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us president donald trump target handful obama era green regulations, including federal coal mining ban initiative forcing states cut carbon emissions, executive order soon next week, white house official told reuters wednesday trump fellow republicans control congress seeking unravel former democratic president barack obama initiatives combat global climate change, say costly us business hampered drilling mining without providing clear benefits rescinding federal coal leasing moratorium part executive order, lots different components, including clean power plan, white house official, asked named, told reuters official said order scheduled come next week clean power plan obama centerpiece initiative combat climate change, requiring states slash emissions carbon dioxide, never implemented due legal challenges launched several republican states legal experts said trump could begin process killing regulation environmental protection agency ask courts return agency review, effectively ending legal defense killing coal mining ban would easier trump could reverse ban asking department interior lift resume coal leasing program obama administration imposed temporary ban new federal coal leases january part broad environmental economic review program aimed ensuring lease deals account coal contribution global climate change yield fair returns taxpayers angered western state lawmakers people mining industry, said stymied development trump already rolled back obama era green regulations, including stream protection rule limiting coal mining waste dumping, waters us rule expands waterways federal protection version story refiled fix punctuation paragraph one
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bipartisan group us members congress backed proposal billion new military funding us forces allies asia pacific region, tensions risen china territorial ambitions military buildup five members us house representatives eight senators democratic republican parties wrote defense secretary jim mattis support asia pacific stability initiative aspi proposed january john mccain, chair senate armed service committee copies letters seen reuters signatories include members armed services committees houses congress mccain proposal calls billion annually five years boost us munitions stocks region, build new military infrastructure, runways, help allies partners increase capabilities house letter urged mattis incorporate mccain proposal fiscal defense budgets asia pacific region holds many interests us foreign policy require government continue prioritize time, energy resources there, said letter called former president barack obama policy giving precedence asia pacific sound critical continued president donald trump expressed concern eroding military economic balance result people republic china two decade military modernization, combined effect years sequestration us military foreign policy apparatus senate letter also expressed concern increasing russian activity region north korea nuclear missile programs aspi show allies adversaries us remains committed ensuring peace security region contains world three largest economies, four populous countries, six world largest armies, five seven us mutual defense agreements, said trump vowed take tougher line china build us military, although unclear whether succeed lifting caps defense spending part sequestration legislation china due announce defense budget year weekend, navy likely secure significant new funding beijing seeks check us dominance high seas step projection global power
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us labor department taken first step toward possible derailment dilution controversial rule retirement advice begins examine directive president donald trump, according notice made public wednesday department proposed day delay fiduciary rule, requires retirement advisers put interests clients ahead slated take effect april , trump asked department review rule one time impact investors industry analysts consumer groups agreed could first multiple delays department begins comprehensive review obama era regulation, trump february issued executive order directing department review rule day delay relatively short undertake type economic legal analysis contemplating, suggests going day delay, likely going string delays, said micah hauptman, consumer federation america proposed delay calming effect marketplace, hanging limbo ahead april effective date, said denise valentine, senior analyst aite group, advises financial services industry regulatory issues along kind known rule likely amended think killed, valentine said public days publication proposed delay federal register thursday comment delay labor department formalize also day window submit comments information related aspects trump memorandum us chamber commerce, sued kill rule, wednesday praised proposed delay former president barack obama administration finalized rule last year, said move help americans saving retirement critics financial services industry say rule would limit ability advisers service clients cannot afford pay financial advice must use products carry commissions indirect costs trump issued executive order, white house spokesman sean spicer called rule solution search problem briefing ahead signing move drew fire democrats critics, said showed republican white house aligned wall street, middle income americans industry groups, however, praised delay proposed wednesday securities industry financial markets association said would allow new administration opportunity review rule impact investors market ubs wealth management americas, morgan stanley wells fargo con declined comment bank america immediately respond request comment
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us senate wednesday confirmed president donald trump pick head interior department white house seeks increase fossil fuel production federal lands ryan zinke, us representative coal producing montana, confirmation vote , several democrats joining republicans, lead chamber former navy seal commander avid hunter angler popular many outdoor enthusiasts, including trump son donald jr many environmentalists, however, concerned zinke zeal exploiting coal fossil fuels one term congressman, zinke worked boost mining, including supporting effort end coal leasing moratorium federal lands forty percent us output comes federal lands mostly wyoming montana confirmation hearing january zinke said would consider expansion energy drilling mining federal lands would ensure sensitive areas protected democrats voted zinke, including senators maria cantwell chuck schumer, questioned support fossil fuel development federal lands congressman zinke says dyed wool conservationist, record back up, said schumer, senate top democrat concern every outdoor enthusiast, every lover great grand national parks zinke head agency employs , people across country oversees percent federal land, including national parks yellowstone yosemite fellow republican senator steve daines, also montana, said zinke knows must strike balance conservation responsible energy development white house expected issue executive order soon reversing former president barack obama temporary moratorium coal leasing us lands, part wider review program senate also expected easily confirm trump pick head department energy, rick perry, former governor texas, week
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senate wednesday voted confirm president donald trump pick head interior department, rep ryan zinke coal producing montana, white house takes steps boost fossil fuel output federal lands senate voted , several democrats joining republicans support zinke, hunter angler, supported energy development one term congressman
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formulating new executive order limiting travel united states, president donald trump promised make directive harder fight successfully court one issued january one way administration likely try that, legal experts say, shape order narrowly undercut opportunity states opponents sue showing courts standing, ability argue president order causes harm legal experts said new order, white house source said expected week, unlikely fully eliminate ability challengers pursue legal actions two dozen lawsuits filed us courts initial travel ban, temporarily barred travelers iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen one case, ultimately got order temporarily suspended, state washington claimed standing part ban affected washington residents living working legally united states permanent residents known green card holders excluding legal permanent residents new order, something administration said likely, president would make harder opponents challenge ban larry klayman, founder conservative advocacy group freedom watch, said narrower order, legal standing could real problem potential challengers citizen, permanent resident, constitutional rights, klayman said trump said travel limitations necessary protect united states attacks islamist militants americans deeply divided measure, support condemned prominent us companies allies initial order caused chaos airports, people, including green card holders initially, temporarily blocked entering united states people, several states, challenged order th us circuit court appeals, ruling washington case, said ban likely violated state due process rights suspended th circuit also ruled washington legal standing challenge ban, objections department justice stephen legomsky, former chief counsel us citizenship immigration services president barack obama, said narrower ban weakens arguments standing entirely eliminate legomsky noted that, general constitution apply people outside united states, iron clad us citizen whose spouse barred visiting order, instance, could argue standing challenge state university might argue order negatively affected ruling, th circuit said washington state standing harmed trump order, specifically noting faculty state universities seven countries would prohibited traveling research academic collaboration universities reputations depend success professors research, court wrote one thing legal experts sides issue agree new order challenged courts matter litigation, said stephen yale loehr said thinks likely challengers able establish standing, leaving courts decide whether ban legal point, yale loehr says, wording new order become crucial limit executive order people never us before, might win merits eventually, said
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president donald trump new immigration order remove iraq list countries whose citizens face temporary us travel ban, associated press reported tuesday, citing unnamed us officials four officials say decision follows pressure pentagon state department, ap reported urged white house reconsider iraq inclusion given key role fighting islamic state group, added trump expected sign new order wednesday earlier order blocked federal courts
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president donald trump tuesday reaffirmed support united states longstanding security alliances around world insisted friends partners europe middle east pacific must pay fair share cost first nationally televised speech congress since taking office jan , trump sought reassure allies still uneasy doubts raised presidential campaign commitment defense maintaining us global leadership role also made clear expects countries shoulder burden security needs, echoing campaign message allies taken advantage washington generosity providing security umbrella foreign policy calls direct, robust meaningful engagement world, trump told joint session congress american leadership based vital security interests share allies across globe specifically assured nato allies new administration continued commitment decades old alliance however, made mention one main sources european concern friendly overtures campaign toward russian president vladimir putin strongly support nato, alliance forged bonds two world wars dethroned fascism cold war defeated communism, trump said partners must meet financial obligations, said now, based strong frank discussions, beginning then, deviating prepared remarks, trump added fact, tell money pouring nice offered specifics critics accused trump failing recognize benefit accrued united states strong democratic allies helping stabilize volatile areas like middle east, ukraine south asia trump remarks followed deployment earlier month senior cabinet members brussels, bonn munich, germany, aimed calming european worries europeans heard defense secretary james mattis north atlantic treaty organization military alliance obsolete all, despite trump suggestions contrary vice president mike pence told russia would held accountable actions ukraine mattis made first foreign trip south korea japan, sought ease concerns trump self styled america first strategy means us foreign policy asia seeming tackle doubts us allies, trump still made clear wanted expect partners, whether nato, middle east, pacific, take direct meaningful role strategic military operations, pay fair share cost, said
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us president donald trump administration preparing ignore rulings world trade organization sees affront us sovereignty, financial times reported tuesday, citing report prepared officials draft document, due sent us congress wednesday, marks first time new administration laid trade plans writing, times said ever since united states independence, basic principle country american citizens subject laws regulations made us government rulings made foreign governments international bodies, report said, according times accordingly, trump administration aggressively defend american sovereignty matters trade policy, report said, according times wall street journal, also said reviewed document, said policy represents dramatic departure obama administration, emphasized international economic rules authority wto, body regulates trade resolves disputes among members contrast, trump administration assertively defend us sovereignty trade policy, ramp enforcement us trade laws, use possible sources leverage encourage countries open markets, document said, according journal white house immediately respond reuters request comment congress requires president submit administration trade policy annually march face republican concerns, congressional aide said language draft challenging wto could still toned final, public version, journal reported washington facing several important wto decisions, particularly involving china potentially important wto complaint filed december beijing eu united states blocking china request treated market economy institution rules final ruling could still years away us ignore finding china favor could major consequences wto venue resolving trade disputes fester destructive trade wars, times said
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white house congress lacked agreement plan repeal replace obamacare tuesday amid signs growing republican division issue, president donald trump prepared address lawmakers agenda republicans, control white house congress, agreement opposition former democratic president barack obama signature healthcare law details proving knotty house representatives speaker paul ryan senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said separately effort way get chambers white house agree plan eliminate replace affordable care act yet, mcconnell told reporters, hours trump due address joint session congress lot discussion craft that, combination legislation regulation get us want get, said meanwhile, republican conservatives house signaled resistance replacement draft legislation would limit tax breaks employer sponsored healthcare plans offer tax credits based age rather income help consumers buy insurance new entitlement program, said representative mark meadows north carolina, chairman member bloc republican lawmakers known house freedom caucus raises taxes middle class give subsidies others could indeed millionaires, added also comes plan reduce cost healthcare ryan promised legislation obamacare lawmakers returned washington week day recess tuesday, told reporters white house, senate house working single plan repeal replace healthcare law insisted rival plans end day, get everything done right, going unified this, ryan said meadows said would become clear within hours whether draft enough support pass house said supported different bill introduced senator rand paul kentucky representative mark sanford south carolina paul said conservative lawmakers concerned congressional leaders discussing plan would include new entitlements government cannot afford going along whatever try shove throats, paul told cnn going big part conservatives listened repeal, said paul sanford bill would expand use health savings accounts hsas pay healthcare costs offer tax credits people contribute hsas another freedom caucus member, representative jim jordan ohio, said also favored replacement bill put forward paul sanford could bring back affordable health insurance, said
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new us commerce secretary wilbur ross said president donald trump endorse proposed border tax system tuesday first speech congress tuesday, despite vow level tax playing field us companies export ross, speaking reporters speech, said trump merely pointing export tax inequity united states many countries, specifying remedied trump said asking change way us imports taxed, saying countries make us pay high tariffs taxes, united states charges nothing almost nothing imports trump referred tariffs percent countries us made harley davidson inc hogn motorcycles, saying company used mistreated foreign markets even asking change, am, trump told joint session congress asked trump remarks topic effectively endorsed plan house representatives republicans levy border tax percent imports united states, ross said, no, addressed issue needs solved, inequitable treatment us countries value added tax rebate exports, ross said said world trade organization turned past us requests allow american companies deduct income taxes paid exports proposed border tax attack import heavy businesses supported large exporters, manufacturers border advisability, programs possible ways solving hear coming clearly favor one system, said ross, sworn earlier tuesday trump clearly endorse opposed border tax proposal, although spoke favorably reuters interview also called proposal complicated asked wto compliance crucial factor solution, ross, billionaire investor corporate turnaround expert, said first negotiation export tax would congress
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president donald trump nominee director national intelligence pledged tuesday support thorough investigation russian efforts influence presidential election, seeking reassure lawmakers worried partisan politics might interfere probe think something needs investigated addressed, former republican senator dan coats told senate intelligence committee confirmation hearing top us intelligence official coats, , former member intelligence panel, also promised would full access documents materials needed investigation intention holding anything back committee, coats said trump denounced intelligence agencies assessment russia sought influence election behalf, prompting concerns support trump also repeatedly praised russian president vladimir putin, leading washington worry might take hard enough line dealings moscow opening statement, coats addressed concern listing activity russia, along china north korea, among main challenges faced united states russia assertiveness global affairs something look upon great concern, need address eyes wide open healthy degree skepticism, coats said office director national intelligence created sept attacks oversee us intelligence agencies improve communications among one concern coats record us use attacks called enhanced interrogation techniques, waterboarding, widely seen torture , one lawmakers opposed legislation sponsored republican senator john mccain made use techniques illegal coats promised would follow law, saying voted legislation wanted least discussion best way proceed intelligence agencies wanted obtain crucial information quickly coats also strongly defended us government surveillance programs, though said would everything publicly disclose estimate number americans caught crosshairs internet surveillance programs intended target foreigners stopped short guaranteeing disclosure, privacy advocates congress requested years said necessary properly debate possible reforms surveillance law expires end although ambassador germany president george w bush, coats would first director national intelligence spent career military, intelligence agencies diplomat coats, popular democrats fellow republicans, expected easily confirmed
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penguin random house landed deal publish two forthcoming books former us president barack obama former first lady, michelle obama, one volume written each, publishing company said tuesday terms agreement, penguin random house acquired worldwide publication rights two books, disclosed keeping past practice, obamas plan donate significant portion author proceeds charity, including obama foundation, publisher said statement deal followed heated auction global rights two books bidding reached million, record sum us presidential memoirs, financial times reported, citing people knowledge sales process comparison, fellow democrat former president bill clinton earned million rights memoir life left office, obama immediate predecessor, republican george w bush, reaped million book decision points, according financial times books published penguin random house division knopf crown, respectively penguin random house also published obama three previous books dreams father, audacity hope, thee sing letter daughters company disclose subject matter two forthcoming books, time frame published, presumably cover obama time white house first african american us president among publishers bid obama deal harpercollins, unit news corp, simon schuster, owned cbs corp, financial times said
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highlights day us president donald trump administration tuesday trump seek convince americans ability run country negotiate congress tuesday nationally televised speech offers chance move past tumultuous first weeks office white house congress lack agreement plan repeal replace obamacare amid signs growing republican division issue, trump prepares address lawmakers agenda trump considering introducing legislation provide illegal immigrants pathway legal status
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us president donald trump proposal slash funding state department foreign aid faces stiff opposition congress, must pass spending plan, democrats, also many fellow republicans trump administration officials said monday sought increase pentagon spending offset sharp cuts areas one official familiar discussions state department budget said agency could see spending cut much percent officials speculated total cut combined budgets state department agency international development could great percent concerned reports deep cuts could damage efforts combat terrorism, save lives create opportunities american workers, said us representative ed royce, republican chairman house representatives foreign affairs committee royce said panel would thoroughly review budget request trump sends congress united states spends billion annually state department foreign assistance, compared billion year pentagon administration proposals start negotiations federal budget must passed congress several leading lawmakers said diplomacy foreign aid, often called soft power, ensure national security tandem military forces weaponssenator bob corker, chairman senate foreign relations committee, said discussed issue trump secretary state, rex tillerson, meeting tuesday planned discuss greater detail white house submits budget asked tuesday senate would pass budget cuts state department budget third, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell responded, probably senator lindsey graham, republican chairman senate subcommittee responsible state foreign aid budgets, said trump idea would dead arrival congress would disaster take soft power table, never going win war disturbing cut state department budget, shows lack understanding takes win war, said msnbc senate armed services committee chairman john mccain said shortsighted cut diplomacy aid, even though wants billion defense spending, far billion proposed white house much opposed, mccain told reporters asked view proposed state department aid cuts many programs important popular target, important senator marco rubio, member senate foreign relations intelligence committees, noted foreign aid tiny portion us budget foreign aid charity must make sure well spent, less budget critical national security, said twitter top democrat senate foreign relations committee, ben cardin, said thought enough members congress would oppose plan kill it, even though republicans majorities houses congress budget bill would need simple majority pass trump due set proposals broad agenda speech congress pm tuesday gmt wednesday
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white house tuesday denied president donald trump planned issue executive order change national biofuels program, us renewable fuels association rfa said trump team informed group order pending trading us refinery shares, fuel futures corn prices turbulent news pending order subsequent denial, investors puzzled would mean price gasoline, ethanol shares companies produce rfa issued statement early tuesday said member trump administration called inform group president intended sign executive order would shift onus combining biofuels gasoline away refiners order would require companies supply chain, retailers sell gasoline, shoulder load refiners long requested change, saying biofuels program hammered profits white house spokeswoman kelly love, however, said tuesday afternoon ethanol executive order works ethanol fuel retail groups reacted quickly reports trump regulation adviser, billionaire investor carl icahn, majority owner cvr energy cvin , refining company would benefit change stock percent since trump election november even white house denial, rfa chief executive officer bob dinneen stuck statement, saying certainly something works, going confirm ready roll declined identify trump administration contacted association despite continued opposition move, told executive order negotiable, dinneen said renewable fuel standard requires fuel companies use increasing amounts biofuel blended gasoline diesel former us president barack obama expanded rules, started predecessor, george w bush, gasoline prices near records refineries without operations designed blend biofuels ethanol gasoline pay renewable fuel credits, known rins, meet us environmental standards help reduce greenhouse gas emissions cost refiners increased sharply last years nine major publicly traded refiners paid billion rins costs, percent increase among pushed change icahn, holds percent stake cvr company shares jumped tuesday paring gains white house denial ended percent day share, heavier usual trading volume million shares icahn unavailable comment, cvr declined comment emily skor, ceo biofuel trade group growth energy, expressed concern role icahn may played planning changes program assure deal anyone carl icahn, said approached deal, would flat rejected seven democratic senators, including elizabeth warren massachusetts, sent letter white house month, saying icahn role adviser trump created financial conflicts interest called review shares us refiner valero vlon , would also benefit changes, ended percent tuesday close share biofuel organizations groups representing fuel retailers integrated oil companies like us units royal dutch shell plc rdsal bp plc bpl opposed change, say complicate managing program one source said rfa told executive order would include incentives ethanol biodiesel tradeoff blending shift changes could include waiver allow greater volumes ethanol blended gasoline summer, review environmental protection agency estimates emission impacts biofuels, support congressional tax credit domestic producers biodiesel, source said chicago board trade corn futures cc ended percent cbot soyoil boc , used biodiesel, rose percent compliance credits used meet annual biofuel blending standards traded around cents tuesday cents cents previously, paring big morning losses
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national security agency risks brain drain hackers cyber spies due tumultuous reorganization worries acrimonious relationship intelligence community president donald trump, according current former nsa officials cybersecurity industry sources half dozen cybersecurity executives told reuters witnessed marked increase number us intelligence officers government contractors seeking employment private sector since trump took office jan one executives, would speak condition anonymity, said stunned caliber would recruits coming variety government intelligence law enforcement agencies, multiple executives said, interest stems part concerns direction us intelligence agencies trump retaining recruiting talented technical personnel become top national security priority recent years russia, china, iran nation states criminal groups sharpened cyber offensive abilities nsa intelligence agencies long struggled deter best employees leaving higher paying jobs silicon valley elsewhere problem especially acute nsa, current former officials said, due reorganization known nsa began last year aims merge agency electronic eavesdropping domestic cyber security operations two year overhaul includes expanding parts nsa deal business management human resources putting par research engineering aim ensure using resources maximum effect accomplish mission, nsa director mike rogers said changes include new management structures left career employees uncertain missions prospects former employees say reorganization failed address widespread concerns agency falling behind exploiting private sector technological breakthroughs former top nsa official said told three current officials budget problems meant little money promotions especially important younger employees, sometimes need two jobs make ends meet expensive washington dc area, official said morale low ever seen it, said another former senior nsa official, maintains close contact current employees asked risk losing talent nsa agencies, white house spokesman michael anton said trump sought reassure intelligence community visiting cia headquarters first full day office anton also pointed military spending increase trump budget proposal released monday likely take visit cia patch relations intelligence community, current former officials said trump attacked findings intelligence agencies russia hacked emails belonging democratic party operatives presidential campaign help win, though eventually accept findings january, trump accused intelligence agencies leaking false information said reminiscent tactics used nazi germany breadth exodus nsa intelligence agencies difficult quantify nsa seen steady rise attrition rate among roughly , employees since , sits little less six percent, according nsa spokesman nsa director michael rogers said last year attrition rate percent , suggesting sharp jump departures since several senior nsa officials left plan leave, including deputy director richard ledgett head cyber defense, curtis dukes, said departures unrelated trump reorganization turnover normal new administration, government industry officials noted, stronger economy also improved pay prospects private sector time economy recovering recession, unemployment rates falling demand highly skilled technical talent increasing, nsa spokesman said, asked comment reports employee departures statement, kathy hutson, nsa chief human resources, said agency continues attract amazing talent necessary conduct security mission nation needs nsa veterans attribute morale issues staff departures leadership style rogers, took spy agency task dousing international furor caused leaks former contractor edward snowden concern rogers reached apex last october, former defense secretary ash carter former director national intelligence james clapper recommended president barack obama rogers removed nsa respond request comment recommendation last fall rogers replaced rogers expected retain job nsa least another year, according former officials rogers acknowledged concerns potential morale problems last month, telling congressional committee trump broadsides intelligence community could create situation workforce decides walk trump criticism intelligence community exacerbated stress caused reorganization nsa, said susan hennessey, former nsa lawyer brookings institution tone coming white house makes already difficult situation worse, eroding sense common purpose service, said wave departures career personnel, hennessey added, would represent incalculable loss national security
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white house assured renewable fuels association executive orders changing us renewable fuels program would include measures support use ethanol biodiesel, according source familiar discussions white house trade group source, requested anonymity, said group told executive order could include long awaited waiver would allow e gasoline sold easily summertime months, review environmental protection agency estimates emissions impacts biofuels, support congressional tax credit domestic producers biodiesel white house official respond request comment
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white house tuesday said executive order ethanol works earlier tuesday, head renewable fuels administration, bob dinneen, said told member president donald trump administration trump intended sign executive order shifting point obligation blending biofuels away refiners ethanol executive order works, white house spokeswoman kelly love said dinneen responded white house denial, saying certainly something works, going confirm ready roll
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us secretary state rex tillerson chinese state councilor yang jiechi tuesday discussed improving maintaining mutually beneficial economic relationship united states china, state department said tillerson yang, china top diplomat, affirmed importance regular high level engagement two countries meeting washington, discussed north korea nuclear program, state department said statement china state news agency, xinhua, quoted yang saying china willing work washington enhance exchanges levels top broaden communication coordination regional global issues, respecting core interests major concerns help promote sustained, steady healthy development china us relations, benefit peoples nations also whole world, xinhua quoted yang saying meeting latest exchange aimed resetting relations world two largest economies following rocky start election donald trump us president monday, yang, outranks china foreign minister, met white house trump, attacked china issues trade, south china sea north korea discussed shared security interests possible meeting chinese president xi jinping, according senior us administration official state department said yang invited tillerson visit beijing, tillerson expressed interest yang visit united states follows phone call tillerson last week, affirmed importance constructive us china relationship yang visit follows months strong rhetoric trump, accused china unfair trade policies, criticized island building strategic south china sea, accused little constrain neighbor, north korea december, trump incensed beijing saying united states stick one china policy, washington acknowledges chinese position one china, taiwan part later agreed phone call xi honor policy interview reuters last week, trump urged china rein north korea nuclear missile programs china later dismissed trump remarks, saying crux matter dispute washington pyongyang
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us senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tuesday said would back slashing state department funding trump administration expected propose, adding deep cuts would pass legislative chamber speaking reporters, mcconnell also said republicans, control senate house representatives, still agreement healthcare plan replace obamacare
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billionaire investor wilbur ross sworn us commerce secretary tuesday helping shape republican president donald trump opposition multilateral trade deals vice president mike pence administered oath office ross, , day us senate voted confirm corporate turnaround expert nomination, strong support democrats swearing in, ross welcomed democratic support said vote suggested perhaps, finally building america may become bipartisan thing ross set become influential voice trump economic team expected start work renegotiating trade relationships china mexico commerce secretaries rarely take spotlight washington, ross expected play outsize role pursuing trump campaign pledge slash us trade deficits bring manufacturing jobs back america democrats criticized ross another billionaire trump cabinet says focused working class vulture investor eliminated jobs reuters reported last month ross companies shipped , jobs overseas since
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president donald trump seeking called historic increase defense spending, ran immediate opposition republicans congress must approve plan said enough meet military needs proposed rise pentagon budget billion comes united states wound major wars iraq afghanistan remains world strongest military power plan came fire democratic lawmakers, said cuts proposed pay additional military spending would cripple important domestic programs environmental protection education white house budget official, outlined plan conference call reporters, said administration would propose increasing defense billion percent represents magnitude increase budget caps congress put place mick mulvaney, white house budget director, said plan would bring pentagon budget billion total, percent billion agency spent recent fiscal year, ended sept , rise would slightly higher country current percent rate inflation president trump intends submit defense budget mere percent president barack obama defense budget, left military underfunded, undersized, unready confront threats national security, john mccain, republican chairman senate armed services committee, said statement defense boost would balanced slashing amount non defense spending, including large reduction foreign aid, white house budget official said trump final say federal spending plan military part budget proposal congress, which, although controlled fellow republicans, necessarily follow plans budget negotiations lawmakers take months mccain told reporters would vote budget slight military increase thought would face opposition senate trump told state governors white house budget plan included historic increase defense spending rebuild depleted military united states america said proposal landmark event would send message american strength, security resolve countries officials familiar trump budget blueprint said plan would call cuts agencies including state department environmental protection agency one official familiar discussions state budget said agency could see spending cut much percent, would force major department restructuring elimination programs united states spends billion annually state department foreign assistance retired us generals admirals urged congress monday fully fund us diplomacy foreign aid, saying programs critical keeping america safe trump vowed spare middle class social programs social security medicare cuts nancy pelosi, top democrat house representatives, said trump plan slash funding federal agencies free money pentagon showed putting american working families first billion cut far reaching long lasting damage ability meet needs american people win jobs future, pelosi said president surrendering america leadership innovation, education, science clean energy official familiar proposal said trump request pentagon included money shipbuilding, military aircraft establishing robust presence key international waterways choke points strait hormuz south china sea could put washington odds iran china united states already world powerful fighting force spends far country defense one sixth federal budget goes military spending trump said previously would expand army , active duty troops current , , increase marine corps battalions many , marines boost navy ships submarines , raise number air force tactical aircraft , , said would place extra hardware forces made clear would used united states shutting military bases recent years trump also said would bolster development missile defenses cyber capabilities last week, told reuters united states fallen behind nuclear weapon capacity pledged ensure going top pack
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republican chairman house representatives armed services committee called president donald trump reported billion defense budget request low monday, sign fight ahead trump party democrats, oppose slashing non military spending boost pentagon funding course obama administration, military funding cut percent world grew dangerous cannot repair damage done cuts single year, level funding allow, representative mac thornberry said statement administration make clear problems facing military choosing fix, said immediately clear thornberry alluded billion figure
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reform wall street rules consumer protects imposed financial crisis likely year, much law could undone number ways, republican chairman key house representatives committee said dealing dodd frank year priority clearly comes behind obamacare, clearly comes behind tax reform, house financial services committee chairman jeb hensarling said cnbc interview tuesday
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former us president george w bush described political climate washington pretty ugly donald trump presidency expressed optimism united states would pull despite divisive political discourse like racism like name calling like people feeling alienated, bush, , said interview people magazine hit newsstands friday nobody likes promoting first art book portraits courage commander chief tribute america warriors , bush said, however, felt anxiety direction country headed optimistic end up, bush said periods always way come optimistic trump, first republican president since bush left office, november presidential election beating candidates party nomination, including bush brother jeb prominent republicans within establishment wing party, including bush father, former president george hw bush, shunned offered tepid support bush diverged sharply trump new administration separate interview nbc today show monday, saying supported welcoming immigration policy praising media indispensable democracy, wide ranging interview nbc today show nl n gc bush wife laura spoke people dallas home proceeds book, collection portraits wounded veterans, help fund veterans health care employment programs george w bush presidential center couple told entertainment magazine center immigration ceremonies, reproductive health programs women africa leadership training muslim women middle east stand contrast trump isolationism lot ways speak out, added really actions defending values important laura blessed nation, ought help others bush shrugged people magazine asked trump immigration policies could threaten center programs mention it, might bother figure bring over, said
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president donald trump said believes extra billion dollars proposed spending us military offset stronger economy well cuts areas think money going come revved economy, trump said fox news interview broadcast tuesday, hours address joint session congress mean look kind numbers doing, probably gdp little percent get maybe more, whole different ball game whole different ball game
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federal appeals court monday rejected us department justice request place hold appeal president donald trump travel ban people seven majority muslim countries order th us circuit court appeals could increase pressure trump administration clarify intentions regarding controversial executive order th circuit suspended trump travel ban earlier month litigation measure proceeds trump said soon issue new executive order addresses concerns raised appeals court judges president jan order caused chaos airports around world visa holders heading united states pulled planes turned around upon arrival us airports trump said travel limitations necessary protect united states attacks islamist militants original order barred people iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria yemen entering country days refugees banned days, except syria, banned indefinitely americans deeply divided measure, condemned prominent us companies allies challenged court state washington th circuit directed justice department file legal brief defending travel ban later week given trump intention issue new order, however, justice department asked last week appeal placed hold response, state washington said trump administration said would pursue appeal, would issue new order throughout proceedings, appears lack communication department justice white house, washington attorney general office said court filing arguing th circuit move forward representatives justice department declined comment stating new travel ban would issued last week, white house official said wednesday new order would come sometime week
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us president donald trump, attacked china issues trade south china sea, held first face face talks member chinese leadership monday, white house said chance discuss shared security interests possible meeting president xi jinping state councilor yang jiechi, china top diplomat, met trump briefly talks new us national security adviser, hr mcmaster, trump son law senior adviser, jared kushner, white house chief strategist steve bannon senior us administration official said discussions included bilateral cooperation possibility arranging meeting trump xi, date set official said meeting trump lasted five seven minutes white house spokesman sean spicer called opportunity say hi president yang left opportunity begin conversation talk shared interests national security, said regular news briefing china foreign ministry cited yang telling trump china willing enhance exchanges united states levels, expand coordination cooperation, respect others core interests major concerns ensuring steady healthy development china us ties surely benefit peoples world whole, ministry paraphrased yang saying yang, outranks china foreign minister, first top chinese official visit white house since trump took office jan visit followed phone call yang us secretary state rex tillerson last week, two affirmed importance constructive us china relationship latest step world two largest economies try put relations back even keel rocky start following trump election victory trump strong critic beijing, accusing china unfair trade policies, criticizing island building strategic south china sea, accusing enough constrain neighbor, north korea trump incensed beijing december talking president taiwan saying united states stick one china policy, washington acknowledges chinese position one china, taiwan part trump later agreed phone call xi honor one china policy diplomatic boost beijing, vehemently opposes criticism claim self ruled taiwan interview reuters thursday, trump pressed china rein north korea nuclear missile programs, saying beijing could resolve issue easily wanted china dismissed trump remarks, saying friday crux matter dispute washington pyongyang beijing repeatedly called return negotiations pyongyang world powers yang held talks white house, senior officials united states, japan south korea met state department discuss additional measures choke funding north korea weapons program officials considered possible measures national authorities, including means restrict revenue sources north korea weapons programs, particularly illicit activities, said joint statement also agreed north korea nuclear ballistic missile programs directly threatened security strong international pressure needed push back pyongyang, statement said plans renewed contacts north korea united states canceled last week us state department denied visa top envoy pyongyang, wall street journal reported saturday
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billionaire investor wilbur ross easily confirmation us commerce secretary monday, clearing president donald trump top trade official start work renegotiating trade relationships china mexico us senate voted confirm year old corporate turnaround expert nomination, strong support democrats ross set become influential voice trump economic team helping shape president opposition multilateral free trade deals scrapped trans pacific partnership ross drew votes democrats one independent, partly endorsement united steelworkers union efforts restructuring bankrupt steel companies early s, saved numerous plants thousands jobs ross criticized democrats another billionaire trump cabinet says focused working class, vulture investor eliminated jobs reuters reported last month ross companies shipped , jobs overseas since investor oversee sprawling agency nearly , employees responsible combating dumping imports cost us markets, collecting census critical economic data, weather forecasting, fisheries management, promoting united states foreign investors regulating export sensitive technologies commerce secretaries rarely take spotlight washington, ross expected play outsize role pursuing trump campaign pledge slash us trade deficits bring manufacturing jobs back america trump designated ross lead renegotiation north american free trade agreement mexico canada, job past administrations would left us trade representative office ross join major players economic team, including treasury secretary steven mnuchin gary cohn, director white house national economic council experts said ross could serve counterweight advisers peter navarro, university california irvine economics professor heads trump newly created white house national trade council navarro advocated controversial percent across board tariff imports china trump threatened campaign expect ross quickly become administration chief trade spokesman, navarro influence felt indirectly, rather public statements testimony, said gary hufbauer, senior fellow trade expert peterson institute international economics confirmation hearing, ross downplayed chances trade war china, calling protectionist large economy vowed level playing field us companies competing chinese imports trying business china highly restricted economy ross, estimated forbes worth billion, built fortune late early investing distressed companies steel, coal, textiles auto parts, restructuring often benefiting tariff protections put place commerce department
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white house budget chief mick mulvaney said monday expects treasury secretary use extraordinary cash management measures government current debt ceiling extension expires march secretary treasury actually makes decision expect previous secretaries treasury done, least ones familiar with, use measures extend date, mulvaney said interview fox news deal it, said, certainly congress recesses august treasury secretary steven mnuchin said senate confirmation hearing last month would like see increase debt ceiling sooner rather later avoid another standoff congress could upset financial markets united states one nations legislature must approve periodic increases legal limit much money federal government borrow rather setting specific dollar limit debt, congress simply suspended ceiling march , allowing normal borrowing continue debt ceiling reset total debt level outstanding day, congress need approve new debt ceiling extension feb , federal debt stood trillion, according treasury data analysts estimate treasury continue borrow avoid payment default several months past march even action congress deploys extraordinary cash management measures past, treasury able stave depletion cash reserves steps temporarily halting investments pension funds federal workers suspending sales certain securities state local governments although steps known extraordinary measures, routinely used treasury debt ceiling debates , standard poor downgraded us credit rating first time gridlocked congress waited government possibly within hours defaulting debt raise ceiling
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head congressional committee investigating contacts donald trump campaign russia said monday panel seen evidence inappropriate communications, prompting panel top democrat insist early make determination devin nunes, republican chairman house permanent select committee intelligence, also said need special prosecutor dismissed suggestion trump release tax returns clear allegations business ties russia going appoint special prosecutor do, exactly asked reporters nunes, member trump presidential transition team, said us intelligence officials yet presented committee evidence contacts trump campaign staff russian intelligence looked evidence anything there, nunes told news conference, called weekend report washington post trump administration asked senate intelligence committee chairman richard burr call journalists knock reports possible collusion story fueled concerns whether congressional committees led trump fellow republicans would conduct serious investigation politically charged allegations nunes acknowledged white house given reporter number, said administration asked knock reports said communications news organizations intended promote transparency underscoring partisan divide, representative adam schiff, intelligence committee top democrat, told news conference later monday non partisan investigation would effective, insisting early comment evidence begin investigation, begin stating believe conclusion, said house democratic leader nancy pelosi said nunes remarks raised serious questions stonewalling potential contact trump presidential campaign russia, possible russian attempts influence election trump behalf, prompted democrats demand select committee special prosecutor trump fellow republicans congress resisted suggestions, prompting democrats contrast approach multiple investigations democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton, including use private email server republican representative darrell issa broke party line calling independent review want trump administration successful starts embracing high standards openness transparency, said statement schiff said confident james comey, director federal bureau investigation, would provide investigators information would need comey, republican, drew furious criticism democrats saying election looking emails related clinton use private server nunes said want us citizens hauled congress news reports potential ties russia mccarthyism back place, said, alluding notorious senate hearings americans potential ties communism
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us attorney general jeff sessions said monday justice department still deciding whether would seek impose reforms chicago police force, subject critical report former obama administration report issued jan , week president donald trump took office, justice department said chicago police routinely violated civil rights people cited excessive force, racially discriminatory conduct code silence thwart investigations police misconduct chicago federal officials signed agreement principle create court enforced consent decree addressing issues revealed probe report released consent decree must negotiated, approved federal judge sessions committed entering negotiations department determine reforms, any, follow made decision that, really worried chicago, sessions said told reporters briefing sessions said police officers chicago arresting people less frequently, speculated may fear interactions could recorded spread internet trump regularly singled chicago failure curb violence, recently saying city totally control, twitter message police chicago, new york, ferguson, missouri, elsewhere come fire using excessive force, primarily black men, incidents recorded cellphones shared online sessions said seen summaries chicago report report obama justice department completed police ferguson pretty anecdotal scientifically based, sessions said
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pentagon led preliminary plan defeat islamic state delivered white house monday us defense secretary jim mattis expected brief senior administration officials, defense department spokesman told reporters pentagon spokesman captain jeff davis told reporters framework broader plan looked islamic state around world, iraq syria davis said plan would define defeating islamic state meant one would rapidly defeat militant group added mattis would discuss plan, primarily written one accompanying graphics, members cabinet level principals committee review us strategy comes decisive moment us led coalition effort islamic state iraq syria, could lead relaxing former obama administration policy restrictions, like limits troop numbers trump administration said defeating radical islamic terror groups among top foreign policy goals baghdad based us commander ground, army lieutenant general stephen townsend, said believes us backed forces would recapture islamic state major strongholds
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supporters us president donald trump rallied communities across country monday, partly rebuttal anti trump protests taken place since election november trump scheduled appear week events, taking place venues ranging park small town gravette, arkansas, plaza outside georgia state capitol building downtown atlanta think need support president, said vivian phillips, year old retired schoolteacher drove seven hours west virginia home atlanta, people gathered overcast day phillips held sign reading adorable deplorable west virginia, referring disparaging comment made democrat hillary clinton campaign trump supporters denver, people met steps state capitol voice support president, sing patriotic songs listen speakers many waved american flags, held signs bearing trump campaign theme make america great one woman held sign photograph hillary clinton words get let president know alone although seems like times, said karen eitzel, , denver republican accompanied husband, jack, year old retired utility worker brea, california, traditionally conservative orange county, people stood outside shopping mall chanting build wall god bless america, god bless donald trump carrying sings read trump loves trump way demonstrators marched wearing red hats signs read donald trump h president, carrying flags banners, reading make america great passing motorists honked cheered support mandeville, louisiana, outside new orleans, almost people, many dressed red, white blue colors american flag, gathered pavilion voice support crowd, included trump impersonator, carried signs love trump support president rally organizers came tea party movement, large, informal network anti establishment conservatives become increasingly powerful force republican politics since beginnings group called main street patriots said helped organize called spirit america rallies least states, monday saturday rallies scheduled saturday, larger crowds expected raucous rallies, often filling sports arenas, became hallmark trump presidential campaign, contrast lower key events staged clinton earlier month, trump rekindled energy first time since election freewheeling rally melbourne, florida trump crowds rarely regrouped since november election, large protests people oppose trump policies, particularly crackdown immigration, become frequent
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president donald trump sought monday bring nation largest insurance companies board plans overhaul obamacare, saying help needed deliver smooth transition republicans new plan must work together save americans obamacare people know everyone knows
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california legislative leaders monday demanded detailed information trump administration immigration arrests raids populous us state, amid growing concern agents targeting non criminals deportation citing reports agents us immigration customs enforcement, ice, gone churches, schools courthouses find arrest illegal immigrants, legislature used federal freedom information act request records enforcement actions taken planned since republican donald trump sworn president jan despite saying target dangerous criminals, president trump executive orders target practically every undocumented person california, said senate president pro tem kevin de le n, signed request along assembly speaker anthony rendon ice immediately respond request comment california home nearly million illegal immigrants among total non citizen population million, according legislature public policy institute california, making state crucible trump new get tough immigration policies trump recently broadened categories people could targeted immigration enforcement anyone charged crime, removing obama era exception people convicted traffic misdemeanors also proposed faster deportation illegal immigrants cannot show country two years trump also said agents targeting dangerous criminals, ordinary people, take action protected deferred action childhood arrivals program, daca, protects young people brought united states children earlier month, immigration officers nationwide arrested people country illegally broad enforcement action alarmed many immigrant groups us homeland security secretary john kelly said feb operations, conducted least dozen states, routine immigrant rights advocates said operations sweeping conducted administration former democratic president barack obama protests erupted several states raids arrests among arrested arizona mother detained went meeting ice, year old man detained near seattle held work permit daca agents said gang affiliations letter, de leon rendon said percent california non citizens live households citizens, meaning mass deportations could separate spouses other, children parents parents children potentially risk separation hands ice, lawmakers wrote
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us supreme court monday appeared poised strike north carolina law barring convicted sex offenders facebook social media services, justices noting expansive role online tools play today society lester packingham, registered sex offender due statutory rape conviction, challenged north carolina law violation free speech rights us constitution first amendment court heard hour oral arguments packingham appeal conviction violating statute posted message facebook expressing surprise traffic citation dismissed justice elena kagan mentioned donald trump twitter feed, used candidate us president, example social media become vital political sphere president speaking people medium, kagan said case, tested social media smarts notoriously tech averse justices, latest several recent years explored constitutional rights digital age north carolina law, enacted , makes felony people state sex offender registry use online services lead social interactions minors leading social media companies like facebook twitter covered law opponents raised concerns law could interpreted covering online activity users must create profiles interact users even could include certain news websites packingham north carolina sex offender list conviction age two counts statutory rape year old girl kagan, youngest justices , appeared speak social media generation repeatedly mentioned central life online interactions become recent years questions indicated concerns law written broadly goes beyond intended purpose preventing contact sex offenders children whether political community, whether religious community, mean, sites become embedded culture ways communicate ways exercise constitutional rights, kagan asked one point justice ruth bader ginsburg, year old liberal oldest member court, appeared share kagan view point people cut large part marketplace ideas first amendment includes right speak, right receive information, ginsburg said justice samuel alito, conservative years older kagan, skeptical people reliance social media, saying get information sources decade ago alito conceded now, know people think life possible without twitter facebook things, dark ages law require proof user intended use particular service illegal purpose also exempted chatrooms photo sharing sites, kagan seemed find perplexing would called dangerous activity would take place packingham convicted violating law local police saw facebook post wrote upon avoiding traffic citation praise god wow thanks jesus, wrote justices years shown lack familiarity cutting edge technology even set legal rules issues police surveillance intellectual property protections worth billions dollars last week, justice sonia sotomayor referred popular video sharing website youtube tube, prompting amused reactions twitter
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us state department monday issued deleted congratulatory message oscar win prominent iranian director criticized president donald trump travel ban inhumane state department official persian language twitter account, usadarfarsi, tweeted congratulations iranian people asghar farhadi, director salesman, movie oscar best foreign language film sunday, according screenshots message circulated twitter read top news tweeting accountant spotlight oscar best picture blunder white helmets leader, oscar win victory syrian people breakingviews pwc might seen oscars mixup coming farhadi boycotted oscars ceremony protest trump january executive order temporarily banned entry united states iranians citizens six muslim majority countries, issued statement criticizing order ban blocked federal courts, although administration working new order farhadi chose two iranian americans
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us attorney general jeff sessions told reporters monday recent bomb threats made jewish groups unacceptable serious destructive practice several jewish community centers schools least states received bomb threats monday, following destruction graves jewish cemetery philadelphia last week
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us justice department, shift stance former president barack obama, dropping discrimination claim texas law required voters present identification polls, according draft court filing agency sent law opponents monday campaign legal center, one several private groups alleging voter id law meant discriminate black hispanic people, said received notification justice department monday department would withdraw discriminatory intent claim justice department texas legislature considering changing law ways might cure deficiencies it, according draft copy motion department sent campaign legal center justice department declined comment texas attorney general office, defending law, also declined comment hearing case scheduled tuesday federal court texas federal appeals court july ordered texas fix law discriminatory effects minorities, told federal district court assess whether law passed discriminatory intent voting rights advocates accused justice department president donald trump backing away previous defense voting rights act case go forward without justice department disappointing abandoning enforcement voting rights, said danielle lang, deputy director voting rights campaign legal center
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kuwaiti government could pay , president donald trump hotel washington party held wednesday early test trump promise turn profits events us treasury kuwait embassy hosted event mark national day similar national day celebrations trump international hotel crowd several hundred run , , , according cost estimates hotel seen reuters hotel declined comment figures one trump lawyers, sheri dillon, pledged jan press conference donate trump hotel profits foreign governments us treasury white house alan garten, general counsel trump organization, return calls comment whether profits foreign government payments hotel donated dillon firm declined comment kuwaiti ambassador salem al sabah told reuters paying trump hotel amount similar paid four seasons hotel host previous national day event said wednesday event expected draw people, declined disclose specific cost details four seasons, declined comment, also charges prices , , range events, according cost estimates seen reuters watchdog group led former ethics lawyers obama george w bush administrations sued trump federal court january, accusing violating constitution allowing foreign government payments businesses owns ethics lawyers say even trump turns profits kuwait national day party, would still violation us constitution, prohibits government officials accepting present, emolument, office, title, kind whatever, king, prince, foreign state say income event, profits, would need donated us treasury avoid contravening constitutional ban trump resigned february officer trump old post office llc, company operates hotel, richard painter, bush chief ethics lawyer, said resignation made difference long trump retained interest ethics experts say trump still technically recipient payments hotels still ownership interest dillon, trump lawyer, argued jan press conference payments trump hotels violate constitution paying hotel room gift present nothing office also said separate law banning federal employees engaging matters affecting financial interests apply president head us office government ethics agreed public remarks january said consistent policy executive branch president nevertheless avoid financial conflicts interest office declined comment asked reuters whether trump would contravening constitution turn hotel income foreign governments four democratic us lawmakers asked government accountability office feb assess whether trump made payments treasury resulting profits hotels gao spokesman chuck young said request still reviewed agency yet decided house oversight government reform committee asked feb whether would tracking payments foreign governments trump hotels, hotels us treasury, spokeswoman committee declined comment
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top democrat us senate predicted monday republicans would fall short stated goal repealing former democratic president barack obama signature healthcare law odds high keep aca, senate minority leader chuck schumer told reporters news conference, referring affordable care act, commonly known obamacare repealed
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retired us generals admirals urged congress monday fully fund us diplomacy foreign aid, government functions expected targeted cuts president donald trump first budget proposal white house budget official said monday trump would seek boost military spending billion cut amount non defense spending, including large reduction foreign aid letter addressed republican house speaker paul ryan, democratic house minority leader nancy pelosi, republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, democratic senate minority leader chuck schumer, retired officers wrote elevating strengthening diplomacy development alongside defense critical keeping america safe click copy letter bitly mwif g know service uniform many crises nation faces military solutions alone, wrote state department, usaid, millennium challenge corporation, peace corps development agencies critical preventing conflict reducing need put men women uniform harm way letter signed prominent us military officers serve recent decades, including retired general george casey, former chief staff us army retired general david petraeus, former cia director commander troops iraq afghanistan retired marine general anthony zinni, former commander us central command retired us navy admiral james stavridis, former supreme allied commander nato retired general keith alexander, former director national security agency letter organized us global leadership coalition, advocates robust us spending diplomacy foreign aid published letter online monday us military spending stands roughly billion annually contrast, united states spends billion per year international affairs budget, includes state department foreign assistance programs
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us president donald trump pick secretary navy withdrew consideration sunday, second time trump nominee lead one armed services bowed government conflict interest rules trump last month nominated philip bilden, private equity executive former military intelligence officer, lead navy, president pledged expand statement sunday, bilden said extensive review process, determined able satisfy office government ethics requirements without undue disruption materially adverse divestment family private financial interests development leaves trump secretary defense jim mattis without nominees head navy army vincent viola, president picked secretary army, withdrew earlier month statement, mattis said disappointed understood bilden decision coming days make recommendation president trump leader guide navy marine corps team execute president vision rebuild military, said
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president donald trump told several chief executives large insurance companies monday catastrophic year affordable care act seeks make good campaign promise repeal measure republican president told insurers must work together save americans law known obamacare try bring health care prices said hoped work democrats health care plan repeal law, provided coverage millions uninsured americans
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us supreme court monday upheld federal disclosure rules political advertising, rejecting appeal denver based libertarian think tank wanted run ad without forced divulge major donors denver based independence institute sued federal election commission, arguing law requiring disclosure violated free speech rights us constitution first amendment supreme court affirmed lower court ruling last year favor commission latest decade long series cases brought conservatives aiming roll back federal campaign finance restrictions independence institute supported case influential republican conservative voices including republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell judicial watch legal activist group well us chamber commerce business group institute, ahead congressional elections, sought run radio advertisement increasing prison costs, telling listeners urge colorado us senators support sentencing reform ad mentioned senator name lead election, triggered provision campaign finance statute known mccain feingold law requiring institute file election commission disclose donors supporting ad law enacted combat explosion known soft money campaigns called sham issue advertisements, cloaked partisan advocacy discussions public policy though supreme court allowed unlimited campaign spending corporations unions landmark decision citizens united v federal election commission case, court also upheld disclosure requirements campaign ads federal election commission said century federal law required organizations influence elections disclose information funding sources, principle upheld citizens united ruling independence institute sued federal court washington bid keep names donors secret, arguing proposed ad focused sentencing reforms senators considering, senator election campaign last october, three judge panel federal court ruled group, saying would impossible distinguish genuine issue ads reference candidates campaign style ads openly promote disparage candidate
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former republican us president george w bush diverged sharply donald trump new administration monday, saying supported welcoming immigration policy praising media indispensable democracy wide ranging interview nbc today show, bush also said know special prosecutors needed investigate contacts trump associates russia added, need answers bush, first televised comments since trump took office, asked seen signs trump trying close rift us electorate divisive campaign democrat hillary clinton acknowledged presidency began contentious election hard compare times said trump still early stage presidency americans got take man word asked whether supported trump travel ban people seven majority muslim countries, bush said, immigration policy welcoming upholds law bush, whose presidency shaped sept , , al qaeda attacks america, also called religious tolerance one great strengths people able worship way want worship all, said attacks, bush made point supporting muslims praising islam teachings peaceful trump branded news outlets enemy people bush said consider media indispensable democracy, need independent media hold people like account, said important media call account people abuse power said presidency tried persuade russian president vladimir putin accept concept independent news media kind hard tell others independent, free press willing one ourselves, bush told nbc trump, first republican president since bush left office, november presidential election besting republican candidates party nomination, including bush brother jeb victory came amid lukewarm backing establishment wing party prominent republicans, including bush father, former president george hw bush, shunned offered lukewarm support
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executive order signed us president donald trump crack illegal immigration undermine two data transfer agreements united states eu, washington wrote letter allay european concerns executive order signed trump jan aiming toughen enforcement us immigration law rattled european union appeared suggest europeans would given privacy protections us citizens order directs us agencies exclude persons united states citizens lawful permanent residents protections privacy act regarding personally identifiable information securing equal treatment eu citizens key agreeing umbrella agreement protects law enforcement data shared united states eu eu us privacy shield
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billionaire investor wilbur ross expected easily confirmed us commerce secretary monday, clearing president donald trump top trade official start work renegotiating trade relationships china mexico vote insert major new voice trump economic team, one strongly influenced criticism north american free trade agreement scrapped asia pacific trade deal ross nomination scheduled vote monday around pm gmt advanced senate procedural vote feb , signaling solid support democrats part support stems praise ross drawn united steelworkers union efforts restructuring several bankrupt steel companies early s, saving numerous plants thousands jobs also come criticism left wing groups another billionaire trump cabinet claims focused working class, vulture investor eliminated jobs reuters reported last month ross companies shipped , jobs overseas since year old investor oversee sprawling agency nearly , employees responsible combating dumping imports cost us markets, collecting census critical economic data, weather forecasting, fisheries management, promoting united states foreign investors regulating export sensitive technologies commerce secretaries rarely take spotlight washington, ross expected play outsize role pursuing trump campaign pledge slash us trade deficits bring manufacturing jobs back america trump designated ross lead renegotiation nafta mexico canada, job past administrations would left us trade representative office ross join major players economic team, including us treasury secretary steven mnuchin gary cohn, director white house national economic council experts said ross could serve counterweight advisers peter navarro, university california irvine economics professor heads trump newly created white house national trade council navarro advocated controversial percent across board tariff imports china trump threatened campaign expect ross quickly become administration chief trade spokesman, navarro influence felt indirectly, rather public statements testimony, said gary hufbauer, senior fellow trade expert peterson institute international economics confirmation hearing, ross downplayed chances trade war china, calling protectionist large economy vowed level playing field us companies competing chinese imports trying business china highly restricted economy ross, estimated forbes worth billion, built fortune late early investing distressed companies steel, coal, textiles auto parts, restructuring often benefiting tariff protections put place commerce department
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white house send federal departments budget proposal monday containing defense spending increase president donald trump promised, financed partly cuts us state department, environmental protection agency non defense programs, two officials familiar proposal said one officials said trump request pentagon included money shipbuilding, military aircraft establishing robust presence key international waterways chokepoints strait hormuz south china sea second official said state department budget could cut much percent, would force major restructuring department elimination programs officials requested anonymity draft budget made public yet trump, speech conservative activists friday, promised one greatest military buildups american history defense experts questioned need large increase us military spending, already stands roughly billion annually contrast, united states spends billion annually state department foreign assistance amounts trump proposing add pentagon budget trim elsewhere yet publicly known john czwartacki, spokesman white house office management budget, said budget blueprint would released mid march would premature us comment
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president donald trump said sunday offer details would like overhaul president barack obama signature healthcare law speech us congress tuesday since control white house congress, republicans pressure fulfill pledge repeal replace obamacare law although found easy way law proven popular many states, even controlled republicans, enabled millions previously uninsured people get affordable coverage, although steep premium increases angered trump talk healthcare, among topics, nationally televised address tuesday night joint session congress trump reiterated pledge repeal replace obamacare law remarks black tie dinner national governors association going speaking specifically complicated subject, trump said think something really going excellent republicans yet agree single detailed policy proposal repeal replace affordable care act moderates want revise law abandon entirely conservatives want repeal completely still worked details including future medicaid, government health insurance program poor expanded states obamacare, new healthcare law would funded trump said would discuss healthcare monday meets governors washington national governors association annual meeting trump cast first weeks office positive light despite stumbles including executive order aimed banning people seven muslim majority nations immediately embroiled court challenge made lot promises last two years, many promises already kept honored that, said trump turned microphone virginia governor terry mcauliffe, democrat chairs governors association mcauliffe long time supporter former president bill clinton wife, hillary, trump defeated nov presidential election mcauliffe told trump, want work creating jobs strong healthcare system
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us president donald trump first budget proposal spare big social welfare programs social security medicare cuts, treasury secretary steven mnuchin said interview broadcast sunday mnuchin said trump would also use major policy speech joint session congress tuesday night preview elements sweeping plans cut taxes middle class, simplify tax system make american companies globally competitive lower rates changes encourage us manufacturing speaking fox news channel sunday morning futures program, mnuchin, acknowledged tax reform top policy priority, said budget plan would seek cuts federal benefits programs known entitlements touching expect see part budget, ok, mnuchin said programs, according transcript provided fox focused aspects important us president priority trump election campaign promised cut social security, medicare healthcare seniors medicaid healthcare poor preservation programs, coupled middle class tax cut, would aid retirees working class americans make significant portion trump political base transcript fox news channel interview, mnuchin said trump touching tax reform speech mnuchin said plan would cut number tax brackets create level playing field us companies able compete world wall street, sent stocks record highs anticipation trump tax cut plans, grown impatient could react negatively lack substantive details plan trump speech, financial analysts said chambers us congress republican hands, trump potential enact major elements legislative agenda divisions republican party approach obamacare taxes could prove obstacle republican lawmakers urged trump lay specifics policy plans, saying white house engagement needed build momentum congress agenda mnuchin offered little new information said key tax plan elements yet settled said trump looking reciprocal tax would help create trade parity countries trump administration officials complained many countries charge value added taxes imports exempting exports taxation mnuchin said still studying carefully house republican border tax adjustment plan would levy percent tax imports encourage us based production exports plan aims raise trillion revenue decade offset lower tax rates businesses certain aspects president likes concept border adjusted tax, certain aspects concerned about, mnuchin said added trump administration would work house representatives senate craft combined plan takes best bring forward comment suggesting trump budget tax plans may use aggressive revenue assumptions, mnuchin said administration fundamentally believes dynamic scoring, budget calculation method assumes lower tax burden boosts revenues encouraging economic activity congressional budget office previously used mainly static scoring methods assume conservative economic effects tax budget changes
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us transportation secretary elaine chao said sunday reviewing self driving vehicle guidance issued obama administration urged companies explain benefits automated vehicles skeptical public guidelines, issued september, call automakers voluntarily submit details self driving vehicle systems regulators point safety assessment urge states defer federal government vehicle regulations automakers raised numerous concerns guidance, including requires turn significant data, could delay testing months lead states making voluntary guidelines mandatory november, major automakers urged incoming trump administration evaluate guidelines called significant changes automakers called congress earlier month make legislative changes speed self driving cars us roads chao, first major public remarks since taking office last month, told national governors association administration evaluating guidance consult stakeholders update amend it, ensure strikes right balance said self driving cars could dramatically improve safety , , people died us traffic crashes, percent highest full year increase since first nine months , fatalities percent chao, noting research percent traffic crashes due human error, said lot stake getting technology right said trump administration wanted ensure catalyst safe, efficient technologies, impediment particular, want challenge silicon valley, detroit, auto industry hubs step help educate skeptical public benefits automated technology companies including alphabet inc self driving car waymo unit, general motors co, ford motor co, uber technologies inc uberul , tesla inc aggressively pursuing automated vehicle technologies chao said concerned potential impact automated vehicles employment million us truck drivers alone millions others employed driving related occupations also said would seek input states regulators develops rules drones ask input federal aviation administration develops standards regulations ensure drones safely integrated country airspace, said
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white house sunday rule attorney general jeff sessions may recuse justice department investigations allegations russian interference presidential election sarah huckabee sanders, deputy white house press secretary, said congressional investigations possible russian hacking democratic groups would run course sessions needed decide whether step aside fbi probes sessions top adviser president donald trump, republican, presidential campaign saying recuse should, sanders told abc week point think yet let work process us intelligence analysts concluded russia tried help trump win white house discrediting democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton party cyber attacks president barack obama, democrat, expelled russian diplomats retaliation december moscow denied accusations fbi investigating alleged russian election related hacking financial transactions russian people companies believed links associates trump, according current former government officials trump dismissed controversy ties aides russia ruse perpetrated hostile news media russia talk fake news put dems, played media, order mask big election defeat illegal leaks, trump wrote twitter sunday trump fired national security adviser, michael flynn, three weeks new administration disclosures surfaced flynn discussed us sanctions russia russian ambassador united states trump took office misled vice president mike pence conversations democrats pushing independent investigation whether links trump campaign team russian officials attorney general must recuse himself, house representatives democratic leader nancy pelosi said abc republican lawmakers echoed white house, saying investigations must take course senator tom cotton said premature talk special prosecutor get road, decision attorney general sessions make time, told nbc meet press
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former us democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders sunday urged major overhaul party, calling aggressive efforts court working class voters fight big businesses wall street pharmaceutical sector sanders, spoke day democrats chose tom perez, veteran former president barack obama administration, new party chairman, said also crucial progressives mobilize grassroots supporters take republican president donald trump need total transformation, year old us senator vermont said cnn state union need open party working people, young people make crystal clear democratic party going take wall street, going take greed pharmaceutical industry, going take corporate america shutting plants country moving jobs abroad, added democrats struggling recover electoral rout november lost white house, chambers us congress republicans governor office states, , increased dominance state legislatures unexpectedly strong challenge sanders, democratic socialist, hillary clinton democratic presidential primary laid bare fissures within party sanders calls rein big businesses echoed campaign theme energized supporters democratic primary sanders backed us representative keith ellison, liberal minnesota, lead democrats threw support behind perez saturday vote perez promptly made ellison deputy election trump seized result reprise favorite phrase presidential campaign, calling race democratic national committee chairman totally rigged bernie guy, like bernie himself, never chance clinton demanded perez said twitter post sunday perez, labor secretary obama, promised rebuild democratic party redefine mission grassroots democrats, help elect people statehouses, presidency, local government everywhere between, perez said nbc meet press democrats invest enough party infrastructure grassroots organizing ignored large swathes rural america, perez said round television appearances trump swept areas rust belt region midwest talk bringing jobs back america renegotiating trade deals many blamed loss perez cited angry town halls republican lawmakers faced recently said important democrats harness energy ballot booth
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united states sunday condemned attack special monitoring missions eastern ukraine called russia separatist forces backs immediately observe ceasefire minsk agreements condemn friday targeting osce special monitoring mission smm monitors seizure smm unmanned aerial vehicle combined russian separatist forces, state department said statement imperative forces halt attacks civilian infrastructure, including donetsk water filtration station call russia separatist forces backs immediately observe cease fire, withdraw heavy weapons, allow full unfettered access osce monitors
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us democrats elected former labor secretary tom perez chairman saturday, choosing veteran obama administration lead daunting task rebuilding party heading opposition republican president donald trump members democratic national committee, administrative fundraising arm party, picked perez second round voting us representative keith ellison, liberal minnesota following one crowded competitive party leadership elections decades, perez faces challenge unifying rejuvenating party still reeling nov loss democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton immediately made ellison deputy losing presidency failing recapture majorities congress, party leaders anxious channel growing grassroots resistance trump political support democrats levels government across country suffering crisis confidence, crisis relevance, perez, favorite former obama administration officials, told dnc members promised lead fight trump change dnc culture make grassroots operation perez, son dominican immigrants considered potential running mate clinton, overcame strong challenge ellison prevailed second round vote ellison, first muslim elected us congress, backed liberal leader us senator bernie sanders vermont showdown candidates backed establishment progressive wings party echoed bitter primary clinton sanders, rift democrats try put behind turn focus fighting trump divisions persisted months long race chair, many party liberal wing suspicious perez ties establishment democrats raised questions possible anti semitism ellison past ellison supporters chanted big money, party people result announced perez ellison moved quickly bring rival factions together perez urging, dnc suspended rules vote appointed ellison deputy chairman party asking give everything got support chairman perez, ellison told dnc members vote luxury, folks, walk room divided perez said party would come together one family, know leave united today, perez said united democratic party best hope, donald trump nightmare trump took dig perez democrats tweet offering congratulations election could happier him, republican party trump said perez ellison wore campaign buttons stood shoulder shoulder news conference vote perez said two talked time teaming up, ellison said good synergy need collaborate partners progressive movement, perez said, adding ellison would look ways channel incredible momentum protests trump republican efforts repeal president barack obama healthcare plan sanders issued statement congratulating perez urging changes dnc imperative tom understands old, old working, sanders said must open doors party working people young people way never done election offered dnc fresh start last year forced resignation chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz, stepped aside release hacked emails appeared show dnc officials trying help clinton defeat sanders primaries perez ellison pledged focus bottom reconstruction party, lost hundreds statehouse seats obama faces uphill task trying reclaim majorities congress next year midterm elections perez said would redefine role dnc make work elect democrats white house races ranging local school boards us senate, pledging organize, organize, organize recognize lot work do, said listening learning weeks ahead perez fell one vote short simple majority votes needed election first round voting, getting votes ellison also first ballot four candidates idaho democratic party executive director sally boynton brown, election lawyer peter peckarsky, activists jehmu greene sam ronan pete buttigieg, mayor south bend, indiana, withdrew voting, brown, greene ronan dropped first round
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us president donald trump administration begin rolling back obama era environmental regulations aggressive way soon next week, head environmental protection agency said saturday
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us senator tim scott faced quandary saturday hosting town hall promised meet south carolina constituents, wanted avoid kind adversarial free many republicans encountered week scott decided ban placards north charlestown meeting hopes averting raucousness erupted dozens town halls first congressional recess donald trump month old presidency senator also required crowd submit questions writing ahead time republican lawmakers faced wave anger issues ranging trump immigration healthcare policies president ties russia despite scott precautions, arguments broke constituents told one another shut up, though many audience
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us president donald trump announced saturday would attend annual white house correspondents association dinner, high profile event draws celebrities, politicians journalists attending white house correspondents association dinner year please wish everyone well great evening , trump wrote twitter campaign trail white house, trump strained relationship press, calling journalists enemy people frequently criticizing outlets individual reporters whose coverage like reporters group said would go ahead april dinner despite trump absence washington event typically draws movie stars, politicians business leaders hear humorous speech sitting president dinner continue celebration first amendment important role played independent news media healthy republic, said jeff mason, reuters white house correspondent heads association year ronald reagan last president sit event shot news outlets bloomberg news new yorker said host lavish parties fixture past events friday, white house excluded several major us news organizations, including criticized, camera briefing held white house press secretary reporters cnn, new york times, politico, los angeles times buzzfeed allowed session office press secretary sean spicer, decision drew strong protests event occasionally makes news , president barack obama delivered scathing evisceration trump, joking mogul, sat stone faced audience, would move questioning obama citizenship figuring fake moon landing critics say event encourages journalists cozy politicians cover aggressively
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president donald trump said would make massive budget request one greatest military buildups american history friday feisty, campaign style speech extolling robust nationalism eager conservative activists trump used remarks conservative political action conference cpac , organization gave one first platforms improbable journey us presidency, defend unabashed america first policies ahead nationally televised speech congress tuesday, trump outlined plans strengthening us military, already world powerful fighting force, initiatives tax reform regulatory rollback offered specifics initiatives, including budget request likely face harsh reality capitol hill time wants slash taxes americans, funding major military buildup without spending cuts elsewhere would add substantially us budget deficit trump said would aim upgrade military offensive defensive capabilities, massive spending request congress would make country defense bigger better stronger ever and, hopefully, never use it, nobody going mess us nobody one greatest military buildups american history, trump said appealing people welfare go work pledging follow vow build wall us mexican border, trump drew rounds applause large gathering conservatives, many wearing hats emblazoned president campaign slogan, make america great speech heavy nationalist overtones campaign last year, focusing promises boost us economic growth retooling international trade deals, cracking immigration boosting energy production trump looking put behind rocky first month office executive order signed aimed banning us entry people seven muslim majority countries became embroiled courts fire national security adviser, michael flynn, russian contacts trump took office federal budget still running large deficit, trump fight get higher military spending congress speech, complained spending caps put place defense budget dating back white house spokesman sean spicer said trump proposed budget year clear fund military spending increase trump also heaped criticism called purveyors fake news, seeking clarify recent tweet said us news media considered enemy people said main beef media use anonymous sources allowed use sources unless use somebody name let name there, trump said comments came day cnn reported white house chief staff reince priebus asked fbi deputy director andrew mccabe deny feb report new york times said trump presidential campaign advisers frequent contact russian intelligence officers request came mccabe told privately report wrong senior administration official said friday fbi director james comey told priebus later story accurate priebus asked federal bureau investigation could set record straight, comey said bureau could comment, official said trump repeatedly chosen make news media criticism focus public remarks since taking office jan speech allowed trump put stamp firmly conservative political movement, even activists fretted immigration trade policies go far trump white house republicans holding majorities houses congress, cpac thousands conservative activists flock event year across country seeing political influence rising
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highlights day us president donald trump administration friday trump says make massive budget request one greatest military buildups american history feisty, campaign style speech extolling robust nationalism eager conservative activists trump signs executive order aimed repealing simplifying federal regulations trump criticizes fbi failing stop leaks national security information media directs agency find pass classified information russian politicians close kremlin say trump declared aim putting us nuclear arsenal top pack risks starting new cold war style arms race washington moscow china dismisses renewed pressure trump role north korea, saying crux matter dispute washington pyongyang china says intention using currency devaluation advantage trade, responding trump description china grand champions currency manipulation mexico need us financial aid, interior minister miguel angel osorio chong says, trump ordered report assistance given united states southern neighbor last five years anti trump movement raucous town hall meetings held republican congress members latest outburst relentless series rallies, marches protests shows signs abating days trump administration germany yet full picture approach trump administration taking foreign, security trade policy keen engage washington issues, foreign ministry spokesman says peru trade minister eduardo ferreyros says think trump would want renegotiate trade agreement two countries beneficial united states
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plans first contact north korea united states president donald trump took office canceled us state department denied visa top envoy pyongyang, wall street journal reported saturday talks, senior north korean foreign ministry envoy choe son hui former us officials, scheduled take place march new york called choe denied visa, journal said clear led state department deny visa north korea test firing ballistic missile feb murder north korean leader kim jong un half brother malaysia may played role, report said south korean us officials said believe north korean agents assassinated kim jong nam, estranged half brother kim jong un, feb us state department official denied called track two discussions scheduled us government plans engage track talks new york, official said, declining comment individual visa cases south korean foreign ministry official declined comment report canceled meeting new york, saying reported plan involve us south korean government meeting new york would first time senior north korean envoy would visit united states since first contact us north korean representatives since trump took office choe, director general north american affairs north foreign ministry, previously met former us officials academics, last time november geneva informal discussions trump said reuters interview thursday concerned north korea ballistic missile tests dangerous situation trump ruling meeting kim point future certain circumstances suggested might late
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emboldened mexico hardened opposition president donald trump friday saying would retaliate united states imposed border tax afford lose financial aid might pulled pay border wall foreign minister luis videgaray said mexico could respond tax united states unilaterally impose imports southern neighbor finance wall levies select goods, aimed us regions dependent exports south border without doubt, possibility, cannot remain arms crossed, videgaray said radio interview mexican government would respond statements videgaray interior minister miguel angel osorio chong, minimized potential impact rumored loss us security aid, toughened defiant tone mexico since president enrique pena nieto last month canceled trip meet trump wall dispute mexicans angry trump calls us firms invest south border, insults immigrants threats make mexico finance border wall peso currency weakened concerns hurt latin america economy pena nieto faced criticism accommodating trump got much needed ratings boost cancelling summit plan deport third country nationals mexico fueled outrage week mexican officials publicly blunt us secretary state rex tillerson homeland security john kelly trump immigration trade proposals visit mexico thursday osorio chong told local radio mexican officials rejection trump bid send non mexican illegal migrants united states mexico clear asked us non mexican illegal immigrants could going legal process said wasabsolutely way videgaray said trade strategy would replicate campaign retaliatory tariffs helped mexico win dispute united states wednesday, minister mentioned iowa, texas wisconsin states could targeted conversation lawmakers leaked two newspapers preference, said mexico believes free trade us executive order jan mandated construction border wall also required government agencies report financial assistance gave mexico past five years, leading speculation trump wants redirect aid pay construction osorio chong said friday mexico need financial aid united states, signaling would come close paying estimated billion cost wall like middle income emerging economies, many mexico consider humiliating take aid wealthy countries large part us aid mexico comes plan merida program, us congress allocated billion security assistance that, billion disbursed november , according us congressional research service realize left merida, understand even significant, osorio chong told local radio object moving resources mexico capabilities, said us customs border protection agency said friday accept proposals next month design trump wall, first step picking vendors videgaray said meeting tillerson, kelly pena nieto mexico city short courtesy visit said substantial meeting ministers, kelly told deportations undocumented immigrants united states would militarized, trump characterized process military operation
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white house excluded several major us news organizations, including criticized, camera briefing held white house press secretary friday reporters cnn, new york times, politico, los angeles times buzzfeed allowed session office press secretary sean spicer spicer camera briefing, gaggle, replaced usual televised daily news briefing white house briefing room say particular news organizations excluded, decision drew strong protests reuters included session, along news organizations, including bloomberg cbs president donald trump regularly attacked media gathering conservative activists friday criticized news organizations said provide fake news , calling enemy american people spicer said team decided gaggle office friday instead full briefing larger white house briefing room argued need everything camera every day reporters associated press time magazine walked briefing hearing others barred session camera gaggles unusual white house often invites handpicked outlets briefings, typically specific topics briefings gaggles white house usually open outlets free ask anything pool reporter hearst newspapers included gaggle friday gave full details entire press corps media outlets allowed gaggle also shared audio others spicer decision drew sharp response media outlets excluded nothing like ever happened white house long history covering multiple administrations different parties, dean baquet, executive editor new york times, said statement strongly protest exclusion new york times news organizations free media access transparent government obviously crucial national interest white house correspondents association, whca, also protested whca board protesting strongly today gaggle handled white house, said jeff mason, president association reuters reporter election campaign last year, trump team banned news organizations, including washington post buzzfeed, covering campaign rallies period time protest coverage cnn posted twitter message friday afternoon saying unacceptable development trump white house apparently retaliate report facts like keep reporting regardless ben smith, editor chief buzzfeed news, said statement strongly object white house apparent attempt punish news outlets whose coverage like, let latest antics distract us continuing cover administration fairly aggressively friday, spicer said white house plans fight says unfair coverage think going aggressively push back, said going sit back let false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts get
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us president donald trump expected sign measure early tuesday aimed rescinding major obama administration water regulation direct end government defense rule, trump official briefed plan said late friday trump expected direct environmental protection agency withdraw waters united states wotus rule, expands number waterways federally protected clean water act rule finalized epa us army corps engineers may , blocked federal appeals court pending court challenges rule faced intense opposition republicans congress, farmers energy companies critics contend rule vastly expands federal government authority could apply ditches small isolated bodies water epa president barack obama said rule protects waters next rivers lakes tributaries science shows impact downstream waters white house spokeswoman comment friday trump also expected issue environmental executive orders early next week, including reversal obama administration clean power plant rule instructing interior department bureau land management lift ban new coal mining leases federal lands epa administrator scott pruitt told wall street journal last week planned quickly withdraw clean power plant wotus rules simple reason needs happen courts seriously called question legality rules, pruitt told newspaper withdrawing water power plant rules take time meet regulatory requirements likely face court challenges democratic state attorneys general environmental groups last month, us supreme court agreed resolve dispute court handle challenges water regulation justices said would hear appeal national association manufacturers cincinnati based federal appeals court ruling gave jurisdiction review challenges clean water act regulation industry group wants challenges rule heard district courts dozens agricultural groups, states municipalities sued block rule challengers contend agencies change improperly expanded federal regulatory power
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us customs border protection agency said friday accept proposals next month design wall built near us mexican frontier, first step picking vendors president donald trump proposed border wall document federal government website business opportunities, cpb said would release request march asking companies prototype ideas wall built near us mexican border reviewing ideas submitted vendors, agency evaluate select best designs march , issue request proposals march vendors would asked price cost building proposed wall document says multiple awards barrier expected mid april part process, aggressive schedule government construction project going start soon way ahead schedule, way ahead schedule, trump told conservative political action conference friday spokesman us customs border protection, spoke condition anonymity, said solicitation published friday everything wall trump proposed spokesman said initial request information give industry opportunity tell department homeland security, oversees cbp, possible constructing border wall get feedback vendors, look ones feasible, spokesman said would followed request proposals firm exactly much constructing wall would cost us department homeland security internal report seen reuters month indicated border wall would series fences walls would cost much billion build take three years complete report estimated price tag much higher billion figure cited trump campaign estimates high billion republican house representatives speaker paul ryan senate majority leader mitch mcconnell plan laid would take seal border three phases construction fences walls covering , miles , km end miles , km border already fortified, new construction would extend almost length entire border
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first latin american leader visit us president donald trump white house said friday told trump prefers bridges walls favors free movement people across borders however, peruvian president pedro pablo kuczynski declined comment specifically trump proposal build wall along us mexican border curb illegal immigration drug trafficking press conference following meeting want get wall, kuczynski, former wall street investment banker said video distributed office interested free movement people emphasized president trump prefer bridges walls kuczynski previously likened trump wall proposal berlin wall joked would cut ties united states trump elected president kuczynski later congratulated trump surprise electoral victory described talk friday cordial constructive trump called peru, country million south america, fantastic neighbor said honor kuczynski white house, according video showing two posing pictures meeting kuczynski said two leaders briefly discussed peru fugitive former president alejandro toledo, peru asked trump deport united states provision migratory law allows deportations preserve diplomatic ties matter judiciary discussed seconds, kuczynski said toledo week ago, kuczynski centrist government seen deporting toledo better alternative potentially lengthy process peru judiciary seeking arrest eventual extradition toledo wanted connection far reaching graft probe denied prosecutors allegations took million bribes brazilian builder odebrecht sa discussing migration, kuczynski said emphasized trump peruvians million living united states jail, , illegally peru exported criminals united states, kuczynski said nurses, doctors, sorts people
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longest serving us diplomat warned isolationism, protectionism russian aggression friday retirement speech implicitly criticizing us president donald trump policies even urged officials serve white house loyally ambassador dan fried argued since becoming world power century ago, united states largely pursued open, rules based world, rejected spheres influence great powers bully neighbors contributed longest period general peace west since roman times track record suggests open, rules based world, united west core, asset great achievement, foundation more, former assistant secretary state european eurasian affairs said wrapped nearly year career us state department yet, argue actually liability, values luxury, hobbesian darwinian world simply take share, largest possible, added comment implicit rebuke america first approach trump pledged end sees decades nations freeloading us security exploiting trade agreements harmful us workers speech, fried noted improbable victory cold war appeared hailed freeing swathes europe, including poland, served us ambassador, soviet domination great achievement assault russia, said present generation defend and, time comes again, extend freedom europe fried skeptic russian intentions, colleagues described pragmatist led efforts work russia white house aide bill clinton fall berlin wall later serving george w bush latest member generation experienced hands left us diplomatic ranks recent months some, like fried, retired voluntarily, others trump chose retain many current former us officials troubled trump openness closer ties russia, fearing could lead acquiescence annexation crimea ukraine and, broadly, russian domination neighbors free trade advocates also worried trump decision abandon nation trans pacific partnership trade deal, desire renegotiate north american free trade agreement suggestion could impose punitive tariffs fried argued winner take attitude great powers try carve world advantage spheres influence would mean acquiescence great powers starting russia china dominated neighbors force fear, creating closed economic empires, said america would essentially retreat whole areas east asia, central asia, eastern europe appeared another implicit criticism current administration, whose efforts clamp immigration seven muslim majority nations refugee admissions stymied courts, fried said ethno state, identity rooted shared blood retiring diplomat also urged current officials serve trump new secretary state rex tillerson loyalty, dedication courage help secretary tillerson deserves needs help president well, putting backs among spoke event former deputy secretary state tony blinken, took dig long taken trump fill state department jobs, including secretary state john kerry used say deputy, truly irreplaceable, thought flattery, blinken said knew added, loud laughter
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president donald trump signed executive order friday place regulatory reform task forces officers within federal agencies may far reaching effort pare back us red tape recent decades trump signed directive oval office chief executives major us corporations standing behind including dow chemical co down, lockheed martin corp lmtn us steel corp xn sweeping order directs every federal agency establish task force ensure team research regulations take aim deemed burdensome us economy designate regulatory reform officers within days must report progress within days excessive regulation killing jobs, driving companies country like never before, trump said signing order every regulation pass simple test make life better safer american workers consumers effort part republican push undo many actions former president barack obama, left office last month two four year terms , president ronald reagan created presidential task force regulatory relief effort establish task forces cabinet level presidents including bill clinton george w bush, carried attempts reduce streamline government regulations trump order requires agencies measure report progress achieving president directives task force make recommendations regulations repeal simplify, trump said order says agencies seek repeal regulations inhibit job creation, ineffective, impose costs exceed benefits create serious inconsistency otherwise interfere regulatory initiatives policies trump friday said united states need percent repetitive, horrible regulations hurt companies, hurt jobs republican vowed sweeping cut us regulations previously ordered agencies repeal two rules every new one adopted trump chief strategist steve bannon told gathering conservatives thursday deregulation, called deconstruction administrative state, top priority administration scott slesinger, legislative director natural resources defense council environmental group, said order directive kill safeguards americans depend clean air, drinkable water safe food trump administration says executive orders previous government cost hundreds billions dollars obama administration said benefits regulations public far outweighed costs white house said obama administration finalized , regulations many required congress robert verchick, president center progressive reform, think tank, criticized trump new order clearly aimed embedding overtly political, anti protections agenda federal agencies supposed using science expertise safeguard us us chamber commerce senior vice president neil bradley praised trump administration tackling regulatory state head look forward working federal agencies help identify rules harm economy threaten jobs order trump signed january sets annual cap cost new regulations apply financial reform rules introduced obama administration trump administration also ordered freeze regulations pending review stopped regulations taking effect
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president donald trump suggested united states must expand nuclear arsenal, many experts say us nuclear forces unrivaled remain undergo modernization program could cost trillion interview reuters thursday, trump said united states fallen behind nuclear weapon capacity pledged ensure that, going top pack moscow currently deploys strategic nuclear warheads united states does, countries bound new start treaty slash deployed strategic warheads , february , lowest level decades accord also limits deployed land submarine based missiles nuclear capable bombers however, nuclear weapons experts say, year modernization program, maintains many existing weapons computers, communications, electronics, systems, important many warheads russia trump says fall behind fall behind said stephen schwartz, independent nuclear weapons expert clear me, clear many colleagues president talking pledges expand us nuclear weapons capacity, schwartz said moreover, us advantage based numbers warheads field compared russia, advanced delivery systems moscow nuclear force
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national association advancement colored people friday said would hold convention north carolina urged organizations boycott state protest laws adopted republican led legislature civil rights groups described move first step economic boycott could expanded north carolina replicated states enact laws limiting voting rights protections gay transgender people naacp leaders asked artists, religious groups, educators sports leagues join effort demonstrate power purse, demonstrate power democracy, naacp president ceo, cornell william brooks, told reporters raleigh brooks provide timeline wider boycott, organization said internal task force would explore naacp said calling boycott response north carolina laws house bill , bars transgender people using government operated bathrooms match gender identity bans cities setting minimum wage state level organization said state lawmakers need create fair election districts dilute black vote repeal new measure seen weakening executive powers newly elected democratic governor roy cooper happened north carolina makes state one battlegrounds soul america, said rev william barber ii, president north carolina naacp chapter conventions, corporations sports leagues including national basketball association already relocated events halted new jobs planned north carolina lawmakers passed hb last march, costing state million, according online magazine facing south far, however, efforts repeal measure failed senate leader phil berger, republican, said cooper take stance naacp boycott time show leadership north carolina governor, condemn william barber attempt inflict economic harm citizens, work toward reasonable compromise keeps men women bathrooms, berger said statement
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blue cross blue shield association, represents insurers every state, cigna corp humana inc said friday would attend meeting health insurance industry president donald trump monday cigna chief executive officer, david cordani, humana ceo bruce broussard attend, spokesmen companies said bloomberg reported earlier friday top executives us health insurers would attend meeting, based unnamed sources white house confirmed bloomberg report trump pledged repeal replace obamacare, former president barack obama national healthcare law redesigned us insurance market individuals clear yet republicans agree upon replace current insurance insurers say new plans likely hit market insurers also asked changes individual insurance market would go effect make market attractive industry, plans lost hundreds millions dollars member costs higher expected trump administration proposed rule last week address insurer concerns, insurers would also like see elimination industry wide tax health insurance premiums
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teenaged singer transgender sister, best known performing us national anthem president donald trump inauguration january, reality tv star caitlyn jenner asked discuss issue jackie evancho, , requested meeting twitter message late wednesday, minutes administration revoked landmark guidance public schools let transgender students use bathrooms choice obviously disappointed potus decision send transgender bathroom issue states decide sisterlove, wrote account, jackieevancho trump gave honor singing inauguration, added another tweet pls give sis honor meet u talk transgender rghts thursday evening former olympic gold medalist transgender activist jenner also weighed social media, telling trump twitter one republican another, disaster asking president call white house spokesman sean spicer, asked briefing trump would meet evancho, said president would welcome meeting thursday evening, , twitter users liked request evancho, classical crossover singer rose fame tv show america got talent evancho first performer announced trump inauguration ceremony, event number entertainers shunned president views trump, twitter user, responded request, evancho said thursday appearance sister, juliet, abc good morning america want enlighten sister
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us president donald trump criticized fbi friday failing stop leaks national security information media directed agency find pass classified information trump comments come amid media reports saying fbi refused white house request knock news stories saying members trump team frequent contact russian intelligence agents presidential campaign federal bureau investigation, nation top law enforcement agency, answer request comment trump remarks twitter fbi totally unable stop national security leakers permeated government long time even find leakers within fbi classified information given media could devastating effect us find now, trump wrote news reports cnn associated press said white house chief staff reince priebus asked andrew mccabe, fbi deputy director, deny feb new york times report said trump presidential campaign advisers frequent contact russian intelligence officers request came mccabe told privately report wrong senior administration official said friday fbi director james comey also told priebus later story accurate priebus asked fbi could set record straight, comey said bureau could comment priebus asked could say intelligence officials assured story inaccurate, comey said could, official told reporters fbi investigating russian interference nov us election fbi counterintelligence agents also examining financial transactions russian individuals companies believed links trump associates investigations going investigations must find exactly russia united states, senator ben cardin, top democrat senate foreign relations committee, told cnn friday need complete investigation certainly want white house trying influence investigation us representative john conyers said white house attempt influence fbi deeply troubling white house simply permitted pressure fbi make public statements pending investigation president advisors, conyers, top democrat house judiciary committee, said late thursday
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details potential obamacare replacements us house republicans emerged news reports friday, republican lawmakers vowed introduce new legislation coming weeks republicans yet agree single detailed policy proposal repeal replace affordable care act, signature domestic policy former democratic president barack obama still worked details including future medicaid, government health insurance program poor expanded states obamacare, new healthcare law would funded one emerging scenario among republicans millions people received health coverage expansion medicaid would grandfathered in, according washington post states expand medicaid could receive money increased federal disproportionate share payments used help hospitals serve large number uninsured patients draft republican replacement plan obamacare, news outlet politico uploaded website, would cap amount money given states medicaid end tax subsidies based income purchase individual plans house staffers would comment authenticity document, dated feb president donald trump republicans said would present plan repealing replacing obamacare coming weeks clear whether sufficiently broad support among republican lawmakers measures draft proposal, plans might change move congressional committees draft addresses major issues serious proposal transitioning obamacare, said ed haislmaier, senior research fellow healthcare policy expert heritage foundation trump transition team clearly details continue evolve watching do, said emailed statement reuters us health insurance executives, many lost hundreds millions dollars obamacare individual insurance markets, due meet trump monday, according bloomberg report blue cross blue shield association spokeswoman confirmed invited meeting attend republicans repeatedly pledged pull rug millions americans gained access healthcare law, recent polls show respondents favoring obamacare opposing kaiser family foundation found broad bipartisan support maintaining federal funding medicaid expansion, percent respondents saying important so, according survey released friday poll also found law record levels support, americans viewing favorably unfavorably obamacare failed welcome efforts repeal replace put patients first, said caitlin oakley, spokeswoman us department health human services democrats decried draft proposal friday said would cause millions americans lose health insurance deeply harmful path house republicans laid would spell disaster families nationwide, us senator patty murray, washington state democrat, said statement president trump, promised families would provide insurance everyone, first oppose
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ohio governor john kasich worked repair strained ties republican president donald trump friday visit white house, compared situation airplane rooting pilot succeed kasich last rival oppose trump republican presidential nomination fight famously refused attend republican national convention cleveland, home state, last summer trump officially became party nominee white house, trump brought kasich oval office half hour meeting discussed kasich ideas overhauling president barack obama signature healthcare law, pressing priority trump us congress asked buried hatchet trump, kasich told reporters meeting wanted trump succeed would agree occasions would speak man president united states sort like airplane want root pilot airplane pilot, want pilot screw up, kasich said kasich said stressed trump importance administration speaking one voice, saying attended munich security conference germany recently heard concerns trump policies despite reassurances given vice president mike pence
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us department homeland security plan add , border enforcement agents present logistical challenges might unnecessary, according former government officials familiar earlier pushes accelerate border hiring three former top officials us customs border patrol cbp told reuters interviews ramping hiring agency, outlined directive tuesday, would expensive, rapid expansion poses risk corruption screening protocols recruits relaxed officials said agency get needs secure border, questioned whether major staff expansion necessary, noting apprehensions border dropped congress going looking carefully looking justification kind money make sure write check necessary, said w ralph basham headed us customs border protection george w bush administration question need agents need money technology infrastructure, said additional enforcement officers central president donald trump sweeping plan crack illegal immigration, outlined jan executive orders border security interior enforcement tuesday homeland security guidance implementing orders called adding , border patrol agents , immigration customs enforcement, ice, officers, enforce immigration laws country interior, among duties white house department homeland security respond question rationale behind number personnel requested end day, goal get control border enhance security country, said white house assistant press secretary michael short email proposed hiring surge would largest since bush administration, congress funded expansion border enforcement following sept , terror attacks effort doubled number border patrol agents nearly , nearly , , according cbp agency required meet tight time requirements hiring, said basham appointed commissioner laser focus quick hiring, cost, ended sucking air parts department, basham recalled, leaving gaps spending needs basham said supports cbp getting adequate resources encouraged new department homeland security guidelines mandate deadline complete hiring questioned need renewed expansion force million migrants apprehended trying cross us mexico border illegally compared , last year, according cbp statistics currently flow really anywhere near was, basham said jim wong, deputy assistant commissioner cbp office internal affairs , said money might better spent department needs throwing human resources issue necessarily best way approach it, said union representing border patrol agents, backed trump presidential election, long supported adding personnel, saying manpower needed secure border, said union spokesman shawn moran homeland security spokespeople declined estimate much increased hiring would cost fiscal year budget request staffing current levels , border patrol agents billion salary, overtime benefits, , per officer average, although officers different levels seniority earn different wages additional costs could include housing agents working remote areas, equipment support staff, former officials said last budget cycle, agency requested funding fewer officers year instead invest replacing aging radios vehicles cbp said request reflected realistic agent hiring expectations gil kerlikowske, headed cbp three years president barack obama, said one risk rapid hiring quality control speed process take requisite time pay price later things like corruption, kerlikowske said bush era hiring surge, border patrol problems screening candidates, internal corruption cases soon spiked, according congressional testimony government documents congress passed anti border corruption act , made polygraph testing mandatory border patrol agents since then, tests revealed candidates compromised drug cartels heavy drug users polygraph test controls also slowed hiring process gao report found , percent applicants passed polygraph exams addition polygraph tests, applicants undergo rigorous hiring process, including cognitive exam, fingerprinting, financial disclosure, fitness tests, medical examinations background checks, according government accountability office gao kerlikowske said left agency time trump inauguration , authorized unfilled openings border patrol agents due difficulty finding vetting enough qualified candidates
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new york city mayor bill de blasio met federal prosecutors friday part lengthy investigation whether people involved fundraising election campaign broke corruption laws, according news reports de blasio, democrat faces reelection november, repeatedly said campaign staff done nothing wrong cooperating prosecutors us attorney office manhattan yearlong criminal investigation everything right, said television interview last month team everything right prosecutors agents federal bureau investigation questioned multiple topics, according new york times meeting took place lawyers office manhattan, black sport utility vehicle seen departing office garage five hours arrived news photographers briefly gave chase, de blasio emerge vehicle speak waiting reporters spokesman mayor respond questions friday prosecutors manhattan us attorney public corruption unit looking whether people helped raise money de blasio election campaign non profit organization advisers operated received favorable treatment mayor aides city hall, according news reports spokesman us attorney office, typically discuss ongoing investigations, declined comment meeting, mayor, public events planned day, headed airport fly atlanta meeting democratic national committee, according published schedule last month, de blasio confirmed interviewed state level prosecutors manhattan district attorney office separate investigation fundraising practices longer target inquiry, although aides may still scrutiny, according new york times private law firms defending mayor officials costing city million, paper reported
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puerto rico governor ricardo rossello said friday committed establishing working relationship fostering open dialogue us treasury secretary steven mnuchin, two met washington rossello, took office jan , met mnuchin discuss efforts put puerto rico financial house order, statement governor office said rossello signed bills executive orders aimed cutting spending fostering economic growth, puerto rico faces long haul economic crisis characterized percent poverty rate, near insolvent public pensions healthcare systems, almost billion debt former president barack obama, treasury took hands approach puerto rico, working federal lawmakers legislation aimed giving us territory way cut debt president donald trump given little indication administration may handle puerto rico island finances supervision federally appointed board rossello tuesday scheduled present board year blueprint island fiscal turnaround board said plan find billion year savings revenue, including percent reduction pension benefits billion annual savings healthcare spending interview reuters thursday, rossello said plan generally meet board criteria, exceptions, particularly healthcare spending billion reduction healthcare would severely hamper people puerto rico, would also cripple healthy industry, healthcare industry, rossello said puerto rico medicare system brink insolvency, part because, us territory, receives proportionately less federal reimbursement states rossello said lobby federal government increase funding, board said turnaround plan assume funding changes help washington
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us state department resume news briefings week march , spokesman said friday, breaking silence secretary state rex tillerson caused consternation among american diplomats contributed confusion abroad us positions key issues briefings, past televised held daily, watched closely us allies adversaries signals american positions major international crises developments around world halted ever since president donald trump took office jan , move unprecedented least last three inter party presidential transitions, according online archives briefing transcripts last televised news briefing state department held jan , last full day barack obama presidency question answer sessions allow reporters press spokespeople nuances us foreign policy actions diplomats abroad department host press briefings beginning week march , said mark toner, state department acting spokesman continue responsive media queries breaking news ongoing basis toner say briefings would held every day, would televised statement earlier week, toner said briefings might made available reporters outside washington via remote video top officials trump administration
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donald trump called european union wonderful said totally favor , brussels officials feared headline hoax, given us president earlier apparent disdain bloc trump remarks interview reuters late thursday appeared contrast sharply comments made last month labeled eu vehicle germany , called brexit great thing said countries would follow britain bloc european diplomats quick credit vice president mike pence persuading boss union merits convinced top eu officials met brussels start week officials said unclear, however, trump policies would match pro eu language pence used monday white house strategist steve bannon, whose scepticism bloc reflected trump earlier comments pence preparing fly europe reassure allies trump backed nato defense pact wanted cooperation, bannon told germany ambassador last week washington would deal individual states, eu reuters interview, trump delivered conciliatory message asked supported european union governing body continent, said do, sure eu, totally favor think wonderful, happy happy, favor pence , bannon
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president donald trump campaign promise trillion infrastructure program focus us governors gather friday washington, dc, states making wish lists projects ranging bullet train statewide broadband internet service winter meeting national governors association running monday expected showcase rare bipartisan agreement need federal help upgrading roads, bridges airports, said scott pattison, group executive director pent demand deal with, whether crack dam, bridge, whatever is, pattison said telephone interview although little movement capitol hill make trump infrastructure vow reality, governors sent white house list projects say ready go extra federal spending national governors association released list checks states hinted projects democratic california governor jerry brown asked billion, saying since state made percent us economy deserves percent trump trillion package talking million, talking tens billions, brown said infrastructure proposal month sought federal aid deal leaking dam flooding among california big ticket items construction high speed rail system linking san francisco los angeles colorado minnesota want help building statewide broadband systems, minnesota governor mark dayton, democrat, saying state needs million broadband grid republican kansas governor sam brownback top priority million interstate highway repairs south carolina virginia want federal aid deepen ports, among projects letter trump, republican governor henry mcmaster said south carolina also needed help replacing roads bridges appropriation billion infrastructure plan help us bridge economic gap, wrote pattison said governors wanted toolbox financing options, including municipal bonds, cash, public private partnerships federal matching funds governors scheduled meet trump sunday evening monday morning one speakers governors conference, leo hindery, managing partner new york intermedia partners, tell state executives creating federal infrastructure bank way fund hundreds billions dollars needed public works united states long criticized lagging public works spending american society civil engineers graded us infrastructure estimated country needs invest trillion campaign, trump said wanted action infrastructure first days president seems unlikely also talked creating tax credit encourage private sector investment trump plans create infrastructure council yet get started republican lawmakers said expect get white house infrastructure proposals given details timing
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top republican us securities exchange commission, known critical views corporate penalties, expressed support friday imposing cases companies violate foreign bribery laws generally comfortable assessing civil monetary penalties foreign corrupt practices act cases, acting sec chairman michael piwowar said remarks practising law institute sec speaks conference according academic literature, evidence violations revealed market, stock price always fall, may even increase, added piwowar comments come time many wall street questioning whether justice department sec ease enforcement fcpa prior elected, president donald trump expressed concern fcpa, calling horrible law changed addition, trump pick lead sec, attorney jay clayton, previously chaired committee new york city bar association drafted paper somewhat critical law enforced clayton still awaiting us senate confirmation piwowar comments suggest likely support among sec commissioners continue pursuing foreign bribery cases, given impact fcpa disclosures share prices piwowar well known critical sec decides assess corporate penalties generally, amid concerns sizeable fines public companies may cases unduly punish ordinary shareholders already victims alleged wrongdoing previously voted imposing penalties jpmorgan chase co london whale trades sec win authority congress seek penalties , even then, agency slow embrace practice major accounting scandals companies like enron worldcom , sec chair chris cox shifted gears amid concerns sec officials corporate penalties issued guidance spells factors commission consider determining whether levy piwowar said friday closely follows guidelines entirely appropriate discipline punish corporate malefactors violate laws, said sec must remember innocent investors also victims, added
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china said friday intention using currency devaluation advantage trade, responding us president donald trump description asian giant grand champions currency manipulation trump said interview reuters thursday held back assessment china manipulates yuan currency, hours new treasury secretary pledged methodical approach analysing beijing foreign exchange practices chinese foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang said hoped united states could fully correctly view exchange rate issue china intention seeking foreign trade advantages via intentional devaluation renminbi basis continued devaluation renminbi, told daily media briefing beijing must attach label grand champion china, think china grand champion grand champions economic development, geng added foreign ministry say currency policy, chinese government department holds daily briefing foreign reporters attend central people bank china respond request comment commentary, official xinhua news agency said criticising china manipulating currency prop trade major myth circulating washington quite long time since july , china decided unpeg yuan us dollar, allow fluctuate basket currencies better reflect market changes years, renminbi appreciated substantially dollar, said trump frequently accused china keeping currency artificially low dollar make chinese exports cheaper, stealing american manufacturing jobs act campaign promise declare china currency manipulator first day office yuan fell percent dollar , biggest annual drop since , pressured worries slowing chinese growth recently resurgent dollar, spurred capital outflows many emerging markets chinese authorities taken numerous steps recent months curb capital flight support weakening yuan currency, trying bring foreign investment geng said basis continued devaluation chinese currency hoped relevant side fully correctly view renminbi exchange rate issue china foreign exchange regulator said month economy still faced weak global demand financial market volatility caused expectations interest rate rises us federal reserve
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india stepped lobbying effort moves u congress impose curbs visas skilled workers threaten south asian nation tech sector, employs million people speaking reuters, trade minister nirmala sitharaman said new delhi reached administration president donald trump stress importance india billion services industry us citizens india investments united states provided jobs us citizens, said interview brought notice us administration comments come days prime minister narendra modi urged washington keep open mind admitting skilled indian workers indian software companies tata consultancy services, infosys ltd wipro ltd shot prominence helping western firms stamp k bug trump america first rhetoric jobs, however, put biggest market threat bill introduced us congress last month double minimum salary h b visa holders, could significantly boost costs companies, whose margins already squeezed new delhi backed move nasscom, india high tech industry association, lobby us lawmakers companies urge administration crack allowing skilled workers united states nasscom delegation united states make case officials capitol hill white house engage new administration, sitharaman said engagement every level intact continuing united states india biggest trading partner, trade goods two countries stagnant, around billion, last three years indian software exports us rose percent, billion, last fiscal year year earlier indian nationals far largest group recipients , h b visas issued annually new applicants cap mandated congress percent us employees infosys hold h b visas global pact services trade would go long way towards settling disputes professional visas, sitharaman said frameworkyou know movement happen certain restrictions cannot come, said time countries sit together look
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president donald trump said thursday wants ensure us nuclear arsenal top pack, saying united states fallen behind weapons capacity reuters interview, trump also said china could solve national security challenge posed north korea easily want to, ratcheting pressure beijing exert influence rein pyongyang increasingly bellicose actions trump also expressed support european union governing body, saying totally favor it, first time president expressed preference two state solution israeli palestinian conflict, said would satisfied whatever makes two sides happy trump also predicted efforts pressure nato allies pay defense ease burden us budget would reap dividends owe lot money, said first comments us nuclear arsenal since taking office jan , trump asked december tweet said united states must greatly strengthen expand nuclear capacity time world comes senses regarding nukes trump said interview would like see world nuclear weapons expressed concern united states fallen behind nuclear weapon capacity first one would like see nobody nukes, never going fall behind country even friendly country, never going fall behind nuclear power would wonderful, dream would country would nukes, countries going nukes, going top pack, trump said russia , warheads united states, , , according ploughshares fund, anti nuclear group russia united states far weapons necessary deter nuclear attack another nuclear armed country, said daryl kimball, executive director independent arms control association non profit group new strategic arms limitation treaty, known new start, united states russia requires february , , countries must limit arsenals strategic nuclear weapons equal levels years treaty permits countries deployed non deployed land based intercontinental submarine launched ballistic missile launchers heavy bombers equipped carry nuclear weapons, contains equal limits nuclear weapons analysts questioned whether trump wants abrogate new start would begin deploying warheads interview, trump called new start one sided deal another bad deal country made, whether start, whether iran deal going start making good deals, said united states midst trillion, year modernization aging ballistic missile submarines, bombers land based missiles trump also complained russian deployment ground based cruise missile violation treaty bans land based american russian intermediate range missiles big deal, said trump, held possibility warmer us relations russia asked would raise issue putin, trump said would meet said meetings scheduled yet putin speaking behind desk oval office, trump expressed concern north korea ballistic missile tests said accelerating missile defense system us allies japan south korea among many options available talks lot that, trump said, asked missile defense system see happens dangerous situation, china end quickly opinion china made clear opposes north korea nuclear missile programs repeatedly called denuclearization korean peninsula return negotiations pyongyang world powers efforts change pyongyang behavior sanctions historically failed, largely china fear severe measures could trigger collapse north korean state send refugees streaming across border trump meeting japanese prime minister shinzo abe earlier month florida interrupted ballistic missile launch north korea trump completely rule possibly meeting north korean leader kim jong un point future certain circumstances suggested might late late angry done, frankly taken care obama administration, said according japanese news reports, japanese government plans start debate deployment us missile defense system known terminal high altitude area defense, thaad, land based aegis ashore missile defense system improve capability counter north korean ballistic missiles strength trump remarks favor eu took brussels officials surprise support britain vote last summer exit eu totally favor it, trump said eu think wonderful happy, favor statements others administration suggested europeans sees little value union such, trump last month called vehicle germany
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us president donald trump thursday spoke positively border adjustment tax pushed republicans congress way boost exports, specifically endorse proposal trump, lashed us companies moving operations jobs countries mexico, previously sent mixed signals proposal heart sweeping republican plan overhaul tax code could lead lot jobs united states, trump told reuters interview, using approving language date proposal trump sent conflicting signals position border adjustment tax separate media interviews january, saying one interview complicated another still table proposal divided american businesses critics say planned percent tax imports could passed along higher prices consumers, including manufacturers rely imported goods make products critics warned potential global trade war would sharply curtail us world economic growth advocates say us exporters gain revenues excluded federal taxes say tax imports encourage domestic production cause already strong dollar rise, offsetting upward pressure import prices trump also called percent border tax us companies move jobs abroad import products back us market unclear past references referred border adjustment proposal certainly support form tax border, told reuters thursday going happen companies going come back here, going build factories going create lot jobs tax white house spokesman sean spicer also came defense border adjustment thursday, disputing claim could lead higher consumer prices benefits economy, helps american workers, grows manufacturing base, spicer told reporters white house briefing mexican peso mxn weakened slightly us dollar immediately trump comments last trading per dollar earlier thursday, mexican currency hit strongest level since trump nov election victory stocks retailers, could hurt border adjustment, weakened wall street trump remarks p retailing index spxrt ended percent shares wal mart stores wmtn slipped closed percent trump said administration tackle tax reform legislation dealing obamacare, health insurance system fellow republicans bashed since put place predecessor, president barack obama earlier thursday, treasury secretary steven mnuchin told cnbc trump administration aimed formulate tax plan support republican controlled house representatives senate pass august lawmakers corporate lobbyists say border adjustment tax could die congress, potentially jeopardizing prospects tax reform, mainly opposition handful senate republicans experts say trump endorsement could change political climate trump supports it, makes considerably likely, harvard business school professor mihir desai told reuters trump comments followed dueling statements lobbying groups statement pro border adjustment american made coalition said white house sending strongest signals yet leaning toward supporting house blueprint border adjustability americans affordable products coalition opposes border adjustment tax issued statement saying trump remarks consistent already said impossible know specific individual legislative policy trump spoke reuters meeting chief executives major us companies discuss ways return manufacturing jobs united states, one linchpins presidential campaign many ceos large multinationals back border adjustment tax chiefs companies, including boeing co ban , caterpillar inc catn general electric co gen , sent letter congress tuesday urging support border adjustment emerged controversial segment house republican tax reform blueprint house plan, would raise trillion revenues help pay corporate tax cut
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president donald trump declared china grand champions currency manipulation thursday, hours new treasury secretary pledged methodical approach analyzing beijing foreign exchange practices exclusive interview reuters, trump said held back assessment china manipulates yuan currency, despite acting campaign promise declare currency manipulator first day office well they, think grand champions manipulation currency held back, trump said see happens presidential campaign trump frequently accused china keeping currency artificially low dollar make chinese exports cheaper, stealing american manufacturing jobs treasury secretary stephen mnuchin told cnbc thursday ready pass judgment china currency practices asked us treasury planning name china currency manipulator time soon, mnuchin said would follow normal process analyzing currency practices major us trading partners treasury required publish report practices april oct year process within treasury go look currency manipulation across board go process past, mnuchin said first televised interview since formally taking department last week making judgments go continue process formal declaration china country manipulates currency requires us treasury seek negotiations resolve situation, process could end punitive tariffs offender goods us treasury designated taiwan south korea currency manipulators , year congress enacted currency review law china last country get designation, current situation complicated china central bank spent billions dollars foreign exchange reserves past year prop yuan counter capital outflows international monetary fund said last year yuan value broadly line economic fundamentals us treasury also said last currency report october view china external imbalances improved somewhat trump pronouncements yuan could also complicate matters mnuchin prepares first meeting next month group finance minister counterparts baden baden, germany
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highlights reuters interview us president donald trump thursday december tweet saying united states expand nuclear capability fallen behind nuclear weapon capacity first one would like see nobody nukes, never going fall behind country even friendly country, never going fall behind nuclear power tweet would wonderful, dream would country would nukes, countries going nukes, going top pack one sided deal like deals make one sided deal gave things never allowed another bad deal country made, whether start, whether iran deal, one bad deals ever made country made bad deals, make good deals going start making good deals russia deployment cruise missile violation arms control treaty me, big deal meet putin , meet, would bring big deal violation agreement know exactly going china north korea everybody else like talking military strategy newspapers liking take place trump administration, took place obama administration many things took place allowed one building massive, know, massive military complex middle south china sea forget four weeks something took place started three years ago much better negotiating position three years ago happy think grand champions manipulation currency held back see happens well, appreciate know, very, good, good phone calls president, president xi, very, good talks him, call start big problem dangerous problem world north korea think china tremendous control north korea whether say them, tremendous control north korea think could solve problem easily want dangerous something done years ago dangerous unacceptable unfair japan talk accelerating missile defense system japan south korea talks lot see happens dangerous situation, china end quickly opinion one many things done missile defense one many things done whether meeting korean leader kim jong un possibility guess would never say may late late picture right angry done, frankly taken care obama administration border adjustment tax promoted republicans congress could lead lot jobs united states certainly support form tax border everybody else country, one countries, possibly country, border tax tax consumer, going tax companies going tax countries much consumer tax countries happen is, forget tax make product united states consider tax tax companies buying product outside united states make product united states, tax going happen companies going come back here, going build factories going create lot jobs tax going corporate tax cut anywhere percent target corporate tax rate going things good going tremendous regulatory cut regulations piled top many regulations thing within different industries control regulations country control makes hard businesses even open united states going get rid lot unnecessary regulations going submit legislation going working congress legislation, yes mandated healthcare first budgetary reasons healthcare come first moving along really well would say middle march very, good healthcare plan give great healthcare great numbers people also remember, obamacare disaster work work plan far better plan cost people less money, cost country less money also cause obamacare expensive country submitting sometime month march repeal replace tax reform comes immediately thereafter economy, close million people working going get economy revving meetings like today biggest companies world biggest manufacturers world, tax reform, regulatory reform, take little period time, yeah, going have, mean, massive deficits obama, president obama, massive deficits, gets kicked in, deficits something easily handle billion trade deficit mexico, unacceptable unacceptable top billion, many jobs companies fled mexico, that, sell product back united states acceptable so, hopefully, able work something mexico, see maybe will, maybe right lot things done yet lot rights people know never know came along two state solution israel like concept two state solution people talking many years now, far worked satisfied whatever makes parties happy do, sure good relations eu thought uk would pull brexit right eu, totally favor think wonderful, happy happy favor remember first time talked nato, said owe money first time anyone ever asked question nato said two things obsolete cover terrorism opened division cover terrorism, solely experts nato nothing study said, know, trump right knew nothing nato, mean, knew little nato watch going happen paying paying big league owe lot money many countries owe lot money number one, percent low number, number two, five countries paid
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us representative leonard lance, held town hall style meetings constituents central new jersey district, never faced crowd like wednesday republican endured catcalls, chants caustic questions , residents local college, hundreds others outside brandished signs messages like resist trump parallel scenes played across country week first congressional recess since donald trump became president republican lawmakers returning home confronted wave anger spectrum issues, including immigration, healthcare trump possible ties russia raucous meetings latest relentless series rallies, marches protests shows signs abating days new administration anti trump energy prompted talk liberal style tea party movement, reference protests helped reshape republican party arguably laid groundwork trump surprise electoral victory last year lessons draw persistence, repetition, taking answer, said victoria kaplan, organizing director grassroots progressive group moveon since day trump inauguration, millions protesters joined women marches worldwide, left wing organizers sought harness anger fuel lasting political campaign hundreds progressive groups sprung across country
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us companies led tech firms yahoo inc yhooo, apple inc aaplo microsoft corp msfto criticized trump administration decision revoke obama administration guidance allowed transgender public school students use bathroom choice statements evoked opposition expressed many businesses last year state north carolina passed law forces transgender people use public restrooms matching gender assigned birth resulting boycotts cost north carolina million economic activity, according online magazine facing south companies lacked opportunity protest dollars instance, since trump administration action pertains schools, still signaled stood obama policy using federal government expand transgender civil rights ultimately going come business community stop bad business, said christopher gergen, chief executive forward impact, entrepreneurial organization based raleigh, north carolina unveiling new direction wednesday, trump administration officials argued transgender policies issue states decide action taken administration troubling goes believe in, yahoo said statement social conservatives hailed decision justice education departments defer transgender bathroom policies states, calling victory privacy traditional values companies tried persuade state local governments side transgender people support efforts toward greater acceptance, less, strongly believe transgender students treated equals, apple said statement microsoft president brad smith looked history guide, referencing date emancipation proclamation took effect, president abraham lincoln declared freedom slaves since jan , , federal government played vital role protecting rights americans let stop now, smith said twitter twitter square ceo jack dorsey joined tech firms criticizing trump administration position rolling back rights transgender students wrong, dorsey said tweet thursday twitter square stand lgbtq community, always response north carolina law, companies deutsche bank dbkgnde paypal pyplo canceled expansion plans, costing state jobs invoking states rights, trump administration potentially emboldening legislatures states considering laws similar north carolina hb
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largest busiest airport arkansas would longer named president first lady state bill introduced legislature thursday succeeds legislation would prohibit public buildings civil works named anyone living served public office years prior structure completion miss video trump plan hire border patrol agents would costly trump asks nasa explore putting crew rocket debut flight details emerge republicans plans replace obamacare bill makes mention former president bill clinton former secretary state hillary clinton, little rock airport named four years ago
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us vice president mike pence top white house officials urged conservative activists thursday set aside differences unite behind president donald trump agenda stressing tough trade immigration policies addressing annual conservative political action conference, cpac, suburban maryland, outside washington, pence rallied large group republicans helped elect trump nov friends, time chance worked hard long see time prove answers right answers america, pence said trump due address cpac friday earlier thursday, trump chief strategist, steve bannon, known forceful influence white house, made rare public appearance appeal support republican president want back upcoming battles, bannon told gathering, denouncing media criticism trump appeared onstage along white house chief staff reince priebus early days new administration marked deep post election divisions trump backers liberals president temporary travel ban people seven muslim majority countries, well moves increase deportations illegal immigrants build wall border mexico conservatives celebrate trump role delivering victory november election, agenda veers traditional right wing principles like limited government open trade republicans control white house congress also arguing dismantle replace former democratic president barack obama landmark healthcare law bannon priebus sought dispel sense disorder white house portrayed media accounts referring media criticism trump echoing president attacks media, bannon warned going get worse every day trump presses forward campaign promises think going give country back without fight sadly mistaken, said bannon, formerly ran confrontational right wing website breitbart news blamed corporatist, globalist media adamantly opposed economic nationalist agenda trump cpac conference, fringe event decidedly republican mainstream, attended estimated , activists white house adviser kellyanne conway, remarks group, credited trump revitalizing republican party right wing every great movement ends little bit sclerotic dusty time, think conservatives need infusion energy, conway said cpac organizers trying steer clear controversy alt right movement, loose grouping includes neo nazis, white supremacists anti semites trump slow denounce breitbart following among groups bannon past called media organization platform movement breitbart staffers scheduled participate cpac panel discussions think role alt right conservative movement, matt schlapp, head american conservative union, organizes cpac, said phone interview month presidency, trump already compared conservatives hero, former president ronald reagan, swept office small government, free trade, tax cutting agenda energized republican right wing molded views many cpac faithful trump far pitch perfect conservatives starts administration, said schlapp even so, conservatives, including cpac, nervously watching trump trump proposed major expansion government police immigration already canceled trade deal asia pacific neighbors sharply criticized one among united states, mexico canada always worry discussion trade competition tariffs misdirects focus, said cpac stalwart grover norquist, powerful advocate low taxes small government taxes, trump backed cuts rates, position republican tax package debate congress unclear schlapp credited trump naming conservative cabinet half century nominating supreme court justice, neil gorsuch, conservatives blessings trump also thrilled conservatives working hand glove congressional republicans overturning gutting handful obama era regulations, including one prevented coal companies dumping waste rivers streams
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mexico thursday expressed worry irritation us policies two president donald trump top envoys, giving chilly reply new administration hard line immigration, trade security comments trump military operation deport criminals added tense atmosphere, prompted clarification homeland security chief john kelly, one us officials visiting mexico city us government angered mexico week saying seeking deport many illegal immigrants mexico entered united states there, regardless nationality latest point friction neighbors also odds trump vow build wall border attempts browbeat mexico giving concessions trade exists among mexicans worry irritation perceived policies could harmful national interest mexicans abroad, foreign minister luis videgaray told news conference speaking talks mexican capital us secretary state rex tillerson kelly, later met president enrique pena nieto mexican leader scrapped summit meeting trump january tensions rose tillerson kelly emphasized traditionally strong us mexico ties sides pledged dialogue migration, trade security issues pena nieto said talks sign build constructive relationship two mexican newspapers leaked comments videgaray, however, bolstered perception mexico taking robust approach dealings trump, following jibes pena nieto stand counterpart united states taxes imports mexico, response hits hurts, la jornada reforma reported videgaray saying, based recordings obtained closed door session lawmakers wednesday videgaray warned counter taxes tariffs targeting us congressional districts reliant exports mexico trump started limiting trade kelly tillerson measured words either mexicans trump, said thursday military operation carried clear bad dudes gang members drug lords united states kelly said would use military force immigration operations, no, repeat, mass deportations white house spokesman sean spicer said trump comment meant describe flawless manner us immigration border authorities worked signs congeniality behind closed doors tillerson drank tequila mexican counterparts dinner wednesday night, person familiar event said pena nieto office described us officials professional constructive looking stern stood beside us visitors, videgaray said complex time us mexican relations, gone downhill quickly since trump election last november videgaray pena nieto criticized home willing engage republican president, repeatedly cranked tension country ahead key meetings opposition politicians handful protesters demanded pena nieto snub visitors, even economy minister idelfonso guajardo said meeting president thursday might happen, depending tone talks morning mexico relies heavily exports neighbor stakes also high united states, least breakdown relations mexico could affect extensive cooperation fight narcotics stemming flow central american illegal immigrants reach us border interior minister miguel angel osorio chong said two countries needed strengthen intelligence sharing, well take action stem flow weapons drug money united states shut criminal organizations, mexico needs united states, united states also needs mexico countries always neighbors best thing would agreements work equally, osorio chong said comments foreign ministry concession mexican concerns, kelly tillerson acknowledged need stop arms drug proceeds moving south, praised mexico extensive programs turn back central american immigrants traveling north mistaking rule law matters along sides border, tillerson said none officials made direct references deportation immigrants third countries mexico, paying border wall planned trump, red flag issue mexico
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highlights day us president donald trump administration thursday trump says wants build us nuclear arsenal ensure top pack, saying united states fallen behind atomic weapons capacity nl n g cf mexico expresses worry irritation us policies two trump top officials, giving chilly reply new administration hard line immigration, trade security one california populous counties asks judge suspend trump executive order seeks withhold federal funds called sanctuary cities immigrants, saying directive thrown budget process disarray trump speaks favorably export boosting border adjustment tax proposal pushed republicans us congress, specifically endorse us treasury secretary steven mnuchin lays ambitious schedule enact tax relief middle class businesses august, says trump administration still studying proposed new border tax imports trump declares china grand champions currency manipulation, hours new treasury secretary pledged methodical approach analyzing beijing foreign exchange practices trump tells chief executives major us companies plans bring millions jobs back united states, offers specific plan reverse decades long decline factory jobs trump chief strategist, steve bannon, known forceful influence white house, makes rare public appearance appeal conservatives unite behind republican president presses agenda us education secretary betsy devos criticizes overreach former president barack obama guidelines public schools let transgender students use bathrooms choice, one day trump revoked guidance us companies led tech firms yahoo inc yhooo, apple inc aaplo microsoft corp msfto criticize trump administration decision revoke obama administration guidance allowed transgender public school students use bathroom choice nl n g xv trump administration expects see greater federal enforcement laws use marijuana recreational purposes, white house spokesman sean spicer says
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us education secretary betsy devos thursday criticized overreach former president barack obama guidelines public schools let transgender students use bathrooms choice, one day president donald trump revoked guidance issue huge example obama administration overreach
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democratic state senators california thursday unveiled series bills designed freeze place obama administration era environmental regulations event trump administration moves weaken bills, collectively known preserve california package, aim make existing federal clean air, water, endangered species laws enforceable state law protect federal lands state sold oil companies goals objectives measures everything within power make sure federal government encroach far reaching progressive policies, california senate leader kevin de leon said press conference sacramento thursday trump administration immediately respond request comment bills bills become law, could set stage legal battles left leaning state conservative trump administration, already clashed president donald trump policies immigration presidential election, california democrats hired former us attorney general eric holder, served obama administration, help legal battles trump administration de leon said state looking go court administration proposed policies, deploy holder needed less use eric holder, better, de leon said use eric holder, means bad things happening towards california one bills released thursday designed prevent federal lands state opened development would give state right halt sales federal land prominent members congress prominent members trump administration record supporting large scale sell federal lands, said senator ben allen, bill author either opening mineral oil gas exploitation direct sales corporations want use lands commercial gain, said another bill would shield whistleblowers federal agencies also licensed practice california losing professional certification state law would also direct state environmental public health agencies protect data state law, even parties washington dc order censorship destruction, according senator hannah beth jackson, bill author
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president donald trump told chief executives major us companies thursday plans bring millions jobs back united states, offered specific plan reverse decades long decline factory jobs first month office, trump pressured number us companies hire united states yet publicly propose legislation tackling big economic issues campaigned , including job boosting tax infrastructure program address joint session congress feb meeting two dozen ceos white house, trump said united states lost one third manufacturing jobs since joined north american free trade agreement asserted , factories closed since china joined world trade organization years ago bureau labor statistics says number private sector manufacturing facilities united states fallen less that, nearly , , last year lower wages, automation, foreign competition factors account steep decline manufacturing jobs, experts say trump promised roll proposals says could favorable ramifications companies, including plan overhaul tax code infrastructure package part presidential campaign promises create millions jobs declined specify mind going find bring jobs back, told ceos general electric co gen chief executive jeff immelt said meeting twitter post tax reform high priority job creation business community come together help find workable solution ken frazier, ceo merck co mrkn , told reporters clear president interested lessening tax burden several ceos met trump part coalition supports called border adjustment tax, would impose percent tax goods imported country providing write offs goods exported interview reuters, trump spoke favorably border adjustment tax proposal pushed republicans us congress, specifically endorse trump scheduled dine washington hotel thursday evening members business council, group major us company ceos, including immelt, goldman sachs lloyd blankfein jp morgan chase jamie dimon
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