bill identified several banks believe face comprehensive review possible dissolution, including wells fargo, jpmorgan, bank america, citigroup one week earlier, waters released report claiming wells fargo shown pattern abusive business practices, making clear, reiterated belief bank broken spokespeople banks either declined comment waters bill immediately respond request comment new bill also latest step democrats taken increase pressure banking regulators, believe taking sufficiently harsh stance industry senator elizabeth warren massachusetts repeatedly pressed federal reserve remove members wells board directors role bank employees created potentially millions fake customer accounts warren signed new legislation
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president donald trump presented multiple options regarding future iran nuclear deal ahead oct deadline certify whether tehran complying pact, secretary state rex tillerson said wednesday tillerson disclose details kinds options present trump also declined directly answer question whether shared defense secretary jim mattis assessment congress tuesday iran fundamentally compliance accord recommendation president going give couple options move forward advance important policy toward iran, tillerson told reporters state department collapse deal, trump called embarrassment, supported major powers negotiated iran, could trigger regional arms race stoke middle east tensions senior us official said last month trump leaning toward certifying iran complying pact trump said already made mind whether keep pact, declined disclose decision trump declines certify iran compliance, us congressional leaders would days decide whether reimpose sanctions tehran suspended accord unlike mattis, publicly suggested trump consider sticking agreement, tillerson highly critical accord said must changed taken aim deal called sunset clauses, restrictions iran nuclear program expire time tillerson wednesday suggested whatever path united states chooses nuclear accord known joint comprehensive plan action jcpoa , would represent one component america broader policy toward iran jcpoa represents small part many issues need deal comes iranian relationship, said important part that, part said many times, cannot let iranian relationship defined solely nuclear agreement
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two thousand miles away healthcare debate washington, president donald trump threats let obamacare collapse sowing confusion fate dampening enrollment expectations uncertainty arizona, echoed interviews across country, shows even though able repeal former president barack obama signature healthcare law, republican effort undermine gaining traction confusing quite often rhetoric, said rosemary dixon yavapai county, arizona, underwent kidney transplant insurance affordable care act, known widely obamacare plans sign next year, worries could lose medical benefits credits saving life first nine months presidency, donald trump repeatedly claimed obamacare dead vowed let law implode republican lawmakers tried pass legislation multiple times year repeal replace national health program even congress failed vote repeal last week, trump claimed
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republican senator richard burr, chairman senate intelligence committee, said wednesday facebook ads bought russia linked entities targeted michigan wisconsin, two states listed media reports lot states, told reporters us capitol
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president donald trump tax reform plan came new criticism tuesday two towering wall street figures, including billionaire investor warren buffett, called question republican drive slash us corporate rate white house top republicans congress already defensive claims plan would cut taxes many middle class americans, buffett blackrock inc blkn chief executive larry fink suggested separate interviews corporate rate may cut deeply proposed lot businesses think non competitive world corporate tax rate, buffett, chairman ceo berkshire hathaway inc brkan , told cnbc fink said corporate rate high percent could satisfy us businesses need tax relief, avoiding increase federal deficit proposed pretty large expansion deficits, fink told bloomberg tv republican tax plan unveiled last month calls slashing corporate income tax rate percent current level percent, many multinationals already avoid paying taking advantage abundant tax loopholes plan contains trillion tax cuts, according independent analysts, trump top republicans say would offset eliminating loopholes, deductions tax breaks boosting annual economic growth hungry legislative victory repeated failures push overturn obamacare, many republicans willing accept tax plan raises federal deficit, fact bothers deficit hawks feel like ways, since election day, moved party atmosphere concerns me, said republican senator bob corker, vowed vote tax bill increases deficit republicans also insist cutting corporate tax rate percent help workers increasing jobs raising salaries, though claim disputed democrats senator ron wyden, top senate democrat tax policy, accused trump administration tuesday removing research paper us treasury website showed workers would benefit marginally corporate rate cut apparently mainstream economic analysis purged basically jibe trump team patter, wyden said senate finance committee hearing treasury spokeswoman said document dated analysis obama administration represent current thinking analysis analyst testified senate hearing said percent benefits corporate tax cut would directly help workers buffett fink also criticized republican tax initiatives buffett said proposal repeal estate tax would terrible mistake would benefit wealthiest americans unnecessarily fink predicted tax legislation would pass includes proposal eliminate popular deduction state local tax payments believe going get tax reform elimination deductibility state local taxes, said eliminating state local tax deduction would raise one quarter trillion revenues republicans say need prevent tax cuts creating massive increase federal budget deficit eliminating deduction already opposed republican lawmakers high tax states new york california, say helps state governments pay social programs, including public education house representatives ways means committee chairman kevin brady discussed state local tax deduction dinner monday evening dozen house republicans, including new york lawmakers least one came away predicting would compromise kicked around six eight different types options, republican representative chris collins, staunch trump ally new york, told reporters
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supreme court justices clashed tuesday whether courts curb long standing us political practice drawing electoral maps entrench one party power, conservative anthony kennedy likely cast deciding vote nine justices heard hour arguments major voting rights case wisconsin involving practice known partisan gerrymandering ruling, due june, could impact us elections decades setting standards electoral districts laid extreme partisan aims deprive voters constitutional rights kennedy, sometimes sides court liberal justices big rulings, definitively tip hand would rule posed tough questions wisconsin lawyers signaled aversion electoral districts drawn give one party lopsided advantage elections liberal justices voiced sympathy democratic voters challenged republican drawn legislative map wisconsin violation constitutional rights conservative justices expressed doubt whether courts intervene highly political disputes, questioned challengers legal standing bring case court conservative majority gerrymandering, practice began two centuries ago, involves manipulating boundaries legislative districts benefit one party diminish another democratic republican critics argue gerrymandering becoming extreme guided precise voter data mapmaking technology, distorting democratic process letting politicians choose voters rather way around legislative districts us states, redrawn every decade national census reflect population changes, represent individual components representative democracy kennedy pressed erin murphy, lawyer wisconsin state senate, whether would unconstitutional state law contain explicit provisions favoring one party another murphy conceded would federal three judge panel ruled last november wisconsin redistricting plan violated constitution first amendment right freedom expression association th amendment guarantee equal protection law extent marginalized democratic voters wisconsin appealed ruling high court ruling another case, kennedy parted conservative colleagues suggest partisan gerrymandering went far, violating constitution, courts may step workable standard deciding could found gerrymandering distasteful, conservative justice samuel alito said alito voiced doubt whether metrics used measure gerrymandering, drawn social science endorsed lower court, manageable conservative chief justice john roberts called metrics sociological gobbledygook conservative justice neil gorsuch said court approved formula identifying unconstitutional gerrymandering would hard achieve, comparing various standards proposed spices steak dinner court supposed pinch this, pinch asked voiced doubt constitution authorizes courts step challengers received muscular support time terminate gerrymandering, republican former california governor arnold schwarzenegger, star terminator movies, told rally outside courthouse redistricting typically done party controlling state legislature gerrymandering usually accomplished concentrating voters tend favor particular party small number districts reduce statewide voting power
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us justice department said tuesday tapped robert patterson, career investigator, temporarily lead drug enforcement administration, drug office previous acting chief stepped patterson, considered highest ranking special career agent dea, serving agency principal deputy administrator since november started dea career new york division chuck rosenberg, holdover democratic president barack obama administration, left job sunday departure came two months criticized republican president donald trump telling law enforcement officers nice suspects unclear ultimately named permanently lead dea trump yet put forth nomination rosenberg led dea acting administrator since prior that, chief staff former fbi director james comey, trump fired may united states facing major opioid drug epidemic justice department stepping efforts police also questions whether justice department take aggressive approach toward enforcing federal laws prohibiting use distribution marijuana
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trump administration tuesday expelled cuban diplomats protest cuba failure protect staff us embassy havana mysterious spate health attacks, spurring new tensions former cold war foes secretary state rex tillerson said expulsions cuba embassy washington also intended ensure equity staffing levels, recalled half us diplomatic personnel havana friday cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez denounced decision unjustified, accused united states insufficient cooperation cuba investigation health incidents urged washington stop politicizing matter steps taken republican president donald trump administration delivers another blow democratic predecessor barack obama policy rapprochement, including actions likely erode normalization relationship dominated decades mutual hostility suspicion latest us move communicated cuban ambassador jose ramon cabanas tuesday, diplomats given seven days leave, state department official said, speaking condition anonymity government cuba ensure safety diplomats cuba, embassy reduced emergency personnel minimize number diplomats risk exposure harm, tillerson said statement continue maintain diplomatic relations cuba, continue cooperate cuba pursue investigation attacks, added united states announced friday sharply reducing diplomatic presence cuba, warned us citizens visit communist ruled island alleged attacks says caused hearing loss, dizziness fatigue us embassy personnel state department said embassy halting regular visa operations cubans seeking visit united states would offer emergency services us citizens cuba denied involvement attacks says reinforced security us diplomatic personnel rodriguez said lack us cooperation stymied investigation matter authorities provided access injured people doctors examined them, homes attacks allegedly took place, said, adding evidence delivered late rodriguez urged united states cooperate said cuba also working canada investigation canadian diplomats reported similar symptoms far, none probes yielded answers alleged attacks carried responsible several cuban american republican lawmakers, including us senator marco rubio representative ileana ros lehtinen, urged cuban diplomats kicked retaliation cuban government failure get bottom attacks commend us state department expelling number cuban operatives us, rubio, influential voice trump cuba policy, said statement james williams, president engage cuba, washington based pro engagement lobbying group said decision appears purely political, driven desire handful individuals congress halt progress two countries looks like returning threats tensions s, said maria fernandez, year old office worker havana madness trump really sad, close, yet far away sincere rapprochement trump, june vowed partially roll back detente cuba agreed democratic predecessor obama five decades hostility, called cuban government corrupt destabilizing address united nations last month cuba described comments unacceptable meddling rodriguez urged united states continue politicizing matter, provoke undesirable escalation could rarify reverse even bilateral relations havana, us diplomats frantically selling belongings garage sales social media, said disappointed ordered leave message facebook, embassy top official, career diplomat scott hamilton, said would also leaving optimist hope return one day, long, wrote hasta la proxima cuba
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former head equifax inc efxn apologized repeatedly tuesday congressional hearing theft millions people personal data hacking breach, saying took weeks credit bureau understand extent intrusion richard smith retired last week year old executive led company time hack, equifax acknowledged early september late monday, equifax said independent review increased estimate potentially affected us consumers million million march, us department homeland security alerted equifax online gap security company nothing, said smith vulnerability remained equifax web application much longer have, smith said today apologize american people equifax keeps trove consumer data banks creditors want know whether customer likely default smith said technology human error opened company system cyber hack, calamity equifax, costing quarter stock market value leading several top executives depart company employee failed tell information team software vulnerability hackers could exploit fixed, smith said then, later system scan uncover weak point smith said notified july suspicious activity occurred, security personnel already disabled web application shut hacking said learned middle august scope stolen data aug , company alerted federal bureau investigation retained law firm consulting firm provide advice smith notified board lead director aug timing could help lift suspicions three executives sold stock first two days august illegally used insider knowledge hack smith said three honorable men know breach time smith deferred fbi questions whether hack sponsored nation state possible, said asked hackers another country
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us official told congress tuesday would rational legislate path citizenship illegal immigrants came united states children, within hours administration backtracked, saying comments state views president donald trump trump administration last month ended deferred action childhood arrivals policy, began former president barack obama program allowed nearly , called dreamers work legally united states without deported policy aimed young people came united states illegally children administration said ended daca obama overstepped constitutional authority creating policy without congressional approval trump called congress enact law protect daca recipients, last month angered fellow republicans negotiating congressional democratic leaders possible legislation senate hearing, republican senator john kennedy asked homeland security official michael dougherty dreamers allowed stay rational bill individuals would able become lawful permanent residents pathway citizenship, dougherty, assistant department homeland security secretary border, immigration trade policy, responded president believes allowed stay, kennedy responded president, yes, would like work congress get solution, dougherty said, declining give specifics conditions dreamers allowed stay country hours later, dhs moved distance administration dougherty testimony mr dougherty stating administration policy president views, said tyler q houlton, dhs deputy press secretary white house issuing priorities immigration reform coming week trump administration sent conflicting signals immigration issue, focus trump campaign candidate trump promised end daca ultimately fulfilled promise, also expressed sympathy young immigrants benefited hearing, dougherty said administration immigration priorities include border control, better vetting, reducing visa overstays, reforming non immigrant business visas establishing merit based system favors skilled immigrants said administration also wants expand ability quickly remove people enter illegally claim asylum republicans congress introduced several bills would fulfill aspects trump agenda, many democrats immigration groups see proposals poison pills would kill chance deal democrats say unfair make legislation helping daca recipients contingent broad suite enforcement reform measures please put burden dreamers accept every aspect comprehensive immigration reform get chance become citizens united states, senator dick durbin said hearing last month trump said close deal top senate democrat chuck schumer top house representatives democrat nancy pelosi protections daca recipients would border security measures without funding construction wall along us mexican border promised campaign meeting democrats, trump said, looking citizenship dreamers pelosi schumer said trump embraced provisions bipartisan proposal called dream act would grant permanent legal resident status dreamers qualify, eventually, pathway us citizenship house majority leader kevin mccarthy, dined monday trump republicans, asked whether president tentative agreement schumer pelosi still live think nancy said left meeting different everybody else meeting impression of, mccarthy said, declining answer questions aide pelosi later said change understanding subsequent conversations white house aide spoke condition anonymity schumer, news conference democratic caucus, said, explicit president would supportthe dream act backing that, ought know
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warren buffett closely monitoring whether us president donald trump lower corporate taxes, one rare times billionaire looked washington help decide stocks buy sell actual factor berkshire, buffett, chairman berkshire hathaway inc brkan , said tuesday interview cnbc television very, very, seldom years ever factor buffett normally buys stocks long term less focus tax issues asked thinking taxes, said think plenty got actions sides would take, referring taking gains realizing losses, said berkshire said ended june billion equity investments, buffett mainly controls holds long term conglomerate sitting huge gains big investments american express co axpn , coca cola co kon wells fargo co wfcn , bets international business machines corp ibmn fared less well buffett said berkshire annual meeting omaha, nebraska, may would rather realize losses take gains expected rates fall might good strategy now, trump many congressional republicans succeeded lowering top corporate tax rate percent percent buffett explained would feel kind silly realizing billion gain paying million taxes, congress lower rate thus tax bill said investors sitting hundreds billions dollars potential profits might thinking thing unclear whether republican controlled congress pass tax bill trump sign, buffett said unable overhaul affordable care act move forward infrastructure, two president priorities expects know year end whether taxes going would think republicans controlling houses congress presidency, would want shutout, first year, buffett said think get done
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us justice department appeals lawyer special counsel robert mueller team probing interference presidential election, reuters learned scott meisler, appellate attorney justice department criminal division, one lawyers signed probe one two previously identified peter carr, spokesman mueller, said meisler joined team mid june investigation like mueller s, former us solicitor general donald verrilli said appeals lawyers would help determine whether conduct examined violates sometimes complex federal laws people spent careers making difficult judgments area would quite valuable, verrilli said appeals lawyers usually argue federal circuit courts us supreme court uphold overturn trial results solicitor general office represents us government supreme court meisler one several appeals lawyers mueller legal team senior deputy solicitor general michael dreeben, argued cases supreme court widely considered justice department top criminal law expert elizabeth prelogar, assistant solicitor general, another appeals lawyer team mueller, appointed special counsel may, looking possible collusion trump campaign russia election, among matters last week, team began interviewing former current white house officials, according person familiar matter russian officials denied meddling us election, trump denies collusion campaign georgetown university law center graduate fluent spanish speaker, meisler current position since , aside recent year long stint assistant solicitor general represented government appeals involving search warrants seizures, motions suppress wiretap evidence, mail fraud, wire fraud, structuring financial transactions money laundering
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us house representatives committee launched probe drugmaker allergan plc agnn deal transfer patents native american tribe shield review bipartisan group four representatives house oversight government committee, including republican chairman trey gowdy top democrat elijah cummings, sent letter company tuesday saying arrangement could impair competition across pharmaceutical industry allergan said last month transferring patents dry eye medication restasis new york saint regis mohawk tribe, agreed exclusively license back company exchange ongoing payments representatives asked allergan provide documents agreements tribe, financial details drug covered patents documents whether drugmaker considering similar arrangements drugs allergan said plans cooperate committee requests company shares closed , percent, tuesday allergan argued legal maneuver aimed removing administrative patent challenges inter partes review ipr us patent trial appeal board, challenges federal court drugmaker said believes patents subject ipr process tribe sovereign immunity company still faces challenge patents federal court said plan invoke tribe immunity federal court still, legal experts say maneuver could also used protect patents challenges federal court well earlier tuesday, allergan chief executive brent saunders defended transactions proper way shield patents flawed broken ipr process saunders sent letter republican senator charles grassley democratic senator dianne feinstein, chairman ranking member senate judiciary committee, four democratic us senators asked launch committee investigation deal last week allergan competitor mylan nv myln, challenging patents ipr process, called allergan deal tribe sham transaction said tribe allowed invoke immunity patent board previously recognized immunity state entities public universities, tribal immunity considered even stronger shield
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allowing foreign governments require reviews software secrets technology products built us companies problematic, top white house cyber security official said tuesday, adding increasingly common arrangements presented security intellectual property risks rob joyce, white house cyber security coordinator, said letting countries inspect source code, closely guarded internal instructions software, condition entry foreign markets protectionist effort certain regimes threatened free open internet could hobble product security privacy features reuters monday reported hewlett packard enterprise hpe last year allowed russian defense agency review inner workings cyber defense software known arcsight used pentagon guard computer networks read original reuters special report cyber security experts, former us intelligence officials former arcsight employees said practice could help moscow discover weaknesses software, potentially helping attackers blind us military cyber attack security aspects disclosures problematic, joyce, former hacker us national security agency, said washington post cybersecurity summit asked specifically story added concerned intellectual property risks associated reviews, however give source code china condition entering market, got wonder competitors going start adopt features, joyce said event, sponsored hpe seen examples past really concerns us asked joyce comments, hpe spokeswoman said company never never take actions compromise security products operations customers company said reviews taken place years conducted russian testing company hpe research development center outside russia, software maker closely supervises process, code allowed leave premises hpe said inspection process necessary obtain certification russia federal service technical export control fstec , defense agency tasked countering cyber espionage, order sell software russia review arcsight code conducted echelon, company close ties russian military, behalf fstec, according russian regulatory records interviews people direct knowledge issue british tech company micro focus international plc mcrol , purchased arcsight hpe last year transaction completed september, respond asked joyce remarks micro focus responded requests comment whether would allow russia similar source code reviews future russia recent years stepped demands source code reviews requirement business country, reuters reported june china may adopted new cyber security law western companies criticized requiring overly strict data surveillance storage requirements law raised concern companies need choose compromising security protect business losing enormous chinese market idea enter china market without offering intellectual property way, without agreeing maybe hobble security privacy features russia heading way, bunch totalitarian regimes heading way, joyce said
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cuba foreign minister bruno rodriguez angrily protested expulsion diplomats cuban embassy washington tuesday, calling unjustified us cuba tensions rising, wake united states described attacks affecting health american personnel cuba, rodriguez told reporters havana washington failed provide sufficient information investigation matter
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us office special counsel investigating whether interior secretary ryan zinke broke law gave speech professional hockey team owned political donor june, agency said tuesday zinke already investigated interior department inspector general connection travels use private charter flights, amid heightened scrutiny private plane use administration officials campaign accountability complained last week speech zinke gave june vegas golden knights, national hockey league team based las vegas, violated hatch act barring executive branch employees engaging political activity team owned bill foley, chairman fidelity national financial inc donor zinke congressional campaigns office special counsel hatch act unit, independent justice department, said email daniel stevens, executive director campaign accountability, received hatch act complaint open case file address matter spokeswoman agency declined comment case interior department officials said speech violate laws, rules regulations melinda loftin, interior department designated ethics official edward keable, director interior departmental ethics office, said joint statement zinke use chartered flights engagements cleared ethics legal departments trip
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us defense secretary jim mattis tuesday played apparent split us president top diplomat outreach north korea, saying america focus still finding diplomatic solution dispute pyongyang president donald trump, traded insults threats north korean leader kim jong un recent weeks, said sunday secretary state rex tillerson wasting time trying negotiate north korea nuclear weapons program tillerson, trip china saturday, said united states direct channels communication north probing pyongyang see interested dialogue expressed hope reducing tensions north korea, fast advancing toward goal developing nuclear tipped missile capable hitting us mainland see divergence strongly interpreted it, mattis said mattis marine general joseph dunford, chairman joint chiefs staff, broadly backed tillerson efforts testified hearing senate armed services committee president trump guidance secretary tillerson clearly would pursue diplomatic effort include various initiatives china, mattis told senate hearing believe secretary tillerson accurately stating probing opportunities talk north probing talking them, consistent president dismay talking time right trump vowed halt north korea nuclear ambitions tensions escalated recent months, pyongyang conducting sixth largest nuclear test sept also threatened test hydrogen bomb pacific dunford, top us military officer, strongly backed tillerson efforts tighten economic squeeze north korea international community sanctions need strong enough convince kim cannot survive power unless changes course, said dunford said kim sees possession ballistic missiles nuclear capability inextricably linked regime survival, adding think kim jong un needs realize cannot survive ballistic missiles nuclear weapons international community allow survive dunford said kim particularly sensitive flow oil north korea, saying cut past change kim jong un behavior fact needs economic resources external country survive, said us senator jack reed questioned whether degree communication vital washington pyongyang, given risks miscalculation either side could lead conflict mattis suggested trump administration exploring host ways influence north, including diplomacy think president dispatching secretary tillerson beijing within past several days carry messages look way work accurate answer question, fact part whole integrated effort underway right now, mattis said first time white house state department seemed odds policy issues, white house said trump still confidence tillerson trump vowed halt north korea nuclear ambitions tensions escalated recent months, pyongyang conducting sixth largest nuclear test sept also threatened test hydrogen bomb pacific fate americans held north korea also bone contention trump administration demanded north korea release three us citizens detained missionary kim dong chul academics tony kim kim hak song trump white house state department taken divergent stances foreign policy issues dispute qatar erupted year, trump strongly backed gulf arab leaders accuse qatar supporting iran well islamist militants trump accused qatar high level funder terrorism even pentagon tillerson cautioned military, commercial humanitarian effects boycott imposed arab states months dispute, trump adopted position line state department
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puerto rico, struggling recover hurricane damage, could receive billion additional funding medicaid health insurance program poor proposal us house representatives panel, congressional aide said tuesday republicans lead house energy commerce committee included request medicaid funding puerto rico part separate bill reauthorize children health insurance program scheduled considered voted committee wednesday us territorial island, hard hit hurricane maria, already faced drop medicaid funding end year, according washington post, first reported republicans plan puerto rico also faces massive damage maria wiped much infrastructure, left hospitals struggling residents without clean water, electricity cellphone service committee spokeswoman jennifer sherman said panel would take bill wednesday part effort renew funding larger us children insurance program, saw funding expire weekend proposal, puerto rico would receive million also would get another million financial oversight board certified joint federal state program taken steps prevent fraud abuse improve efficiency, among oversight steps lawmakers sought pay additional medicaid funding charging higher premiums wealthier people medicare health insurance program seniors, redirecting prevention health funding community based health centers, among changes, according copy plan republican us president donald trump visits island tuesday amid criticism administration response storm nl n million people live puerto rico, recent years faced recession and, may, bankruptcy
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muslim immigrants advocacy group filed fresh lawsuit president donald trump latest version travel ban placed indefinite restrictions entry citizens eight countries united states suit filed late monday federal court maryland challenges sep presidential proclamation limiting travel iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad north korea certain government officials venezuela also barred six individual plaintiffs us citizens lawful permanent residents iranian relatives could blocked coming united states, along group iranian alliances across borders, claim ban violates immigration law prevents discrimination based nationality complaint says majority people affected ban muslim point trump campaign promises total complete shutdown muslims entering united states suit says north korea venezuela added trump could cloak latest iteration muslim ban religiously neutral garb invoking national security review latest ban goes fully effect oct could affect tens thousands potential immigrants visitors trump argued restrictions necessary tighten security prevent terrorist attacks department justice spokesman ian prior said agency continue vigorously defend president inherent authority keep country safe trump proclamation followed two earlier temporary travel bans countries, government global review information sharing security screening protocols first ban issued soon trump took office january targeted seven countries blocked courts following hasty implementation chaotic scenes airports second ban signed march targeted six countries also blocked lower courts partially revived supreme court june third ban, clear end date, came temporary measures expired friday american civil liberties union said seeking amend existing lawsuit maryland federal court filed previous march ban include latest proclamation legal experts say new restrictions likely solid footing, part followed detailed review federal agencies
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americans increasingly confident news media less president donald trump administration tumultuous year us politics tested public trust institutions, according reuters ipsos opinion poll released tuesday poll , people found percentage adults said great deal confidence press rose percent september percent last november earlier year, trump branded entire industry enemy american people percentage said hardly confidence press dropped percent percent period confidence trump administration moved opposite direction reuters ipsos, tracked confidence major institutions every couple months presidential election, found late january percent americans great deal confidence new president executive branch dropped percent may survey percent latest poll trump took office january comparison, percent americans expressed similar levels confidence former democratic president barack obama outgoing administration november poll also found shift trust simply partisan reaction republican president january september, percentage people great deal confidence executive branch dropped percentage points among republicans points among democrats percentage expressed similar levels confidence media rose points year among republicans points among democrats modern presidents, trump treated news media opposition party shamed individual reporters name responded unflattering reports fake news every president clashes news media, trump gone step attacking press questioning legitimacy, said martha kumar, presidential historian worked white house transition teams obama republican presidential nominee senator john mccain seeing gradual recognition importance press time people still getting used new president whose campaign federal investigation alleged collusion russia, kumar said trump denied collusion occurred kumar added confidence press may rising year news organizations offered wildly different perspectives trump, satisfying people like well watching reading things, said gravitating toward organizations trust ari fleischer, former republican president george w bush first press secretary, said shift way people viewed press president likely product oppositional relationship sides pushed since presidential campaign trump throws fastballs directly press head almost every day, fleischer said makes oppose trump draw press, elevating stature among would otherwise trust media, said press played mistakes made, missing rise trump, liberal, fleischer added helped create environment public placed highest levels confidence military, law enforcement academia, according latest poll ended sept americans lost confidence year executive branch congress, confidence rose institutions, including press academia reuters ipsos poll conducted online english throughout united states ran three polls year confidence major institutions jan feb , may may aug sept collected combined , responses polls, data credibility interval, measure accuracy, percentage points
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kremlin said tuesday hoped president donald trump new ambassador russia, jon huntsman, could help breathe new life battered us russia relations kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov made comments reporters conference call ahead huntsman presenting diplomatic credentials president vladimir putin later tuesday hope that, headed new ambassador, us diplomatic mission russia able significantly contribute repairing damage done washington actions relations, said peskov former utah governor jon huntsman, experienced diplomat, confirmed ambassador us senate end last month huntsman takes post moscow congressional committees special counsel robert mueller investigate allegations russia sought influence us presidential election trump behalf, well potential collusion moscow trump associates moscow denies activity trump dismisses talk collusion huntsman said confirmation hearing question russia interfered campaign
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trump administration order nearly two thirds cuba diplomatic personnel leave united states months mysterious attacks damaged health american embassy staff havana, according congressional source person familiar plan us state department expected announce expulsion tuesday, sources said monday decision follows announcement friday united states cutting diplomatic presence cuba half warned us citizens visit unexplained incidents caused hearing loss, dizziness fatigue us embassy personnel latest plan first reported miami herald, cited source saying expulsion cuban personnel reciprocity us drawdown havana steps taken president donald trump administration mark blow predecessor barack obama policy rapprochement washington havana, former cold war foes state department declined comment expulsion plan, except say secretary state rex tillerson continues evaluate steps department take ensure cuban government accountable responsibility protect diplomats several cuban american republican lawmakers, including us senator marco rubio representative ileana ros lehtinen, urged cuban diplomats expelled retaliation cuban government failure get bottom attacks trump administration officials planned brief lawmakers cuba policy tuesday, another congressional aide said, speaking condition anonymity state department announced friday addition drawing staff havana essential personnel, embassy halting regular visa operations cubans seeking visit united states would offer emergency services us citizens least us embassy employees cuba injured reported symptoms hearing loss, dizziness, headache, fatigue, cognitive issues, difficulty sleeping, state department said friday cuba foreign ministry chief us affairs josefina vidal said last week us decision reduce staff havana embassy hasty affect bilateral relations, cuba, united states canada investigated attacks, probe yielded answers carried responsible cuba denied involvement attacks state department directly blamed havana asked two cuban diplomats leave washington may us measures stop short breaking relations closing two countries embassies, reopened following five decades hostility bizarre case brought simmering us cuba tensions since trump took office boil trump, june vowed partially roll back detente cuba agreed democratic predecessor obama, called cuban government corrupt destabilizing address united nations general assembly last month said would lift us trade embargo caribbean island made fundamental reforms cuba described comments unacceptable meddling
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president donald trump discussing border security measures white house wants see included immigration bill dinner republican lawmakers monday, administration official said legal authority close border security loopholes immigration reform measures agenda dinner trump house representatives majority leader kevin mccarthy house judiciary committee chairman bob goodlatte, official said attendees included senator john cornyn, senate republican, senators tom cotton arkansas david perdue georgia white house dinner could influence broad principles immigration reform trump team planning release future, official said trump top administration officials urged conservative republicans congress craft legislation protecting dreamers brought illegally united states children trump held similar dinner top democrats congress, senator chuck schumer representative nancy pelosi, last month discuss legislation would shield deportation roughly , young immigrants known dreamers white house eager involve republicans process alienate trump political base republican president taken hard line immigration presidential candidate since entering office january sought legislative solution help young immigrants ending program started former democratic president barack obama allowed dreamers remain country
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oracle corp orcln co chief executive mark hurd monday said understand trump administration immigration policies make difficult foreigners work united states earning education understand let somebody country go schools, earn degrees allow practice trade trained learned country start companies here, pay taxes, kids, said hurd, speaking reporters oracle open world conference earlier year, trump administration made number changes tighten h b program, widely used tech companies, including suspension expedited approval process visas immigration amazing opportunity us attract talent grow economy, hurd said, noting company hires , workers year average hurd made remarks came asked reuters reporter trump administration immigration policies affected oracle hiring practices usually defer sort questions, going go one help myself, hurd said like all, frank hurd co ceo, safra catz, part president trump transition team version story , corrects remove denounces headline rephrases third paragraph, removes incorrect reference oracle role h b visa program
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sunday massacre las vegas spurred ritual like response us politicians following mass shootings left trail victims across country democrats renewed demands tougher gun laws republicans offered prayers showed signs supporting legislation one day deadliest mass shooting us history, left least people dead injured, house representatives speaker paul ryan, republican, said statement monday whole country stands united shock, condolences prayers senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, also republican, led chamber moment silence following devastating massacre urged national mourning prayer democrats falling line thoughts prayers enough moms dads bury kids week, sons daughters grow without parents, senator elizabeth warren said morning tweet senator chris murphy, whose home state connecticut scene mass shooting killed year olds six adults, blunter time congress get ass something, murphy said statement murphy said would introduce new background check bill house democratic leader nancy pelosi also urged passage legislation toughening checks gun sales connecticut tragedy sparked serious negotiations congress tighter gun laws, including tougher background checks gun buyers effort failed amid strong opposition gun groups national rifle association subsequent mass shootings brought similar call congress act tougher gun laws, see republicans democrats balk see infringements right bear arms embedded second amendment us constitution white house spokeswoman sarah sanders, asked whether president donald trump might favor tighter gun laws, told reporters think something talk coming days see looks like moving forward said administration would want laws created would fail stop types things happening nevada two us senators, republican dean heller democrat catherine cortez masto, monday issued statements offering prayers victims thanks first responders, neither mentioned anything gun laws ryan, asked interview last month associated press steps diminish gun violence, said many mass shootings hands people mental illnesses said congress needed ensure federal funds available address illnesses saying republican congress going infringe upon second amendment rights, going that, said house, however, recently passed massive funding bill next year would cut million government substance abuse mental health administration democrats monday wrote ryan asking stop consideration bill house would make easier buy gun silencers, something gun control advocates oppose supporters argue bill would protect gun users damage hearing senate democrats holding floor evening monday talk las vegas massacre need gun controls one california politician offered another possible path forward gavin newsom, state current lieutenant governor candidate governor election, suggested california act heartbroken pass commonsense gun laws nation, newsom said statement republican leadership congress president continue moral intellectual abandon, california must continue chart path rationality california already acted gun control, voters last november approving proposition outlawing possession ammo magazines hold rounds case following past mass shootings united states, las vegas murders raised expectations brisk gun sales people fear gun control laws become stricter, driving shares gun makers american outdoor brands rose percent sturm ruger co rose percent followed trend seen following june , shooting orlando, florida, nightclub, american outdoor gained percent ruger jumped percent guncontrolnow among top trending hashtags twitter united states monday
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us senate monday confirmed federal communications commission chairman ajit pai another five year term telecommunications regulatory panel faces decisions dismantling obama era internet protections major television station merger pai confirmation objections democrats, criticized moving deregulate us telecommunications rules republicans praised taking steps boost rural internet service former justice department, fcc capitol hill staffer moving swiftly undo many regulations adopted fcc obama administration since assuming chairmanship vowed december take weed whacker unneeded rules pai pledged statement monday continue focus bridging digital divide, promoting innovation, protecting consumers public safety, making fcc open transparent joined fcc commissioner march elevated chairman president donald trump january april, pai proposed overturning net neutrality rules, final vote expected later year pai established clear record favoring big corporations expense consumers, innovators, small businesses, senate democratic leader chuck schumer said rules, fcc put place democratic president barack obama, prohibit broadband providers giving selling access speedier internet
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us senator rand paul, conservative maverick helped kill latest republican effort overturn obamacare, took issue president donald trump tax plan monday, asking tweet really republican gop tax plan possibly percent middle class gets tax hike hope final details better this, kentucky republican said statement twitter cited results recent analysis nonpartisan tax policy center think tank paul message could signal difficulties tax reform senate, republicans hold majority democrats failed year overturn affordable care act, popularly known obamacare last week, republican senator bob corker told reporters would vote tax legislation raises deficit trump top republicans congress say tax plan released last week deliver big tax cut middle class families businesses, simplify law away myriad deductions, loopholes tax breaks tax policy center found many upper middle income professionals business people would see tax bills go loss deductions trump economic adviser gary cohn treasury secretary steven mnuchin also acknowledged people could see tax hike republican kevin brady, chairman tax writing house representatives ways means committee, pushed back center analysis said paul basing opinion report us representative dismissed incomplete look, love rand paul play baseball together well, friend, brady said monday group go none key details would allow objective, complete analysis brady, member big six tax negotiators congress trump administration produced framework, declined say whether every american would see tax cut plan added guarantee going work hard lower taxes every american, increase paychecks dramatically simplify code
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interior department watchdog agency launched investigation secretary ryan zinke travels reports emerged last week used private plane owned oil executive, inspector general office said monday inspector general ig opened investigation friday receiving numerous complaints thursday zinke travels, including use three chartered flights, ig spokeswoman nancy dipaolo told reuters one flights taken june las vegas near zinke hometown montana plane owned oil gas executives, costing taxpayers , , washington post reported last week reports zinke use private military planes came amid heightened scrutiny private plane use health human services secretary tom price, resigned friday pressure president donald trump amid uproar use costly private charter planes government business epa administrator scott pruitt treasury secretary steve mnuchin also come scrutiny reports expensive private plane use white house budget director mick mulvaney friday advised federal officials chartering aircraft using government planes unless necessary, reminding comes taxpayers pockets zinke denied inappropriate travel speech conservative think tank heritage foundation friday said travels approved career employees interior department ethics office called reports recent use chartered private flights little bs zinke spoke dinner june vegas golden knights hockey team, new nhl team las vegas owned bill foley, chairman fidelity national financial inc, donor zinke congressional campaigns, washington post reported zinke flew staff chartered plane kalispell, montana, near hometown whitefish, due next day address western governors association even commercial flights available interior confirmed zinke flew two chartered flights us virgin islands interior department jurisdiction virgin islands letter requesting ig investigation zinke travels, top democrats natural resources oversight committees questioned purpose use taxpayer flights attend events unrelated work need know many taxpayer funded trips secretary zinke wife lola taken serve personal political interests rather public trust, said congressman raul grijalva, penned letter congressman donald mceachin
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top democrat house intelligence committee said monday intended make representative sampling facebook inc political ads believed purchased russia available public later month hoped make public eventually representative adam schiff confirmed committee, investigating russian interference last year presidential election, received facebook , politically divisive ads social media company found network said appeared months november us election
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puerto ricans still living largely darkness days hurricane maria leveled island reveled small victories sunday promises months long slog back semblance normal life islanders got cell phone service back sunday, others gathered bars drinking dancing dry law lifted weekend everyone talking maria, said julianna melendez, , bar guaynabo, near capital san juan lot people lost homes, still living need help food drinking water still short supply power us territory million people nearly two weeks fiercest hurricane hit island years us lawmakers urged president donald trump sunday stop sniping puerto ricans get work helping recover, two days visit island republican president said government great job help puerto rico recover took new swipe critics said slow aid island done great job almost impossible situation puerto rico outside fake news politically motivated ingrates, said twitter post trump faces difficult weeks, months, managing us territory senior general leading military relief operations puerto rico, lieutenant general jeff buchanan, said clearing roads getting supplies people, recognized still long haul trump intensified praise federal response mayor san juan made clear efforts fell short american media continued broadcast images havoc suffering island belied words time, criticized san juan mayor carmen yulin cruz saturday said puerto ricans wanted everything done senate democratic leader chuck schumer told cbs face nation relief effort far slow footed, disorganized adequate president, instead tweeting mayor san juan watching people die made plea help, ought roll sleeves get work here, said us senator marco rubio, republican, urged end political fingerpointing every minute spend political realm bickering one another what, wrong, right minute energy time spending trying get response right, rubio told cbs trump launched attack san juan mayor weekend stay golf resort new jersey, attending president cup tournament sunday dedicated cup trophy victims maria summer previous major hurricanes irma harvey, people went much, love referring puerto rico, trump said really great control maria pummeled puerto rico sept powerful category hurricane heels irma, roof ripping winds torrential rains caused widespread flooding heavily damaged homes, roads infrastructure half island people access drinking water, percent remain without power, according pentagon nearly percent cell phone towers service, according federal communications commission impassable roads made hard federal emergency management agency others distribute food, water fuel guaynabo mayor angel perez said situation improving, albeit slowly city employees working hour shifts, going door door throughout suburb , , taking census whether residents need water, ice, clothing basic necessities fema telling getting money advance instead reimbursement, really going help, p rez said, adding damages municipal buildings alone top million guaynabo carmen miranda, , luquillo, among faced long lines gasoline, medicine supplies spent hours one day trying buy fuel station ran dry line saturday store ran diesel going come back another day, said horrible, lines needs resolved immediately president trump, anyone, help us said briefing san juan, puerto rico governor ricardo rossello reported fuel food supplies begun arrive puerto rico still need much more, said rossello remains good standing trump, earning plaudits president tweets, cruz came sustained fire washington officials fema director brock long admonished closer contact relief coordinators trump budget director, mick mulvaney, treasury secretary steve mnuchin said sunday cruz criticism unfair cruz, living shelter since house destroyed maria, pressed appeal basic necessities insurers politicians began tally costs storm size aid package puerto rico need let us talk debt, let us talk cost reconstruction let us talk saving lives right now, cruz said sunday abc week program
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin sunday said one top goals trump administration tax plan help middle class, could guarantee every middle class family would receive tax cut objective entire middle class get tax cut, mnuchin said abc week program cannot make guarantees every single person taxes different, people take advantage different things president donald trump last week outlined plan, includes reducing corporate income tax rate percent, establishing new percent tax rate pass businesses lowering top income tax rate individuals percent report friday non profit washington based tax policy center found taxpayers top percent income bracket
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us treasury secretary steven mnuchin said sunday regret using government plane travel kentucky august wife view solar eclipse speak business leaders, calling completely justifiable mnuchin use plane taxpayers expense prompted outcry democratic lawmakers interest groups spurred government watchdog begin examining whether violated travel ethics policies approved white house reasons needed use plane completely justifiable, said nbc meet press program cabinet members rarely use government planes chartered aircraft domestic travel, practice received significant attention wake mnuchin trip friday, former health human services secretary tom price resigned outcry use private charter planes government business cost nearly , mnuchin told nbc would use private plane government purposes either national security issue get somewhere treasury department described mnuchin trip august official government travel mnuchin spoke business leaders louisville visited fort knox, site significant us gold reserves mnuchin wife, louise linton, also viewed aug solar eclipse kentucky senate majority leader mitch mcconnell others public uproar trip began mount linton posted photo deboarding plane social media listed expensive designer brands wearing caption
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united states said saturday directly communicating north korea nuclear missile programs pyongyang shown interest dialogue disclosure us secretary state rex tillerson trip china represented first time spoken extent us outreach north korea pursuit nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missile probing stay tuned, tillerson told group reporters beijing ask would like talk lines communications pyongyang dark situation, blackout said communication happening directly cited two three us channels open pyongyang talk talk them, said, without elaborating americans involved contacts frequent substantive goal initial dialogue would simple finding directly north korea wants discuss even gotten far yet, said trying tamp expectations, state department said later signs pyongyang interested talks north korean officials shown indication interested ready talks regarding denuclearization, department spokeswoman heather nauert said statement tillerson previously offered little detail us outreach sept , acknowledged very, limited contact pyongyang un envoy asked tillerson assertion communication might pyongyang washington, spokesman north korean mission united nations said go detail tillerson remarks followed day meetings beijing, alarmed recent exchanges war like threats personal insults north korean leader kim jong un us president donald trump think whole situation bit overheated right now, tillerson said think everyone would like calm obviously would help north korea would stop firing missiles calm things lot south korean officials voiced concerns north korea could conduct provocative acts near anniversary founding communist party oct , possibly china holds communist party congress oct north korea fast advancing toward goal developing nuclear tipped missile capable hitting us mainland conducted sixth largest nuclear test sept threatened test hydrogen bomb pacific us officials including tillerson say beijing, long accounting percent north korea foreign trade, appears increasingly willing cut ties neighbor economy adopting un sanctions tillerson said china assertive posture due realization north korea nuclear missile capabilities advanced far think also sense beginning run time really change dynamic, tillerson said goal sanctions would getting north korea kim view nuclear weapons liability, strength still, us intelligence community believe kim likely give weapons program willingly, regardless sanctions tillerson working unified view intelligence agencies, say amount pressure put stop, senator bob corker told hearing chamber thursday kim sees nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles ticket survival, corker said tillerson agreed kim nuclear missile programs aimed ensuring security, renewed assurances united states seek topple kim government look, objective denuclearization north korea , said objective get rid objective collapse regime unclear actual negotiations pyongyang might possible white house national security adviser hr mcmaster said monday set preconditions talks added, however, pyongyang capabilities far advanced simply freeze program return concessions also dismissed idea negotiating pyongyang even continued develop nuclear weapons program tillerson march suggested united states would engage north korea negotiations gave nuclear weapons acknowledged saturday denuclearization would incremental process foolish think going sit say ok, done nuclear weapons, gone going process engagement north korea, said trump, due visit china november, called regarding north korea promised take steps rebalance trade relationship administration says puts us businesses disadvantage chinese president xi jinping mention north korea opening remarks meeting tillerson saturday instead offered warm words trump, saying expected us president visit wonderful two us also maintained good working relationship personal friendship, xi said comments front reporters
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white house said saturday ordered iran, venezuela four african nations added us list countries accused failing crack human trafficking, step isolates united states white house said also increasing restrictions north korea, eritrea, russia syria, already list, constraining engaging educational cultural exchange programs united states addition, president donald trump administration instructed us executive director international monetary fund us executive directors multilateral development banks vote extending loans funds north korea, russia iran fiscal year , begins sunday us law called trafficking victims protection act, united states provide non humanitarian, non trade related foreign assistance country fails comply minimum standards eliminating trafficking making efforts white house said notice iran, venezuela, democratic republic congo drc , equatorial guinea, south sudan sudan added list countries subject restrictions new fiscal year move came six days trump included venezuela iran list eight countries targeted travel restrictions united states restrictions venezuela focused government officials trump administration blamed country slide economic disarray travel ban iranians broader travel ban list lifted previous restrictions citizens sudan
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north korea shown interest pursuing talks nuclear missile programs, us state department said saturday secretary state rex tillerson acknowledged united states communicating directly pyongyang north korean officials shown indication interested ready talks regarding denuclearization, spokeswoman heather nauert said statement
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us president donald trump ramping search new chief us central bank, meeting former federal reserve governor kevin warsh three others promising decision next month four meetings fed chairman making decision next two three weeks, trump told reporters white house south lawn trump previously suggested may reappoint fed chair janet yellen post jerome powell, one current governors fed board, also met trump earlier week fed job, wall street journal reported friday trump friday provide details meetings new fed chair would take helm central bank eases well away crisis era policies response strengthening economy falling unemployment, though inflation still lingers fed percent goal yellen, fed raised interest rates launched plan shrink trillion balance sheet much latter accumulated controversial bond buying program yellen said helped economy avert even deeper downturn term chair expires february warsh fed governor resigned board opposition bond buying program called revamp fed makes monetary policy, saying needs fresh air markets real economy treasury yields spurted higher news trump meetings warsh viewed hawk yellen definitely hawkish spectrum quite contrast yellen seem front runner even though sure thing nominated, gennadiy goldberg, interest rates strategist td securities new york, said warsh recently july, trump ruled reappointing yellen, telling wall street journal liked demeanor desire keep interest rates low addition warsh powell, stanford university economist john taylor name also floated contender powell specialized financial regulatory matters five years fed board governors, led fed chair also speculation trump could turn top economic aide, gary cohn, fed chair position fed spokesman declined comment process warsh taylor respond requests comment
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chinese president xi jinping offered warm words us president donald trump saturday, calling friend saying expected trump visit china november would wonderful china relationship united states strained trump administration criticism chinese trade practices demands beijing pressure north korea halt nuclear weapons missiles programs xi trump met first time person trump mar lago estate florida april trump since played personal relationship xi, even criticizing china north korea trade meeting us secretary state rex tillerson beijing great hall people, xi said enjoyed meetings trump two made considerable efforts push development china us relations two us also maintained good working relationship personal friendship, xi said, comments front reporters believe president trump upcoming visit china means important opportunity development china us relations, xi added believe visit special, wonderful successful one comments later reported china foreign ministry, xi added cooperation correct choice countries, whose common interests far outweighed differences countries must basis respecting core interests important concerns appropriately handle, via dialogue consultations, differences sensitive issues , statement cited xi saying trump travel asia november first time since becoming president, stopping japan, south korea, china, vietnam philippines trip expected dominated north korea nuclear threat tillerson told xi trump wife melania looking forward going beijing relationship continues grow mature strength relationship president trump look forward advancing relationship upcoming summit, said mention north korea comments made front journalists tillerson meetings, also included top diplomat state councillor yang jiechi foreign minister wang yi china foreign ministry, separate statements tillerson meetings yang wang, simply said exchanged views situation korean peninsula, without elaborating
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united states must respect china concerns taiwan avoid causing disturbances sino us ties, chinese foreign minister wang yi told visiting us secretary state rex tillerson saturday china considers democratic taiwan wayward province never renounced use force bring island control united states formal ties taiwan bound law help defend island main source arms china regularly calls taiwan sensitive important issue united states, upset us moves expand military exchanges taiwan continued us arms sales island wang explained china position taiwan issue demanded us side earnestly respect china concerns, appropriately handle relevant issue avoid bringing disturbances china us relations , china foreign ministry said elaborate beijing relationship taiwan frosty since president tsai ing wen election island landslide last year china suspects tsai, leads pro independence democratic progressive party, wants declare island formal independence, red line beijing tsai says wants maintain peace china recent months chinese air force conducted series drills around taiwan, included bombers advanced fighter jets, alarming taipei china called exercises routine pledged continue
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united states probing north korea see whether interested dialogue multiple direct channels communication pyongyang, us secretary state rex tillerson said saturday probing, stay tuned, tillerson told small group reporters trip china ask would like talk lines communications pyongyang dark situation
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us health human services secretary tom price resigned pressure president donald trump friday uproar price use costly private charter planes government business abrupt departure announced hour trump told reporters disappointed price use private aircraft like way reflected administration secretary health human services thomas price offered resignation earlier today president accepted, white house said statement trump named wright serve acting secretary wright currently deputy assistant secretary health director office disease prevention health promotion happy ok happy, trump told reporters white house south lawn candidates succeed price included seema verma, administrator centers medicare medicaid services close vice president mike pence, scott gottlieb, physician serves commissioner food drug administration, according industry analysts several sources saw gottlieb clear front runner said got along well white house viewed favorably price resignation leaves trump second cabinet position fill yet pick secretary homeland security hiring former secretary john kelly white house chief staff latest blow trump white house, struggled get major legislative achievements passed congress embroiled one controversy another since trump took office january price, former congressman, instrumental trump administration policies aimed undercutting obamacare, well working governors across country slowly begin unraveling parts law resignation letter, price offered little way contrition said working reform us healthcare system reduce regulatory burdens, among goals spent forty years doctor public servant putting people first regret recent events created distraction important objectives, said trump, currently trying sell tax cut plan oversee federal response devastation wreaked three hurricanes, saw price drama unnecessary distraction behind scenes telling aides thinking, source close president said price promised thursday repay nearly , cost seats private charter flights taxpayers pay dime seat planes, price said enough satisfy trump trump told reporters optics price travel good, since, president trying renegotiate us contracts get better deal taxpayers look, think fine person certainly like optics, trump said price also seen white house ineffective getting congress pass healthcare reform legislation, effort fizzled capitol hill price one handful senior officials trump administration put defensive reports use charter flights government aircraft, sometimes personal travel, could flown commercial less money white house issued order late friday saying use private planes required approval white house chief staff john kelly commercial air system appropriate even senior officials exceptions washington post friday reported veterans affairs secretary david shulkin attended wimbledon tennis match, toured westminster abbey took cruise thames summer day trip discuss veterans health issues britain denmark shulkin, traveled commercial airline, accompanied trip wife, whose airfare paid government received per diem meals, post said, noting department veterans affairs said traveling approved invitational orders six person traveling party included acting undersecretary health husband well two aides accompanied security detail many six people, post said washington news media outlet politico reported price taken least two dozen private charter flights since may cost us taxpayers , politico also reported took approved military flights africa europe costing , senior us government officials travel frequently, generally expected keep costs taking commercial flights train possible environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt treasury secretary steve mnuchin also spotlight travel habits
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wealthiest americans would benefit president donald trump proposed tax cuts many upper middle income people would face higher taxes, independent experts said friday first detailed analysis plan us senate panel took trump proposal, announced wednesday, step forward unveiling budget plan coming fiscal year acknowledges lost revenues tax cuts, trump pressed ahead selling plan public report non profit washington based tax policy center found , percent taxpayers would face tax increase roughly , average includes third taxpayers making , , , mainly itemized deductions would repealed including state local taxes, said analysis showed republican tax proposal would fuel growing federal deficit, providing trillion tax cuts reducing federal revenues net trillion next years trump, promised major tax cuts candidate, called proposal miracle middle class, report concluded would provide middle income taxpayers uneven tax relief , income groups would see average taxes fall, taxpayers group would face tax increases, found taxpayers top percent incomes
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trump administration ability win us supreme court put test nine justices begin new term monday major cases awaiting voting rights, religious liberty, union funding class action suits president donald trump justice department already flipped government position important cases, reversing stance taken democratic former president barack obama, could receptive audience court, whose term runs june addition trump appointee neil gorsuch april restored court conservative majority, new justice prepares begin first full term administration backed companies employees supported voting laws critics say could prevent eligible people casting ballots graphic showing major cases tmsnrtrs ecs also reversed obama administration stance support protections gay workers federal law, issue could reach court within weeks supreme court generally gives special deference views us solicitor general, federal government top lawyer trump appointee noel francisco holds job justices may look dimly upon government abruptly changing position cases former justice department lawyer pratik shah said flip flop provide opening justices sympathetic view prior administration, ask law changed warrant different view court oldest justice, year old liberal ruth bader ginsburg, called upcoming term momentous owing importance cases docket tuesday, term second day, justices due hear case could help shape us elections decades involving long standing practice majority party manipulating electoral boundaries future elections try cement hold power wisconsin appealing lower court ruling way republican led legislature redrew boundaries following census far reaching bid marginalize democratic voters violated constitution case expected argued december involving free speech, religious liberty gay rights, justices weigh whether denver area baker cited christian beliefs refusing make wedding cake gay couple penalized violating colorado anti discrimination law new administration backed baker, infuriating groups support gay, lesbian, transgender bisexual rights president trump said campaign trail advocate lgbt people, actions speak much louder words, said james esseks, american civil liberties union lawyer works gay rights issues supreme court monday canceled arguments scheduled oct would biggest case term, whether trump ban people entering united states several muslim majority countries amounted unconstitutional discrimination muslims action came temporary ban expired administration announced new set restrictions one two punch case first day term monday presents rarity, administration facing one federal government agencies, national labor relations board first nearly years served court, ginsburg said georgetown law center event sept administration longer defending nlrb position employment agreements businesses require workers waive rights bring class action claims invalid waivers compel workers individually arbitrate disputes employers rather bringing collective lawsuits co workers court conservative majority expected sympathetic arguments made employers court thursday agreed hear case could end important source funding unions representing police, teachers government employees dispute centers fees states require non union members pay unions lieu dues fund collective bargaining organized labor activities claire prestel, associate general counsel service employees international union seiu , said cases could lead one two punch workers obama administration backed unions similar case justices ended deadlock last year trump administration may change course back anti union challengers another face, trump justice department also sided ohio bid revive state policy purging infrequent voters voter registration lists, reversing obama administration stance practice illegal obama former attorney general, eric holder, joined friend court brief criticizing reversal, saying trump administration policy departed government interpretation ohio law dating back years spanning administrations parties justices set hear case nov
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white house friday cracked government officials using charter aircraft following resignation health secretary tom price use private planes government business memo government agencies, white house budget chief mick mulvaney said commercial air travel appropriate exceptions even senior officials, use chartered aircraft must approved advance white house chief staff
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us health human services secretary tom price resigned pressure president donald trump friday uproar price use costly private charter planes government business following partial list officials fired left administration since trump took office jan , well people nominated trump position, take job stephen bannon
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united states admit maximum , refugees fiscal year, president donald trump said memorandum secretary state rex tillerson released white house friday cap, lowest decades, proposed administration report congress wednesday refugee advocates say lower limit ignores growing humanitarian crises around world causing people flee native countries greater numbers, represents departure us global leadership trump administration says lower cap necessary us officials address growing backlog people applying asylum inside united states, better vetting refugees report congress, reviewed reuters, administration said may assess refugees likelihood successful assimilation contribution united states tmsnrtrs yhekpk assimilation standard refugees would departure recent practice face inappropriate, said joseph cassidy, fellow wilson center former state department official particular concern assessments could made, basis individual cases, might biased certain religions nationalities, cassidy said
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american civil liberties union friday launched first legal challenge president donald trump new restrictions people entering united states eight countries civil rights group said statement seek amend existing lawsuit maryland federal court filed trump previous march ban letter filed us district court judge theodore chuang, aclu said new proposal announced sunday violates us constitution well federal immigration law trump new ban places indefinite restrictions travel united states citizens iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad north korea certain government officials venezuela also barred aclu seek injunction would block visa entry restrictions affected challengers trump immigration restrictions said bans aimed following pledge made campaign trail block muslims entering country president trump newest travel ban still muslim ban core, certainly engages discrimination based national origin, unlawful, said aclu executive director, anthony romero see president trump court
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two months signing it, president donald trump begun enforcing law imposing new sanctions russia, iran north korea, senators john mccain ben cardin said letter seen reuters friday also, two days go, administration provided information related russia defense intelligence sectors required measure sunday, said white house officials respond request comment letter mccain, republican chairman armed services committee, cardin, ranking democrat foreign relations committee later friday, white house issued presidential memorandum taking first step toward implementation designating different agencies start process putting law effect trump grudgingly signed countering america adversaries sanctions act aug congress overwhelmingly approved measure despite trump reservations might affect desire improved relations moscow white house hedged weeks, legislation worked way congress, whether president would sign use veto power although fellow republicans control congress, passed senate house representatives near unanimous margins large enough override veto trump opposition law raised questions enthusiastically administration would enforce congress swift united action, signature, sent strong message allies adversaries alike, particularly russia, sought undermine democracy, said letter, dated thursday now, critical deadlines approaching, imperative administration implement law fullest extent uphold protect american interests, said law imposed stiff new sanctions russia, iran north korea issues including russia efforts interfere us election, russia denies, well iran ballistic missiles program north korea nuclear weapons development administration particular opposed provision would let trump, president, ease lift sanctions russia without congress approval letter also noted oct deadline administration issue regulations guidance identify anyone operating behalf russian defense intelligence sectors potential sanctions
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texas governor greg abbott friday gave million houston help cover costs related hurricane harvey, move mayor said allow city avoid temporary property tax hike city council vote october mayor sylvester turner, accepted money republican governor city hall press conference, said pull proposal one year tax increase cover city share debris removal expenses insurance related payments parts houston suffered severe wind flood damage hurricane harvey made landfall aug strongest hurricane hit texas years earlier week, abbott rejected turner request state immediately tap billion rainy day fund aid largest city friday, governor said flexibility withdraw million state disaster relief fund houston looked like best solution point, abbott told reporters added state gets handle total hurricane expenses, texas legislature consider tapping rainy day fund next regular session begins january sooner special session
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us president donald trump expressed outrage friday injuries diplomats us embassy cuba spoke reporters white house south lawn state department announced sharp drawdown us personnel embassy bad things cuba, trump said
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us health human services secretary tom price resigned pressure president donald trump friday uproar price use costly private charter planes government business abrupt departure announced hour trump told reporters disappointed price use private aircraft like way reflected administration secretary health human services thomas price offered resignation earlier today president accepted, white house said statement trump named wright serve acting secretary wright currently deputy assistant secretary health director office disease prevention health promotion happy ok happy, trump told reporters white house south lawn candidates succeed price included seema verma, administrator centers medicare medicaid services close vice president mike pence, scott gottlieb, physician serves commissioner food drug administration, according industry analysts several sources saw gottlieb clear front runner said got along well white house viewed favorably price resignation leaves trump second cabinet position fill yet pick secretary homeland security hiring former secretary john kelly white house chief staff latest blow trump white house, struggled get major legislative achievements passed congress embroiled one controversy another since trump took office january price, former congressman, instrumental trump administration policies aimed undercutting obamacare, well working governors across country slowly begin unraveling parts law resignation letter, price offered little way contrition said working reform us healthcare system reduce regulatory burdens, among goals spent forty years doctor public servant putting people first regret recent events created distraction important objectives, said trump, currently trying sell tax cut plan oversee federal response devastation wreaked three hurricanes, saw price drama unnecessary distraction behind scenes telling aides thinking, source close president said price promised thursday repay nearly , cost seats private charter flights taxpayers pay dime seat planes, price said enough satisfy trump trump told reporters optics price travel good, since, president trying renegotiate us contracts get better deal taxpayers look, think fine person certainly like optics, trump said price also seen white house ineffective getting congress pass healthcare reform legislation, effort fizzled capitol hill price one handful senior officials trump administration put defensive reports use charter flights government aircraft, sometimes personal travel, could flown commercial less money white house issued order late friday saying use private planes required approval white house chief staff john kelly commercial air system appropriate even senior officials exceptions washington post friday reported veterans affairs secretary david shulkin attended wimbledon tennis match, toured westminster abbey took cruise thames summer day trip discuss veterans health issues britain denmark shulkin, traveled commercial airline, accompanied trip wife, whose airfare paid government received per diem meals, post said, noting department veterans affairs said traveling approved invitational orders six person traveling party included acting undersecretary health husband well two aides accompanied security detail many six people, post said washington news media outlet politico reported price taken least two dozen private charter flights since may cost us taxpayers , politico also reported took approved military flights africa europe costing , senior us government officials travel frequently, generally expected keep costs taking commercial flights train possible environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt treasury secretary steve mnuchin also spotlight travel habits
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first two months june supreme court ruling allowed partial implementation president donald trump travel ban, visas issued average month citizens six countries targeted order percent lower compared month prior ban, reuters analysis government data shows , visas issued july , visas issued august citizens six majority muslim countries , issued june july figure lower monthly average point since , average , visas per month issued countries lower july august numbers especially noteworthy, immigration attorneys say, larger number visas typically issued summer months, foreign students prepare arrive united states fall semester processing visa applications nationals six affected countries directed executive order extent permitted court decisions, state department official said condition anonymity asked lower numbers decline comes top already plummeting figures us visas issued citizens iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen trump issued executive order late january halting entry travelers countries days order, limited form ban issued march, hamstrung months legal challenges supreme court approved limited version june interim, state department issued far fewer visas travelers six countries compared number issued administration president barack obama sunday, trump issued third version ban, indefinitely restricts travelers iran, libya, syria, yemen, somalia, chad north korea certain government officials venezuela also barred march june, period trump order mostly blocked courts, citizens six countries issued average , visas monthly, percent fewer monthly average , , according state department data supreme court ruling, monthly average percent lower graphic visas issued six countries affected travel ban, see tmsnrtrs yd baa trump initial travel ban, barred citizens six countries well iraq, sparked chaos protests airports around united states issued little forewarning, order scope unclear sowed confusion among travelers well authorities responsible implementing courts quickly enjoined main parts order trump eventually issued new order excluded iraq delayed enactment allow administration travelers time prepare order, too, soon blocked courts case eventually reached supreme court, allowed limited version ban affecting citizens six countries lacking bona fide ties united states trump issued revised ban sunday, supreme court canceled oral arguments scheduled oct decide whether earlier version ban discriminatory even sharply fewer visas issued, president often complained social media speeches limits imposed us courts two executive orders establishing travel ban travel ban united states far larger, tougher specific stupidly, would politically correct trump tweeted sept follow trump impact energy, environment, healthcare, immigration economy trump effect wwwreuterscom trump effect state department releases data many visas issued total application numbers, unclear drop due fewer people applying, administration denying applications addition, month month comparison prior years possible state department released annual numbers monthly data
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former new york city congressman made national headlines threatening break reporter half serving time prison tax fraud expected weekend announce try recapture seat republican michael grimm appear rally sunday city staten island borough, months released prison served eight month term facebook page promoting event
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united states recognize independence referendum iraqi kurdistan urges end threats reciprocal actions, us secretary state rex tillerson said statement friday united states recognize kurdistan regional government unilateral referendum held monday vote results lack legitimacy continue support united, federal, democratic prosperous iraq, tillerson said urge calm end vocal recriminations threats reciprocal actions, added
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us president donald trump ramping search new chief us central bank, meeting former federal reserve governor kevin warsh three others promising decision next month four meetings fed chairman making decision next two three weeks, trump told reporters white house south lawn trump previously suggested may reappoint fed chair janet yellen post jerome powell, one current governors fed board, also met trump earlier week fed job, wall street journal reported friday trump friday provide details meetings new fed chair would take helm central bank eases well away crisis era policies response strengthening economy falling unemployment, though inflation still lingers fed percent goal yellen, fed raised interest rates launched plan shrink trillion balance sheet much latter accumulated controversial bond buying program yellen said helped economy avert even deeper downturn term chair expires february warsh fed governor resigned board opposition bond buying program called revamp fed makes monetary policy, saying needs fresh air markets real economy treasury yields spurted higher news trump meetings warsh viewed hawk yellen definitely hawkish spectrum quite contrast yellen seem front runner even though sure thing nominated, gennadiy goldberg, interest rates strategist td securities new york, said warsh recently july, trump ruled reappointing yellen, telling wall street journal liked demeanor desire keep interest rates low addition warsh powell, stanford university economist john taylor name also floated contender powell specialized financial regulatory matters five years fed board governors, led fed chair also speculation trump could turn top economic aide, gary cohn, fed chair position fed spokesman declined comment process warsh taylor respond requests comment
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united states crafting plan drawdown staff american embassy havana response still unexplained incidents harmed health us diplomats there, us congressional officials said thursday state department plan, finalized could announced within days, would call departure non essential staff diplomats families, sources said unclear whether leaving island would voluntary compulsory, one us official said details still worked us officials say us diplomats family members afflicted health problems unknown origin, including hearing loss, dizziness nausea several canadians also affected cuba, canadian official said cuban government denied role conducting investigation far said unable determine cause proposals drawdown moved forward since us secretary state rex tillerson met cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez washington tuesday discuss case, threatening already fragile detente two former cold war foes state department expected stop short saying close recently reopened embassy mysterious affair, despite tillerson said last week move consideration partial evacuation, even one depicted trump administration safety measure, would also send message us displeasure cuba handling matter deliver another blow obama era engagement policies havana us state department spokeswoman heather nauert told reporters thursday tillerson way beijing
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tree trimming company handed largest penalty imposed united states immigration case, totaling million, pleading guilty employing illegal immigrants, us attorney office said immigration reform major political issue us, president donald trump saying crack illegal immigrants build wall united states mexico order reduce illegal border crossings asplundh tree experts, co, trims trees clears brush power gas lines across country, hired employees provided fake identification documents , us attorney office philadelphia said prosecutor said thursday asplundh management willfully blind , supervisors general foremen hired illegal immigrants word mouth referrals decentralized model tacitly perpetuated fraudulent hiring practices that, turn, maximized productivity profit, said company chairman ceo scott asplundh said statement taken steps improve hiring practices, including reviewing identification employees accept responsibility charges outlined, apologize customers, associates stakeholders occurred, said
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white house launched internal investigation use private email senior aides, pulling batches emails white house server private accounts, politico reported thursday citing four unnamed officials, politico said effort began week reported president donald trump son law adviser, jared kushner, senior white house officials used private email accounts exchange messages government business us house representatives committee asked white house monday information politico report white house spokeswoman sarah sanders, asked trump concerned reported use private emails, told reporters earlier thursday, white house clear instructs staff fully comply presidential records act staff briefed need preserve records, continue trump election campaign, republican real estate developer attacked democratic rival hillary clinton use private email server official correspondence secretary state president barack obama clinton messages later determined contain classified information white house probe could take several weeks even months complete officials searching emails sent received government business, politico reported white house counsel office reviewing accounts determine messages germane investigations ongoing russia probes congress special counsel robert mueller, politico reported mueller investigating alleged russian interference us election possible collusion trump associates russia denied efforts, trump dismissed talk collusion politico earlier reported senior trump aides also used private email accounts, including former chief staff reince priebus, former chief strategist steve bannon economic adviser gary cohn new york times reported monday private accounts also used president daughter ivanka trump became white house adviser stephen miller, senior trump adviser
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president donald trump top aides urged conservative republicans congress craft legislation protecting dreamers brought illegally united states children, move could jeopardize efforts work democrats issue trump, vice president mike pence, white house chief staff john kelly officials reached dozen republicans, including loudest anti immigration voices congress consultations followed dinner trump held earlier month top two congressional democrats, senator chuck schumer representative nancy pelosi president discussed two democrats legislation shield deportation roughly , young immigrants known dreamers comments angered trump conservative political base, white house officials said trump would necessarily insist funding wall us mexico border condition helping dreamers trump pledge build border wall central theme presidential campaign earlier month, trump rescinded obama era program shielded dreamers deportation, gave republican controlled congress
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us health human services secretary tom price promised thursday repay nearly , cost seats private charter flights, expensive air travel trump administration officials drew sharp scrutiny congress today, write personal check us treasury expenses travel private charter planes, said price, former member congress, statement taxpayers pay dime seat planes price one handful senior officials president donald trump administration put defensive reports use charter flights government aircraft, sometimes personal travel, could flown commercial less money price told fox news thursday trump spoken matter happy asked retained trump confidence, price said worked president pleasure washington media outlet politico reported price taken least two dozen private charter flights since may cost us taxpayers , politico report thursday night said white house approved use military aircraft trips price africa, europe asia spring summer cost taxpayers , secretary price write personal check us treasury , , spokeswoman department health human services said thursday price paying individual share charter flight cost, hhs official said price said earlier thursday believed retained trump confidence senior us government officials travel frequently, generally expected keep costs taking commercial flights train possible price, environmental protection agency administrator scott pruitt treasury secretary steve mnuchin spotlight travel habits politico reported late thursday interior secretary ryan zinke took charter flight las vegas glacier park international airport montana june cost , route served commercial flights zinke also took charter flights st croix st thomas us virgin islands march used military aircraft travel norway may, according politico previous interior secretaries, secretary traveled charter flights commercial options available, interior department spokeswoman heather swift said statement travel pre approved ethics office booking charter flights went additional level due diligence republican senator chuck grassley urged trump statement emphasize cabinet secretaries necessity using reasonable cost effective modes travel accordance federal restrictions statement, price said travel approved legal departmental officials expressed regret concerns raised pledged take private charter flights health secretary sensitive enough concern taxpayer, said price, orthopedic surgeon confirmed february health secretary despite questions buying shares publicly traded healthcare companies working legislation affecting conservative republican us representative , price chastised fiscal irresponsibility private plane use government officials appearance cnbc television also posted twitter price travels entire trump cabinet probed us house representatives committee senate democrats wrote price thursday demanding information flights inspectors general hhs, epa treasury investigating see government travel rules followed epa inspector general said last month investigating pruitt frequent travels home state oklahoma washington post reported thursday pruitt taken least four noncommercial military flights since mid february, costing taxpayers , epa spokeswoman liz bowman said pruitt use one charter flight commissioned flights done government planes administrator flies commercial, unless necessity otherwise, approvals epa ethics office, said epa spokesman jahan wilcox treasury department, inspector general reviewing mnuchin use government plane fly kentucky august visit louisville fort knox mnuchin wife viewed solar eclipse trip cbs morning program thursday, mnuchin said would use military planes future national security issues means travel
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us justice department fbi resisting demands republican lawmaker hand documents former british spy dossier purported russian support donald trump election campaign, fbi open criminal investigation, officials said us house representatives intelligence committee issued subpoenas august seeking documents agencies dealings former mi officer christopher steele, according letter seen reuters committee chairman devin nunes, trump supporter steele compiled called trump dossier, trump told fbi director james comey contained salacious material businessman turned president trump associates said dossier contents false law enforcement congressional officials said justice department fbi reluctant comply demand documents fbi probe, supervision special counsel robert mueller, us allegations russian meddling campaign tilt november election trump favor moscow repeatedly denied meddling trump denied collusion campaign russian officials two officials said nunes met deputy attorney general rod rosenstein behind closed doors thursday discuss subpoenas deputy attorney general meeting nunes part ongoing negotiation information doj provide provided, justice department official said fbi declined comment anything nunes request spokesman nunes declined comment according sept letter nunes sent us attorney general jeff sessions, subpoenas demand department federal bureau investigation produce documents related relationship steele called trump dossier documents, letter said, would include payments fbi made steele, efforts government made corroborate contents steele reports sessions recused earlier year russia investigation nunes publicly recused leading russia probe april following secret visit paid white house officials democrats committee said republicans issued subpoenas attempt discredit steele republicans say important understand genesis dossier whether created sabotage trump successful campaign president meanwhile, senate judiciary committee also battling justice department months request interview two fbi officials trump dismissal may comey fbi chief, according letters committee department department twice refused allow testify, according letters sept , agreed would appropriate officials testify provided would classified setting interfere mueller inquiry senate panel chairman, charles grassley, told reporters sept committee begun drafting subpoenas compel testimony another letter dated sept , conditions testimony still appeared dispute
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us president donald trump host thai prime minister prayuth chan ocha white house oct , oct previously announced, white house said statement thursday
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us education secretary betsy devos confronted largely silent protesters holding signs opposing trump administration promotion profit schools changes colleges handle sex assault allegations speech harvard university thursday devos ignored protesters, took questions audience members issues, including white house move reverse obama era guidance colleges handle allegations sexual assault campus one sexual assault one many, token, one denied due process one many, devos said need sure policy fair students dozen protesters stood crowd holding signs reading protect survivors, students sale many others stood sat raised fists event wrapped devos headed exit, crowd broke loud chants, including white supremacy looks like administration last week reversed guidelines established former president barack obama colleges handle sexual assault allegations, saying prior policies led many students falsely charged disciplined prior rules outlined strict set steps schools follow risk losing funding title ix, federal law bars sex discrimination education opponents rules said allowed schools use lower standards evidence followed criminal proceedings cheers jeers protesters gathered outside venue could faintly heard devos spoke, event avoided scenes students shouting conservative speakers seen universities around united states past year trend drawn scrutiny justice department several activists also expressed concern administration support shifting funding public schools charter, private profit schools would hurt low income minority communities trying help community, first need listen need, said latoya gayle, mother three listened more, think would hear people need thinks need devos, billionaire drawn fire advocacy profit schools, married heir former chief executive amway confirmed february vice president mike pence cast tie breaking vote senate
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former illinois us congressman mel reynolds found guilty federal court thursday failing file federal income tax returns, marking latest legal trouble one time democratic party rising star reynolds, , faced four counts failing file federal return filing , , , according statement us attorney office, northern district illinois us district judge robert gettleman gave verdict bench trial federal court chicago, prosecutors said ruling followed reynolds previous convictions sexual assault, child pornography, bank fraud misusing campaign funds reynolds, represented trial, declined comment reuters however, told chicago tribune planned appeal verdict disagree judge finding guilty misdemeanor, going addressing issues new trial motion filing early next week, reynolds told newspaper reynolds sentencing scheduled later, prosecutors said count comes maximum sentence one year prison fine , reynolds received gross income exceeding minimum amount required file tax return, prosecutors said prosecutors argued reynolds collected , consulting work africa four year period failed file tax returns, tribune chicago sun times said reynolds said money income, rather travel expenses, such, need reported internal revenue service, tribune said reynolds, first elected congress , indicted relationship year old campaign worker elected year chicago district without opposition case ended conviction sexual assault child pornography charges reynolds resigned scheduled release prison , reynolds convicted bank fraud misusing campaign funds sentenced serve additional time released reynolds tried politics lost bid us house representatives seat jesse jackson jr, resigned pleading guilty fraud charges
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us president donald trump congratulated german chancellor angela merkel election victory telephone conversation thursday also discussed iran nuclear deal, white house said leaders discussed counter iran malign activities middle east, addressed nuclear deal iran missile program, non compliance relevant united nations resolutions, white house said statement
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us senate confirmed former utah governor jon huntsman thursday president donald trump ambassador russia, sending experienced diplomat fill crucial post moscow senate confirmed huntsman, also served ambassador china former democratic president barack obama, voice vote huntsman served ambassador singapore former republican president george hw bush senate foreign relations committee approved huntsman unanimously earlier week, members parties praised qualifications experience senate also confirmed three diplomatic positions voice vote john bass, currently us ambassador turkey, envoy afghanistan career diplomat justin siberell ambassador bahrain wess mitchell, think tank founder, assistant secretary state european eurasian affairs huntsman takes post moscow congressional committees special counsel robert mueller investigate allegations russia sought influence us presidential election trump behalf, well potential collusion moscow trump associates moscow denies activity trump dismisses talk collusion huntsman said confirmation hearing question russia interfered campaign
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republican led senate finance committee thursday set oct confirmation hearing gregory doud, president donald trump nominee top agricultural negotiator job us trade representative approved panel confirmed full senate, doud would become chief agricultural negotiator agency
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happened, hillary clinton memoir unsuccessful bid win us presidential election, topped us non fiction bestsellers list thursday, fending challenge latest book former fox news anchor bill reilly data released independent, online chain bookstores, book wholesalers independent distributors across united states used compile list hardcover fiction last week
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president donald trump supreme court appointee neil gorsuch gave speech conservative group thursday hotel trump financial interest, drawing criticism protesters outside building top senate democrat demonstrators appeared outside trump international hotel located blocks white house, saying gorsuch speech called question impartiality high court potentially weighs cases involving republican president, including involving hotel reason questioned independence confirmation hearings, senator chuck schumer said statement gorsuch confirmed republican led us senate lifetime position justice april despite unified opposition democrats said past rulings favored corporations ordinary americans doubted independence trump protester josh orton, consultant abortion rights group naral, said gorsuch continues make appearances raise ethics questions supreme court danger losing sacred reputation neutral arbiter justice gorsuch address controversy minute speech, instead focusing work event organizer, fund american studies, runs student academic programs fellowships promoting limited government free market economics spoke job justice, saying, people place joy lauded american values free speech civil rights justices often address variety groups across political spectrum spare time gorsuch speech comes days opening us supreme court term trump administration stake several major cases hotel focus lawsuits accusing trump violating us constitution letting properties restaurants accept payments foreign governments justice gorsuch told senate confirmation committed independence integrity judiciary, said elizabeth wydra, president constitutional accountability center, represents members congress one lawsuits decision speak event profits president, however, sadly falls far short standard whether speaking trump hotel breaks explicit ethics rules supreme court spokeswoman kathy arberg said gorsuch declined comment ethics issue
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us lawmakers thursday approved bill extending federal aviation administration authority operate spend federal money package tax relief bills aid hurricane victims, sending president donald trump signature authorization faa set expire saturday, end budget year bill keep agency operating another six months congress debates whether privatize country air traffic control system considers new airline passenger protections senate passed bill unanimously followed house representatives, adopted senate version unanimous consent trump march proposed handing control us air traffic control privately operated board, faced resistance among many congress owners private planes major us carriers, including american airlines group inc, united airlines inc, southwest airlines co jetblue airways inc, back privatization proposal republican senator jerry moran predicted thursday privatization proposal would pass issue comes next year bill awaiting trump signature also extends three healthcare programs, would extend children healthcare program community health centers, authorizations expire saturday version hurricane related tax relief package approved house lawmakers early thursday included republican backed flood insurance provisions aimed opening market lower cost private insurance plans provisions stripped senate democrats said would leave federal flood insurance program nearly billion debt allow private insurers focus lower risk policies legislation make easier people hurricane losses write taxes, however, eliminating requirement personal losses must exceed percent adjusted gross income qualify deduction one provision would also give hurricane victims penalty free access retirement funds, temporarily suspends limitations deduction charitable contributions hurricane relief made year end tax relief package provides tax credit percent wages, , per employee, paid disaster affected employer certain disaster area
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group republican democratic senators urged trump administration thursday use full weight influence help resolve rohingya crisis myanmar bangladesh, , people fled homes letter seen reuters signed four republican democratic members seat senate also calls secretary state rex tillerson us agency international development administrator mark green provide humanitarian aid despite international condemnation, burmese authorities incredibly continue deny atrocities, said letter also notes current us law, including global magnitsky act, allows trump impose sanctions people responsible gross violations human rights
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republican senators john mccain mike lee introduced bill thursday permanently waive shipping restrictions puerto rico, saying temporary waiver trump administration insufficient help island rebuild hurricane maria president donald trump administration earlier thursday waived restriction known merchant marine act , jones act, puerto rico days, request puerto rico governor, ricardo rossello opponents jones act, bars foreign vessels shipping goods us coasts, say hurts consumers us islands, including puerto rico hawaii, adding shipping costs imports basic goods like food fuel mccain called jones act antiquated, protectionist law driven costs crippled puerto rico economy , federal reserve bank new york report said jones act hurts puerto rico economy estimated shipping costs us east coast puerto rico double nearby dominican republic, thanks mainly jones act addition, us virgin islands exempt jones act decades, opponents law say unfair puerto rico unclear whether mccain could gain widespread support bill would waive law, supported shipping security interests us ship builders support jones act, also wide array industries build parts go ships, businesses spread throughout country president donald trump, administration waived law temporarily, pointed lot shippers lot people work shipping industry want restrictions waived puerto rico , mccain sponsored legislation allow waivers law, measure created exemptions place today , past july introduced legislation fully repeal restrictions
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california wisconsin said us department homeland security incorrect notified last week among states whose election systems targeted russian hackers election california secretary state alex padilla said thursday dhs notified state russian cyber actors scanned california internet facing systems , including secretary state websites california said asking details became clear dhs conclusions wrong dhs confirmed russian scanning activity actually occurred california department technology statewide network, secretary state website padilla said notification year late, also turned bad information dhs spokesman scott mcconnell said notifications states based variety sources, including scanning detected malicious ip addresses intelligence information cannot publicly disclosed government provided additional information clarity number states, said dhs stands assessment internet connected networks states target russian government cyber actors seeking vulnerabilities access us election infrastructure, said wisconsin election officials wednesday released email dhs said ip address targeted wisconsin department workforce development, state elections commission dhs told states including ohio, alabama, alaska, colorado, connecticut, florida, minnesota, texas, virginia, pennsylvania, delaware, iowa, maryland washington state targeted russian hackers said hackers successful arizona illinois confirmed last year targets evidence votes changed, dhs said russia denied election meddling, president donald trump denied collusion russia remains evidence russians altered one vote changed one registration, said judd choate, president us national association state election directors homeland security officials said states preliminary activity observed hackers small number networks compromised us intelligence agencies concluded kremlin orchestrated operation included hacking online propaganda intended help trump win, reuters reported august several congressional committees investigating special counsel robert mueller leading separate probe russia matter, including whether moscow colluded trump campaign
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high income wall street financiers could unintended winners section us president donald trump tax cut plan meant help mostly small, mom pop businesses trump called wednesday new pass tax rate percent could mean big savings owners sole proprietorships partnerships pay percent could also mean windfall partners private equity, venture capital hedge funds, unless congress figure way block taking advantage new rate ron wyden, top democrat tax writing senate finance committee, said democrats supported pass rate small businesses, cleaner, garage, restaurant said trump plan, however, would create whole new set wealthy individuals able dodge taxes new provision issue taxation roughly percent american businesses public corporations non public pass businesses, sole proprietorships, limited liability companies partnerships, pay income tax instead profits pass directly owners, pay tax individual tax rates small fraction business owners pay top individual tax rate percent, higher current top corporate income tax rate percent business owners long complained disparity unfair, especially view fact many multinationals pay much less percent statutory corporate tax rate exploiting abundant loopholes tax breaks available large, global corporations republicans eager address issue trump plan proposes new tax rate percent pass income small family owned businesses problem, according plan critics, financial entities private equity, venture capital hedge funds partnerships whose wealthy partners would see substantial tax savings large portions income unless congressional tax writers find way exclude good versus bad pass income white house document spelled trump plan signaled administration aware potential problem would leave addressing congress document said framework contemplates congressional tax committees adopt measures prevent recharacterization personal income business income prevent wealthy individuals avoiding top personal tax rate trump plan also proposes cutting top corporate tax rate percent percent cutting top individual tax rate percent percent treasury secretary steven mnuchin said two weeks ago administration would ensure partners services firms accounting, law financial firms would benefit new, lower pass rate treasury department spokesman respond request comment pass rate plans exempt certain categories firms frank clemente, executive director americans tax fairness, liberal advocacy group, said idea new pass rate would help small business simply hoax tax experts said would difficult congressional tax writers exempt partners services firms using new pass rate always talk carve good pass income bad pass income problem exceedingly hard way draw clear lines manipulated, said seth hanlon center american progress, liberal group victor fleischer, law professor university san diego, agreed would challenging still, think probably done, fleischer said
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typical us family two children earning , year expect tax cut , president donald trump proposed tax overhaul, white house economic adviser gary cohn said thursday cohn also told reporters white house repeal estate tax alternative minimum tax would immediate proposal
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two us senators parties close finalizing bipartisan deal shore health insurance exchanges created obamacare, chamber top democrat said thursday move, senate democratic leader chuck schumer said verge completion, would stabilize market individuals buy insurance plans federal state based exchanges potential agreement comes republicans repeatedly failed carry years long pledge repeal replace affordable act, former democratic president barack obama signature healthcare overhaul schumer said senate health, education, labor pension committee chairman lamar alexander, republican, ranking democrat patty murray resurrected bipartisan approach, cast aside amid latest near vote repeal bill alexander murray working protect government payments made insurers help reduce medical expenses low income americans enrolled obamacare alexander also wanted states flexibility design insurance plans program inform verge agreement, bipartisan healthcare agreement stabilize markets lower premiums, schumer said senate floor thursday pact could buoy health insurance companies, came forcefully republican repeal effort faced uncertainty since november election republican president donald trump, vowed sink law majority insured americans receive coverage employers government programs medicare medicaid, million people individual plans online exchanges, million expected sign next year consumers receive income based tax credits subsidies reduce costs insurers filed premium rates , many expected rise least percent uncertainty government continue paying subsidies despite worries, insurers wednesday signed contracts government result every us county least one company selling obamacare plans trump signaled administration would take action unwind law, wednesday said would sign order next week allowing people buy insurance coverage across us state lines republican senator rand paul, pushing move, says trump legalizing nationwide health associations individuals could join
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us senate voted thursday advance nomination federal communications commission chairman ajit pai serve new five year term heading us telecommunications regulator senate expected vote monday final approval thursday, democrats criticized pai moving dismantle obama era internet access rules taking steps deregulate telecommunications rules pai backing republicans said new openness accountability agency efforts improve rural communications
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connecticut governor dannel malloy thursday vetoed billion biennial budget passed lawmakers earlier month, saying bill would undermine state fiscal stability, education system economic development malloy, second term democrat running reelection, said would approve republican supported budget without budget, nearly three months overdue, state could implement severe cuts oct emergency spending plan put place malloy republican lawmakers, control legislature support budget handful democrats, said may try override governor veto, expected state continues wrangle close year, billion budget gap, connecticut cities firing reduced state aid credit ratings agency p global ratings thursday put nine cities school district alert possible downgrades warning reflects connecticut ongoing budget impasse brinkmanship, could reduce significant amounts municipal aid payments local governments, said p analyst victor medeiros credit quality municipalities could deteriorate due weaker reserves liquidity concerns cities
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white house economic adviser gary cohn thursday said administration expects us economic growth substantially higher percent, saying boost would pay republicans tax plan think pay entire tax cut growth cycle, cohn told cnbc plan based percent gdp growth think substantially percent gdp growth, citing administration plans deregulation tax reform
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